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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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NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died

10/16/2025
NPR's legendary host and correspondent Susan Stamberg has died at age 87. She loved to explore Americans' relationship with culture — high and low — and shared that fascination with her listeners.

Duration:00:08:18

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Trump says he's moving his Venezuelan cartel fight from sea to land. What does that mean?

10/16/2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and Justice correspondent Ryan Lucas about another deadly U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat off the coast of Venezuela.

Duration:00:05:17

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As the dead are returned to Israel and Gaza, relatives try to give them dignified burials

10/16/2025
As laid out in the first phase of President Trump's peace plan, Israel and Hamas are now releasing bodies of Israelis and Palestinians killed during the war. In Israel, funerals are taking place daily as families get closure, but in Gaza such burials will be much more challenging.

Duration:00:04:09

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Is the AI boom an AI bubble?

10/16/2025
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jared Bernstein, a Stanford University economist who was once chief economic adviser to President Biden, on a potential artificial intelligence bubble in the U.S.

Duration:00:05:38

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Union president reacts to federal judge order to halt federal worker layoffs

10/15/2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lee Saunders — president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — about how federal workers are handling the latest round of layoffs.

Duration:00:05:24

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The stakes of genocide: What it means and why it matters in Gaza

10/15/2025
What are the stakes of calling an armed conflict a genocide? Even as a ceasefire agreement takes hold – the term continues to come up in relation to the war in Gaza.

Duration:00:04:53

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Volunteers take over Oklahoma City National Memorial tours during government shutdown

10/15/2025
Volunteers with ties to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing have stepped up to give tours at the National Memorial there as park rangers are furloughed during the government shutdown.

Duration:00:02:39

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A murder in Minnesota's Iron Range launches Chris Kraus' newest novel

10/15/2025
NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Chris Kraus about her new novel, The Four Spent the Day Together.

Duration:00:07:49

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Earthworm magnetic navigation Earthworms may offer clues into magnetic navigation

10/15/2025
Scientists have known for decades that many animals use the Earth's magnetic field for navigation. It's less clear how they do it. A new study suggests earthworms may be a good way to figure it out.

Duration:00:03:16

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Supreme Court seems headed for another ruling that undercuts the Voting Rights Act

10/15/2025
The Supreme Court heard arguments from both sides in a Louisiana redistricting case that could lead to a major change to the Voting Rights Act.

Duration:00:04:39

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The LA Dodgers are 2 wins away from the World Series thanks to their starting pitchers

10/15/2025
The starting pitching staff of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been on a tear this postseason -- allowing few hits and being truly dominant. Which is good, because the L.A. bullpen has struggled.

Duration:00:03:56

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What's next for Gaza

10/15/2025
Gaza's future is filled with hard questions. Consider these three: Who will govern the territory? Who will provide security? And who will be in charge of the money and reconstruction?

Duration:00:03:50

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Don't panic, but there might be lead in your protein powder

10/15/2025
NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with investigative reporter Paris Martineau about a new Consumer Reports analysis that shows protein powders can contain toxic heavy metals, especially lead.

Duration:00:04:06

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The fighting has stopped, but dire need remains in Gaza

10/15/2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to David Miliband, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the needs of Palestinians in Gaza moving forward.

Duration:00:06:56

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Broadway flops get a second life as student musicals

10/15/2025
Musicals for students give Broadway flops a second life. Students in South Florida are resuscitating the 2023 Brittney Spears musical show that lasted just three months on Broadway.

Duration:00:08:16

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Union says Education Dept.'s civil rights office was hit hard by shutdown layoffs

10/15/2025
The Trump administration is cutting another 466 federal workers from the Department of Education, including staff who oversee funding that supports children with disabilities and low-income students.

Duration:00:04:22

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It's becoming a buyer's market. But starter homes are still scarce

10/15/2025
The housing market is showing signs of loosening up, but a lack of starter homes is still keeping potential first-time buyers on the sidelines.

Duration:00:03:49

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How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism

10/15/2025
It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film.

Duration:00:03:53

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Judge pauses shutdown layoffs at more than 30 federal agencies

10/15/2025
In a hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the layoffs have brought a human cost that cannot be tolerated.

Duration:00:04:16

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How much can Tesla pay Elon Musk? Delaware's Supreme Court will decide

10/15/2025
On Wednesday, the Delaware Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit over Tesla's record-setting compensation package for Elon Musk.

Duration:00:03:55