Ira Glass
Director
This American Life (2007)
Season 1
The Peabody Award-winning public radio series that combines journalism with opinion, fiction and biography becomes this highly anticipated TV series hosted by Ira Glass.
Released March 22, 2007
Episode 29 min
14+
Genres: Documentary
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Watch Providers: fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel Paramount Plus Premium
Production Companies: Left/Right, Killer Films
Network: Showtime
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Reality Check
Three stories of people who hatched plans in the hopes of making their dreams come true, but were snapped back to reality by unpleasant outcomes: an elementary school student tries to solve a common childhood problem; a rancher resuscitates a beloved pet, which later turns on him; people team to give an unknown rock band the greatest night of its life.
March 22, 2007, midnight
S1E2 - My Way
An exploration of the benefits and costs of stubbornness. If you're a 15-year-old boy, and you don't want to fall in love, maybe you can just decide not to do it. Ever. Stories of trying to cheat death, love, political reality, and memory with only an idiosyncratic vision and a lot of stamina.
March 29, 2007, midnight
S1E3 - God's Close-Up
An artist, his Jesus-model, the model's girlfriend, the girlfriend's father, and a bunch of bearded men all converge in Utah. An elaborate artistic tableau is set up in the desert, and there are several attempts by the faithful and the not-so-faithful to bridge the divide between them. Nancy Updike reports.
April 5, 2007, midnight
S1E4 - The Cameraman
Being behind the camera changes you. It's not just that you see everything differently; you act differently also. This episode features two stories, one big, one small, exploring this phenomenon.
April 12, 2007, midnight
S1E5 - Growth Spurt
What do you do if you don't like where you are in life? You simply decide to move forward, into the next stage, by sheer force of will. A widow; an ambitious, first-time screenwriter; and a 13-year-old girl all charge forward into their futures with uneven results.
April 19, 2007, midnight
S1E6 - Pandora's Box
Three stories of consequences that follow from human beings' doing what we do best: poking our noses everywhere, fixing things that may or may not be broken, and opening our big mouths. A hot dog stand in Chicago unleashes dark forces in the human soul; and scientists try, unsuccessfully, to create perfect pigs.
April 26, 2007, midnight
Network: Showtime
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 377 min.
Released: March 22, 2007
Last Air Date: May 28, 2009, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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