We use cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. If you continue to use our site, you agree to the use of such cookies. For more info, see our privacy policy.
Skip to main content

Hi. We love you. Be our Life Partner.

Support the show to get ad-free listening, bonus content, and our new Greatest Hits Archive.

Learn more
This American Life Partners logo
00:00
00:00
  • Transcript
  • Share
This American Life
  • Life Partners
  • How to Listen
  • Episodes
  • Recommended
  • About
    • Overview
    • Staff
    • Announcements
    • Fellowships
    • Jobs
    • Music
    • Make Radio
    • On The Road
    • FAQ
    • Submissions
    • Merch
    • Contact Us
    • Our Other Shows
  • Merch
  • Follow Us
  • Life Partners
Full episode
146: Urban Nature
Act Five

Waiting For The End Of The World

  • Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe in Apple Podcasts
  • Transcript
We end our show with a story of city life and the natural world co-existing peacefully. Iggy Scam went on a mission seeking urban fisherman—guys who throw down fishing poles right down in the middle of the big city, often in the most polluted industrial environments possible. (11 minutes)

By

Iggy Scam

More in Environment

View all
762: Apocalypse Creep
Feb. 11, 2022

Act One: Apocalypse Now-ish

Producer Alix Spiegel reports on the city of Pacifica, California.
628: In the Shadow of the City
Oct. 13, 2017

Act Three: Yes, In My Backyard

The story of the government cracking down on smokestack emissions at a city factory—even though the residents like the emissions.
495: Hot In My Backyard
May 17, 2013

Act Two: The Right Man for the Job

Producer Ben Calhoun tells the story of a former Congressional Representative from South Carolina, Bob Inglis.

More by Iggy Scam

View all
185: Golden Calf
May 25, 2001

Act Three: Don't Have A Golden Cow

You can't do a radio show about worshiping false gods without a story about money...or real estate...or hipness.
100: Radio
Apr. 24, 1998

Act One: Brigadoon

Iggy Scam describes how he searched for an illegal radio station that keeps appearing and disappearing and appearing again in the mist.
This American Life

This American Life is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange.

  • How to Listen
  • Episodes
  • Recommended
  • About
    • Overview
    • Staff
    • Announcements
    • Fellowships
    • Jobs
    • Music
    • Make Radio
    • On The Road
    • FAQ
    • Submissions
    • Merch
    • Contact Us
    • Our Other Shows
  • Merch
  • Contact
  • Life Partners
  • Serial
  • S-Town
© 1995 - 2025 This American Life Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

Share

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email

Subscribe

  • on Spotify
  • in Apple Podcasts

Share

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email