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For NPR's 50th — A Story Served With Laughter And Cheetos

All Things Considered listener Michael Spikes recounts a piece heard on the show in 2006 that he used for years to teach in his media production classes.

For NPR's 50th — A Story Served With Laughter And Cheetos

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50 Years Of NPR

One Listener Can't Forget 1991 Story On Haitian Cane Cutters

All Things Considered listener Joel Abrams shares how a story about Haitian farmworkers has stuck with him since it aired on the show in 1991.

One Listener Can't Forget 1991 Story On Haitian Cane Cutters

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Family

Better Parenting With The Help Of Some Werewolves In London

All Things Considered listener Eddy Parker recounts a segment from 2012 that became a significant part of his relationship with his daughter.

Better Parenting With The Help Of Some Werewolves In London

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NPR Turns 50 And Susan Stamberg Recalls A First

All Things Considered turns 50 this week. To help mark that milestone, NPR's Susan Stamberg remembers an interview she did in 1989 with a dying commentator, Kim Williams.

NPR Turns 50 And Susan Stamberg Recalls A First

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For NPR's 50th, A Listener Remembers A Story That Guides Her As A Mother

All Things Considered listener Brooke Frizzell shares how a story that aired on the show in 2016 influenced her relationship with her daughter.

For NPR's 50th, A Listener Remembers A Story That Guides Her As A Mother

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History

For NPR's 50th: A Listener Riveted by Earthquake 6000 Miles Away

All Things Considered listener Canice Flanagan points to Melissa Block's reporting on an earthquake in China in 2008 as a story that had a dramatic effect on her.

For NPR's 50th: A Listener Riveted by Earthquake 6000 Miles Away

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Susan Stamberg On NPR's 50th — A Memory Made In A Closet

To mark the 50th anniversary of All Things Considered, NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg recalls a moment from the program's first decade.

Susan Stamberg On NPR's 50th — A Memory Made In A Closet

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World

Mediterranean Migrant Rescue Left To Civilian Ships

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalist Emmanuelle Chaze about the rescue ship Ocean Viking's response to a shipwreck off the coast of Libya last week, in which about 130 migrants drowned.

Mediterranean Migrant Rescue Left To Civilian Ships

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Boba Shortage Could Stretch Into Summer, Leave Businesses In A Bind

A lack of dockworkers at shipping ports and a shortage of drivers are creating a boba backlog in the U.S., according to a nationwide supplier of bubble tea products. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Boba Shortage Could Stretch Into Summer, Leave Businesses In A Bind

What's bubble tea without boba? Americans are starting to find out. A backlog at shipping docks is stalling the arrival of the popular chewy pearls at tea shops across the country.

Boba Shortage Could Stretch Into Summer, Leave Businesses In A Bind

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Newly Discovered Dinosaur Was Top Carnivorous Predator In Argentina

An artist's impression of the Cretaceous Period meat-eating dinosaur Llukalkan aliocranianus that lived about 80 million years ago in the Patagonia region of Argentina is seen in this handout photo. Jorge Blanco/Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology via Reuters hide caption

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Science

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Was Top Carnivorous Predator In Argentina

The dinosaur named Llukalkan aliocranianus was a predator with a menacing appearance and the ability to strike fear in its prey. Paleontologists said it roamed the Earth nearly 80 million years ago.

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Was Top Carnivorous Predator In Argentina

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