This American Life

667: Wartime Radio

This American Life ›

1:06:54 | Feb 3rd, 2019

11 recommendations

Intimate and personal dispatches from two very different battlefields: A small town in the Syrian war. And the U.S. opioid epidemic. Each came from a DIY radio outfit. (Okay, one’s a podcast.)


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ann recommended:Dec 19th, 2019

Very Poignant. I had always seen KC compared favorably to This American Life but I admit this was the first episode I listened to because a KC producer, @dballout, had done the Syrian Radio part. Here's the full episode available for listening on the This American Life website: https://www.thisameri...Show More

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mmDec 20th, 2019

@dballout @hebahfisher Thought you'd like to see this comment from @ann icymi!

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hebahfisher recommended:Nov 12th, 2019

LOVED.

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dballoutDec 19th, 2019

just saw this <3

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kerningcultures recommended:Nov 18th, 2019

This episode left us feeling very emotional about the power of radio in a small Syrian town.

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danny recommended:Feb 4th, 2019

A very moving episode.

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jangiesen recommended:Feb 17th, 2019

Act 1 feels like reading the diary of someone whose life is changing completely.

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dannyFeb 23rd, 2019

@jangiesen it was such a sad story. Part 2 too!

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