Recommended

Okay. It’s hundreds of episodes. Thousands of stories. Here are lists with some favorites.

New to This American Life?

“When I’m trying to explain our program to someone who doesn’t know it, I stammer a bunch of words like ‘entertaining,’ ‘funny,’ ‘surprising plot twists,’ ‘true stories but not boring I swear’ … and then I just give them this list.” — Ira Glass

Staff Picks: David Kestenbaum

David writes about his soft spot for stories where the plot propels the thing, where you keep wondering how everything is going to play out.

Staff Recommendations

The producers of the show name some of their favorite stories.

Funny Stories

Two cops try to catch a squirrel, Tig Notaro runs into an 80s music star surprisingly often, and a phone message that’s been called the greatest phone message in the world.

Award Winners

These are some of the most ambitious stories we’ve ever done.

Videos

Yes we have videos! Animations, music videos, speeches, our live stage shows, and more.

Hour-long Stories

This list is handy if you want to immerse yourself in a long story.

Stories Kids Seem to Like

We asked our listeners which stories they like to listen to as a family. Here’s what they had to say.