I'm with Kyle. This guy's nailed the TAL way. It's no stirring indictment - there's no bite like you might expect from a top notch Gouda or Gorgonzola - but hey, for 2:35 minutes, it deserves a chance to shine on air and garners its share of chuckles. Well-produced, coherent.

Well,it was bound to happen:"This American Life"paints itself into a corner that's easily susceptible to parody.
"This American Cheese",clearly with a loving cheekiness ,takes the aural timbre of "TAL"and boils it down to such an accurate portrayal,some might think this is Ira himself who was taking a swipe at self-mockery. Of course,anyone who's ever listened to "TAL"enough times will easily recognize the basic recipe(quirky background music,diary-like vocal presentation,Glass's signature nasal delivery replete with pauses)so almost anyone could pull off something similar. However,being that this is the first time I've ever heard such a blatant parody,it's rather fresh and needs to be added onto the next"TAL"live CD. Good stuff. The"Fonzie/Fondue" segment is pretty amusing,too.