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I’ve often wondered what This American Life would have been if it were British. “Each week, we bring you stories of life in Britain. Not extraordinary life. No

• BeetleB 1y ago
  They even joked about it in one episode (Bim below is British) Ira: By the way, a very un-British way to organize her life, Bim says, to embrace delight wholeheartedly and un-self-consciously. Bim: Fundamentally, I'm fighting against every urge in me, which is like, don't. Don't do that. Because I'm still British. I can't help that. So I'm always just thinking to myself, just going like, oh, is that too much? I feel very much like somebody's disapproving nanny. Stop that. That's too much emotion. You know, there's a reason why our national sound is a tut. [TUTS] Stop it. It's an admonishment. It's like, stop it, you know? There used to be a talk show, and the theme song was a little child singing in this very sing-songy voice-- (SINGING) it'll never work. It'll never work. And that is how I feel about most things. Ira Glass: That would never be a show here.