http://www.documentaryfilms.net/index.php/this-american-life/ Documentary Film, Forum, Festivals & Filmmaker Resources. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:35:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.documentaryfilms.net/index.php/this-american-life/comment-page-1/#comment-16735 Jonathan Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:36:03 +0000 http://www.documentaryfilms.net/index.php/this-american-life/#comment-16735 I have been listening to TAL for a number of years, and although I agree with some of your points, I disagree that the show is typically ironic or ever condescending. It IS a show with some intelligence behind it, and it never seeks to hide it, but I can't think of an instance where the stories or interviews were clever for the sake of being clever. Could you please cite some examples? I have been listening to TAL for a number of years, and although I agree with some of your points, I disagree that the show is typically ironic or ever condescending. It IS a show with some intelligence behind it, and it never seeks to hide it, but I can’t think of an instance where the stories or interviews were clever for the sake of being clever. Could you please cite some examples?

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