Jonaki Mehta Jonaki Mehta is a producer for All Things Considered.
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Jonaki Mehta
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Jonaki Mehta

Producer, All Things Considered

Jonaki Mehta is a producer for All Things Considered. Before ATC, she worked at Neon Hum Media where she produced a documentary series and talk show. Prior to that, Mehta was a producer at Member station KPCC and director/associate producer at Marketplace Morning Report, where she helped shape the morning's business news.

Mehta's first job in radio was at NPR West as a National Desk intern. Her career really began when she was nine years old and insisted that the local county paper give Mehta her very own column. (She didn't get the job, but her very patient mother did somehow get her a meeting with the editor-in-chief.) Outside of work, she loves making recipes with harvests from her vegetable garden and riding her motorcycle around L.A.

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Monday

Los Angeles' storied makeout spots offer a vantage point for the city's growth

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Friday

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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Wednesday

The challenges of accurately archiving Black Twitter

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Monday

What has and hasn't changed for teachers in the 5 years since 'Red for Ed' walkouts

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Friday

An abortion doula explains the impact of North Carolina's expanded limitations

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Wednesday

A new report says the climate may breach 1.5 degrees of warming in 5 years

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Monday

As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, the city's identity is changing

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Friday

FDA changes rules for donating blood. Some say they're still discriminatory

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Tuesday

Alabama father-son journalists win Pulitzer for reporting that changed laws

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Monday

DOT Secretary Buttigieg wants to hold airlines accountable for delays, cancellations

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Saturday

Beatrice and Harvey Dong say farewell to their beloved Eastwind Books shop. Kori Suzuki for NPR hide caption

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A chapter ends for this historic Asian American bookstore, but its story continues

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Friday

Does SCOTUS have a moral obligation to answer Congress?

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Monday

Eastwind Books, an anchor for the SF Bay Area's Asian community, shuts its doors

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Sunday

Metallica perform at Allegiant Stadium in February 2022 in Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Metallica's new album, '72 Seasons,' has met critical acclaim. What's their secret?

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Saturday

Ellie, an 11-year-old cockatoo, chats with a feathery friend over a video call. Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University hide caption

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Lonely pet parrots find friendship through video chats, a new study finds

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Tuesday

Study finds parrots can find friendship through video chat

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Friday

Bad Bunny (center) recently made waves with "un x100to," a collaboration with the regional Mexican band Grupo Frontera. Eric Rojas hide caption

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Why regional Mexican's current explosion catapults the genre to new heights

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Thursday

Photograph or... 'promptograph?' Artist questions implications of AI generated images

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Wednesday

Did Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign peak before it began?

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Tuesday

Kansas City mayor on the shooting of a Black teenager

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Monday

Is Clarence Thomas fit to serve with ties to a GOP donor? A law professor weighs in

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Friday

What keeps Metallica going after 40 years of making music

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Thursday

'Therapy speak' is everywhere, but it may make us less empathetic

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Wednesday

Maryann Gray founded the Hyacinth Fellowship, which also does research on unintentional deaths. Chris Yaw hide caption

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Maryann Gray spent her life advocating for people who accidentally killed others

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