77-minute cut of This American Life - Live!, the May 1, 2008 show at NYU that was simulcast to theat...

This episode examines comedians and their audiences. It includes segments about performing for a row...

Three stories of people who hatched plans in the hopes of making their dreams come true, but were sn...

An exploration of the benefits and costs of stubbornness. If you're a 15-year-old boy, and you don't...

An artist, his Jesus-model, the model's girlfriend, the girlfriend's father, and a bunch of bearded...

Being behind the camera changes you. It's not just that you see everything differently; you act diff...

What do you do if you don't like where you are in life? You simply decide to move forward, into the...

Three stories of consequences that follow from human beings' doing what we do best: poking our noses...

Two teenage boys in Philadelphia look for ways to impress girls; and a young man fights for his inde...

An Iraqi comes to America after leaving his war-torn country and sets out on a trip across America a...

Stories of people trying to make — and remake — history, while others go down in history in ways the...

A group of teenage boys, in New York City, learn how to fight back against bullies in an old fashion...

Cartoonist Chris Ware animates a true story that demonstrates that every marriage—even the happiest—...

The story of one life, told through the lives of people from all over the country, all named John Sm...

This episode examines comedians and their audiences. It includes segments about performing for a row...