This American Life
| Other names | Your Radio Playhouse |
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| Genre | Radio short stories and essays |
| Running time | c. 60 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WBEZ |
| Syndicates | Public Radio Exchange, CBC Radio One (Canada), ABC Radio National (Australia) |
| TV adaptations | This American Life |
| Hosted by | Ira Glass |
| Created by | Ira Glass Torey Malatia |
| Produced by |
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| Executive producer(s) | Ira Glass |
| Edited by |
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| Senior editor(s) | Emanuele Berry |
| Recording studio | Chicago, Illinois (1995–2007) New York City, New York (2007–present) |
| Original release | November 17, 1995 – present |
| No. of episodes | 859 (as of April 25, 2025) |
| Audio format | Stereo, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Podcasts (defunct) |
| Website | www |
| Podcast | feeds |
This American Life is a weekly hour-long American radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internationally, and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage. The first episode aired on November 17, 1995, under the show's original title, Your Radio Playhouse. The series was distributed by Public Radio International until June 2014, when the program became self-distributed with Public Radio Exchange delivering new episodes to public radio stations.
A television adaptation of the show ran for two seasons on the Showtime cable network between June 2007 and May 2008.