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All Things Considered
Weekdays, 4-6 p.m. and weekends, 5-6 p.m.
All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Every weekday the two-hour show is hosted by Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro. During each broadcast, stories and reports come to listeners from NPR reporters and correspondents based throughout the United States and the world. The hosts interview newsmakers and contribute their own reporting. Rounding out the mix are the disparate voices of a variety of commentators.
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HBO's Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon returns for its second season Sunday. NPR's Eric Deggans says it's a poignant story, if you can sort through all the names and backstory to keep up.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Eric Hoover, reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education, about how last year’s chaotic rollout of the FAFSA is affecting colleges and universities.
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A Gaza zoo owner is calling for help rescuing three lions left behind in Rafah, amid an Israeli offensive on Hamas in the city.
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A vexing phenomenon is plaguing the labor market. "Ghost jobs" refer to listings by employers that either aren't real or have already been filled but never lead to an actual hire. This is frustrating not only to job seekers but also to the Federal Reserve, which is trying to steer the economy to a stable place.
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On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, cancer patient, Mary Fran, was self-conscious about her wig. Then a stranger told her she was going to be okay.
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Uncommitted delegates are planning how to influence the Democratic National Convention in August after voters cast primary ballots to protest President Biden's handling of the war in Gaza.
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NPR's Tiny Desk is celebrating Black Music Month with a series of concerts lead by women, including Chaka Khan. NPR's Juana Summers sat down with the "Queen of Funk" after the show.
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The African National Congress and its main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, along with the smaller Inkatha Freedom Party, have agreed to form a government of national unity.
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The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on bump stocks Friday, declaring that the ATF exceeded its authority when it banned the devices.
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Despite the decisions by the federal bankruptcy judge, Sandy Hook families are likely to get only a tiny fraction of the nearly $1.5 billion in damages Jones owes them for his lies about the 2012 school shooting.