This episode is the junk drawer in which three acts relate to each other by way of hidden realities inaccessible to truthseekers due to lapses in history, memory, or rent.
Be warned: this might be the most NSFW Pleasure Principle yet.
People (and circumstances) that are Slow to React are considered on TAL this week, as rationalizations of reality alter expectations while romances go unpursued, moles keep growing abnormally, and unacknowledged pregnancies continue to result in babies.
Ira talks about kids. That’s a combination we really like.
Ira Glass and crew tackle money. We are obviously giddy like little schoolchildren for this.
Ira Glass takes us through communication 101.
An angry letter and some NYE plans from our resident hornball.
The Ira Glass Infatuation Post/This American Life Review: The This American Life Holiday Spectacular
Ira Glass and crew celebrate the holidays.