Airel Sharon, Shimon Peres, David Ben Gurion, And Me!

When a pet dies, to what degree can it be replaced by another? And to what degree can pets replace people in our lives? David Sedaris tells this story of cats and dogs and other animals.

Comedian Kurt Braunohler makes a wrong choice, for his own amusement.

Mike Birbiglia has this story about a time his good guy-ness was called into question.

Several producers talked about the first stories they ever heard on the show, before they worked here.

For a look at the nuts and bolts of government job creation, This American Life Senior Producer Julie Snyder and Planet Money correspondent Adam Davidson attend a meeting of the International Economic Developers Council in San Diego.

Unemployment is 9 percent, but it's worst among high school dropouts andpeople with only a high school education.