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Shalom Auslander goes on vacation with his family, and suspects the beloved,
chatty old man in the room next door is an imposter—and sets out to prove
it. This and other stories about the pitfalls of making snap judgments about
others. More...
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| RADIO | Broadcast August 15 - August 17 |
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The world is not divided into two types of people—unless you've just been through a horrible break-up, in which case it's divided between people who understand and people who don't. Stories of people trying to comprehend their own break-ups and those of others, including writer Starlee Kine on what makes the perfect post-break-up song. More...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
TAL T-shirt Design Contest Closed!
Thanks to the many, many folks who entered our t-shirt design contest! The deadline has passed, and we're no longer accepting entries. Give us a few days to sort through the hundreds of designs you submitted, and we'll announce the winner soon.
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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, May 2, 2008
New Chris Ware Animation for TAL TV
For the second season of our television show, cartoonist Chris Ware once again teamed up with animator John Kuramoto. You may recognize the story, told by public radio veteran Robert Krulwich, from our radio show. Here's Chris and John's complete segment from our television episode "Every Marriage Is a Courtroom":
Season Two debuts this Sunday, May 4, at 10 pm ET/PT on Showtime. See more clips on our Showtime site!
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