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  • Philadelphia is solving homicides at the fastest rate in 40 years. Here's how

    Philadelphia is solving homicides at the fastest rate in 40 years. Here's how
    Oct 21 2025

    It's getting harder to get away with murder in Philadelphia.

    Violent crime has fallen sharply -- like it has in many other cities.

    And Philadelphia police are now solving homicides at the highest rate since 1984.

    There's a connection there -- but there's also plenty more to the story.

    Philadelphia Inquirer crime reporter Ellie Rushing shows what her team has found.

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    This episode was produced by Connor Donevan, with audio engineering by Simon-Laslo Janssen. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon. It features additional reporting by Martin Kaste and WHYY’s Aaron Moselle. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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  • A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela

    A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela
    Oct 19 2025
    Following repeated U.S attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela, Senator Tim Kaine has partnered with fellow Democrat Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Senator Rand Paul to force a vote to prevent war on Venezuela without approval from Congress.


    Senator Kaine speaks to NPR about the role he says Congress must play to keep the president from unilaterally leading the country into a military conflict.


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    This episode was produced by Avery Keatley, with audio engineering by Valentina Rodriguez and Tiffany Vera Castro. It was edited by Adam Raney and Anna Yukhananov. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.




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    8 mins
  • What is needed to keep the ceasefire on track?

    What is needed to keep the ceasefire on track?
    Oct 18 2025
    Veteran Middle East correspondent Jane Arraf has seen peace deals fall apart many times in her decades covering the region. She talks about what she is watching for to see if the ceasefire can hold.


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    This episode was produced by Linah Mohammad and Avery Keatley. It was edited by Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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    11 mins
  • Farmers already had it bad. The shutdown made it worse.

    Farmers already had it bad. The shutdown made it worse.
    Oct 17 2025

    America’s farmers are getting walloped by the federal government shutdown.

    The closing of government offices means they’ve lost access to data and loans that help keep them afloat —

    Then there’s healthcare. More than a quarter of the nation’s farmers rely on the Affordable Care Act…along with the subsidies at the heart of the shutdown fight.

    And add to that — the fact that farmers’ finances are taking a hit from bottom lines are also being slashed due to President Trump’s tariffs.

    For generations – the federal government has worked to support American farmers.

    But as they lose access to vital loans and information.. as the trade war cuts into their bottom line… And as many face skyrocketing healthcare costs…that support seems to have all but disappeared.

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    This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam, with audio engineering by Simon-Laslo Janssen.

    It was edited by Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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    10 mins
  • We may be in an AI bubble. What does that mean?

    We may be in an AI bubble. What does that mean?
    Oct 16 2025
    Is the AI boom an AI bubble? Wall Street and Silicon Valley increasingly think so.

    This week JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said "a lot of assets" appear to be "entering bubble territory."

    Earlier this month Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said the AI market was an "industrial bubble" where stock prices were "disconnected from the fundamentals" of their businesses.

    But big tech shows little sign of pausing its massive investments in artificial intelligence. So how is it that A-I could change the world ... and is also maybe in a bubble?

    Stanford economist Jared Bernstein, a former White House chief economic adviser and co-author of a recent New York Times op-ed on the subject, explains.

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    This episode was produced by Brianna Scott. It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.


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    9 mins
  • The fighting in Gaza has stopped. But dire conditions persist

    The fighting in Gaza has stopped. But dire conditions persist
    Oct 15 2025
    “A New and Beautiful day is rising.” That’s what President Trump told a gathering of world leaders this week.

    He was speaking of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas…meant to pave the way to a permanent end to the war that has left much of the Gaza strip in rubble. Now, Trump said, the rebuilding begins.

    There are huge questions about what comes after the ceasefire. Who will govern Gaza? Will Hamas disarm? When will Israeli troops fully withdraw? And before any of that, there’s a more urgent challenge — getting food and medicine to the people in Gaza.

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    This episode was produced by Erika Ryan and Connor Donevan, with audio engineering by Tiffany Vera Castro and David Greenburg. It was edited by Courtney Dorning. It contains reporting from NPR’s Greg Myre. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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    12 mins
  • The targets of Trump's DOJ are already paying a price

    The targets of Trump's DOJ are already paying a price
    Oct 14 2025
    At President Trump’s public urging, the Justice Department has brought criminal charges against some of his perceived political enemies. NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson explains that for those targeted, a prosecution can mean steep financial and emotional costs, even if they ultimately win in court.


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    This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Michael Leavitt, with audio engineering by Damian Herring. It was edited by Anna Yukhananov and Justine Kenin. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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    7 mins
  • Justice Anthony Kennedy's book is not boring

    Justice Anthony Kennedy's book is not boring
    Oct 13 2025
    As a justice on the Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy wrote some big opinions.

    He was appointed by President Reagan, and most often voted with conservatives.

    But his vote was often pivotal in controversial cases about hot-button issues like same-sex marriage and abortion, and in several key instances he voted with the court's liberals.

    In a new memoir, he opens up about his time on the court -- and he tells NPR's Nina Totenberg he is concerned about bitter partisanship today.

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    This episode was produced by Brianna Scott and Connor Donevan with audio engineering from David Greenburg. It was edited by Anna Yukhananov and Patrick Jarenwattananon. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.


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    10 mins