# Bonus: Nancy's Deep Cuts

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Podcast: [This American Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-american-life-7814501)
Published: 2025-07-17T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Ira Glass talks with longtime producer Nancy Updike about the most personal stories they have put on the radio. This is a sample of the bonus episodes we regularly release to our This American Life Partners. To gain access to all the bonus episodes AND help us keep making This American Life, join at thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners . 🎬 SEE THE STORY UNFOLD: Want to see the original photos, documents, and the faces behind this week's acts? 👇 View the visual archive for this episode here: https://goo.su/XwNQm (Updated for each story)

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