All Things Considered
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Episodes
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Attacked and locked out by her boyfriend, a woman was welcomed into a family's home
On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, many years ago, Karleen was physically attacked by her then-boyfriend. A man invited her to join his family for their Hanukkah dinner.
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The bald eagle officially becomes the U.S. bird
It wasn't until this week that Congress passed a law making the bald eagle the official U.S. bird. And one man spearheaded the effort to get this done.
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Tubameister Christmas has charmed Texans and tourists for 45 years
In San Antonio, Texas, the TubaMeister Christmas invites tuba players to perform outdoors as part of the city's River Walk in one of the city's oddest, funniest holiday events.
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Why major automakers embrace Tesla's previously proprietary charging tech
The auto industry is embracing Tesla's charging technology. Because it will be a years-long transition, many EV owners will need adapters.
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Minn. Democratic party chair says his wins could help nationally after loss to Trump
Ken Martin helped turn around the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's finances and secure a streak of statewide wins for the party over 18 years. Now, he wants to do the same thing for the Democratic National Committee.
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A post-doctorial student proves the solution to the decades-old 'moving sofa problem'
For decades, mathematicians tried to come up with the optimal sofa shape to move around a corner. Post-doctoral student Jineon Baek posted a 100-page proof that claims to solve the problem.
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Looking back on the U.S. economy in 2024
2024 is drawing to a close with the US economy in good shape. Many people are still frustrated by high prices, but attitudes of Republicans and Democrats have moved in opposite directions since the election.
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Two Demos who won national office in the first Trump era are focused on their states
Two moderate Democrats elected to the House in 2018 with national security backgrounds are running for Governor in 2025, as their party moves on from 2024 losses and considers new messages to key voting blocs
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10% of the world's data storage capacity lives in Virginia. Expanding may be difficult
As other states get in the game, leaders in Virginia are facing the growing pains of hosting the biggest cluster of data center capacity in the world.
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'Babygirl' writer-director talks about making an erotic thriller from the female gaze
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Halina Rejn, writer and director of the new movie Babygirl, about making an erotic thriller from the female gaze -- and whether that's really possible.
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NPR's Books We Love: Books you probably haven't heard of
NPR's Books We Love is a roundup of our staff's favorite reads this year. Today we look at some of our favorite, more obscure, lesser-known picks from this year's Books We Love.
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Here are the new plant and fungus species discovered in 2024
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Martin Cheek, a conservation botanist for the Royal Botanic Gardens, about new plant and fungus species he and his colleagues discovered this year.