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In 2006, there were 17
This American Life episodes.
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Episode 306 – "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time"
- Act 1: Luck of the Irish –
Ira Glass
- Act 2: Taxation Without Inebriation
- Act 3: Bad Morning America –
Davy Rothbart
- Act 4: Function of the Heart
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Episode 307 – "In the Shadow of the City"
- Act 1: Brooklyn Archipelago – Brett Martin
- Act 2: The Thin Gray Line – Cheryl Wagner
- Act 3: Yes, In My Backyard – Jorge Just
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Episode 308 – "Star-Crossed Love"
- Act 1: Prisoner of Love –
Shant Kenderian
- Act 2: The Diary of Mrs. Sam Horrigan – Catalina Puente
- Act 3: So a Squirrel and a Chipmunk Walk Into a Bar –
David Sedaris
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Episode 309 – "Cat and Mouse"
- Act 1: El Gato Y El Ratoncito – James Spring
- Act 2: Hello Kitty –
David Sedaris
- Act 3: Looking for Loveseats in all the Wrong Places – David Segal
- Act 4: Spray My Name, Spray My Name – Brian Thomas Gallagher
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Episode 310 – "Habeas Schmaebeas"
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Episode 311 – "A Better Mousetrap"
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Episode 312 – "How We Talked Back Then"
- Show description: A return to two live shows from the TAL archive including show 36, "Letters" and show 66, "Tales from the Net".
- Act 1: Letters
- Act 2: Internet
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Episode 313 – "Parental Guidance Suggested"
- Act 1: Two Possibilities, Both Bad –
Ira Glass
- Act 2: The Grandma Letters – Will Seymour, Mortified
- Act 3: My Angel's in the Centerfolds – Thea Chaloner
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Episode 314 – "It's Never Over"
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Episode 315 – "The Parrot and the Potbellied Pig"
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Episode 316 – "The Cat Came Back"
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Episode 317 – "Unconditional Love"
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Episode 318 – "With Great Power"
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Episode 319 – "And the Call Was Coming From the Basement"
- Show description: Scary stories that are all true.
- Prologue:
Ira Glass and Albert Donnay read a ghost story from a 1921 medical journal.
- Act 1: The Hills Have Eyes –
Alix Blumberg
- Music interlude:
45 Grave, Evil
- Act 2: The Hitcher –
Ira Glass
- Act 3: And the Call Was Coming from ... the Listeners!
- Act 4: Graveyard Shift –
David Sedaris
- Music interlude:
Gnarls Barkley, The Boogie Monster
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Episode 320 – "What's In a Number – 2006 Edition"
- Show description: Discussion about a new study by
The Lancet about the number of
Iraqis who have died since the US invasion.
- Prologue:
Ira Glass talks with ordinary Iraqis about life after the invasion.
- Act 1: Truth, Damn Truth and Statistics –
Alex Blumberg
- Act 2: Not Just a Number
- Act 3: The War This Time –
Ira Glass
- Music interlude:
The Roots, Somebody's Gotta Do It
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Episode 321 – "Sink or Swim"
- Prologue: a story about a German interpreter for Ford whose skills fail him
- Act 1: Mr. Central High
- Act 2: I'm Not a Doctor, but I Play One at the Holiday Inn
- Act 3: If This Ark Is A-Rockin', Don't Come A-Knockin' –
Jonathan Goldstein interprets the story of
Noah's Ark
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Episode 322 – "Shouting Across the Divide"
- Show description: Stories of Muslim and non-Muslim relations.
- Prologue: A depiction of
Muhammad on display in the main courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Act 1: Which One of These Is Not Like the Others?—Why is it so hard for Muslims and non-Muslims to get along in the fourth grade?
- Act 2: America the Ad Campaign –
Shalom Auslander
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