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December 2, 2022

It's a Game Show!

This episode will be available Sunday 7 p.m. CT.

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Something we’ve never done before: true stories told in the form of a game show.

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Nov. 21, 2022

This American Life Hires Bethel Habte and Phia Bennin, and Promotes Nadia Reiman to Editor

We're thrilled to announce that two new editors will be joining our staff, and Nadia Reimen is being promoted.

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Through the Looking Glass

People trying to coax each other across the line, from one side to the other.

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Return to Childhood

People who try to revisit their childhoods—what they find and what they do not find.

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