Presenting This American Life: “The Daily”

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

When our friends at This American Life made an episode called ... wait for it! ... “The Daily,” we knew we wanted to share it with you. It’s about life’s daily practices, and what you learn from doing a thing every day. Wait for the end. There’s a little surprise. And if you want to hear more episodes of This American Life, you can find the show wherever you listen to podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Michael.
0:02.4	From time to time in this space, we recommend other podcasts from the times and our partners,
0:07.8	shows and episodes that we love and that we think you might as well.
0:12.1	Today, I want to tell you about the latest episode of a show that needs no introduction.
0:17.6	This American Life.
0:19.2	The episode is called, Wait for it.
0:21.9	The Daily.
0:22.9	Yup, the Daily.
0:24.8	But that's not the only reason we're recommending it.
0:27.6	It's also because the episode is a smart meditation on the things people do every day,
0:33.6	besides listening to the Daily.
0:35.7	And what that every day-ness means.
0:39.0	Take a listen and be sure to get all the way to the end.
0:42.6	There is a little Easter egg there for Daily listeners.
0:46.1	Thanks and see you on Monday.
0:48.7	A quick warning.
0:51.6	There are curse words that are unbeaped in today's episode of the show.
0:55.2	If you prefer a beaped version, you can find that at our website, thisamericanlife.org.
1:01.6	The people on a hundred-eighteenth street in New York City are doing this thing that almost
1:04.5	nobody in New York or around the country is doing.
1:07.1	And to figure out why, like, what's it about their block?
1:10.1	I asked a long time resident in Vet Rodriguez to tell me about the place.
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