This American Life is a weekly radio program and podcast produced by Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It features stories on a variety of topics, including current events, personal experiences, and social issues. Each episode is centered around a theme, and features interviews, essays, and other
This American Life is a weekly hour-long American radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. 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, under the show's original title, Your Radio Playhouse. The series was distributed by Public Radio International until June 2014, when the program became self-distributed with Public Radio Exchange delivering new episodes to public radio stations.