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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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How Spirit Airlines grew so fast — and why it's experiencing so much turbulence now

4/30/2026
As Spirit Airlines hangs on the brink of liquidation, we look back at how it grew so fast, and how the bigger airlines fought back to beat them at their own game.

Duration:00:03:39

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20,000 civilian sailors are stuck in the gulf that opens to the Strait of Hormuz

4/30/2026
Thousands of seafarers remain stuck as the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues. The United Nations urges for a plan to facilitate their release.

Duration:00:03:18

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills says she's suspending her campaign for U.S. Senate

4/30/2026
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday that she is suspending her campaign for U.S. Senate. That move shakes up a race Democrats see as critical in gaining the majority in the U.S. Senate.

Duration:00:04:09

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Removing temporary protected status of Haitians would hurt local economies, experts say

4/30/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to end Temporary Protected Status for people seeking refuge as a result of armed conflicts, natural disasters or extraordinary temporary conditions.

Duration:00:04:57

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Questions arise about freedom of speech for those who criticize the president

4/30/2026
The Trump administration's indictment against former FBI Director James Comey and probe of ABC stations raise questions about the bounds of free speech at this time.

Duration:00:06:50

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Suicide rates have dropped since the 2022 launch of the 988 line

4/30/2026
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Angela Kimball of the mental health advocacy group Inseparable about the drop in suicide rates after the launch of the 988 Lifeline.

Duration:00:05:10

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Texas coastal city faces worsening water shortage due to prolonged drought

4/30/2026
After years of drought, Corpus Christi, Texas, is on the brink of a water emergency, as freshwater sources have dried up, leaving close to half a million people at risk of not having drinking water.

Duration:00:05:10

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Taxpayers might pay millions more to fight wildfires as jet fuel skyrockets

4/30/2026
The Iran war has nearly doubled jet fuel prices in the United States. That means the bill for firefighting aircraft operations this summer will likely rise by tens of millions of dollars.

Duration:00:03:29

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What do we know about the man who tried to shoot Trump?

4/30/2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas and National Security Correspondent Greg Myre about security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and the war in Iran.

Duration:00:06:29

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Will.i.am wants to future-proof a new generation

4/30/2026
The Black Eyed Peas co-founder turned entrepreneur is now teaching a class on "agentic AI" for Arizona State.

Duration:00:04:51

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Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79

4/30/2026
Pioneering scientist J. Craig Venter has died at 79. His "whole genome shotgun method" helped genome sequencing become faster and cheaper.

Duration:00:02:59

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Musk continued his testimony from yesterday in lawsuit against OpenAI

4/29/2026
Elon Musk takes the stand again Wednesday as a witness in his suit against ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

Duration:00:04:06

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Trump administration moves to dismiss members of the National Science Board

4/29/2026
The Trump administration has moved to dismiss the members of the National Science Board, which governs the National Science Foundation. Dismissed members say the agency's independence is threatened.

Duration:00:03:07

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Camp Mystic parents ask Texas lawmakers to block the camp from re-opening

4/29/2026
A Texas legislative commission heard testimony from families of some of the people who died in the 2025 flooding. Owners of the all-girls Camp Mystic also testified about emergency preparedness plans.

Duration:00:02:54

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Supreme Court appears to lean toward ending TPS for some migrants

4/29/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians in the country.

Duration:00:04:32

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Three months into the Iran war, how does Beijing assess the conflict?

4/29/2026
As the Iran war enters its third month, we ask how China is making sense of the conflict.

Duration:00:03:52

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World Cup cities slow to reveal FIFA required human rights protection plans

4/29/2026
FIFA is requiring World Cup host cities to have a human rights action plan in place before the games begin. So far, only a handful of the 16 host cities have made their plans public.

Duration:00:03:54

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Kids in Louisville get their own Kentucky Derby parade

4/29/2026
The Kentucky Derby is celebrated by locals in Louisville — including its smallest residents, who get their own downtown parade.

Duration:00:02:56

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A look at one of the farms RFK Jr. has pointed to as a model for 'reparenting'

4/29/2026
The U.S. health secretary says he wants to shift addiction care toward an approach that includes rural farms or camps for people in recovery. Many addiction experts say the idea is outdated.

Duration:00:08:03

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Belle Burden's marriage ended, and she found her voice

4/29/2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Belle Burden about her memoir Strangers, and the powerful response the book is having.

Duration:00:08:01