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 The hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes. New episodes six days a week, Sunday through Friday.

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  • To AI or not to AI? Do college students appreciate the question?

    To AI or not to AI? Do college students appreciate the question?
    Dec 5 2025
    Students are using AI tools more than ever.

    An Angelo State University professor designed a way to figure out if his students were using artificial intelligence on a recent paper.


    We speak with Will Teague, who says students are sacrificing their own agency to artificial intelligence. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at
    considerthis@npr.org.


    This episode was produced by Henry Larson and Karen Zamora, with additional reporting by Ayana Archie and Lee V. Gaines. It was edited by Justine Kenin and Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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    9 mins
  • After 50 years, is the future of special education in jeopardy?

    After 50 years, is the future of special education in jeopardy?
    Dec 4 2025

    Fifty years ago, special education in America was born.


    In 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the landmark law known today as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA.


    It guaranteed all children with disabilities the right to a "free appropriate public education."


    Now, amid the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, there's growing concern that protections for students with disabilities are in jeopardy.


    For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.


    This episode was produced by Kathryn Fink. It was edited by Jeanette Woods and Nicole Cohen. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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    10 mins
  • Trump attacks Somali immigrants ahead of expected Minnesota immigration enforcement

    Trump attacks Somali immigrants ahead of expected Minnesota immigration enforcement
    Dec 3 2025

    Roughly 80,000 people of Somali descent now live in Minnesota. The vast majority of them are American citizens.

    This week, President Trump attacked Somali immigrants in racist and xenophobic terms.

    “I don't want 'em in our country,” he said at the end of a cabinet meeting. “Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks."

    The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul defended their Somali community – and responded to reports that the Trump administration is targeting that community with extra immigration enforcement.

    Minnesota Public Radio’s Matt Sepic has the latest from St. Paul.

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    Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

    This episode was produced by Vincent Acovino, with audio engineering by Ted Mebane and Kwesi Lee. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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    8 mins
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