We asked our contributors to predict real events that will happen to them and the people they know in 2010.
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The show goes to Penn State to report on tailgating, frat parties, and other alcohol-induced mayhem.
Stories of people who are up while the rest of us are sleeping.
The story of man who tries to investigate a neighborhood crime and ends up in jail himself.
Stories of cheating, cheaters and the cheated.
The second cartoon Chris Ware and John Kuramoto made for our TV show, animating a story told by Radiolab host Robert Krulwich and his wife, Tamar.
A deeper look inside the health insurance industry and the dark side of prescription drug coupons.
An hour explaining the American health care system—specifically, why it is that costs keep rising.
We mark the anniversary of the economic collapse.
Tales of estranged sisters, BFFs breaking up, and how reality stars walk the fine line between making friends and getting famous.
Nine radio reporters. Two days. One rest stop on the New York State Thruway.
Scenes from the Plattekill Travel Plaza, a rest stop on the New York State Thruway.
Ira writes: “Somehow, this interview I did with Current TV long ago became so well-known among creative types, that sometimes it feels more famous than our radio show.”
The U.S. government spent two years on a sting operation trapping an Indian man suspected of being an illegal arms dealer.
Stories where the fine print changes everything, whether you read it or not.
It's tempting to act as your own lawyer, to argue your own cause.
When things go wrong, it's easy to pin it all on one person and watch them go down in flames.
Little-known and surprising stories of how all sorts of institutions began.
Where were the regulators and watchdogs who were supposed to be overseeing the banks and the finance industry?
A well-known activist is accused of spying on other activists for the FBI.
A video put together by David Rakoff and Dave Hill for our Spring 2009 event, "This American Life -- Live!"
Stories of people who find themselves in situations far from the beaten path, without guidelines or useful precedents.
A live episode of the radio program, including stories told on stage by Dan Savage and Mike Birbiglia.
Dan Savage, David Rakoff, and Mike Birbiglia. Plus: Joss Whedon sings!
Stories of people forced to let go of their firmly held beliefs.
We highlight the unusual circumstances our economic drought has left us in.
Stories of people with wildly popular or unpopular views for one moment in time, and how those views stand up years later.
We tackle a very tough subject: Trying to explain exactly what a bank is and does.
Of the billions of people in the world, what are the odds that any two people are a real match?
Stories about what happens when someone new takes over—someone with a vision of how things ought to be.
Featuring kids from Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Ann Arbor.
On the eve of Obama's inauguration, we sent reporters out to talk to people about how they're feeling.