46 posts tagged “this american life”
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 American wife has to do with the life he left behind 20 years ago, on the other side of the Iron Curtain.
Here's a clip from Act One, wherein Americans can "Talk to an Iraqi:"
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?
This Week's Assignment:
This Week's Assignment:
This Week's Assignment:
Tell us your stories about working under pressure, when the stakes are high.
This American Life, Episode 348: Tough Room
This week on This American Life: Comedy writers at The Onion pitch 700 story ideas a week. 16 make the cut.
Also, a man on a mission of peace and understanding in a country that has
one more slogan for him to promote—nuclear energy.
These and other stories of people speaking their minds in very tough rooms. Broadcasting February 1st - 3rd, 2008 on This American Life.
This Week's Assignment:
This Week's Assignment:
Tell us your stories about miscommunication across faiths.
Here's our take on it:
This American Life, Episode #322: Shouting Across the Divide
A Muslim woman persuades her husband that their family would be happier if they left the West Bank and moved to America. They do, and things are good...until September 11. After that, the elementary school their daughter goes to begins using a textbook that says Muslims want to kill Christians. This and other stories of what happens when Muslims and non-Muslims try to communicate, and misfire.
This Week's Assignment:
Tell us your stories of competition.
Here's our take on it:
This American Life #344: The Competition
Stories
about the unintended consequences of market forces, including the story
of a Tulsa businessman who tried to cut costs—not by outsourcing his
operations to India, but by bringing workers from India to Tulsa. With
decidedly mixed results. Also, a story about two competing TV news
teams in Boise, Idaho, who begin with the exact same set of facts about
a local sex offender, and end up with totally opposite conclusions. Broadcasts this weekend 11/30-12/2.
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