This American Life

Season 2 Episode 5: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom

Cartoonist Chris Ware animates a true story that demonstrates that every marriage—even the happiest—is a courtroom. But most of the episode is devoted to the slow-motion disintegration of one couple's marriage. The husband's obsession with a legal battle forces the most basic marital questions into the open: what do I need? And what can I put up with?

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

2

Episodes:

13

Cast:

Ira Glass

Quality:

HD

Duration:

30 min

First Air:

2007

Rating:

8.7