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Parental Guidance Suggested

#313 - 19 May 2006

Stories about kids who actually want their parents looking out for them.

How We Talked Back Then

#312 - 12 May 2006

In this show we return to two radio programs originally broadcast in 1996 and 1997. In one show, listeners came onstage with their letters, which they read aloud. In another, listeners from around the country talked about all the brand new sorts of experiences they were having with this new technology that had entered everyone's lives, the Internet. Each show, in its way, is a kind of time capsule.

A Better Mousetrap

#311 - 14 April 2006

Stories about people trying to find new solutions to age-old problems—solutions that sometimes cause problems of their own.

Habeas Schmabeas

#310 - 10 March 2006

Winner of a 2006 Peabody Award. We've also broadcast an updated version of this episode, "Habeas Schmabeas 2007."Listen to a special, uncut version.Download a transcript.

Cat and Mouse

#309 - 24 February 2006

Stories about the kinds of chase games that just never end. From the high California desert to a high-end furniture showroom.

Star-Crossed Love

#308 - 10 February 2006

In honor of Valentine's Day, This American Life brings you stories of how love blossoms, even when (perhaps) it shouldn't.

In the Shadow of the City

#307 - 3 February 2006

Stories that take place on the edge of civilization, just out of sight.

Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time

#306 - 13 January 2006

A girl signs up for a class. A couple hires an accountant. A group of co-workers decides to pool their money and buy a couple of lottery tickets. In the beginning, they're full of hope and optimism...and then something turns. Stories of good ideas gone bad.

The This American Life Holiday Spectacular

#305 - 23 December 2005

A full-throttle, show-stopping, no-holds-barred Christmas Spectacular! Shedding the crusty old Christmas stories of yore, we bring you new holiday classics. With special musical guest Marah!

Heretics

#304 - 16 December 2005

The story of Reverend Carlton Pearson. He was a rising star in the evangelical movement when he cast aside the idea of hell and, with it, everything he'd worked for over his entire life.

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