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All Things Considered hosts Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, 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, Ari Shapiro, 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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'Babygirl' writer-director talks about making an erotic thriller from the female gaze

12/24/2024
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.

Duration:00:07:41

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NPR's Books We Love: Books you probably haven't heard of

12/24/2024
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.

Duration:00:03:37

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Here are the new plant and fungus species discovered in 2024

12/24/2024
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.

Duration:00:04:32

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The NFL, Netflix and Christmas Day takeover

12/24/2024
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bomani Jones, sports journalist and host of the podcast The Right Time with Bomani Jones about the NFL's plunge into Netflix's Live Sporting Events on Christmas Day.

Duration:00:05:00

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Why some couples are rushing to get married before Trump takes office

12/24/2024
Some U.S. cities are seeing a bump in marriage licenses. Same-sex couples and couples with mixed immigration status are among those heading to the alter before the start of the Trump administration.

Duration:00:03:16

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Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem are canceled for a second year

12/24/2024
The city of Bethlehem is in dire straits. Christmas is the busiest time of year in the birthplace of Jesus, packed with pilgrims and tourists. But the streets are empty with the war in Gaza raging.

Duration:00:03:38

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Hundreds of American Airlines flights were temporarily grounded on Christmas Eve

12/24/2024
American Airlines did not have a good start to its Christmas Eve. A "technical issue" led to the temporary grounding of hundreds of flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

Duration:00:02:30

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24 hours at the Mall of America

12/24/2024
From predawn mall walkers and Cinnabon dough rollers to roller coaster riders and exhausted shoppers, these are the sounds of 24 hours at America's largest mall.

Duration:00:07:29

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Starbucks workers' strike before Christmas is part of a trend of short strikes

12/24/2024
Short duration strikes are starting to become the norm. They mean a lot less financial pain for the workers, but they don't have same kind of leverage as an indefinite work stoppage.

Duration:00:03:55

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A 150-foot section of the iconic Santa Cruz wharf collapsed into the ocean

12/24/2024
A massive winter storm ripped off the end of the Santa Cruz boardwalk on Monday, sending a public restroom and a restaurant adrift. The half mile-long wharf is about 150 feet shorter.

Duration:00:03:35

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After 35 years, Sister Mary is leaving Project HOME, but continuing her mission

12/24/2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sister Mary Scullion, the co-founder, executive director and president of Project H.O.M.E. about stepping down after 35 years at the organization she co-founded.

Duration:00:08:13

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Remembering Alfa Anderson, the voice behind 'Le Freak' and 'Good Times'

12/24/2024
Alfa Anderson sang on some of Chic's most memorable hits, including "Le Freak," "Good Times," and "My Forbidden Lover." She died on Dec. 17 at 78.

Duration:00:02:23

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Inside a secret Ukrainian drone command post, where Russian soldiers are seen as prey

12/24/2024
NPR visits a secret drone command center near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, where crews are using remote-controlled aircraft to hunt Russian soldiers on the battlefield.

Duration:00:05:01

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2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024

12/24/2024
It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

Duration:00:03:27

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Details emerge about the Christmas market attack in Germany

12/23/2024
Germany's far-right party is seeking electoral gains after a doctor of Saudi origin was charged with murder in a vehicular attack at a Christmas market.

Duration:00:03:45

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Football stadium-sized balloons launch in Antarctica for science experiments

12/23/2024
Scientists with NASA are launching enormous balloons, the size of a football stadium, from the Antarctic ice. They're carrying experiments on dark matter and other mysteries.

Duration:00:03:54

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Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' co-star, studio of harassment and retaliation

12/23/2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Megan Twohey, investigative reporter at The New York Times, about Blake Lively's allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation during and after the film It Ends With Us.

Duration:00:08:16

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Two UN agencies talk about the obstacles in providing aid in Gaza

12/23/2024
Palestinians across Gaza say they're starving and cold without enough food or shelter. Aid groups say Israel is not letting enough supplies into Gaza. Armed gangs are also stealing aid.

Duration:00:04:23

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United Health Care autism treatments

12/23/2024
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ProPublica reporter Annie Waldman about her discover that United Healthcare has been strategically denying access to care for families living with autism.

Duration:00:05:52

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How Chappell Roan's producer Dan Nigro crafts pop hits for a new generation

12/23/2024
Working with artists like Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo to distill their personalities and voices into distinctive and personal songs, Nigro has established himself as a producer adept at making pop hits for a new generation.

Duration:00:08:09