In 2011, there were 31 new This American Life episodes.
Act 1: The Lie That Saved Brazil – Chana Joffe-Walt Act 2: Weekend at Bernanke's – Alex Blumberg and David Kestenbaum
Act 1: Trickle Down History – Starlee Kine Act 2: Climate Changes. People Don't – Ira Glass Act 3: Minor Authorities – Jyllian Gunther
Act 1: When I Grow Up – David Holthouse Act 2: Isn't It Slow-Mantic – Sean Lewis Act 3: I'm Still Here – Jonathan Menjivar
Act 1: Make 'Em Laff – Ira Glass Act 2: Bar Car Prophesy – Rosie Schaap Act 3: Mission: Impossible – Jane Feltes Act 4: Contrails of My Ears – Brett Martin
Act 1: Message in a Bottle – Ira Glass Act 2: Ask Not What Your Handwriting Authenticator Can Do For You; Ask What You Can Do For Your Handwriting Authenticator – Jake Halpern
Act 1: Act One Act 2: Act Two Act 3: Act Three Act 4: Act Four
Act 1: Act One Act 2: Act Two
Act 1: Act One Act 2: Act Two
Act 1: Blood Brothers Act 2: Denying the Invisible Act 3: I Worked at The Kennedy Center and All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt
Act 1: Is This War or Is This Hearts? Act 2: Kings Do Not Fold. Act 3: Gin Rummy. Act 4: Solitaire and Everything's Wild
Act 1: One Pill, Two Pill, Red Pill, Blue Pill Act 2: Occupancy May Be Revoked Without Notice – David Rakoff Act 3: Side Effects May Include... – Nancy Updike Act 4: May Be Hazardous to Children
Act 1: Sunday Night, State College PA Act 2: Monday, Cairo, Egypt Act 3: Monday, Tucson, AZ Act 4: Saturday to Wednesday: CA, NY, WI, ME Act 5: Wednesday, Tuscaloosa, AL Act 6: Thursday, Greensvile, SC Act 7: Saturday and Sunday, Gainesville and Coral Springs, FL
Act 1: Can the Government Move My Cheese? Act 2: This Story May Be Recorded For Training and Quality Assurance Act 3: Job Fairies Act 4: Be Cool, Stay in School
Act 1: Underachievement Test Act 2: King of the Forest – Jon Ronson Act 3: The Results Are In
Act 1: Messing With the Bull Act 2: Donkey See, Donkey Do
Act 1: Astro Boy Meet Robot Dad Act 2: I Just Called to Say Something That's Hard to Say, That I Should Really Say More Often... Act 3: Mister Baby Monitor Act 4: Bring Your Child To Work Detail
Act 1: War of Northern Aggression Act 2: Split a Gut Act 3: Don't Make Me Separate You
Act 1: You've Got Shale Act 2: Ground War
Act 1: Act One Act 2: Act Two
Act 1: Thug Me? No, Thug You Act 2: Lifers
Act 1: Gameboy Grows Up Act 2: Great Adventures Act 3: What I Didn't Do On My Summer Vacation—with Jonathan Goldstein
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Act 1: Kabul Kabul Kabul Kabul Chameleon Act 2: In the Garden of the Unknown Unknowns Act 3: Put on a Happy Face Act 4: What's Arabic for Fjord? Act 5: Bad Teacher Act 6: Clutter
Act 1: Do You Hear What I Hear? Act 2: Yerrrrr Out! Act 3: The Call of the Great Indoors Act 4: Tin Man
Act 1: A Pretty Dame Walks In Act 2: His Partner Drops a Dime
Act 1: Chinese Checkmate Act 2: Oh, the Places We'll Go
Act 1: Life in the Hormonal Lane Act 2: Stutter Step Act 3: Mimis in the Middle Act 4: Anchor Babies Act 5: Blue Kid on the Block Act 6: Grande with Sugar
Act 1: Mr. Holland's Opus Act 2: Benny Takes A Jet
Act 1: Say It Ain't So, Joe Act 2: Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's 2009
Act 1: Witness for the Barbecue-tion Act 2: Murder Most Fowl Act 3: Latin Liver
Act 1: Solidarity for Never Act 2: A Tale of Two Jerseys
External links This American Lifes radio archive for 2011