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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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LACMA's sprawling new galleries encourage getting lost — and discovering new art

5/4/2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang tours the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, with the museum's CEO and director Michael Govan.

Duration:00:07:48

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A comedian launched a fake DHS tip line to report undocumented immigrants

5/4/2026
Comedian Ben Palmer specializes in pranks. One of his more recent ideas for a prank was to set up a fake tip line for people to call in and report undocumented immigrants. He got hundreds of calls.

Duration:00:04:39

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Meet the Tiny Desk finalists: Lauren Frihauf

5/4/2026
Tiny Desk Contest judge Robin Hilton introduces us to finalist Lauren Frihauf from Denver, Colo.

Duration:00:02:39

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Ceasefire at risk as U.S. helps ships run Iran blockade

5/4/2026
The U.S. says it will guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz to break the deadlock.

Duration:00:06:55

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Why U.S. troops are stationed in Germany, and what happens if some leave

5/4/2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jeff Rathke, president of the American-German Institute, about U.S. troops stationed in Germany, and what happens if President Trump moves some of them elsewhere.

Duration:00:05:48

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One man's quest to only forage for food for one year

5/4/2026
A man who says he is only foraging for food for a year recently taught a group of people in Charlotte, N.C., about the plants that you can find and eat on a walk.

Duration:00:03:29

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The State Department has had a surge in new retirements

5/4/2026
Usually, 2/3 of U.S. ambassadors come from the career foreign service. But the Trump administration has named mostly political ambassadors, leaving senior career diplomats with few prospects.

Duration:00:03:54

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Saying goodbye to the Yankee broadcaster with the legendary calls

5/4/2026
New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has died at age 87. He started as the team's play-by-play announcer in 1989, and he called every game until he missed his first one in 2019.

Duration:00:02:38

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In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers use archaeological claims to evict Palestinians

5/4/2026
Israeli settlers continue to push Palestinians from their homes and land where many have lived for generations. In East Jerusalem, the government uses archaeological claims to justify its orders.

Duration:00:05:28

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A group of intergenerational mall walkers in Portland makes exercise performance art

5/4/2026
In Portland, Ore., an intergenerational group has started a joyful weekly mall walking tradition, complete with colorful costumes.

Duration:00:03:52

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Here are the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners

5/4/2026
Award winners include authors Daniel Kraus, Jill Lepore and Yiyun Li, opinion writer M. Gessen and staffers and contributors at The Washington Post, Reuters and AP.

Duration:00:02:53

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What actually happens when schools take away students' phones?

5/4/2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stanford education economist Thomas Dee about the latest study on schools banning cellphones.

Duration:00:03:53

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Anti-poverty program is effective even in one of the world's toughest settings

5/4/2026
Researchers looked at whether a tried-and-true poverty alleviation effort that gives cash and coaching to households, and is typically implemented in rural areas, could work in an urban setting.

Duration:00:04:24

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Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change

5/4/2026
The Supreme Court says rules that allow patients to get the abortion pill mifepristone through the mail can stay the same for at least a week.

Duration:00:04:18

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Trump's power of political retribution will be tested this week in Indiana primary

5/4/2026
President Trump has thrown his support behind challengers to Republican state senators who opposed his redistricting push.

Duration:00:05:11

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Entrepreneurs fight pile-up of garbage in the West Bank

5/3/2026
Israeli restrictions on movement in the West Bank are impeding garbage trucks from reaching landfills, leaving Palestinians living amid mounds of trash. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to change this.

Duration:00:05:14

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Life Kit team shares tax choices that save you money

5/3/2026
Life Kit has tips to help you make better tax choices now that'll save you money in 2026.

Duration:00:03:37

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A journalist revisits a decision to report on a teacher for sexual abuse

5/3/2026
Investigative journalist Isolde Raftery of KUOW explains why, two decades later, she re-investigated her own reporting on a teacher accused of sexual abuse.

Duration:00:06:20

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As the Devil Wears Prada 2 struts into theaters, NPR staffers discuss fashion in film

5/3/2026
NPR's fashionistas talk about how their favorite films have influenced what we wear, and the power of costumes to transform character.

Duration:00:09:23

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Blasting beats and neon lights: inside Nairobi's 'nganya' bus culture

5/3/2026
In Nairobi, the matatu isn't just a ride—it's a rolling nightclub, art gallery, and heartbeat of the city all in one.

Duration:00:04:06