All Things Considered for December 11, 2014 Hear the All Things Considered program for December 11, 2014

All Things Considered

Adam Cole/NPR

Science

The Mystery Of The Missing Martins

In Skunk Bear's latest video, join the search for an enormous flock of missing songbirds, and learn some bizarre facts about Shakespeare and Doppler radar along the way.

Making and taking a hit chest to chest, instead of skull to skull, is easier to remember if you're not wearing a helmet, say University of New Hampshire Wildcat football players. Jack Rodolico/New Hampshire Public Radio hide caption

toggle caption
Jack Rodolico/New Hampshire Public Radio

Football Players Drill Without Helmets To Curb Concussions

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/370116343/370156340" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Recent research sequenced 48 bird species, including (from left) the budgerigar, the barn owl and the American flamingo. (Left and center)iStock; (Right) Chris Minerva/Ocean/Corbis hide caption

toggle caption
(Left and center)iStock; (Right) Chris Minerva/Ocean/Corbis

Birds Of A Feather Aren't Necessarily Related

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/370087804/370156352" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Chef Jay Bentley makes his pork schnitzel with panko instead of the more traditional bread crumbs. He gets his pork from growers who raise heritage-style pigs that are allowed to forage outside. Courtesy of Jay Bentley hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of Jay Bentley

Pork Schnitzel: One Chef's Secret To Marital Bliss

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/369883296/370156358" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

The University of Virginia is trying to crack down on excessive and underage drinking at fraternities. Jay Paul/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Jay Paul/Getty Images

U.Va. Looks At Ways To Curb Drinking At Its Frat Houses

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/370090286/370156364" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Glenn Close stars as Agnes in Edward Albee's play A Delicate Balance. Brigitte Lacombe/Philip Rinaldi Publicity hide caption

toggle caption
Brigitte Lacombe/Philip Rinaldi Publicity

Glenn Close Ends 20-Year Broadway Hiatus With 'A Delicate Balance'

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/370098747/370156370" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

A crab pot full of snow crabs, fished out of the Bering Sea. Josh Thomas/Courtesy of WWF hide caption

toggle caption
Josh Thomas/Courtesy of WWF

Why The White House Wants To Go After Seafood Pirates

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/370150656/370156382" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

At the Arsenal video club, men sit shoulder to shoulder. But some still say it's too dangerous to go in because of Ebola. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption

toggle caption
John W. Poole/NPR

As Ebola Cases Drop, Liberia's Soccer Fans Are Back In The Zone

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/370084683/370156388" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Searching for a song you heard between stories? We've retired music buttons on these pages. Learn more here.

All Things Considered