About Us

We love hearing your comments on our shows. Comment emails are circulated among all the producers and taken very seriously. Email your thoughts to web@thislife.org.

If you have a question and want a speedy answer...

  • Check our FAQ for general questions about the show, streaming audio, podcasting, submissions, and pretty much everything else.
  • If you're looking for a story or a segment, try different key words in our search engine. If that doesn't work, peruse our archives.
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If you strike out, drop a line to web@thislife.org: we try to reply to all questions that aren't answered on the website, with some exceptions.* It may take a bit, but we'll do our best.

If you have a story idea: Check out our submissions info page, and contact us at storypitch@thislife.org. We do not accept submissions by mail.

For press requests or any requests for Ira Glass, contact Elise Bergerson.

For business requests: for instance, if you're a station wondering about premiums or pledge shows, or if you have an idea for business collaboration, contact Seth Lind.

If you want to adapt one of our radio stories into a movie or TV show, contact Emily Condon.

For questions on the status of orders placed in our online store, call (917) 364-1147 or email orders@thislife.org

And if you want to send something via snailmail, address it to us at:

This American Life
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(Again, no submissions by mail, please.)

Sadly, here are some things the webfolks CAN'T do:

  • We can't answer questions about music used in the show. Honest! Our web guru works remotely and doesn't have access to this info.
  • We can't answer questions about internships, internship applications, or application status. Look at our internship page for info.