Does anyone else miss the old This American Life?

I’m a longtime listener and I have listened to almost all episodes of TAL. I first got hooked in 2015, binged every archived episode from their website, and followed almost all subsequent episodes from there.I think around 2017 or 2018 there was a shift from slice of life stories to stories around Trump and the effects of his policies. I’m absolutely not a Trump supporter and these were/are important topics. Obviously world events from 2020 onwards have been insane, and so they’ve continued to do mostly current events related stories. But I just wish there was just a bit more of a balance between current event topics and the fun slice of life stuff.Anyone remember the episode about summer camp? Or the story about the police officer that tried to do it capture a squirrel that was stuck in someone’s house?I felt like TAL at this time told these really sweet and relatable stories that made me feel more connected to others.If this isn’t what TAL is about anymore then that’s okay, but I wonder if there are any podcasts that do fill this space? via /r/podcasts https://ift.tt/jTVcFL0