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All Things Considered hosts Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, 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, 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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OpenAI is under scrutiny after two mass shooters used ChatGPT to plan attacks

4/23/2026
AI companies are under growing scrutiny over the potential harms chatbots can pose amid investigations into how mass shooters allegedly sought advice from the tools.

Duration:00:03:57

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Who's Trump listening to on Iran?

4/23/2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with White House Correspondent Franco Ordonez and National Security Correspondent Greg Myre about how President Trump's Cabinet is shaping the process of the Iran war.

Duration:00:06:40

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The FDA gives the green light to the first gene therapy for deafness

4/23/2026
The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical milestone.

Duration:00:04:03

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In cities, wild things are hiding everywhere — if you put on your 'nature eyes'

4/23/2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Amy Jaecker-Jones of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County about a worldwide community science project happening this weekend — the City Nature Challenge.

Duration:00:05:13

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Can restricting abortion reverse Wyoming's long-standing population drain?

4/23/2026
Backers of Wyoming's under-litigation abortion restrictions say they will help reverse a dwindling state population. Critics say it won't stop kids from leaving the economically challenged state.

Duration:00:03:52

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Maine might soon impose the country's first statewide pause on data centers

4/23/2026
Maine might become the first place to impose a statewide pause on big data center construction — if the governor signs the bill.

Duration:00:03:54

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Ella Langley tops the charts — and Coachella gives Bieber a boost

4/23/2026
The rising country star Ella Langley rules both the album and song charts this week, but Justin Bieber also sees a rise in popularity following his nostalgic performance at Coachella.

Duration:00:02:32

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Virginia approved a plan to draw four more seats that lean heavily for Democrats

4/22/2026
Virginia voters approved mid-decade redistricting that aims to help Democrats win 10 of the state's 11 seats in Congress. Republicans are challenging the map, but Democrats are calling it a victory.

Duration:00:04:18

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DOJ accuses Southern Poverty Law Center of using donations to pay secret informants

4/22/2026
The Justice Department has accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of money laundering and other crimes. The DOJ says the Alabama-based civil rights organization paid sources to stoke racial hatred.

Duration:00:04:32

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A former South Korean spy confronts the hidden war that never ended

4/22/2026
More than 70 years after the Korean War, South Korea is still confronting the legacy of a secret conflict waged in the shadows.

Duration:00:04:15

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Is political gerrymandering the future of U.S. politics? Virginia's governor weighs in

4/22/2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger about a measure she supported — that voters approved Tuesday — to redraw the state's congressional maps to favor Democrats.

Duration:00:06:56

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Knitting enthusiasts from around the country recently met for yarn fest

4/22/2026
People who love to knit held a convention recently where they showed off their love for yarn and fiber arts.

Duration:00:03:17

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Small, inexpensive drones are changing the battlefield. The Pentagon is playing catchup

4/22/2026
As small attack drones become central to warfare, the Pentagon is making a major push to jumpstart manufacturing.

Duration:00:04:04

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The little-known DOJ division turning Trump's immigration policies into binding law

4/22/2026
A little-known division inside the Justice Department that reviews immigration court appeals is turning President Trump's immigration policy agenda into law.

Duration:00:03:35

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Amid a ceasefire in Lebanon, one family buries their daughter

4/22/2026
Last week, NPR spent time with a family still searching for their 26-year-old daughter in the rubble one week after Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut. Now her remains have been identified.

Duration:00:02:51

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Kennedy Center renovation tour

4/22/2026
President Trump announced the Kennedy Center will close for two years beginning July 4th. He says the building is in bad shape and needs repairs. Members of congress and two lawsuits contend the real reason is mismanagement, artist cancellations and declining ticket sales.

Duration:00:03:05

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More immigrants are being held in detention for over a year. NPR followed one family's ordeal.

4/22/2026
The El Gamal family has been held in ICE detention for more than 320 days. They are not alone: the number of immigrants who've been in ICE detention for over a year has skyrocketed.

Duration:00:05:10

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How malaria has shaped the path of human settlements

4/22/2026
A new study looks at thousands of years worth of data and finds that malaria hot spots have played a critical role in shaping where humans settled and either thrived or failed to thrive.

Duration:00:03:59

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Monkey indigestion? Eat dirt

4/22/2026
Macaques living near the Rock of Gibraltar eat a lot of tourists' food. A new study suggests the monkeys have learned to eat dirt to settle their stomachs.

Duration:00:03:38

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Caracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees

4/22/2026
In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.

Duration:00:03:42