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Bookish Americans all over the country are used to Ira Glass tricking them into crying in public. As the host of public radio’s This American Life, Glass frequently blindsides his listening audience with stories that are as heartbreaking as they are heartwarming. This is no Lifetime Television movie style sadness, though, and the voices on the radio aren’t characters: they’re real people whose stories allow you to experience a poignant blend of empathy despite the fact that they’re strangers. Perhaps that’s why the show is called This American Life.