{"podcast":{"title":"This American Life","slug":"this-american-life-7814501","podcast_index_feed_id":7814501,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6951904/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/this-american-life--6951904","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a8cc3fda8587d4c2f0051724d6c96553.jpg","author":"Wicoto","episode_count":31,"summary":"This American Life: The Full Visual Archive First-person stories and investigative journalism that capture the essence of the American experience. From quirky subcultures to high-stakes political dramas, we bring you the stories that shape our nation. 🌍 SEE THE STORIES: Access the original documents, historical photos, and witness profiles for each episode by following the link in our descriptions. 👇 The journey continues here : https://goo.su/XwNQm","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T02:19:38.723220+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-american-life-7814501"},"episode":{"title":"882: Give a Little Whistle","slug":"882-give-a-little-whistle","published_at":"2026-03-08T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-american-life-7814501/882-give-a-little-whistle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-american-life-7814501","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/882-give-a-little-whistle--71324423","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71324423/default.mp3","summary":"Two lawyers who work for ICE step forward and lift the curtain on what is really happening inside our immigration system right now. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Two lawyers dive into the details of what they’ve witnessed behind the scenes in different parts of the immigration system. (2 minutes) Act One: Former ICE attorney Ryan Schwank explains the chaos and dysfunction he observed at an ICE training academy, which led him to whistleblow to Congress two weeks ago. (12 minutes) Act Two: A federal judge orders the government to immediately release a bunch of people from detention. Days pass, and the government doesn’t comply. So the judge calls a hearing to figure out what’s going on. The lawyer's response is not what he or anybody expected. (25 minutes) Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.org This American Life privacy policy. Learn more about sponsor message choices. 🎬 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)","meta_description":"Two lawyers who work for ICE step forward and lift the curtain on what is really happening inside our immigration system right now. Visit thisamericanlife…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3613,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-american-life-7814501/episodes/882-give-a-little-whistle/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-american-life-7814501/882-give-a-little-whistle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}