All Things Considered
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What the freed Israeli hostages' first few days of freedom will look like
All 20 surviving Israeli hostages have been freed by Hamas after spending more than two years in captivity in Gaza.
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Former Supreme Court Justice Kennedy's new memoir is unusually revealing
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who stepped down from the court in 2018, has written a book about his life on the court and off. It's far more revealing than most books written by justices.
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Yo-Yo Ma takes his cello outdoors to explore how music connects us to nature
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast 'Our Common Nature' from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.
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Author Ken Liu on AI, reality, and the world we're building
The American sci-fi novelist Ken Liu talks about his new thriller All That We See or Seem and the blurred lines between technology, reality, and imagination.
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A camping trip in the Rockies came with an unexpected message: you've won a Nobel Prize
Fred Ramsdell was camping with his family in the Rocky Mountains when he missed the call telling him he'd won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Why slasher movies still have us watching through our fingers
As Halloween approaches slasher movies draw their biggest audiences as All Things Considered host Andrew Limbong talks with NPR's Brianna Scott and Ryan Benk about what keeps the genre alive and why it still fascinates audiences.
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Waiting for the call: a hostage's family prepares for his return
NPR's Andrew Limbong talks to Moshe Lavi, brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who is an Israeli hostage held in Gaza. Miran is one of twenty living hostages expected to return to Israel.
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Freedom promised for Israeli hostages, uncertainty about what's next
All living Israeli hostages are expected to be released Monday under the ceasefire brokered by President Trump. Palestinian families in Gaza return home to sift through what's left.
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Diane Keaton, beloved actress and style icon, dies at 79
Diane Keaton has died at 79 — the Oscar-winning actress was known for Annie Hall and The Godfather films. New Yorker critic Michael Schulman reflects on her career and enduring influence.
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How puppets from Chile became NPR's newest Tiny Desk sensation
Alt.Latino host Anamaria Sayre tells the story of how Chilean puppet show 31 Minutos became an international sensation after their Tiny Desk performance.
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Eighteen missing after explosion at Tennessee explosives plant
Cynthia Abrams with NPR Member station WPLN reports from Humphreys County, where officials say at least 18 people are missing and feared dead after an explosion at a military explosives plant.
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What Uvalde's new school looks like, three years after tragedy
Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips reports from Uvalde, where a new school built with security upgrades opens three years after the Robb Elementary shooting.