All Things Considered
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Weekly audio documentary: Imagining a call to a groundbreaking autobiographer
Producer Sara Zarreh tells the story of Margery Kempe, believed to be the first woman to write an autobiography in the English language, more than five hundred years ago.
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A closer look at the short- and long-term ramifications of freezing USAID
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jake Johnston, a Haiti aid expert, about what USAID support has meant to that country and what a funding halt could mean.
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Losing federal jobs could affect Alaska's future
Alaska is one of the states with the highest percentage of federal employees in its workforce. Some economists say losing federal jobs there could have a profound effect statewide.
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What happened when Richard Nixon wanted more control over interest rates
This is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fights it, then capitulates, and it lays the foundation for later inflation.
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New U.S. Defense Secretary holds town hall with troops
The Defense Department is drawing up plans to possibly withdraw troops from Syria, prompting questions about whether the U.S. military will be involved.
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D.C. pastor hopeful and resolute after church awarded Proud Boys' trademark
The Proud Boys' trademark now legally belongs to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rev. William Lamar IV about what comes next.
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Trump supporters welcome the first steps in his immigration crackdown
President Trump kicked off his second term with a dramatic crackdown on immigration. Critics call those moves cruel and unnecessary. But many of Trump's supporters are applauding these early steps.
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Chris Jones crying before kickoff? Kansas City Chiefs fans say that's a good sign
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Who is part of Elon Musk's DOGE and what are they doing?
The scope of DOGE's work and the identities of the people carrying it out isn't fully clear — leaving agencies and government workers in chaos.
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Employers added fewer jobs in January -- but the labor market overall remains healthy
U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January — a modest slowdown from the two previous months. The unemployment rate dipped to 4%.
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Jesse Eisenberg explains what his anxiety looks like in real life
Jesse Eisenberg plays characters who spend a lot of time grappling with anxiety. That includes his role as David in his latest movie, A Real Pain, which he also wrote and directed.
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Bill Gates is optimistic about the global future
The Trump Administration has ground to a halt the work being done by USAID. We asked Bill Gates, one of the most important players on global health efforts, about this current moment in public health.
