Posted by Bud on February 04, 2010 at 18:29:23:
Chicago Public Radio has released a new iPhone/iPod Touch application for the award-winning program, "This American Life" starring Ira Glass. Unlike many radio apps being released lately, this one has a catch: it's not free. The app costs $2.99. Being a Public Radio program, it relies on donations to keep running. The TAL App gives on-demand access to the full show archive, going all the way back to 1995 -- almost 400 episodes. Users can search by episode or contributor to a show and new episodes are automatically added automatically. All episodes can be streamed for free anytime or purchased from iTunes for off-line listening. The Showtime episodes of the TAL TV show can also be downloaded for a fee. There are free cartoons and other bonus content from the TV show. The app also comes with plenty of customizable features and exclusive content, as well.