John Smith

I just watched This American Life season 2 episode 6: John Smith. Wow, just wow. It has been a while when something has captured and pulled me in as much as this episode did. You are following the story of several individuals who's only similarity is their name, John Smith. Ranging in age from a few months to 80 years old. I love the way the blend the story so as if you are looking at one life and each John Smith is talking about that moment in their life. If you have never see this episode, go watch it now. If you have never seen or heard This American Life, get on it.

"The story of one life, told through the lives of people from all over the country, all named John Smith. Baby John Smith is 11 weeks old, in South Carolina, and his parents are still reeling from the sonograms that all predicted he would be a girl. By the time he's 23, John Smith in Laramie, Wyoming, has made some mistakes and is appearing in front of a judge. At 46, he's in Texas, welcoming his oldest son back from Iraq. In-depth portraits of people growing up, growing old, and figuring out how to be fathers, husbands, and men in America today." thislife.org

Here is the trailer for season 2 of This American Life on TV