

This American Life
This American Life
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.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the This American Life podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Yellow Bird

#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Lord Fear
A Memoir

#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Furies

#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Surviving Autocracy

#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish

#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
This Is Football

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Oh My Mother!

#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Run Towards the Danger
Confrontations with a Body of Memory

#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Jigsaw
An Unsentimental Education

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
C'mon Papa
Dispatches from a Dad in the Dark

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
America: A Summer

#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Promise of Sleep
A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Break

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Happy-Go-Lucky

#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Not Even a Hint, Guarding Your Heart Against Lust
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Underminer
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#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Another Dimension of Us

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes