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Lisa Pollak

Before becoming a producer at This American Life, Lisa was a print reporter at the Baltimore Sun, where she won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. Her story about an Iraq War veteran in episode 340 is a must-hear.

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Tucson, Arizona.

481: This Week 12.07.2012

Lisa Pollak goes to the Enchanted Snowfall at La Encantada Mall, where the snow is "98 percent ...Holidays
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I Know You Are, But What Am I?

478: Red State Blue State 11.02.2012

We surveyed hundreds of people around the country, from every part of the political spectrum, ...Politics • Presidents
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Stutter Step.

449: Middle School 10.28.2011

We sent several correspondents straight to the epicenters of middle school awkwardness: School ...Teenagers
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This Story Might Be Recorded for Training and Quality Assurance.

435: How To Create a Job 05.13.2011

In this terrible economy, we wanted to hear the sound of someone actually getting a job, and ...Business • Jobs/Employment
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Blood Brothers.

431: See No Evil 04.01.2011

When he was a kid, Josh Martin's mother Nancy told him that if anything ever happened to her, ...Criminal Justice • Mothers • Murder
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Chattooga County

413: Georgia Rambler 07.30.2010

Producer Lisa Pollak learns some of the things people in Chattooga are talking about, thanks to ...Journalism
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Lisa's Mom's Story.

400: Stories Pitched by Our Parents 02.12.2010

Funny Funerals. (11 minutes.) Death • Funny • Mothers
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I'm Not As Think As You Drunk I Am.

396: #1 Party School 12.18.2009

Most of the This American Life production staff spent the weekend at Penn State, and found that ...Alcohol • Education
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Every Cat Scan Has Nine Lives.

391: More Is Less 10.09.2009

Or is the problem the patients? Producer Lisa Pollak reports. (13 minutes) Business • Health Care/Medicine
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Act One.

388: Rest Stop 09.04.2009

Host Ira Glass describes scenes from a rest stop on the New York State Thruway, the Plattekill ...Jobs/Employment • Travel
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Prologue.

379: Return To The Scene Of The Crime 05.01.2009

There's a town in Florida where if you shoplift, and get caught, a judge will send you back to ...Criminal Justice • Legal System • Live Performance
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Punching the Clock in the Enthusiasm Factory.

372: The Inauguration Show 01.16.2009

Well over two years ago, long before the country chose Barack Obama...a company called Tigereye ...Business • Politics • Retail/Commerce
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Union Halls.

367: Ground Game 10.24.2008

No one much likes to talk about it out loud, but everyone knows it's true: There are a lot of ...Labor • Politics • Race
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And So We Meet Again.

340: The Devil in Me 09.07.2007

Sam Slaven is an Iraq War veteran who came home from the War plagued by feelings of hate and ...Education • Iraq • Military
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Round II. Dire Enigmas For Elite Fans.

326: Quiz Show 02.16.2007

Every winter, some of the world's best puzzle solvers gather in Boston for the MIT mystery hunt, ...Funny
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Dreams Of Distant Factories.

303: David and Goliath 12.02.2005

Rachel Louise Snyder reports on the struggle to save the Cambodian economy. Right now, Cambodia ...Development • Labor • Politics
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Friday Night Floodlights.

299: Back from the Dead 10.07.2005

About fifteen miles from Pearlington, Bay St. Louis and Waveland are other communities ...Homelessness • Natural Disasters • Sports
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Land Grab.

297: This Is Not My Beautiful House 09.16.2005

As a half-dozen families—including a pregnant woman having contractions and another with a ...Homelessness • Housing • Natural Disasters
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Displaced Persons Camp.

296: After the Flood 09.09.2005

In August 2004, Hurricane Charley devastated parts of Florida. Afterwards, FEMA built a trailer ...Homelessness • Housing • Natural Disasters
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End Of The Road.

279: Auto Show 12.10.2004

People don't want to stop driving, no matter how old they get. This American Life producer Lisa ...Automobiles • Mental Health
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Mystery Shoppers.

278: Spies Like Us 11.19.2004

They are ordinary people who go undercover in coffee shops and chain stores, spying for The ...Jobs/Employment • Retail/Commerce
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He's Got Legs.

276: Swing Set 10.29.2004

This American Life producer Lisa Pollak goes canvassing with her friend Andy in Ohio. He's a ...Activism • Politics
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Radio Archive by Contributor

Lisa Pollak

481: This Week 12.07.2012

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478: Red State Blue State 11.02.2012

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449: Middle School 10.28.2011

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435: How To Create a Job 05.13.2011

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431: See No Evil 04.01.2011

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413: Georgia Rambler 07.30.2010

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400: Stories Pitched by Our Parents 02.12.2010

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396: #1 Party School 12.18.2009

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391: More Is Less 10.09.2009

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388: Rest Stop 09.04.2009

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379: Return To The Scene Of The Crime 05.01.2009

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372: The Inauguration Show 01.16.2009

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367: Ground Game 10.24.2008

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340: The Devil in Me 09.07.2007

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326: Quiz Show 02.16.2007

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303: David and Goliath 12.02.2005

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299: Back from the Dead 10.07.2005

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297: This Is Not My Beautiful House 09.16.2005

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296: After the Flood 09.09.2005

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279: Auto Show 12.10.2004

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278: Spies Like Us 11.19.2004

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276: Swing Set 10.29.2004

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