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What are your favorite This American Life episodes?

This is possibly the best show on any medium, of all time, in my opinion. There are over ten years' worth of archives; which shows do you love the most?
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MacGyver

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Mad invention in tough situations.

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6 votes

Heretics

featuring Bishop Carlton Pearson.

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5 votes

Superpowers

Zora's story inspires me at least once every other day.

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4 votes

Godless America

The Julia Sweeney bit at the end is brilliant.

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3 votes

Fiasco!

http://www.thislife.or.../97/61.html
The Peter Pan production story is one of the greatest in radio (the portion of all radio that I have heard at least).

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3 votes

Classifieds

A This American Life Band is assembled from the want ads.

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2 votes

A Little Bit of Knowledge

Fortunately thrust the phrase "Modern Jackass" into my lexicon.

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2 votes

Testosterone

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2 votes

Time to Save the World

The Rundown! Brilliant!

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2 votes

Who's Canadian

The first episode I ever heard.

http://www.thislife.or.../97/65.html

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1 votes

Notes on Camp

Camp people explained in this undercover expose, ok well they're not undercover, but it does give non camp people and insight. Still seems cultish though.

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1 votes

In the Shadow of the City

Brooklyn Archipelago gets me every time...

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1 votes

First Day

featuring "Squirrel Cop"

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1 votes

24 Hours at The Golden Apple

A show dedicated to 24 hours at a diner. A diner that, coincidentally, used to be my hangout in Chicago.

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1 votes

Detectives

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holotone holotone: 46,213 points   3 years ago
Excellent topic!
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famousperson famousperson: 16,282 points   3 years ago
You know, you can download episodes from audible.com for a buck apiece (USD).
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holotone holotone: 46,213 points   3 years ago
Or, podcast it for free!
http://www.thisamerica...dcasts.html
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