
This American Life is one of the most popular public radio shows around, and now fans of the show can bring the show to their iPhone with the This American Life app ($2.99, iTunes link). This American Life is produced by Chicago Public Radio and heard on over 500 radio stations. Editors aim to cover “true stories of everyday people,” and they’ve produced episodes on everything from infants who were switched at birth in 1951 to a humorous look at life aboard a modern aircraft carrier.
The This American Life app provides access to every episode broadcast since 1995, and new episodes are added automatically. Streaming is free, but you’ll have to pay $0.99 per episode to download. The app includes search functionality so you can browse previous episodes by title or contributor. In addition to This American Life episodes, the app also offers behind-the-scenes audio and video, a favorites list and the ability to send episodes via Facebook, Twitter or email. From the app description:
This American Life is mostly true stories of everyday people, but it’s also really hard to describe. Here’s what it’s not: It’s not a news show or a talk show or a call-in show. Instead, it’s stories that are like little movies for radio. There are funny moments and emotional moments and moments where the people in the story say interesting, surprising things about it all. It’s a public radio show for people who don’t necessarily like public radio.
There’s little doubt that This American Life will be a popular iPhone app—it was just released yesterday and it already enjoys a five-star rating from nearly 60 reviewers at the iTunes store.
This American Life is a $2.99 download from the iTunes store.





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