This American carnage stops right here and right now. —President Donald J. Trump.

Episode No. 1: Inauguration Day

From WBEZ, in Chicago, it’s “This American Carnage,” distributed by Public Radio International. I’m Ira Glass. Each week, of course, we choose a theme and invite writers and performers to take a whack at that theme. This week: Inauguration Day. Act One: The Audacity of Grope. Act Two: New Year’s Revolutions. Act Three: It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Tweeting). And Act Four: Schindler’s Listicle. Earlier today, our producer Sean Cole found the names of everyone here in the office written down with either “Jew,” “Gentile,” or “Not Sure, Leave a Dreidel on Their Desk and See What Happens” next to them. We’ll figure out what that’s all about. Stay with us.

Episode No. 14: Going Green

Hey, everybody. Ira here, with “This American Carnage,” where, each week, we take a meme, and bring you a variety of stories on that meme. Act One: Frog Out of Water. The newly appointed head of the Religious Science Cabinet (formerly the E.P.A.) has criminalized amphibians, claiming that “choosing to live both on land and in water constitutes gross promiscuity.” But what does this mean for working-class white people? Scott Carrier brings us that story. And Act Two: Pepe le Pew-Pew-Pew. New York’s reptiles have militarized. Now what? Etgar Keret reads what was originally intended as a short piece of fiction. Stay tuned.

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Episode No. 26: Kid Gloves (Live Show)

Hi, everybody. I’m speaking to you today from what used to be the Brooklyn Academy of Music, before we got rid of all the boroughs but Staten Island. I’m Ira Glass, and this is our annual “This American Carnage” live show. [One person applauds.] Act One: The SusPence Is Killing Me. David Sedaris reads the story of how he met his wife and how much he enjoys kissing her mouth. Act Two: Alt-Music. We’re waterboarding members of OK Go live onstage and recording the screams. Stay with us!

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Episode No. 58: The Most Dangerous Game

Hey, radio listeners. Ira here. It’s “This American Carnage,” brought to you by WBEZ in Élite Zone Two. Let’s get right to it. Today’s show: The Most Dangerous Game. Act One: Big-League Jew. We all bleed the same red blood of patriots, and today it’s Alex Blumberg’s turn. And Act Two: There Can Only Be One. Well. It’s pledge-drive time, and this year we’re trying something a little different. Ira Flatow and I will be marooned on the abandoned island of California, and only one of us will return. Right now, we have a matching grant, so hurry up and place your bets on who makes it back alive.

Episode No. 66: SOS

(Whispering) Well, from the burnt-out shell of the old WBEZ building, it’s “This American Carnage.” I’m Ira. We don’t have a lot of time. Act One: Cur . . . phew. The robo-gators say they’re peaceful, but should we believe them? We may not have a choice. Act Two: Do the Reich Thing. We’re going to leave “Santaland Diaries” playing for as long as there’s power, in the hopes that maybe—just maybe—it reaches someone. And Act Three: Heil, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye. Some parting thoughts, and a word from our boss, Mr. Torey Malatia, whom you may have heard earlier when he sprinted by, screaming, “Take only what you can carry. We don’t have much time. Run, Ira. Run!”