This American Life
E452208
This American Life is a long-running, critically acclaimed American public radio program and podcast known for its narrative journalism and storytelling about everyday people and events.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This American Life canonical | 7 |
| NPR "This American Life" segment about "The Farewell" | 1 |
| This American Life (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4554640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This American Life Context triple: [Pocket Casts, acquiredBy, This American Life]
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A.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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B.
Documentary Now!
Documentary Now! is a satirical television series that parodies famous documentary films and styles, co-created by and starring comedian Bill Hader.
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C.
The Wire
The Wire is a critically acclaimed American crime drama television series that explores the interconnected institutions and social issues of Baltimore through the perspectives of law enforcement, drug dealers, politicians, and residents.
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D.
The Wire
The Wire is the traditional nickname of the Warrington Wolves, a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England.
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E.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This American Life Target entity description: This American Life is a long-running, critically acclaimed American public radio program and podcast known for its narrative journalism and storytelling about everyday people and events.
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A.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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B.
Documentary Now!
Documentary Now! is a satirical television series that parodies famous documentary films and styles, co-created by and starring comedian Bill Hader.
-
C.
The Wire
The Wire is the traditional nickname of the Warrington Wolves, a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England.
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D.
The Wire
The Wire is a critically acclaimed American crime drama television series that explores the interconnected institutions and social issues of Baltimore through the perspectives of law enforcement, drug dealers, politicians, and residents.
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E.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
podcast
ⓘ
radio program ⓘ |
| availableOn |
podcast apps
ⓘ
public radio stations ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Edward R. Murrow Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peabody Award ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Ira Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
critically acclaimed
ⓘ
long-running ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
podcast
ⓘ
terrestrial radio ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Ira Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1995-11-17 ⓘ |
| format | weekly radio show ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary radio
ⓘ
narrative journalism ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasListenerBase | international audience ⓘ |
| hasPart | This American Life television series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| host | Ira Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Serial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern narrative podcasts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | various independent musicians ⓘ |
| notableEpisode |
Habeas Schmabeas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Giant Pool of Money NERFINISHED ⓘ The Problem We All Live With NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | WBEZ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Your Radio Playhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter | Ira Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | This American Life, PBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOff |
S-Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
everyday life in the United States
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ personal stories ⓘ |
| syndicatedBy |
Public Radio Exchange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Public Radio International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationFirstAired | 2007 ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationNetwork | Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalRunningTime | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalStructure | themed episodes with multiple acts ⓘ |
| website | https://www.thisamericanlife.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This American Life Description of subject: This American Life is a long-running, critically acclaimed American public radio program and podcast known for its narrative journalism and storytelling about everyday people and events.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
This American Life (TV series)
subject surface form:
Ira Glass