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174: Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Milestones 12.29.00
Birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones of all sorts...and how they mean something whether we want them to or not. A live show taped for our fifth anniversary, back in 2000, when we went on the road...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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173: Three Kinds of Deception 12.15.00
A story of self-deception, a story about deceiving others, and a story about accidental deception. And how one type of deception can easily turn into another.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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172: 24 Hours at the Golden Apple 11.17.00
The This American Life producers document one day in a Chicago diner called The Golden Apple, starting at 5 a.m. and going until 5 a.m. the next morning. We hear from the waitress who has worked the...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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171: Election 11.3.00
Stories for the eve of the Presidential election, in which we try to evade, sidestep or look beneath the candidates' soundbites.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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170: Immigration 10.13.00
We live in a big enough country that there are lots of laws too obscure for most of us to have heard of...but which actually affect tens of thousands of lives in huge ways. This show deals with one...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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169: Pursuit of Happiness 9.29.00
We as a nation declared our independence based on, among other things, the right to pursue our happiness. But what does it mean, over two centuries later, to grow up in a country with an inalienable...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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168: The Fix Is In 9.15.00
There are all sorts of situations in which we suspect the fix is in, but we almost never find out for certain. On today's show, for once, we find out.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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167: Memo to the People of the Future 9.8.00
Stories of people who are engaged in something that's both difficult and probably futile: Trying to control how they'll be seen by generations to come.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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166: Nobody's Family Is Going to Change 8.11.00
Three stories that consider the question: Does anyone's family ever change?- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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165: Americans In Paris 7.28.00
Many Americans have dreamy and romantic ideas about Paris, notions which probably trace back to the 1920s vision of Paris created by the expatriate Americans there. But what's it actually like in...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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164: Crime Scene 7.7.00
Every crime scene hides a story. In this week's show, we hear about crime scenes and the stories they tell.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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163: Can You Fight City Hall…If You Are City Hall? 6.30.00
Stories of a typically American kind of hero: The person who decides to fight city hall, who stands up alone for what's right, and damn the consequences.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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162: Moving 6.23.00
Stories of people who did not want to move but circumstance forced their hands, and so they tried to move without really moving.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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161: Million Bubbles 6.2.00
Imagine that you could somehow look down from above, onto all the streets and avenues and country roads and highways of this nation...each car below its own tiny subculture on wheels...glass and...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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160: Character Assassination 5.19.00
In context of the Presidential contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore, we hear stories of character assassination...political and non-political.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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159: Mother's Day 5.12.00
Stories of moms: How they treat us, how we treat them.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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158: Mob Mentality 5.5.00
The pleasure of being in a rampaging, angry mob...and the terror of being in a rampaging, angry mob.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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157: Secret Life of Daytime 4.14.00
All those people you see in the middle of the workday, in coffee shops and bookstores? Who are they? Why aren't they at work?- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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156: What Remains 3.31.00
Usually This American Life brings you stories of people in the middle of big experiences. But sometimes these moments of dramatic change are only half the story. The other half...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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155: Hoaxing Yourself 3.17.00
Stories of people who tell a lie and then believe the lie more than anyone else does. In other words: Stories about people pulling hoaxes...on themselves.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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154: In Dog We Trust 3.10.00
Stories of dogs and cats and other animals that live in our homes. Exactly how much are they caught up in everyday family dynamics? We answer this question and others.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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153: Dolls 3.3.00
Stories of what people are playing at when they play with dolls.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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152: Crush 2.11.00
Stories of love in its earliest stage. Crushes: what's terrible about them, what's great about them and how they can overshadow real love for some people.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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151: Primary 1.28.00
Today's program is made all of stories from the New Hampshire primary. Voters want to find a candidate who inspires them. Candidates want to inspire. So where's the system failing? Why do most of us...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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150: Kids As Adults 1.21.00
Stories of kids trying to act like adults—some by choice—some because they're forced to.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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149: Bedside Diplomacy 1.14.00
In the hospital, we give up our normal schedule and sleep patterns; we give up our normal food and clothing; we're in a place that has its own rules and its own language and its own customs.
