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On a summer day in 1951, two baby girls were born in a hospital
in small-town Wisconsin. The infants were accidentally switched, and
went home with the wrong families. One of the mothers realized the
mistake but chose to keep quiet. Until the day, more than 40 years
later,
when she decided to tell both daughters what happened. How the truth
changed two families' lives—and how it didn't. More...
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| RADIO | Broadcast July 18 - July 20 |
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When John came back from Iraq, he refused to leave his
house. He was paranoid. He had violent nightmares—the same ones every
night. He was haunted by the killing he'd done. Unlike a lot of vets, John
got treatment. The people at the Veterans Affairs clinic started to feel optimistic about
his case. And then John attacked his fiancée and her mother. This and other
stories of people who've come face to face with death and are struggling to
move on. More...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Five Emmy Nominations For This American Life Television Show
We're very proud to announce that the second season of This
American Life television has been nominated for five (5!) Emmy
Awards, with special attention for the first episode, “Escape”:
- Outstanding Nonfiction Series: The Producing Team, This American
Life
- Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming: Adam
Beckman, Director of Photography, "Escape"
- Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming: Chris Wilcha,
Director and Adam Beckman, Director, "Escape"
- Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming: Joe
Beshenkovsky, Editor, "Escape"
- Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming: Ira Glass, "Escape"
Read more about Season Two here, and check out the complete list of 2008
Emmy nominations here.
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Friday, July 11, 2008
TAL T-Shirt Design Contest Details!
So you’ve heard that we’re holding a contest to design a This American Life t-shirt. You’ve also heard that it will be our thank you gift for the next pledge drive, and that the winner will get $1000. And, well, you happen to be a pretty awesome graphic designer. In that case, all you need are the contest rules and submissions instructions. The deadline is soon: Monday July 28th. We’re excited to see your designs!
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
TAL T-shirt Design Contest
Every once in a while, listeners ask if we have a new This American Life t-shirt. And we tell them no. And then, well, maybe they feel sad. We assume it's just sad, and not something worse, like morose..or despondent. Truth is, it's been a while since we've had a shirt idea that we really like.
This is where you come in. That's right: we're holding a t-shirt design contest!
Create a This American Life t-shirt, and your art could end up on the backs (or fronts, depending on your design) of thousands of people. Because.... drum rolllll.... the shirt is going to be our thank-you gift during the next national pledge drive. Then later, after the drive, we'll make it available in our webstore.
Oh, and the winner will also get a cash prize of $1000. Okay, it won't be cash. It'll be a check.
The deadline will be in late July, and we'll post complete contest rules and submission instructions soon. In the meantime, start working up your design. We're excited to see what you come up with!
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