Comment Not NPR (Score 2) 87
This American Life is a Public Radio International (PRI) show, not a National Public Radio (NPR) one.
You know you want to.
But at the same time conquering something that is "too hard" is an important aspect of fun.
No, it is the primary component of frustration, which is never fun. Certain very difficult endeavors in real life are edifying or vindicatory, but it is the rare individual who describes them as entertaining.
Any program which runs right is obsolete.