Every Marriage Is a Courtroom
June 1, 2008
30 min

Season 2 - Episode 5: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom
00:00 / 45:00
Overview
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?
Episode Information
TV Show
This American Life
Season
Season 2
Episode Number
5
Air Date
June 1, 2008
Runtime
30 minutes