This American Life

This American Life is a television series based on the very popular, long-running radio show on Chicago Public Radio hosted by Ira Glass. The radio show has been on for over 15 years and the team was approached by Showtime to make a television adaptation. They completed two season of 6 episodes a piece. The television program follows a similar format to the radio show in which the show has a theme and then two to three stories are presented to illustrate the theme. "John Smith" was a notable episode in the series given its premise. It told the story of 6 people people all named John Smith at various points in their life, from birth to death. This American Life is now on a hiatus but might return with a television special at some point in the future. MORE