Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

Some of America's best storytelling:

I absolutely love this collection. This American Life is my favorite radio show, and this 2-disk set has some of its best segments. My favorites include the story the about the failed production of Peter Pan, Ira Glass's story of spending time with his ex-girlfriend as "just friends," and the piece on the Apology Line. The only track I don't really like is Christmas Freud - it's not bad, but I don't really get the point of it, and I generally just skip over it when I'm listening to disk 2.

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A Wonderful Collection of Awesome Storytelling:

Even though I had heard most of these stories already on This American Life, I never questioned whether or not to buy this double CD set. These uniquely American tales are timeless and universal in appeal. Even the more esoteric selections -- Scott Carrier's The Test or Dishwasher Pete's Letterman! Cookies! -- are enthralling and entertaining. It's the kind of collection about which one might honestly be able to say that the David Sedaris story is not the best piece, and this is from a person who has... more info

A few great ones, the rest mediocre:

I enjoy listening to T.A.L. whenever I'm able to catch it, which unfortunately isn't very often. I had anticipated that this disc would contain the show's very best segments, but it was a bit of a mixed bag.

For example, "Shooting Dad" by Sarah Vowell is a terrific essay about Sarah's relationship with her gunsmith father. Well-written, funny, sharp and poignant. But compare that with the dreck that follows: "Get Over It!" by host Ira Glass, where he mopes at length about his recent encounter with a... more info

Tracks:

1. Peter Pan - Jack Hitt
2. Drama Bug - David Sedaris
3. Letterman! Cookies! - Dishwasher Pete
4. Mr. Loh's Not Afraid to Be Naked - Sandra Tsing Loh
5. Teen Getaway - Cheryl Trykv
6. Shooting Dad - Sarah Vowell
7. Hands on a Hardbody - Rob Bindler
8. Get over It! - Ira Glass
9. Hands on a Hard Body - Rob Bindler
10. Test - Scott Carrier
11. Christmas Freud - David Rakoff
12. Apology Line - Marissa Bridge

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