This American Life

A bonus second-season edition comprised of material produced for the "This American Life" web site.

Season 2. The true life stories of several Americans with the name "John Smith," from an 11-week-old boy whose parents expected a girl, to a 46-year-old Texan welcoming his son home from Iraq.

Season 2. Tales of troubled marriages include an animated true story by cartoonist Chris Ware, and a real-life look at a husband whose legal obsession causes serious trouble with his spouse.

Season 2. Two boxers in Tennessee who've known each other all their lives face off in a match that neither can afford to lose; a group of kids in New York learns to fight bullies the old-fashioned way: by being funny.

Season 2. A pair of convicts almost escape prison using dental floss; high school students pose for yearbook snapshots which capture nothing of the drama in their lives; a man with a 30-year obsession with one particular bird.

Season 2. Stories about two foreigners in the U.S. in the aftermath of two very different wars, who try to make sense of life here.

Season 2 premiere. Teenage boys find ways to impress girls using a mode of transport obsolete since the 19th century; a young man's fight for independence from his mother would be normal for most kids, except for some special circumstances.