NPR All Things Considered
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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.
Language:
English
Episodes
The economy is growing – but soaring energy prices could put a damper on that
4/30/2026
The U.S. economy grew at an annual pace of 2% in the first three months of the year. That's an improvement from the previous quarter. But soaring energy prices could put a damper on growth.
Duration:00:03:43
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
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
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:00:03:50
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
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:00:06:42
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
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
Giving coffee a jolt could help assess its quality
4/30/2026
NPR's science podcast Short Wave looks at the secrets behind scorpions' weapons, using electricity to measure the quality of a cup of coffee, and what shapes the content of dreams.
Duration:00:08:01
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
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
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
In real-world test, an AI model did better than ER doctors at diagnosing patients
4/30/2026
Researchers evaluated how well an AI model could diagnose and make decisions about patient care.
Duration:00:03:06
Congress ends record shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security
4/30/2026
Thursday's vote in the House provides funding for DHS after a more than two-month shutdown, but does not include dollars for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
Duration:00:04:24
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
To catch colorectal cancer early, advocates push to make 'poop talk' OK
4/30/2026
It's a very treatable form of cancer if caught early, yet younger adults rarely get screened. Patient advocates want more people to talk to their doctors about risk factors and number two.
Duration:00:04:05
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
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
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
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