In 2004, there were 24 This American Life episodes. * Episode 256 - "Living Without" * Act 1: Do You Hear What I Hear? – Nubar Alexanian * Act 2: The Journalism of Deprivation – Sarah Vowell * Act 3: The Call of the Great Indoors – * Act 4: Tin Man – * Episode 257 - "What I Should've Said" * Act 1: Freeze Frame – Jonathan Goldstein * Act 2: In the Bush Leagues – * Act 3: A Can of Worms – David Sedaris * Act 4: Life Sentence – Mike Miller * Episode 258 - "Leaving the Fold" * Act 1: I've Got a Secret I've Been Hiding From You – Alex Blumberg * Act 2: God and Hockey – Ira Glass * Act 3: Nuns Amok – * Episode 259 - "Promised Land" * Act 1: Across the Street from Heaven – Starlee Kine * Act 2: Life in the Fast Lane – David Rakoff * Act 3: Mystery Train – * Episode 260