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When Zohran Mamdani won the primary race for New York mayor, the Democratic establishment's lukewarm response echoed the treatment of another charismatic, unconventional candidate decades earlier. Thi...

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 3d

As NYC’s Democratic establishment attempts to resist the candidacy of Zohran Mamdani, we look back at another mayoral candidate who upset the established political machine. link.podtrac.com/829uwl76

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 4d

On the radio this weekend: As NYC’s Democratic establishment attempts to resist the candidacy of Zohran Mamdani, we look back at another mayoral candidate who upset the established political machine.

The story of Harold Washington and the white backlash that ensued when he became Chicago's first Black mayor.

A bunch of us from our show went to refugee camps all over Greece. We found people falling in love, kids mad at their parents for dragging them to Europe, women doing their laundry in a baseball stadi...

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 8d

Scott Carrier explores how Salt Lake City residents failed to recognize Elizabeth Smart, the 14-year-old who was kidnapped in 2002, when her captors brazenly walked her through her own neighborhood in broad daylight. link.podtrac.com/jed2irov

588: Mind Games

Fellowships - This American Life

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 9d

Have you been thinking about applying for our fellowship? The deadline is this Wed, Oct. 1. Join us to learn to structure and mix radio stories, participate in group edits, and pitch your own pieces for the show. bit.ly/38WSNey

Our fellowship program focuses on every facet of producing this show.

A bunch of us from our show went to refugee camps all over Greece. We found people falling in love, kids mad at their parents for dragging them to Europe, women doing their laundry in a baseball stadi...

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 9d

A group called Improv Everywhere packs a small band's first NYC show with fake superfans to make their dreams come true. But the band doesn't experience it that way at all. link.podtrac.com/jed2irov

588: Mind Games

A bunch of us from our show went to refugee camps all over Greece. We found people falling in love, kids mad at their parents for dragging them to Europe, women doing their laundry in a baseball stadi...

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 9d

Try again today -- our full episodes become available as a podcast on Sundays at 8pm ET. Refresh/restart the app if you're still just seeing the promo.

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 9d

Ira talks to Lori Gottlieb about what happened after she sent a letter to a writer in a magazine. A letter packed with white lies.

588: Mind Games

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 11d

On the radio this weekend: Stories of people who try simple mind games on others, and then find themselves way in over their heads. bit.ly/3VzsXFl

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 13d

Become our Life Partner! Support the show and you’ll get ad-free listening, bonus content, and access to hundreds of archive episodes hand-picked by Ira Glass. bit.ly/426srCu

The economics of the podcast industry have changed, and we need your help to keep making the show. You can do that by becoming a Life Partner. What you’ll get out of the relationship: ad-free…

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 15d

One week left to get your application in for our next fellowship session. It's a paid position with benefits, and you'll observe and participate in all aspects of the show’s production. Deadline: Oct. 1. bit.ly/38WSNey

Our fellowship program focuses on every facet of producing this show.

The Hand That Rocks The Gavel

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 16d

"I was angry that we were being manipulated." Immigration judges speak up about how different their jobs have become in the past few months. link.podtrac.com/jg02r5r2

A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for ...

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Wow! One was fired by a 3-line email mid-hearing!! 😖

This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 18d

On the radio this weekend: A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside. bit.ly/4neQ5Fi

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Kyla @boysek.bsky.social · 16d

@thisamericanlife.org has an incredible show about what's going on in our immigration system.

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A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside.

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 18d

On the radio this weekend: A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside. bit.ly/4neQ5Fi

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 16d

A group of immigration judges, who rarely speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside. link.podtrac.com/jg02r5r2

The Hand That Rocks The Gavel

A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for ...

The Hand That Rocks The Gavel

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 17d

Immigration judges explain how different their jobs have become in the past few months because of sweeping policy changes by Trump’s Department of Justice. link.podtrac.com/jg02r5r2

A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for ...

This American Life Partners

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 18d

On the radio this weekend: A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside. bit.ly/4neQ5Fi

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 20d

Become our Life Partner! Help support the show and get ad-free episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to hundreds of archive favorites curated by Ira Glass himself. thisamericanlife.supercast.com?utm_campaign...

The economics of the podcast industry have changed, and we need your help to keep making the show. You can do that by becoming a Life Partner. What you’ll get out of the relationship: ad-free liste...

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 21d

Anti-DEI laws are reshaping college campuses across the country. Utah passed theirs a year ago, becoming a testing ground for how these policies will work in practice. We followed one student, president of her college's Black Student Union, as she navigated the new reality. link.podtrac.com/x1rke2j8

Things are different on college campuses this year. We see inside the drama, with students and staff. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: We go...

Fellowships - This American Life

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 21d

We're still taking applications for our next fellowship session. We’re looking for someone with great ideas and Pro Tools (or similar) skills to help us with all parts of making the show. It's a paid position with benefits. Deadline to apply: Oct 1. bit.ly/38WSNey

Our fellowship program focuses on every facet of producing this show.

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 22d

The Trump administration withheld $400M from Columbia until the university agreed to a settlement with specific conditions—including adopting a government-approved definition of antisemitism. Professors are asking: what does this actually mean for their classes this year? link.podtrac.com/x1rke2j8

Things are different on college campuses this year. We see inside the drama, with students and staff. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: We go...

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 23d

The president of the Black Student Union at the University of Utah fights to keep the B in BSU. link.podtrac.com/x1rke2j8

Things are different on college campuses this year. We see inside the drama, with students and staff. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: We go...

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This American Life @thisamericanlife.org · 24d

Things are different on college campuses this year. We see inside the drama, with students and staff. lnk.to/gf57RJ