This American Life - 539: The Leap

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Listen to This American Life

Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago. Oh sure, This American Life almost always begins with some rollicking, humors piece directly related to its theme. You’ll hear Ira interview someone to a backdrop of fun, upbeat or whimsical music….You can’t help but get…from podcasts.apple.com

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  This American Life - I Thought I Knew You2016 · overcast.fm · ▲57

  What happens when the ground shifts underneath you

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  Hurdlefly2023 · apps.apple.com · ▲208

  Actively grow your comfort zone

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  Stumbling on Happiness2015 · amazon.com · ▲65

  Why we misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisf…

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  This American Life - How to Win Friends and Influence People2016 · overcast.fm · ▲76

  Stories of people climbing to be number one.

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  Building The Future - ep 32: Sandra Robinson2016 · youtube.com · ▲53

  Breaking out of your comfort zone & her new book

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  This American Life - My Damn Mind2016 · ▲68

  The brain can betray you or benefit you. Act I w/ the NYT

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲930

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 2d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 14d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 15d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 9d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 13d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 23d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Brain.fm▲957

  Music for the brain to improve focus, meditation & sleep

  AI · 2015 · brain.fm

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  Something pointless I made▲747

  Life & fun · 2015 · dn.ht

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  Parinfer – a simpler way to write Lisp▲674

  Parinfer - simpler Lisp editing

  Life & fun · 2015 · shaunlebron.github.io

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  Motion AI▲634

  Easily build chatbots to do anything, on any platform!

  AI · 2015 · motion.ai

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  f.lux for iOS▲596

  Auto adjust your iOS display based on the time of day

  Dev tools · 2015 · justgetflux.com

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  Fieldbook▲592

  Create a database, as easily as a spreadsheet

  Dev tools · 2015 · fieldbook.com