This American Life has inspired and shaped the way so many of us podcasters tell stories.

For us here at CrossBased Media, we consider it the gold standard of narrative journalism,

blending investigative reporting with immersive storytelling.

If you haven't listened lately, This American Life has recently been doing some of the best episodes ever.

Whether you're a longtime fan or a first-time listener, there's something for everyone

from thought-provoking investigative pieces, which we love over here, to deeply personal,

unexpected stories that definitely stick with you.

Tim, I know you love this American life.

What's one of the more recent episodes that you liked?

I really liked the episode called That's a Weird

Thing to Lie About. It really went into different kinds of lying. It really stuck with me.

And one of the episodes that I really liked was called If You Want to Destroy My Sweater,

Hold This Thread as I Walk Away. And Tim, you recognize that being a Weezer song. Well,

these are stories about individuals who had one

moment in their life just sort of unravel in front of them for better or worse. And I just love

the way this American life takes us through all of those very relatable stories. Ira Glass just

has a way of uncovering captivating narratives in everyday life and revealing intimate stories behind

the headlines. All right. So we're going to play a clip.

It's going to be a short clip from host Ira Glass to remind you of his style.

This is Iroglass.

On this American life, sometimes we just show up somewhere, turn on our tape recorders, and see what happens.

If you can't get seven cars in 12 days, you got to look yourself in the mirror and say, holy, what are you kidding me?

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