this american life is a class act and something about it always seems to give me a sense of calm and understanding about my life and others.
as my friend who accompanied me to the show put it:
"the show was both hilarious and heartwrenching. like a rollercoaster my emotions were all over the place, and at the end of the ride i knew that a) i wanted to do it again and b) there is a lot of beauty in the stories of ordinary people."