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Christopher Intagliata Christopher Intagliata is a senior editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.
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Friday

Energy

A/C bill high this summer? Cool innovations promise more efficient air conditioning

NPR's Juana Summers talks with MIT Technology Review climate and energy reporter Casey Crownhart about her latest reporting on innovations in air conditioning technology.

A/C bill high this summer? Cool innovations promise more efficient air conditioning

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Peanuts for infants, poopy beaches and summer pet safety in our news roundup

In 2006, Waikiki Beach was near empty of swimmers due to a sewage spill which diverted millions of gallons of raw sewage into a nearby canal. Marco Garcia/Getty Images hide caption

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Peanuts for infants, poopy beaches and summer pet safety in our news roundup

For most infants, introducing peanuts early can help prevent allergies later on — but a new study reveals most caregivers don't know that. Why? Plus — some summertime advice for keeping pets cool in the heat, and avoiding beaches contaminated with poop. (A lot of them are.) All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly joins Regina G. Barber and Aaron Scott to discuss those stories in our science news roundup.

Peanuts for infants, poopy beaches and summer pet safety in our news roundup

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Wednesday

Health

Heat kills, but it doesn't have to: How the government can help

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kathy Baughman McLeod of the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center about why heat waves don't have the same legitimacy or federal funding as other extreme weather events.

Heat kills, but it doesn't have to: How the government can help

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Tuesday

Weather

Phoenix mayor on how the city is coping with heat above 110 degrees every day of July

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego about how her city's residents are enduring day 26 with temperatures above 110 degrees.

Phoenix mayor on how the city is coping with heat above 110 degrees every day of July

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Monday

Middle East

What Israel's new judicial law says about its democracy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political analyst at Century International Dahlia Scheindlin about the Israeli parliament's move to limit certain types of judicial oversight of the government.

What Israel's new judicial law says about its democracy

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Friday

National Security

CIA Director William Burns: Putin is 'the apostle of payback'

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with CIA Director Bill Burns at the Aspen Security Forum about the rebellion in Russia, and what it signals about Putin's strength and future in Ukraine.

CIA Director William Burns: Putin is 'the apostle of payback'

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Wednesday

Pop Culture

'LA Made: The Barbie Tapes' is giving the Barbie deep dive we didn't know we needed

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Antonia Cereijido and M.G. Lord about their new podcast, LA Made: The Barbie Tapes, based on their archival tape of interviews with major players in the doll's creation.

'LA Made: The Barbie Tapes' is giving the Barbie deep dive we didn't know we needed

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Culture

The story behind the real 'Dial of Destiny' featured in the new Indiana Jones film

Honorary professor at University College, London, Tony Freeth talks about his studies on the Antikythera Mechanism, which was just featured in the film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

The story behind the real 'Dial of Destiny' featured in the new Indiana Jones film

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Monday

Climate

Extreme heat and flooding worldwide reflect the magnitude of the climate crisis

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chris Field, director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, about the extreme weather events occurring globally.

Extreme heat and flooding worldwide reflect the magnitude of the climate crisis

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Friday

Sea squirts and 'skeeters in our science news roundup
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Sea squirts and 'skeeters in our science news roundup

Science in the headlines: An amazingly preserved sea squirt fossil that could tell us something about human evolution, a new effort to fight malaria by genetically modifying mosquitos and why archeologists are rethinking a discovery about a Copper-age leader. All Things Considered host Adrian Florido nerds-out on those stories with Short Wave host Regina G. Barber and science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel.

Sea squirts and 'skeeters in our science news roundup

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Thursday

Politics

Rep. Sherrill denounces controversial amendments blocking passing of the NDAA

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., about controversy surrounding some conservative lawmakers pushing to amend policies from the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.

Rep. Sherrill denounces controversial amendments blocking passing of the NDAA

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Wednesday

Science

A small lake outside Toronto could be the clue that a new epoch has begun on Earth

A team of scientists have identified a geological site in Canada that they say best reflects a new epoch in Earth's history — the Anthropocene era. Francine McCarthy led the group.

A small lake outside Toronto could be the clue that a new epoch has begun on Earth

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Saturday

Nets, coolers and courage: A day in the life of a volunteer bee conservationist

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Animals

Nets, coolers and courage: A day in the life of a volunteer bee conservationist

Over three years, hundreds of volunteers will fan out across California to survey wild bees, with the goal of piecing together a picture of where they live and which species are in trouble.

Nets, coolers and courage: A day in the life of a volunteer bee conservationist

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Friday

Astronomers have some big gravitational wave news

This artist's concept shows stars, black holes, and nebula laid over a grid representing the fabric of space-time. Ripples in this fabric are called gravitational waves. Astronomers have found evidence of gravitational waves created by black holes billions of times the mass of the Sun. NANOGrav collaboration; Aurore Simonet hide caption

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NANOGrav collaboration; Aurore Simonet

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Astronomers have some big gravitational wave news

New gravitational waves, why orcas might be attacking boats and a new robot prototype inspired by animals: it's all in our latest roundup of science news, with All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro, Regina G. Barber and Geoff Brumfiel.

Astronomers have some big gravitational wave news

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Friday

A newly-discovered asteroid, and what's beneath the ice on Enceladus

This cutaway view of Saturn's moon Enceladus is an artist's rendering that depicts possible hydrothermal activity that may take place on and under the seafloor of the moon's subsurface ocean. NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption

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A newly-discovered asteroid, and what's beneath the ice on Enceladus

All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro returns to nerd-our with Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber on three science headlines from space: a newly-discovered asteroid, a new moon-related discovery and a new study about what spaceflight does to the human body.

A newly-discovered asteroid, and what's beneath the ice on Enceladus

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