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
Sierra Crane Murdoch
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Lord Fear
A Memoir
Lucas Mann
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Furies
John Jakes
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Surviving Autocracy
Masha Gessen
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
David Rakoff
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
This Is Football
Robbie Earle
Christian Pulisic
Daniel Melamud
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Oh My Mother!
Connie Wang
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Run Towards the Danger
Confrontations with a Body of Memory
Sarah Polley
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Jigsaw
An Unsentimental Education
Sybille Bedford
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
C'mon Papa
Dispatches from a Dad in the Dark
Ryan Knighton
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
America: A Summer
Bill Bryson
#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
Christopher Vaughan
William C. Dement
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Break
Marian Keyes
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Happy-Go-Lucky
David Sedaris
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Not Even a Hint, Guarding Your Heart Against Lust
Joshua Harris
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Underminer
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Mike Albo
Virginia Heffernan
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
How to Change
The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Katy Milkman
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Another Dimension of Us
Mike Albo
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
