Juana Summers Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered.
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Juana Summers

Host, All Things Considered

Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, alongside Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly. She joined All Things Considered in June 2022.

Summers previously spent more than a decade covering national politics, most recently as NPR's political correspondent covering race, justice and politics.

She covered the 2012, 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, and has also previously covered Congress for NPR. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications across multiple platforms, including Politico, CNN, Mashable and The Associated Press.

In 2016, Summers was a fellow at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service.

She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., on the campus of the University of Missouri. She is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, and is originally from Kansas City, Mo.

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Monday

An online memorial honors millions of deceased veterans buried in U.S. cemeteries

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Uganda's LGBTQ community faces harsh legislation — including the death penalty

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Why one expert says America's fentanyl crisis has geopolitical roots

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Friday

How GOP candidates are playing to the evolving conservative base

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Disney rolls out its latest remake, 'The Little Mermaid'

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Meredith Clark hopes that preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate retelling of the history of the internet. Dare Kumolu, Kumolu Studios hide caption

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She's trying to archive Black Twitter. It's a delicate and imperfect task

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Thursday

40 years ago, NPR had to apologize for airing 'Return of the Jedi' spoilers

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Iam Tongi, 18, credits his mom and late dad for his 'American Idol' win

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Jim Lee says the key to success has never been to treat characters as "creatures that are ossified in amber." Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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DC Comics' boss knows the challenges ahead — and the problem superhero films can pose

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Wednesday

What one author says a post-Roe U.S. reveals about Planned Parenthood

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Jim Lee talks about his journey from superhero fan to DC Comics president

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A year after the Uvalde school massacre, victims' families share their stories

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Nicole Ogburn says she has been diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety and depression since she survived the school shooting a year ago. Verónica G. Cárdenas hide caption

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'I can't promise we'll be safe:' A Uvalde teacher reflects, a year after the shooting

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Tuesday

What inspired Cameron Fields to move from the newsroom to the classroom

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Kaepernick details his pivot from baseball to football in 'Change the Game'

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Checking in with a Uvalde teacher one year after the mass shooting

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Thursday

Writer Sam Irby bears her soul – again – with new essay collection 'Quietly Hostile'

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Wednesday

Wednesday

How frontline health workers continue to navigate the pandemic

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This anthology wants us to redefine fitness for ourselves

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Monday

Why the U.S. builds more three-car garages than one-bedroom apartments

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