861: Group Chat

01.06.2025 • 01:01:22

Conversations across a divide: Palestinians who are outside Gaza check in with family, friends, and strangers inside. Prologue: The Hammash family’...

860: Suddenly: A Mirror!

25.05.2025 • 00:59:53

A show about people who are suddenly confronted with who they are. Prologue: Guest host Aviva DeKornfeld tells Ira Glass about breaking into a comm...

835: Children of Dave

18.05.2025 • 01:01:10

Boen Wang has a theory that a lot of the misery in his life can be traced to a single moment that happened years before he was born. So he makes a pil...

361: Fear of Sleep

11.05.2025 • 00:59:54

Mike Birbiglia got used to strange things happening to him when he slept—until something happened that almost killed him. This and other reasons to fe...

859: Chaos Graph

27.04.2025 • 01:07:29

People immersed in chaos try to solve for what it all adds up to. Prologue: A scientist who is used to organizing data starts tracking scientific m...

858: How to Tell a Dumb American Story

13.04.2025 • 01:07:27

A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for other Native families. Prologue: Mika Westwolf was ...

857: Museum of Now

30.03.2025 • 01:05:09

Artifacts and exhibits of this particular moment we are living through. Exhibit One: Ira talks to producer Emmanuel Dzotsi, who brings the first ex...

856: You’ve Come to the Right Person

16.03.2025 • 01:01:56

Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them. Prologue: 7-year-old Miles has lots of questions. More specifi...

855: That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About

02.03.2025 • 01:03:46

Unnecessary and outrageous lies that make you wonder — why lie about that in the first place? Prologue: Kasey, a woman who prides herself on her tr...

854: Ten Things I Don't Want to Hate About You

23.02.2025 • 00:59:20

Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way. Prologue: Ira Glass introduces Zach Mack’s story. (1 minute) Part On...