Autogenerated feed of the This American Life archive.
This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.
A podcast that explores the nuanced experiences of Filipinos in the United States, atbp.
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777: Name. Age. Detail.
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Ten people were killed at a grocery store in Buffalo, NY. Their stories, as you’ve never heard them.This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode 172 – A TFAL Review of ‘Easter Sunday’
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In this TFAL episode, we review the much-anticipated film Easter Sunday, the first Filipino American film produced and distributed by a major movie studio. Three out of the four of us were lucky enough to catch an early screening of the film at the TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood thanks to Gold House, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainm…
Stories of people racing against time to solve a problem. Will they make it?
In 1967, the first two Black students were enrolled at an all-white private boarding school in Virginia. The main reason they were there? To benefit the white kids.This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
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776: I Work Better on Deadline
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Stories of people racing against time to solve a problem. Will they make it?This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
People who love summer camp say that non-camp people simply don't understand what's so amazing about it. We attempt to bridge this gap of misunderstanding between camp people and non-camp people.This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode 171 – Bayan Surf Club – Designing a Lifestyle in Santa Barbara with DJ Javier
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If you follow TFAL on IG, a little over a month ago you may have caught a quick story post about Bayan Surf Club / DJ Javier‘s collabo with Vans, and if you were really paying attention, you might have been able to catch the very small window of time where the first fruits of that effort quickly went on sale and then very rapidly sold out. Of cours…
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775: The Possum Experiment
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An investigation into a very basic question about people: Are most of us bad or good?This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
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774: The Pink House at the Center of the World
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The Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade began with a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi abortion clinic. On the day Roe was overturned, we were there. Stories from the center of this moment of history, the day it happened.This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
Stories from the center of this moment of history, the day it happened.
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Episode 170 – Celebrating Philippine Independence Day
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What does it mean to celebrate Philippine Independence Day? Why do we Filipino Americans celebrate it? What’s the difference between June 12 and July 4 and do people really understand its history? Is the Philippines really “independent”? Yes, we know we’re on Filipino time with this one, but on this TFAL episode, we dive into the cultural nuances o…
An investigation into a very basic question about people: Are most of us bad or good?
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773: The Longest Distance Between Two Points
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Getting from A to B via Z.This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode 169 – Love letters to Lola | TFAL talks CRESCENCIANA: A Memoir In Words And Illustrations with Kenneth Tan
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In this episode of TFAL, Elaine talks with author and artist Kenneth Tan. This conversation was recorded at a pre-Mother’s Day book event at Belcanto Books in Long Beach, CA. In this conversation we learn about Kenneth’s journey with his Lola and what inspired his beautiful coffee table memoir. Since this conversation was recorded at a public event…
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772: The Kids' Table
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Kids navigating hairy situations all on their own, with no help from grown-ups.This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
Getting from A to B via Z.
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771: The Parents Step In
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Government isn’t doing much to prevent school shootings. So parents are jumping in: parents whose kids have died in mass shootings, in the wake of each shooting. They take practical, effective action — and they get results.This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
The government isn’t doing much to prevent school shootings. So parents are jumping in — and getting results.
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Episode 168 – TFAL Goes to Chicago: Entrepreneurship, NFTs, and Sneakers with Francis Almeda and Jeff Masangcay
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This episode rounds out the TFAL crew’s trip to the midwest. On this episode we talk to Francis Almeda, a Chicago based entrepreneur who owns Side Practice Coffee, Reppin Pins, and Filipinoadz. Francis explains what it was like to open a coffee shop in the middle of a pandemic. He also enlightens the crew on what NFTs are and how they work. Make su…
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Episode 167 – TFAL Goes to Chicago: Arts, Politics, and Community with Ginger Leopoldo and Mark Calaguas
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One of the great things about traveling to a different city like Chicago aside from eating the wonderful food and visiting a Michael Jordan monument, is meeting people who have done tremendous work uplifting the Filipino American community. First, we got a chance to talk to Ginger Leopoldo to talk about what it’s like to grow up in different Chicag…
Kids navigating hairy situations all on their own, with no help from grown-ups.
People staring squarely at the truth, and still finding it hard to believe what they’re seeing.This American Life tarafından oluşturuldu
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Episode 166 – TFAL Goes to Chicago: Traveling to Chi-Town
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The TFAL Crew is in Chicago! Over the next three episodes, TFAL brings you to the capitol of the Midwest! We will talk to some of the city’s community leaders and small business owners and discuss what the MIdwest Filipino American experience is all about. In this introductory episode, the TFAL crew discusses traveling for the first time since the …
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Episode 165 – The 2022 Philippine Presidential Election
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In less than two weeks, Filipinos across the Philippines and dual citizens around the world will go to the polls to elect a new president. This is a very important election for the Philippines and will affect those of us in the diaspora tremendously. We at TFAL want to make sure you all know the basic information about the election. Ferdinand “Bong…
People staring squarely at the truth, and still finding it hard to believe what they’re seeing.
A man is thrust into a new world he didn’t ask to visit.
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Episode 164 – Belligerence Has Arrived! TFAL gets real with Melissa Beck from Real World NOLA Homecoming
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In the year 2000 MTVs Real World took the audience to New Orleans and introduced Filipino Americans to Melissa Howard. Over 20 years later Paramount Plus is giving Gen Xers the opportunity to revisit classic Real World casts. In 2021 Real World New York and Los Angeles opened the door to these Homecoming reunions. These shows did not take place in …
Four personal stories from the war in Ukraine.
Stories of resistance from Hungary and Russia.
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Episode 163 – Who’s le beouf? TFAL talks food criticism with Annabelle Tometich
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Surprise, surprise, TFAL talks about their favorite subject – FOOD – in this episode! Specifically food criticism. The team talks about the rise of Yelp reviews to which one of us wanted to be a food critic? Could you guess who that might be? If you suspect a TFAL food appreciator, you might be correct! In this episode, the team talks story with An…