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This American Life

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 1X winner in 2009
Ira Glass covers escaping from home, war refugees in the U.S., trying to make history, underdogs, troubled marriages, and more.
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Escape
    May 3, 2008
    28min
    TV-MA
    Season 2 premiere. Teenage boys find ways to impress girls using a mode of transport obsolete since the 19th century; a young man's fight for independence from his mother would be normal for most kids, except for some special circumstances.
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  2. S2 E2 - Two Wars
    May 10, 2008
    28min
    TV-MA
    Season 2. Stories about two foreigners in the U.S. in the aftermath of two very different wars, who try to make sense of life here.
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  3. S2 E3 - Going Down In History
    May 17, 2008
    29min
    TV-MA
    Season 2. A pair of convicts almost escape prison using dental floss; high school students pose for yearbook snapshots which capture nothing of the drama in their lives; a man with a 30-year obsession with one particular bird.
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  4. S2 E4 - Underdogs
    May 24, 2008
    26min
    TV-MA
    Season 2. Two boxers in Tennessee who've known each other all their lives face off in a match that neither can afford to lose; a group of kids in New York learns to fight bullies the old-fashioned way: by being funny.
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  5. S2 E5 - Every Marriage Is A Courtroom
    May 31, 2008
    29min
    TV-MA
    Season 2. Tales of troubled marriages include an animated true story by cartoonist Chris Ware, and a real-life look at a husband whose legal obsession causes serious trouble with his spouse.
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  6. S2 E6 - John Smith
    June 7, 2008
    51min
    TV-MA
    Season 2. The true life stories of several Americans with the name "John Smith," from an 11-week-old boy whose parents expected a girl, to a 46-year-old Texan welcoming his son home from Iraq.
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  7. S2 E7 - No Respect
    May 28, 2009
    28min
    TV-MA
    A bonus second-season edition comprised of material produced for the "This American Life" web site.
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Content advisory
Flashing lightsalcohol usefoul language
Subtitles
None available
Directors
Christopher WilchaAdam Beckman
Producers
Anneka Jones
Cast
Ira GlassMilo FinchChris PartykaG.J. EchternkampBarbara BenevilleMark WesthusinFrank GarciaCynthia BrownJohnny DeppDuncan Trussell
Studio
Showtime Networks Inc.
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