The Best of This American Life Podcast

Our favorite This American Life clips on racial injustice, immigration, squirrels and more.

Our favorite This American Life clips on racial injustice, immigration, squirrels and m... more

Curated byJorge Patino, Hark Editor

7 CLIPS35 MINS

Clip 1 of 7

President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy

L.A. Times reporter, Molly O’Toole, unpacks how the recently instituted Remain-in-Mexico immigration policy, drastically changed the way immigration officer screen Central Americans coming to the U.S. seeking asylum.

President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy

This American Life

5 MINS

Clip 2 of 7

Ahmaud Arbery: Killed While Jogging

Writer Mitchell S. Jackson goes over the last agonizing moments in the life of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot while jogging by two white men in Glynn County, Georgia, and reflects on his death and who he was to his friends and family.

This American Life

5 MINS

Clip 3 of 7

A Cop, a Squirrel and a Fire

A former rookie cop recounts the disastrous events that took place soon after he and his partner received a house call and decided to chase a squirrel out of a couple's attic.

This American Life

7 MINS

Clip 4 of 7

Trail of Tears

Journalist Sarah Vowell retraces the deadly journey the Cherokee Nation took between 1838 and 1839 as they migrated to Oklahoma after being forcibly removed from their lands east of the Mississippi. Nearly 4,000 Cherokees who made the trip died.

This American Life

3 MINS

Clip 5 of 7

Prom Night Tornado

In April 2001, a tornado razed a third of Hoisington, Kansas, during the town’s High School prom night. Susan Burton, reports on how the senior students reacted to the randomized destruction of their city and how it impacted their lives.

This American Life

4 MINS

Clip 6 of 7

The French Program

Reporter Chana Joffe-Walt uncovers the power white parents have within the public school system, and how they influence the programs instituted at S.I.S, a middle school in Brooklyn, New York, despite its demographics.

This American Life

3 MINS

Clip 7 of 7

The Immaculate Dollar of Arlington Heights

All we need is love, and a dollar bill with a name. This American Life presents the unbelievable love story of Paul and Esther.

The Immaculate Dollar of Arlington Heights

This American Life

5 MINS

Curated byJorge Patino

7 CLIPS35 MINS

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The Best of This American Life Podcast

President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy

This American Life

Ahmaud Arbery: Killed While Jogging

This American Life

A Cop, a Squirrel and a Fire

This American Life

Trail of Tears

This American Life

Prom Night Tornado

This American Life

The French Program

This American Life

The Immaculate Dollar of Arlington Heights

This American Life

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