"This American Life" has saved my life. OK, that's a complete dramatization. However, the radio program has acted as a buoy to lift me out of the daily monotony of my job. I've grown to really enjoy talk radio. There's something refreshing about the absence of the image. It forces me to listen. When you can't see someone's clothes, receding hairline, oddly shaped mole, or perfectly bleached teeth, you actually pay attention to what it is they're saying. And these people have some amazing stories to tell. Some share tales of extraordinary events, and others shed light on the beauty of the ordinary. The show features just about every kind of person and story you can imagine and pulls at strings across the whole spectrum of my emotions. I comb through the archive each day to listen to a few episodes and so I will include the links to a couple of my favorites. If you choose to listen and like them, you can find the entire archive on their website. If not, that's great too. All I know is that there is a little bliss in remembering that every single one of us has one hell of a story to tell.
Recent personal favorites:
Amusement Park:
(Guaranteed to put a smile on your face)
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/443/amusement-park
What I Did For Love:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/457/what-i-did-for-love
Shouting Across the Divide:
Warning: this made me furious and made me cry in the office...
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/322/shouting-across-the-divide
Special Ed:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/207/special-ed
Adventure!:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/448/adventure
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