This American Life Podcasts Added to iTunes

While logging into the iTunes store today I was greeted with a great surprise! One of my favorite NPR radio shows, This American Life has finally added their program to iTunes’ lineup of podcasts! Formerly, the only way to listen to TAL episodes was by streaming them from the website or purchasing them from the archives at $0.95/pop. I always hoped to eventually see the show migrate to a podcast format but didn’t see it happening if they were using episode sales as a revenue stream. The way they are making it work is each show will be available as a free podcast for one week after the original airs. After that it moves into the archives where you can either stream it for free or purchase it for the same price as before. Fans of TAL rejoice! And when you are finished rejoicing, go subscribe today so you can take advantage of this free service!