All Things Considered
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In-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday, hear two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features.
Unpacking the truth of antisemitism on college campuses
Colleges have become a flashpoint in discussions about rising antisemitism. But some on those campuses say the alarm from politicians and groups distorts reality and their motives should be examined.
Tanks were invented more than 100 years ago. How have they stood the test of time?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with historian Antony Beevor about the role tanks play in warfare and how Ukraine might benefit from them.
Tesla's price cuts are catching the eye of potential Tesla buyers
by Camila Domonoske
Tesla sets its prices — and changes those prices — like no other automaker. Recent price cuts upset Tesla owners, but are catching the eye of lots of potential Tesla buyers.
Biologist Phil Pister — who singlehandedly saved species from extinction — dead at 94
Phil Pister, a biologist who singlehandedly saved a rare fish from extinction by walking through the desert at night with two buckets in his hands, has died at 94.
Remembering Marciano Martinez Jimenez, a victim of the Half Moon Bay shooting
by Madi Bolanos
Marciano Martinez Jimenez, age 50, was among the mushroom farm workers shot and killed in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Monday. Friends are remembering him as a humble man who loved walking his dog.
Proposed copyright changes have Dungeons and Dragons fans up in arms
The company behind Dungeons and Dragons is looking to change its copyright license. Leaked drafts showed a clamp-down on fan made content, and fans launched a campaign against it. So far, they've won.
Former President Donald Trump can return to Facebook. Will he?
by Shannon Bond
Facebook parent company Meta is letting a two-year ban on Donald Trump, imposed after the then-president's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, expire.
If it feels like your kid has been sick for months — here's some scientific comfort
by Maria Godoy
With COVID, RSV, the flu and other bugs circulating, the last few months have been an endless cycle of illness for many families with young kids. While miserable, it's also normal in the grand scheme.
The politics and economics of a potentially costly showdown over the debt ceiling
With the potential of a default looming, Washington looks for answers on how to solve the debt ceiling impasse.
Has the screenlife format of the new thriller 'Missing' gone stale by now?
The new movie Missing is the latest iteration of a format called "screenlife," in which the plot develops solely through devices and screens.
Encore: Look out, Nets rivals! Octogenarian Mr. Whammy is coming for you
by Jeff Lunden
For every sports team, there are fans and there are super fans. For the Brooklyn Nets, that's 86-year-old Mr. Whammy — who tries to hex the opposing basketball team into missing their foul shots.
Remembering longtime Chicago radio host Lin Brehmer
Longtime Chicago radio host Lin Brehmer died on Sunday at 68. Brehmer anchored the morning show on WRXT for nearly 30 years.
Pope Francis is the first pope to back the repeal of laws criminalizing homosexuality
by Sylvia Poggioli
Pope Francis has said that the Catholic church must work to put an end to what he calls "unjust" laws that criminalize homosexuality, which are common in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.