This American Life
Short stories radio program and podcast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short, summarize this topic like I'm... Ten years old or a College student
This American Life (TAL) is an American monthly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass.[2] It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internationally, and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage. The first episode aired on November 17, 1995,[3] under the show's original title, Your Radio Playhouse. The series was distributed by Public Radio International[4] until June 2014, when the program became self-distributed with Public Radio Exchange delivering new episodes to public radio stations.[5]
 | |
| Other names | Your Radio Playhouse |
|---|---|
| Genre | Radio short stories and essays |
| Running time | c. 60 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WBEZ |
| Syndicates | Public Radio Exchange,[1] CBC Radio One (Canada), ABC Radio National (Australia) |
| TV adaptations | This American Life |
| Hosted by | Ira Glass |
| Created by | Ira Glass Torey Malatia |
| Produced by |
|
| Executive producer(s) | Ira Glass |
| Edited by |
|
| Senior editor(s) | Emanuele Berry |
| Recording studio | Chicago, Illinois (1995–2007) New York City, New York (2007–present) |
| Original release | November 17, 1995 – present |
| No. of episodes | 765 (As of April 23, 2022[update]) |
| Audio format | Stereo, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts |
| Website | www |
| Podcast | feeds |
A television adaptation of the show ran for two seasons on the Showtime cable network[6] between June 2007 and May 2008.