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This American Life

This American Life

New episode 5 days ago

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This American Life
Episodes
514 episodes
Last episode
October 19, 2026
Charts
Apple No. 58 · Pocket Casts No. 2 · Audible —

No. 11 on Across the charts, and on 1 other chart here.

What it is

Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago.

Latest episodes

  1. No Coincidence, No Story! October 19, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
  2. Original Recipe October 12, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
  3. Reaching Out October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
  4. An Argument September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
  5. Intergenerational Space Travel September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

On the charts

Charting now — best position 1 on Apple Podcasts · Society & Culture, reached September 8, 2026. Seen on 10 charts over 42 days of readings, the first on September 5, 2026.

1 9 1 September 5, 2026 October 24, 2026 September 5, 2026 — position 4September 6, 2026 — position 3September 8, 2026 — position 1September 10, 2026 — position 2September 11, 2026 — position 4September 12, 2026 — position 4September 13, 2026 — position 4September 17, 2026 — position 7September 21, 2026 — position 1September 22, 2026 — position 1September 23, 2026 — position 2September 24, 2026 — position 5September 25, 2026 — position 5September 26, 2026 — position 4September 27, 2026 — position 1September 28, 2026 — position 1September 29, 2026 — position 2September 30, 2026 — position 4October 1, 2026 — position 4October 2, 2026 — position 5October 3, 2026 — position 5October 4, 2026 — position 5October 5, 2026 — position 2October 6, 2026 — position 3October 7, 2026 — position 4October 8, 2026 — position 6October 9, 2026 — position 5October 10, 2026 — position 5October 11, 2026 — position 5October 12, 2026 — position 1October 13, 2026 — position 1October 14, 2026 — position 2October 15, 2026 — position 6October 16, 2026 — position 9October 17, 2026 — position 9October 18, 2026 — position 7October 19, 2026 — position 5October 20, 2026 — position 1October 21, 2026 — position 4October 22, 2026 — position 8October 23, 2026 — position 9October 24, 2026 — position 7
Apple Podcasts · Society & Culture — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Apple Podcasts · Society & Culture 1 42 days October 24, 2026
Pocket Casts · Society & Culture 1 42 days October 24, 2026
Still running in Arts & Entertainment 1 10 days October 14, 2026
Pocket Casts top 100 2 42 days October 24, 2026
Apple Podcasts top 100 3 42 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts 6 42 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts in Politics & Social Sciences 8 42 days October 24, 2026
Most listened to in Arts & Entertainment 13 36 days October 19, 2026
Highest rated in Arts & Entertainment 14 31 days October 19, 2026
Most listened to in Politics & Social Sciences 49 3 days September 13, 2026

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