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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 White House paused rules to curb steel plant pollution. Locals weigh in

9/24/2025
In parts of Western Pennsylvania, steel plants are big employers – and big polluters. This summer, the Trump administration paused regulations that would have forced steel mills to curb air pollution.

Duration:00:04:05

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Zelenskyy touted Ukraine's ingenuity against Russia in UN address

9/24/2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the U.N. General Assembly, as diplomats struggle to stop Russia's aggression.

Duration:00:03:18

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Warming waters are shifting the diversity of American river fish

9/24/2025
A pair of studies show that American rivers are getting hotter, posing a risk for many fish species.

Duration:00:03:00

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California is seeing a spike in cases of Valley Fever

9/24/2025
California is seeing a spike in cases valley fever — an illness spread by fungal spores. Researchers speculate the rise is tied to patterns of drought and precipitation.

Duration:00:03:53

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Deadly shooting at Dallas ICE detention facility may have been politically motivated

9/24/2025
NPR's Sergio Martinez-Beltran has the latest update from Dallas, where four people were shot at an ICE detention facility Wednesday morning.

Duration:00:03:57

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MLB will allow players to challenge balls and strikes starting in 2026

9/24/2025
With a tap of their head, players will be able to trigger an automated review when they disagree with an umpire's call. In spring training this year, just over half of challenges were successful.

Duration:00:02:31

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A year after Hurricane Helene, communities still wait for federal reimbursements

9/24/2025
A year after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Western North Carolina, communities are eager for FEMA funds to reimburse recovery expenses, but it's not clear when and if that money will come.

Duration:00:03:31

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Elon Musk's company wants to build tunnels to alleviate Houston's floodwater problems

9/24/2025
One idea to prevent another hurricane catastrophe in Houston is massive underground tunnels to redirect storm water. New reporting reveals Elon Musk's Boring Company has been involved in the planning.

Duration:00:03:53

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Remembering Italian actress Claudia Cardinale

9/24/2025
The Italian actress Claudia Cardinale has died at the age of 87. She was known for roles in major international and American films of the 1960s and 70s like 8 1/2 and The Pink Panther.

Duration:00:02:36

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Amanda Shires new album 'Nobody's Girl' tells her side of public breakup

9/24/2025
Amanda Shires new album, Nobody's Girl, explores the very public breakup with her husband, fellow musician Jason Isbell.

Duration:00:08:02

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In California, dinner scraps are being recycled to protect the coastline

9/24/2025
A restaurant recycling program in Southern California is helping divert food waste from landfills while restoring oyster beds along the shoreline.

Duration:00:04:35

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One model of the world's first calculator is set for auction

9/24/2025
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to mathematician Eugenia Cheng about the Pascaline -- a 17th-century invention credited as the first mechanical calculator.

Duration:00:05:28

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As AI advances, doomers warn the superintelligence apocalypse is nigh

9/24/2025
Profile feature about the small but dedicated band of computer scientists and others in Silicon Valley who say humanity is about to make an extinction-level mistake by creating an AI superintelligence.

Duration:00:07:59

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Malnutrition-related diabetes gets a name

9/24/2025
Researchers are calling for greater recognition of an obscure form of malnutrition-related diabetes. This year, the International Diabetes Federation gave it an official classification.

Duration:00:03:49

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Trump is changing public health guidance. What's it mean for you?

9/24/2025
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the head of the American Academy of Family Physicians about changing public health guidance, what doctors are hearing from patients, and how to best navigate changes.

Duration:00:07:26

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A student's winning podcast looks back to a way of life she never knew

9/24/2025
Avani Yaltho, this year's high school winner in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, brought three generations of her family together to talk about their shared history.

Duration:00:04:40

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China's largest ride-hailing company now asks customers to rate the aroma

9/23/2025
China's ride-hailing companies are penalizing drivers for smelly rides. A surplus of labor means many drivers work 15 hours a day and live in their cars to make ends meet, hence the odor.

Duration:00:03:51

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To a survivor of Japanese incarceration, ICE detentions feel painfully familiar

9/23/2025
Mary Murakami was 14 years old when she was forcibly relocated and imprisoned during World War II. The Trump Administration's immigration enforcement actions resurface painful memories.

Duration:00:05:37

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Trump's announcement of a steep fee hike to H1-B visa sparks confusion in India

9/23/2025
President Trump announced a $100,000 fee hike to a visa category overwhelmingly used by Indian nationals to work in tech. it's causing confusion and concern in India.

Duration:00:02:32

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Remembering Sonny Curtis, singer and 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' theme song writer

9/23/2025
Prolific singer and songwriter Sonny Curtis has died. He wrote and performed "Love Is All Around," the theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Duration:00:02:26