Here And There In The Land Of Israel

Six million Syrians fled the country after the start of its civil war.

Producer Nancy Updike tells the story of the people of Venezuela trying to prove who won their recent presidential election beyond a shadow of a doubt. (22 minutes)

Host Ira Glass spent America’s presidential election in the swing state of Michigan, where he found very little dispute over the ballot count from Republican poll challengers in Detroit now that they are doing the counting themselves. (8 minutes)

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

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

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.