Create your own Ira Glass narration with Radar's This American Life story generator

Ira Glass' This American Life is the darling of Generation X. Its segments—first on NPR and now available (in high definition!) on Showtime—have provided a valuable census of liberal America's cultural consciousness since 1996. And honestly, Radar can't get enough of the show.

That's why we decided to create a This American Life–themed RadLib. Now, your dreams of Ira narrating some touching yet inoffensive slice of your middle- to upper-class existence can become a reality.

Fill in the blanks, then click below to read your story:

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• Your name, or your name if you were a boy:
  
  
  
• Dream career when you were in college:
  
  
  
• Terminal illness:
  
  
  
• Obscure locale:
  
  
  
• Uninteresting daily task:
  
  
  
• Choose one: Persevering/Trusting one’s instincts/Being more open-minded:
  
  
  
• Ivy League university:
  
  
  
• Job that involves physical labor:
  
  
  
• Religious sect:
  
  
  
• Foreign country:
  
  
  
• City in Texas:
  
  
  
• Chain restaurant:
  
  
  
• Popular '80s television show:
  
  
  
• Your name, if you were a Jewish girl:
  
  
  
• Your least favorite sports team:
  
  
  

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