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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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Trump administration argues that more roads would help against wildfires

8/28/2025
The Trump administration is citing wildfire suppression as the reason it's seeking to undo the Roadless Rule. Science suggests more roads will cause more fires.

Duration:00:04:13

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Radiohead re-charts on the Billboard Hot 100

8/28/2025
A Radiohead song from the '90s has just made its Billboard chart debut — 28 years later.

Duration:00:02:38

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NPR exclusive: The role the U.S. has played in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

8/28/2025
As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S. role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this?

Duration:00:08:12

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In Mississippi, 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the recovery has been long

8/28/2025
Former Gov. Haley Barbour reflects on the hurricane's blow to Mississippi, where 238 people were killed. He says there are lessons in the resilience of people and the government's disaster response.

Duration:00:07:58

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Denmark summons U.S. envoy over claims of interference in Greenland

8/28/2025
Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country after it was reported that at least three people with connections to President Trump have been carrying out covert operations.

Duration:00:03:31

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Former CDC director weighs in on leadership shakeup

8/28/2025
The White House says CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired because she was not aligned with President Trump's mission to make America healthy again. What does the exodus mean for the agency?

Duration:00:05:56

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CDC leaders resign after RFK Jr. moves to fire director Susan Monarez

8/28/2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be facing a huge leadership vacuum, as Director Susan Monarez is forced out by RFK Jr. and the Trump administration.

Duration:00:04:11

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New train connects Mississippi towns 20 years after Katrina

8/28/2025
Amtrak just reopened a route from Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans that's connecting communities along the Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. It's called the Mardi Gras line.

Duration:00:04:22

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The market's reaction to Nvidia tells a larger story about the ongoing AI frenzy

8/28/2025
Big Tech's AI spending spree has kept investors optimistic through all the other economic turmoil this summer. Can it last?

Duration:00:03:11

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As recess winds down for Congress, town halls offer window into voters' top concerns

8/28/2025
Townhalls in two very different districts — a safe red seat in Missouri and a competitive blue seat in Ohio — offer a window into the issues that could help decide next year's midterm elections.

Duration:00:03:42

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Minnesota shooter's online persona emulated mass shooters

8/28/2025
FBI director Kash Patel says yesterday's mass shooting at a Minnesota church was domestic terrorism, driven by hate-filled ideology. But extremism analysts say their research points to something else.

Duration:00:04:28

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How homeless residents nationwide suffer the effects of hotter summers

8/28/2025
With climate change causing hotter summers, states from Arizona to Illinois to Connecticut are exploring the idea of around-the-clock care during heat waves.

Duration:00:03:43

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Joe Hickerson didn't just document American folk music. He shaped it

8/28/2025
Library of Congress archivist Joe Hickerson has died at 89. For decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music and served as director of the library's American Folklife Center.

Duration:00:03:38

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Amtrak's flagship Acela trains get a long-awaited upgrade

8/28/2025
The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.

Duration:00:03:59

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Taylor Swift is engaged to Travis Kelce. That's a business opportunity in Kansas City

8/27/2025
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ryan Fortney, VP of sales for Charlie Hustle -- a company that sells Kansas City-themed apparel, about the merch opportunities from the Swift-Kelce engagement.

Duration:00:03:26

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High school credit recovery programs help students graduate, but there are critics

8/27/2025
Credit recovery programs help high school students that have failed courses graduate. Advocates say it prevents students from dropping out while critics say it lowers standards.

Duration:00:04:32

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Fox News host-turned-prosecutor Jeanine Pirro cheers Trump's intervention in policing

8/27/2025
D.C. prosecutor Jeanine Pirro knows something about being in front of the camera after nearly two decades as a TV Fox News anchor. She's putting those skills to work under Trump to be tough on crime.

Duration:00:03:54

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Darker cars absorb more heat and make cities feel hotter

8/27/2025
In urban environments, heat gets absorbed and released by the pavement, buildings and other objects. A new study says that an underestimated factor in urban warming is heat radiating from parked cars.

Duration:00:02:36

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Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar reacts to the deadly mass shooting at a Catholic school

8/27/2025
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar about her reaction to Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a Catholic church.

Duration:00:07:20

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How Lisa Cook made her name in economics

8/27/2025
We look back at the seminal economic research that helped Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook make her name in economics.

Duration:00:07:53