List of 2006 This American Life episodes

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In 2006, there were seventeen This American Life episodes.

  • Episode 306 – Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
    • Act 1: Luck of the Irish - Ira Glass
    • Act 2: Taxation Without Inebriation
    • Act 3: Bad Morning America - Davy Rothbart
    • Act 4: Function of the Heart
  • Episode 307 – In the Shadow of the City
    • Act 1: Brooklyn Archipelago - Brett Martin
    • Act 2: The Thin Gray Line - Cheryl Wagner
    • Act 3: Yes, In My Backyard - Jorge Just
  • Episode 308 – Star-Crossed Love
    • Act 1: Prisoner of Love - Shant Kenderian
    • Act 2: The Diary of Mrs. Sam Horrigan - Catalina Puente
    • Act 3: So a Squirrel and a Chipmunk Walk Into a Bar - David Sedaris
  • Episode 309 – Cat and Mouse
    • Act 1: El Gato Y El Ratoncito - James Spring
    • Act 2: Hello Kitty - David Sedaris
    • Act 3: Looking for Loveseats in all the Wrong Places - David Segal
    • Act 4: Spray My Name, Spray My Name - Brian Thomas Gallagher
  • Episode 310 – Habeas Schmaebeas
  • Episode 311 – A Better Mousetrap
  • Episode 312 – How We Talked Back Then
    • Show description: A return to two live shows from the TAL archive including show 36, "Letters" and show 66, "Tales from the Net".
    • Act 1: Letters
    • Act 2: Internet
  • Episode 313 – Parental Guidance Suggested
    • Act 1: Two Possibilities, Both Bad - Ira Glass
    • Act 2: The Grandma Letters - Will Seymour, Mortified
    • Act 3: My Angel's in the Centerfolds - Thea Chaloner
  • Episode 314 – It's Never Over
    • Act 1: Who Takes the Class Out of Class Reunion - Jon Ronson
    • Act 2: Life Without Leanne - Larry Doyle
    • Act 3: Deal of a Lifetime - Sarah Koenig
    • Act 4: One Word: Timing - Tami Sagher
  • Episode 315 – The Parrot and the Potbellied Pig
  • Episode 316 – The Cat Came Back
  • Episode 317 – Unconditional Love
    • Act 1: Love Is A Battlefield - Alix Spiegel
    • Act 2: Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Dave Royko
  • Episode 318 – With Great Power
  • Episode 319 – And the Call Was Coming From the Basement
    • Show description: Scary stories that are all true.
    • Prologue: Ira Glass and Albert Donnay read a ghost story from a 1921 medical journal.
    • Act 1: The Hills Have Eyes - Alix Blumberg
    • Music interlude: 45 Grave, Evil
    • Act 2: The Hitcher - Ira Glass
    • Act 3: And the Call Was Coming from ... the Listeners!
    • Act 4: Graveyard Shift - David Sedaris
    • Music interlude: Gnarls Barkley, The Boogie Monster
  • Episode 320 – What's In a Number – 2006 Edition
    • Show description: Discussion about a new study by The Lancet about the number of Iraqis who have died since the US invasion.
    • Prologue: Ira Glass talks with ordinary Iraqis about life after the invasion.
    • Act 1: Truth, Damn Truth and Statistics - Alex Blumberg
    • Act 2: Not Just a Number
    • Act 3: The War This Time - Ira Glass
    • Music interlude: The Roots, Somebody's Gotta Do It
  • Episode 321 – Sink or Swim
  • Episode 322 – Shouting Across the Divide

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