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Chan

A little Aten goes a long way.

Normally I only write back food related topics, but I have been thinking about something over the past few weeks. I have been thinking about how people take a very small amount of knowledge about a topic and then magnify it until so that they somehow become “expert” in the topic. I’ve spoken...

InsideDGW

DGW Episode 618

Samsung DVD-VR375 Combo DVD-VHS Recorder Link: Samsung The DVD-VR375 is a combo DVD and VHS player/recorder, with a slot for DVD and another for VHS. It plays and records all forms of DVD discs, and VHS tapes. The DVD player supports Digital Dolby Surround Sound, progressive scan and 1080p...

Le'Simone

What is Your Favorite David Sedaris Book?

For me personally...it's up in the air because I'm not done reading When You Are Engulfed in Flames so for now I'll just choose Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim So tell me what's your favorite? Why?

crooked

who knew

fun weekend...but short! friday night we had dinner with john and michael who told us all about their experience out in the woods with hundreds of other like minded folks. sounds like a good time was had by all. saturday eva told me that ira glass was to be in town that night at the war memorial so...

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TAL Vox Assignment: The Ten Commandments

This week's assignment: Tell us your stories about coveting, idolatry, honoring your parents, bearing false witness, you know the list. This American Life, Episode #332: The Ten Commandments Sure, you know the big ones: don't murder, steal...something about graven images? We help you with the others...

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Watch A Full Episode Now!

You have read about it here, you have heard stories from it on the radio, maybe you saw clips from it at the live event, perhaps you've even watched it on Showtime and raved about it to your friends. Well now you can see it right now, right here - that's right I give you, the first episode of the...

Harith

hustlers grab your guns

This American Life is already, in my view, the logical center of existence, but this week's episode has got me hyped. In addition to three amazing segments (David Rakoff learns how to watch TV, Sarah Vowell recounts popular sitcoms' treatment of Thanksgiving, Dan Savage worries that the Disney...

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Episode Two: Two Wars

Two foreigners try to make sense of life in the U.S. in the aftermath of two very different wars. A young Iraqi ends up in America after fleeing Iraq and goes on a road trip full of questions for Americans about the War. And a Bulgarian man in Rhode Island realizes that an ongoing argument with his...

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Escape

The second season of This American Life began with episode one's theme, "Escape." Has there been a great escape you've made, be it as simple as going on a memorable vacation or a more elaborate prevention of harm?

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Jackie, Oh!

Enjoy this animation by Chris Ware & John Kuramoto featured in Season 2 of This American Life.

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Season 2 Trailer

Missus H.

Week 4: Cultural (and other) distractions

The biggest distraction around this place is a biped that answers to the name Alex. Yes, I am two thirds of my way through pulling together my notes and books for London but I neglected the other Alex in my life (the one from Macedon). Screen: Small Oh so much telly this weekend... Battlestar...

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Season 2 Teaser Vids

Enjoy these 4 short teaser clips for Season 2 of This American Life:

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Trailer for TAL Season 2

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Show your nerd pride with our TAL widget!

You can download this widget and some excellent wallpapers at the official This American Life Showtime site. I'm sure everyone is excited for TAL Live! tonight, but don't forget, Season 2 of the television series begins Sunday, May 4th at 10 pm only on Showtime!

Missus H.

This is just to say

I've just listened to the latest episode of This American Life which was about cryogenics, and making mistakes. It was a truly disturbing glimpse at what went on in the 60s. I'll just say that the story involved a cryogenic chamber and blow torch, and leave it to your imaginations. At the end of the...

mainsdeciseaux

list part one... (television, current)

everyone on the interweb is commenting on the things that they like, or hate, so i thought that i would join the fray. so as a foundational and introductory entry into this new found media, i give you a list of the television shows that i am currently watching. in no particular order. the office 30...

Alex

The Audacity of Government

Why are not more people talking about this issue of government eroding on our rights on every front? Listening to this episode of This American Life makes me hate the Bush administration all over again!

Ms Genevieve

This American Life - Live!

On Thursday, May 1st acclaimed radio and television host Ira Glass will bring the wildly popular show This American Life to the big screen for a one-night only event. Glass debuts never-before-seen extraordinary, funny and true stories from everyday life, shows outtakes, and answers audience...

Jenn F.

Road Trip, Quick Fast

One day, I will have a weekend that involves no driving anywhere, no packing, no unpacking, no painting of ceilings or otherwise. Perhaps, if I was good enough in a past life, it won't even involve cleaning. I'm pretty ready for that weekend to arrive (having spent the last five months in a row...