716: Trail of Tears
This American Life
- 1.6K views
- over 3 years ago
- 59:01
For the holiday weekend, a roadtrip through history. In this moment when Americans are tearing down monuments and rethinking how to address the shameful parts of America’s past, we return to a story from the early days of our radio show that took that on, in a vivid and complicated way. Sarah Vowell and her twin sister Amy headed out on the road to retrace the Trail of Tears – the route their Cherokee ancestors took when expelled from their own land – and reflected on the question, what are we supposed to do with the mix of good and bad that is this country?
715: Long-Awaited Asteroid Finally Hits Earth
This American Life
- 1.3K views
- over 3 years ago
- 01:08:20
Teachers, students and parents around the country have been bracing themselves all spring and summer long for the start of this unprecedented school year. This week, it's here.
577: Something Only I Can See
This American Life
- 1.8K views
- over 3 years ago
- 01:02:00
When you’re the only one who can see something, sometimes it feels like you’re in on a special secret. The hard part is getting anyone to believe your secret is real. This week, people trying to show others what they see—including a woman with muscular dystrophy who believes she has the same condition as an Olympic athlete.
714: Day at the Beach
This American Life
- 1.5K views
- over 3 years ago
- 01:05:36
It’s the last few weeks of summer, so we’re going to the beach! This week, stories from the surf and sand.
713: Made to Be Broken
This American Life
- 1.8K views
- almost 4 years ago
- 01:01:47
From the moment we wake up in the morning there are a trillion rules — big and little — governing our lives. But sometimes, we encounter one we just can't abide by. In a pitched moment of rule-questioning, a show about rules and the people who break them.
712: Nice White Parents
This American Life
- 1.7K views
- almost 4 years ago
- 01:04:15
Years ago, producer Chana Joffe-Walt started reporting on one school in New York. She thought the story was about segregation and inequality in public schools. But the more she looked into it, the more she realized she was witnessing something else. She was seeing the inordinate power of white parents at this school. This is the first episode of Chana’s new mini-series: Nice White Parents.
443: Amusement Park
This American Life
- 1.4K views
- almost 4 years ago
- 01:00:42
This week, we celebrate pre-coronavirus summertime fun: at amusement parks! Ira Glass takes us behind the scenes at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, where the young staff – coached by a funny, fun-loving boss just a little older than they are – truly seem to love their jobs.
513: 129 Cars
This American Life
- 1.9K views
- almost 4 years ago
- 01:16:21