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Following are highlights from press coverage about This American Life.

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TimeOut New York | 4/30/2008
Just in time for both a live staging of This American Life on Thursday 1 (which will be beamed to movie theaters around the country) and the television show’s second-season premiere on Sunday 4, we talked to Glass about some of America’s favorite things: pizza, politics and professional wrestling.
'American Life' at the movies
Chicago Sun-Times | 4/25/2008
Glass' popular public radio show, This American Life, has entered the American consciousness in a big way with live tours, a Showtime series and podcasts. And now, thanks to inspiration from the Metropolitan Opera's series of live cinema simulcasts, it's heading to the big screen for a one-night-only event.
Empathy Is What Makes Us Sane: Ira Glass @ Lisner Auditorium
DCist | 4/15/2008
Twelve-and-a-half years after it first began airing locally on Chicago’s WBEZ, This American Life has an estimated 1.7 million listeners tuning in to hear the show on one of the more than 500 public radio stations that carry it each weekend.
'This American Life' on the Big Screen
Associated Press | 4/4/2008
Public radio's This American Life expanded into TV a year ago. Now fans are invited to get a sneak peek at its new Showtime season straight from host Ira Glass, who's appearing live on the big screens of 300 theaters next month.
Talk with Ira Glass, David Rakoff an Intimate Evening with Familiar Voices
The Daily Californian | 2/25/2008
For a delightful but all too brief moment on Saturday, Zellerbach was transformed into a recording studio with guests Ira Glass, host of the Chicago Public Radio program This American Life, and regular contributor David Rakoff.
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