This American Life

Season 1 Episode 2: My Way

2 Seasons Mar 29, 2007 TV-14 22m 8.4

An exploration of the benefits and costs of stubbornness. If you're a 15-year-old boy, and you don't want to fall in love, maybe you can just decide not to do it. Ever. Stories of trying to cheat death, love, political reality, and memory with only an idiosyncratic vision and a lot of stamina.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Reality Check

1. Reality Check

Aired: Mar 22, 2007

Three stories of people who hatched plans in the hopes of making their dreams...

Episode 2 My Way

2. My Way

Aired: Mar 29, 2007

An exploration of the benefits and costs of stubbornness. If you're a 15-year...

Episode 3 God's Close-Up

3. God's Close-Up

Aired: Apr 5, 2007

An artist, his Jesus-model, the model's girlfriend, the girlfriend's father, ...

Episode 4 The Cameraman

4. The Cameraman

Aired: Apr 12, 2007

Being behind the camera changes you. It's not just that you see everything di...

Episode 5 Growth Spurt

5. Growth Spurt

Aired: Apr 19, 2007

What do you do if you don't like where you are in life? You simply decide to ...

Episode 6 Pandora's Box

6. Pandora's Box

Aired: Apr 26, 2007

Three stories of consequences that follow from human beings' doing what we do...

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Info about This American Life

Current Status: Ended

Network: Showtime

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary

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