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This American Life (v. 1.2.0) Разработано Public Radio Exchange |
Android app for the weekly public radio program This American Life, from Chicago Public Media. Features include on-demand access to the entire 400+ episode archive, link to the weekly live stream, sorting by contributor, personalized favorites lists, rare audio and video extras, and more.
We've been reading the comments and working on the reported issues. This
release should address many of the audio playback problems we've heard
about. We are actively working to resolve all issues within our control.
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[2011-09-24] Thomas: Tal Streaming is interrupted often and downloads don't seem to work in airplane mode |
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[2011-09-22] Anonymous: Love the show. App gives access to a lot of content. Crashes often. would love to see the app remember where I was in the audio when I return. |
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[2011-09-20] Ish: Love TAL! Only issue is pausing and resuming loses your place and starts over. |
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[2011-09-19] Mary: Seems much better after the update. It isn't crashing continuously now! |
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[2011-09-17] WorseThanNormal: Good content, didnt app Does not run for longer than 5minutes on an ATRIX before crashing. |
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[2011-09-16] John: needs work This app needs work. If you switch to another app then switch back it doesn't remember where you left off. The slider isn't very accurate. Buffering causes pauses and sometimes it jumps back to the beginning. It should pause when you disconnect the headphones. |
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[2011-09-15] cindy: Please add an exit button/close program and a way to start playing where you left off. I love TAL and NPR but this isnt a good app for $$$. Please fix |
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[2011-09-15] Tiffany: Love Ira, Love the show, not the app I have a Samsung Epic (Using Wifi) and I am having the same problem as others. It crashes in the middle of the episode. What is worse I was about to find out if the lady Ira and friend was spying on was actually cheating (Detectives). And then silence... Oh well. |
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[2011-09-13] far_star: Great show. Deceptive practices. This app will not give you access to all of the shows they have produced. If you support them by buying the app then you should not have to go out and buy other episodes piece-by-piece because they decide not to include it. Also you can only save one show at a time. I understand restrictions on free apps, but this is deceptive and wrong. Shame on TAL |
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[2011-09-09] Paul: Support TAL Still too lazy to donate to this american life? Me too. But guess what--it's not too late. Buy this app. Even if it sucks, the worst case is that you |
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[2011-09-09] Lucy: Where's Ira?! Even with the update it force closes on my sidekick 4g : ( |
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[2011-09-09] the 9/13/2011 ![]() ![]() ![]() Love it :) |
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[2011-09-08] Laura: It's got Ira Glass Doesn't work perfectly, but does let you listen to tal, which is worth 5 stars to me. Plus, you're supporting the show. |
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[2011-09-08] hgriffin1: TAL rocks! A+++++ |
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[2011-09-08] spewstudent: So far so good I've been using the app for about five hours at work today, without a hiccup. Evo4g mikfroyo. |
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[2011-09-07] Amy: Buggy Constant problems - freezes, fails to update recent shows, etc. Love the show but hate the app. |
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[2011-09-07] Amanda: Wanted to like it I LOVE TAL! Unfortunately, streaming does not work on my phone and saving an episode stops mid-download. Useless. Samsung Epic. |
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[2011-09-07] evan.odell: Although it doesn't like running without a data connection i can just save it to the sd card and listen with the phone music player which works better |
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[2011-09-07] Mike: Only one episode at a time One start until I can save more than one episode. The Amazon link is useless since none of the episodes I tried were available. |
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[2011-09-06] Jmaxxz: Can not cancel playback of an episode that fails to buffer. Can not cancel downloads. Does not pause other media apps like Pandora. However looks nice |
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[2011-09-06] arbutus1440: Sigh. Can't they afford a decent programmer? Crashes, won't run, etc. on my Nexus. And I never have app trouble. |
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[2011-09-05] Sarah: Save for offline listening buggy To play a saved episode without crashing, I have to start playing it while online and THEN switch off wi-fi. Galaxy Tab and phone. |
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[2011-09-05] midori: Great little app If you like the show, you'll love this app. T-bolt |
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[2011-09-04] hi2colin: Love the content, but I now consider the price to be a donation. App is buggy, crashes often and the shows regularly stop midway through. Desire CM7 |
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[2011-09-04] Lydia: A great app - when it works. Streaming was never ace for me so I save offline at home, but it force closes more times than it works. Please fix! |
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[2011-09-04] Scott: Still loads of problems Using the app on droid X. Still see lots of issues. Sometimes streeming works great, can't seek through an episode, can't save, have to force close. |
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[2011-09-03] What A Flavor!: WTF? This app is buggy as F* then you charge me $3, and feed me commercials? WTF? I WANT MY MONEY BACK! |
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[2011-09-03] the 9/4/2011 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ira Glass is haunting my phone This app used to be amazing, until it started playing every single time I get an email or text. I've even uninstalled and reinstalled it to no avail. |
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[2011-09-01] Laufrau: Yay! Yay! Update fixed all playback issues! Droid Incredible. |
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[2011-08-31] Jeremy Reynolds: Broken seek = Unusable Not useful unless you can listen to a story from start to finish in one setting. Fix that & add a bookmark/resume feature, it'd be great. |
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[2011-08-31] Claire: Keeps shutting off stream at thirty five minutes.... I have no idea why, but every single episode turns off at thirty five minutes. And sadly the episode scanner isnt working either.... Disappointing!! |
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[2011-08-31] Nickname unavailable: Great content, mediocre app Love TAL. They make great radio. The app, however, is buggy and has never quite worked right. Very poor for a paid app. |
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[2011-08-30] Brian: Can't go back to main menu while streaming I haven't been able to exit a stream and go back to the main menu. No stop or exit button I can see, even under options key. |
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[2011-08-30] mykill: The last update caused more bugs on my evo. Restarts at the beginning when paused, seek is completely horked so I can't even find where I was. |
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[2011-08-29] jhabey: Great App Love this app, nice job! |
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[2011-08-29] Jonathan: Ok Episodes will randomly drop out on me and stop playing. Can't be a reception issue as I have service when it happens. Please add an exit button, too. |
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[2011-08-29] adam: - love it |
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[2011-08-28] Preeti: After paying for the application it still says that this is not a liscenced app and force closes. |
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[2011-08-27] Mazel Tough Cocktail: Keeps force closing! LG G2X |
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[2011-08-27] Angry J: Excellent for fans of the show I really enjoy TAL and its worth the price of the app to have access to the entire catalog on my phone. I like the extra features. Works great on wifi |
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[2011-08-27] jakolson: Hrmm Can't close or kill it |
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[2011-08-26] tasdpofa: Resume needed Wish I could save where I was in a show and resume playback. Otherwise satisfactory. |
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[2011-08-26] amanda: Review A few bugs here and there but works great on my HTC inspire! I just wish you could search for specific shows... |
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[2011-08-26] rach: Crashes most of the time. Unacceptable for a paid-for app. |
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[2011-08-26] Jeremy Miles: Update makes it MUCH better The latest update to this app solves all of the problems with the previous version (at least for me). I can load, I can stream, I can pause. Very happy. |
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[2011-08-26] chrisrhoden: Recent Update Solves It The update released last week has been amazing. Not a single crash since the upgrade. Nice to see that the app matches the quality of the show. |
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[2011-08-26] piratekitten: Great content, even if you can't listen to it. Many many many problems. Now though, with the recent update, it won't even open on my Evo. Please make this app as reliable as the ios version. |
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[2011-08-25] Ben: Always crashes.... always? Love the show but this application crashes everytime. Motorola defy. |
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[2011-08-25] Mark: Needs to remember last position This would be a 4 or 5 star application if the program would remember the last position in the episodes. |
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[2011-08-25] Nick: WTH, Ira? This app fuggin sucks. Still, even after the update. Fire your app creator. |
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[2011-08-25] Greg: My favorite show Check it out if you've never heard it |
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[2011-08-25] Adam "Goolie" Gould: Works fine, could use improvemeny Wish u could skip during streaming but nobody does that. Use save lots, wont complete dl about 33% of time. Still worth it & worth supporting. |
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[2011-08-25] Grouper: Latest update fixes all the force closes |
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[2011-08-25] cuga: Great app and show |
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[2011-08-24] Tyler: Great app. I'm really happy with the improvements made to this app since it launched. The devs have listened to complaints and addressed them. |
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[2011-08-24] imaljones: Able to dl episodes and listen that way |
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[2011-08-24] the 8/24/2011 ![]() ![]() ![]() Not worth buying Stops playing intermittently WITHOUT saving your place in the show. This happens even with supposedly pre-downloaded episodes saved for offline use! |
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[2011-08-24] Noor: Looks great!! |
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[2011-08-23] John: Love it After I figured out how 2 use it I've listened 2 about 200 shows problem free. Save for off line listening first, then listen to the saved episode-d2 |
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[2011-08-23] Inez: Quits working randomly pretty often and has to be restarted. |
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[2011-08-21] jah: Crashes every time I use it. It is sluggish at best and needs a much better bookmark system. Practically unusable. |
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[2011-08-21] WarlockD: Crashed on my EVO on first use. No excuse when the iPhone app works so well. |
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[2011-08-20] Jeffrey: Works good. BUT. It really needs to have a close button, and more importantly, ability to tap the timeline to fast forward and rewind. |
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[2011-08-20] Catherine: Aggravating App I love TAL, but this app stinks. Episodes stop out of the blue, and won't restart no matter what you try. I keep thinking an update will fix it but no |
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[2011-08-19] Jason: Crash crash crash The app crashes EVERY time I listen to a saved episode, around halfway through on my HTC G2. I've stopped using it until they can get around to fixing |
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[2011-08-18] why do you: Can't listen to more than half a show. Stops and restarts at random. Major bummer app as show is one if the best on radio. |
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[2011-08-17] mull280: Poor playback Can't resume in the middle of shows, force closes, buffers slow. Poor quality for a paid app. Love the show. |
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[2011-08-15] Lonex the elitist monk: good application it works and i like the content |
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[2011-08-14] Michael: Mike I like the apps2sd feature. I wish I could save more than one episode at a time. The pause/play feature doesn't work. DROIDX 2 Gingerbread 2.3 |
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[2011-08-14] Jenny: Me Phenomenal! Love show. Works perfect. Get a clue haters. Learn how to use phone and apps. |
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[2011-08-14] william: This is an awesome show, and a great app. Check the pro se episode. The only problem is the fact that episodes often stop for no reason. |
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[2011-08-14] Adam: Crashes on start if I don't have an internet connection. Makes the saved episode feature useless. Disappointed. |
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[2011-08-13] kevin: Save you money~ the app freezes my system, i have yet to get through an entire episode, there no shuttle or jog, the save feature doesn't thanks Ira |
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[2011-08-13] Deirdre: Thrilled No problem on Incredible. Can FF, RW, mark episode heard. It's such a deal I went to the site and made a donation also. Love this show! |
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[2011-08-13] Brian: What not videos and more content? Why not more content like the iPad app? |
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[2011-08-12] Brad: This app is fantastic. I'm fairly new to the show and this app is really helpful for catching up on old favorites and listening to new episodes. |
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[2011-08-12] Clark de la Osita: If this application crashes or freezes during playback, which happens often, then there's no way to go back to your place. |
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[2011-08-10] Lele,Leesha: I am super bummed about having installed this app. If this were any other app I would fight for my money back but I love and believe in TAL. |
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[2011-08-10] lauren: Works terrific since the update that allows saving an ep for offline listening. Very stable, no problems. EVO 4g |
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[2011-08-10] Amanda: Kinda sad For some reason I'm missing a lot of episodes. 419-426 |
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[2011-08-09] Usman: Works great, awesome app I've been using podcasting apps (and before that iTunes) to keep up with This American Life but occasionally I'd miss one episode or the file would get deleted before I had a chance to listen to it. With this app I never have to worry about that. I have full access to the entire library in a clean interface. The app lets you download episodes for later listening so it doesn't require constant Internet access. And I love the "jump back 30 seconds button", a very nice touch. |
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[2011-08-08] Drew: Great Program... App Could Be Much Better Love the show, but the streaming audio freezes 3 or 4 times per episode. Ability to save more than 1 episode would also be nice. HTC Incredible |
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[2011-08-08] crazybob: Crashed at launch... When I tried to listen to a saved episode on the plane, the entire reason I bought the app. |
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[2011-08-08] Candice: Much better than listening from the web on your phone. Really enjoying it! |
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[2011-08-08] Adam&Mary(106): Unstable. Love the content, which really makes this annoying. |
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[2011-08-07] Sergio: Rating based on show (sorry!), app dissapointing LOVE the show. The app, however, leaves much to be desired. I can not fast forward or rewind. Sometimes it just stops 30 or 40 min into an episode. And sometimes the app freezes and regardless of how many times I try to "kill" it, it won't go away. That said, I think I'd put up with it if I knew that their money was going into producing this wonderful show! :) on Galaxy Tab 7'' |
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[2011-08-07] Cris Noble: First Paid App that was worth every penny! This app works great on my Inspire. I love the show and this app is awesome. Easy to favorite shows for telling others about them, easy to download for offline listening, just plain awesome. |
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[2011-08-06] Jim: Working great straight out of the gate Inspire 4G |
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[2011-08-05] kat: <3 TAL :(! Most episodes "available" but playback is just too unreliable. Keeping the app and praying for an updated version. Running on HTC evo 2.3.3 |
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[2011-08-05] Anonymous: Love the show, and app has everything TAL, but the app is unstable. |
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[2011-08-05] Keith: Works, but sketchily. Doesn't save your spot if you stop when streaming. Often crashes or fails to close. Pauses randomly. Great content tho. |
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[2011-08-04] Jonathan: Love the show, but playback freezes after 15 mins or so then won't resume without lots of cajoling. |
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[2011-08-04] Jules: I always download the next episode and have been mostly happy with the app. Would like bookmark, exit button and to work in flight mode. |
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[2011-08-03] Michael: Where is episode 423? That's why I paid money. Other recent episodes missing as well. Refunded and uninstalled. |
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[2011-08-03] FoodieLite: Is it just me? By my count there are 15 recent shows missing from the catalog.... Am I missing something? |
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[2011-08-02] Tom: For 3 bucks I get access to their entire archive??? This is a steal folks. This American Life is debateably the best podcast/radio program out there |
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[2011-08-02] claudio: Not all shows available. There are several episodes that are not included in the app. Other than that, I love it. |
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[2010-11-26] Tristan: Two stars for now, drops stream often in full 3G areas. Love the concept, will be well worth the money when it app. has all the bugs worked out. |
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[2010-11-26] Joseph: Awful. Doesnt work at all! Read their notes on website. App has many problems. |
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[2010-11-26] Elizabeth: Works flawlessly on my EVO! |
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