How long is This American Life — Complete Episodes?
This American Life — Complete Episodes is 500 hours of music — 6 albums spanning 2000–2025.
This American Life has aired since 1995, producing over 830 episodes averaging ~60 minutes each. The complete archive is approximately 500 hours.
Listen Time Overview
Total Time
500 hours
Albums
6
Non-stop Days
20.8
Genre
Storytelling / Journalism
How many commutes to finish?
1000 commutes (one-way)
At different playback speeds
1x (normal)
500h
1.5x speed
333h 20m
2x speed
250h
Discography
For perspective...
That's 20.8 days non-stop — over 1 months of 24/7 listening. At 2 hours a day, it would take 1 years.
About This Discography
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For Perspective...
That's 66.7 flights from New York to London
Same as binging 10.0 seasons of Game of Thrones
You could walk 1500 miles while listening
That's 2000 cups of coffee worth of sipping time