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On May 03, 1971, All Things Considered debuted on 90 public radio stations. It is now the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Every weekday, the two-hour show is hosted by Alisa Chang, Audie Cornish, Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays, which is hosted by Michel Martin. 

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Eat Your Feelings — And Cook Them, Too, With These New Catharsis Cookbooks

By • 21 hours ago

When the pandemic started, food writer Sandra Wu started making smoothies, with a vengeance.

"Like, ugh, let's press blend," she remembers. "Let's put in some liquid, like ugh, and get it in there."

Extreme Drought Hits Farmers Hard In Central Oregon County

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Discovery Of Remains At Residential Schools Prompts Calls For Indigenous Reparations

By Noelle Evans • 21 hours ago

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Remains of more than 300 children have been found at Indigenous boarding school sites in Canada. Hundreds of schools like these also existed in the U.S. for a century, but much of the country has not acknowledged it. Noelle Evans shares what reparations could look like.

Your Life Advice For NPR's 50th Birthday

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As California's Pandemic Restrictions Drop, Drag And Queer Safe Havens Are Returning

By Lesley McClurg • Jun 18, 2021

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The U.S. Is Importing Historic Amounts Of Stuff — And It's Causing Cargo Ship Jams

By • Jun 18, 2021

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Delta Variant Drives New Cases, Hospitalizations In Southwest Missouri

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The United States is importing historic amounts of stuff from overseas, causing the U.S. trade deficit to hit record highs. Greg Rosalsky from our Planet Money podcast reports the shipping industry is having trouble handling all of it.

Putin And Biden Agreed To Return Ambassadors To Washington And Moscow Posts

By • Jun 18, 2021

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The United States is importing historic amounts of stuff from overseas, causing the U.S. trade deficit to hit record highs. Greg Rosalsky from our Planet Money podcast reports the shipping industry is having trouble handling all of it.

Thousands of Nebraskans Will Lose Extra $300 Unemployment Benefits This Weekend

By editor • Jun 18, 2021

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The Personal Cost Of Solitary Confinement

By editor • Jun 18, 2021

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The United States is importing historic amounts of stuff from overseas, causing the U.S. trade deficit to hit record highs. Greg Rosalsky from our Planet Money podcast reports the shipping industry is having trouble handling all of it.

Biden Tells Putin To Crack Down On Ransomware. What Are The Odds He Will?

By • Jun 17, 2021

If you want to extort millions of dollars from a large U.S. company, you can't do it alone. It takes a village. A village of hackers with advanced computer skills, who hang out on the Dark Web, and most likely live in Russia.

"Ransomware has become a huge business, and as in any business, in order to scale it, they're coming up with innovative models." said Dmitri Alperovitch, head of the technology group Silverado Policy Accelerator in Washington.

Unpaid Caregivers Were Already Struggling. It's Only Gotten Worse During The Pandemic

By • Jun 17, 2021

The pandemic has taken a massive toll on people's mental health. But a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms what many of us are seeing and feeling in our own lives: The impact has been particularly devastating for parents and unpaid caregivers of adults.

Needle Exchanges, Access To Safer Narcotics Could Save Lives — But It's A Tough Sell

By • Jun 17, 2021

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Coastal Weather Station Demolished Before It Could Fall Into The Ocean

By • Jun 17, 2021

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The pandemic has taken a toll on people's mental health. A new CDC report says that toll has been much higher for unpaid caregivers, those taking care of loved ones. NPR's Rhitu Chatterjee has the story.

RHITU CHATTERJEE, BYLINE: Amy Adams lives in Seneca, Ill. Last December her mother, who lives nearby, suffered a heart attack and ended up in the hospital, needing bypass surgery. But Adams wasn't allowed to see her.

A Columnist's Reaction To England Men's Soccer Team Taking A Knee

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Supreme Court Sides With Religious Freedom In High Profile LGBTQ Rights Case

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The pandemic has taken a toll on people's mental health. A new CDC report says that toll has been much higher for unpaid caregivers, those taking care of loved ones. NPR's Rhitu Chatterjee has the story.

RHITU CHATTERJEE, BYLINE: Amy Adams lives in Seneca, Ill. Last December her mother, who lives nearby, suffered a heart attack and ended up in the hospital, needing bypass surgery. But Adams wasn't allowed to see her.

A Long To-Do List Awaits Biden Back In Washington

By editor • Jun 16, 2021

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The Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Erasure In 'In The Heights'

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Larger Than A Football Field (And Growing), Sinkhole Has Swallowed 1 House, 2 Dogs

By • Jun 16, 2021

A large sinkhole has been growing at a farm in Mexico since May. It's already swallowed a house, and two dogs had to be rescued from the hole last week.

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Good Luck Finding Fireworks

By • Jun 16, 2021

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The composer Lin-Manuel Miranda is responding to criticism of his new film, "In The Heights." In a post on Twitter, he apologized for the lack of Afro-Latino representation in the movie version of the musical. This is after many people raised concerns, including our next guest, Felice Leon. She wrote about this for The Root, where she's a producer.

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FELICE LEON: Hi, Ari.

How A Bunch Of Boys Changed Ballet Forever

By editor • Jun 16, 2021

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In some ways, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is like any other ballet troupe you might see pirouetting and dancing on pointe.

CHANA GAZIT: It's a group dressed up in tutus and heavy makeup and just ballerinas on the stage.

Summer Colds Are Back — Here's How To Keep From Getting Sick

By • Jun 16, 2021

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The composer Lin-Manuel Miranda is responding to criticism of his new film, "In The Heights." In a post on Twitter, he apologized for the lack of Afro-Latino representation in the movie version of the musical. This is after many people raised concerns, including our next guest, Felice Leon. She wrote about this for The Root, where she's a producer.

Welcome.

FELICE LEON: Hi, Ari.

Why Geneva Is Teeming With Spies As Biden And Putin Prepare To Meet

By • Jun 15, 2021

Geneva is crawling with spies right now, says a longtime CIA veteran.

Intelligence agents from the U.S. and Russia are out in force as President Biden prepares to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, says Daniel Hoffman. Hoffman served as CIA station chief in Moscow for five years, and had assignments elsewhere in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.

Israeli Nationalist March Through Jerusalem Has Heightened Tensions Further

By • Jun 15, 2021

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CDC Has Declared Coronavirus Delta Variant A 'Variant Of Concern'

By • Jun 15, 2021

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'Y Volver, Volver': As Restrictions Lift, Mariachi Are Back

By • Jun 15, 2021

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How The U.S. Can Control Its Financial Presence In Afghanistan When Troops Leave

By , & • Jun 15, 2021

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A Russian Journalist's Perspective On Putin-Biden Summit

By editor • Jun 15, 2021

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Biden Has Yet To End The Business Of Detaining Immigrants As He Promised, Critics Say

By • Jun 14, 2021

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Inspired By Northern Ireland, Poet Tess Taylor Suggests 'Art As Civic Repair'

By editor • Jun 14, 2021

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