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All Things Considered hosts Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, Juana Summers and Scott Detrow present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features 7 days a week.
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All Things Considered hosts Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, Juana Summers and Scott Detrow present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features 7 days a week.
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The people behind online scams may be scam victims themselves
5/1/2024
The people behind the online scams you see might be the victim of a scam themselves. Tens of thousands of people have been trafficked into remote, Southeast Asian compounds and forced to scam others.
Duration:00:05:18
Getting inflation below the Fed's 2% goal is taking longer than expected
5/1/2024
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, and investors now think borrowing costs could stay higher for months to come. Inflation remains stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target.
Duration:00:04:07
Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal 1864 abortion law
5/1/2024
Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal the Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions — leaving the state with a 15-week ban and highlighting the fierce debates taking place state by state.
Duration:00:03:50
The FAFSA debacle is throwing a wrench in students' college plans
5/1/2024
May 1 is a traditional decision day for many high school seniors to pick their college. But this year's trouble with the federal financial aid form has thrown that process into turmoil.
Duration:00:03:36
Israeli settlers try to block aid to Gaza as Blinken touts progress on trip to Israel
5/1/2024
Israeli settlers tried to block a new aid route into Gaza. The incident was a setback for Blinken, who was trying to highlight progress in getting Palestinians food and supplies to stave off famine.
Duration:00:03:56
Rachel Khong explores genetics, race and the idea of being American in new novel
5/1/2024
NPR's Juana Summers talks with author Rachel Khong about her book Real Americans, a multi-generational new novel about coming of age and defining who you are.
Duration:00:07:50
When is law enforcement needed in protests? Security expert weighs in
5/1/2024
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with security expert Juliette Kayyem about the decision to send in law enforcement at schools like Columbia University and UCLA. What strategy can bring de-escalation?
Duration:00:05:21
How Florida's six-week abortion ban will impact people in and around the state
5/1/2024
NPR's Juana Summers talks with economics professor Caitlin Myers, who has been tracking travel distances to abortion facilities, about the impact of Florida's ban on abortion after six weeks.
Duration:00:05:53
A bizarre fungus is threatening two emerging cicada broods
5/1/2024
NPR's Juana Summers talks with mycologist Matt Kasson about a strange fungus that is threatening certain broods of periodical cicadas.
Duration:00:04:03
The Witness Stones Project unearths and shares stories of northern slavery
5/1/2024
For centuries, stories of northern slavery were not easy to find. Understanding slavery in this project involves learning the stories of those enslaved — and bearing witness.
Duration:00:04:11
How dairy production is changing in response to avian flu
5/1/2024
New measures to stop avian flu among dairy cows are taking effect, such as testing dairy herds before they cross state lines. But farmers who voluntarily report infections stand to lose money.
Duration:00:03:44
The latest on student protests in New York City and around the country
5/1/2024
Hundreds of students have been arrested as university leaders moved to break up encampments and take back buildings occupied by campus protesters angry over Israel's war in Gaza.
Duration:00:07:04
United Methodist Church lifts bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
5/1/2024
Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddings.
Duration:00:03:52
NPR poll: Democrats fear fascism, and Republicans worry about a lack of values
5/1/2024
A new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation.
Duration:00:04:11
The iconic SpongeBob SquarePants made his TV debut 25 years ago
5/1/2024
Nickelodeon's megahit show SpongeBob SquarePants made its TV debut on May 1, 1999. Fans of the cartoon span generations and the animated series has become a multibillion-dollar franchise.
Duration:00:03:39
Here's this year's list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.
5/1/2024
The National Trust's annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska's Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walker.
Duration:00:03:38