Suddenly: A Mirror!

忽然:一面镜子!

This American Life

2025-05-26

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A show about people who are suddenly confronted with who they are. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Guest host Aviva DeKornfeld tells Ira Glass about breaking into a community pool as a kid, and the split-second decision that has haunted her ever since. (4 minutes)Act One: Some people are great in a crisis. Others, not so much. Does that mean anything about who we really are? Tobin Low investigates. (10 minutes)Act Two: Aviva DeKornfeld has the story of Leisha Hailey, who was certain she had the next million-dollar idea. (11 minutes)Act Three: Comedian Mike Birbiglia talks about the questions his daughter asks him and how trying to answer them showed him surprising reflections of himself.  (15 minutes)Act Four: David Kestenbaum tells the story of the suspicious disappearance of multiple shoes and a woman determined to explain it. (8 minutes)Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.org This American Life privacy policy. Learn more about sponsor message choices.
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  • Hey there, podcast listeners.

  • Ira here to announce that I am helping kick off the Tribeca Festival with a live event in New York City on June 10th.

  • That's Tuesday night, June 10th.

  • I'm going to be on stage with Ira Madison III, the host of the podcast, Keep It.

  • What we're going to do is we're going to take a little era's tour through 30 years of this American life,

  • visit different periods of the show with clips and stories.

  • Tickets are on sale now at tribecafilm.com.

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  • If you're in New York, I hope you can come out.

  • I think it's going to be fun.

  • A quick warning.

  • There are curse words that are unbeaped in today's episode of the show.

  • If you prefer a beeped version, you can find that at our website, thisamericanlife.org.

  • From WBEC Chicago, it's This American Life.

  • I'm Ira Glass, and I am joined in the studio right now by one of my co-workers, Aviva de Kornfeld.

  • Hi, Ira.

  • Hi there.

  • And so you're here to tell us a story.

  • Yes.