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On his first day in office, President Trump decided to freeze all U.S. foreign aid. Soon after, his
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We got a tip about a meat plant selling pig intestines as fake calamari, wondered if it could be tru
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For Easter weekend — and the end of Passover! — stories of people struggling to follow the Ten Comma
A couple devises a strategy to get their daughter's killer prosecuted and to get attention for
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The radio version of an episode we did live on stage and beamed to movie theaters. David Sedaris, Ti
Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them. Visit thisameri
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Unnecessary and outrageous lies that make you wonder — why lie about that in the first place? Visit
Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way. Visit thisamericanlife
President Trump is eradicating DEI from the federal government, and private companies are following
