12.15.06
322: Shouting Across the Divide
A Muslim woman persuades her husband that their family would be happier if they left the West Bank and moved to America. They do, and...
12.1.06
321: Sink or Swim
Stories of people who are in over their heads and trying to stay afloat.
11.3.06
320: What's In A Number? — 2006 Edition
Recently, the British medical journal The Lancet published an study which updated their estimate of the number of Iraqis who've...
10.27.06
319: And the Call Was Coming from the Basement
For Halloween, scary stories that are all true. Kidnappings, zombie raccoons, haunted houses—real haunted houses!—and things that go "EEEEK...
10.6.06
318: With Great Power
A family wishes for years that they could do something to stop their neighbor's shocking behavior. Suddenly they get the power to...
9.15.06
317: Unconditional Love
Stories of unconditional love between parents and children, and how hard love can be sometimes in daily practice.
8.18.06
316: The Cat Came Back
True stories that follow the plotline of the old kid's song  "The Cat Came Back." It's the simplest plot in the world: something you...
7.21.06
315: The Parrot and the Potbellied Pig
Original stories from David Sedaris, Jonathan Goldstein, and others, on two animals who don't even seem like they should know each other,...
6.23.06
314: It's Never Over
A grown man tries to get to the bottom of why his schoolmates threw him in a lake 20 years earlier. And a woman buys a house on the cheap,...
5.19.06
313: Parental Guidance Suggested
Stories about kids who actually want their parents looking out for them.
5.12.06
312: How We Talked Back Then
In this show we return to two radio programs originally broadcast in 1996 and 1997. In one show, listeners came onstage with their letters...
4.14.06
311: A Better Mousetrap
Stories about people trying to find new solutions to age-old problems—solutions that sometimes cause problems of their own.
3.10.06
310: Habeas Schmabeas
Winner of a 2006 Peabody Award. We've also broadcast an updated version of this episode, "Habeas Schmabeas 2007."Listen to a special, uncut...
2.24.06
309: Cat and Mouse
Stories about the kinds of chase games that just never end. From the high California desert to a high-end furniture showroom.
2.10.06
308: Star-Crossed Love
In honor of Valentine's Day, This American Life brings you stories of how love blossoms, even when (perhaps) it shouldn't.
2.3.06
307: In the Shadow of the City
Stories that take place on the edge of civilization, just out of sight.
1.13.06
306: Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time
A girl signs up for a class. A couple hires an accountant. A group of co-workers decides to pool their money and buy a couple of lottery...