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- The Human Egg Sellers
- Iran One Week On, Oil Prices Spike, Latin America Meeting
- Trump Fires Kristi Noem, Middle East War Latest, Venezuela-US Diplomacy
- Iran War Expanding, Khamenei Successor, China Mediates Middle East War
- Middle East War Intensifies, Trump's Rational For War, First Midterm Primaries
- Middle East At War, Congress Briefed On War, Texas and North Carolina Primaries
- US Israeli War With Iran, Trump's War Address, Gulf Countries Bear The Brunt
- Bet on Anything, Everywhere, All at Once
- US/Israeli Strikes Iran, Iran Retaliates on Israel and other Middle East Countries
- US-Iran Tension, Clinton Deposition, Paramount Wins Warner Bros. Bid
Embedded
- Alternate Realities: Double or Nothing
- The Harvard Plan: The Endless Frontier
- The Harvard Plan: Jay & Alan
- The Harvard Plan: And so it begins…
- Alternate Realities: A Question for Listeners
- Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
- The Network: Déjà vu
- The Network: Breaking Bread
- The Network: Saint-o-tec
- Introducing "The Network" from NPR and Futuro Media
The NPR Politics Podcast
- Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump
- Why is the U.S. at war with Iran?
- Runoffs, voting mishaps and Trump endorsements in TX and NC primaries
- Trump keeps teasing a federal election takeover
- What Trump says to expect of war in Iran
- U.S. and Israel strike Iran. Here's what we know
- Is the U.S. going to war with Iran?
- Why bipartisanship is disappearing from Congress
- Is the FCC 'equal time' rule leading to media censorship — and self-censorship?
- Key takeaways from President Trump's State of the Union address
Talk and Interview
Fresh Air
- Best Of: ‘Hamnet’ star Jessie Buckley / Documentarian Morgan Neville
- Remembering pop songwriter Neil Sedaka
- Delroy Lindo is claiming victory
- From Beatles break-up to John’s murder, a look at Paul’s transformation
- A look at Trump's plans to restrict voting
- Jessie Buckley loves the ‘shadowy bits’ of her characters
- Best Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård
- The voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny
- Is the U.S. headed toward military conflict with Iran?
- Stellan Skarsgård doesn’t believe in bad guys
Science Friday
- Can ‘Suggestion-Box Science’ Make Public Health More Useful?
- Fixing Society's Toughest Problems? ‘It’s On You’
- 3D Images Of Galaxies Will Rock You (Ft. Queen)
- Slow Release Of Federal Science Funds Holds Up Research
- The Evolution Of An Enzyme Engineer Who Changed Chemistry
- The Art And Science Of Staving Off Cognitive Decline
- Into the Woods, From Chestnut Genetics To Tiny Forests
- EPA Rescinds The Legal Basis For Regulating Greenhouse Gases
- How One Gene Affects Alzheimer’s Risk
- Are My THC Gummies Going Away?
1A
- The News Roundup For March 6, 2026
- 'If You Can Keep It': What Should Accountability Look Like In The Epstein Case?
- President Trump's 'Third Country Deportations,' Explained
- The Fight Over Funding The DHS
- What operation ‘Epic Fury’ means for the US, Iran, and beyond
- The News Roundup For February 27, 2026
- The Future Of Fertility In 2026
- Unpacking The State Of The Union
- ICE And The State Of Minnesota
- 'If You Can Keep It': The Private Companies Profiting Off ICE
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
- Why 'KPop Demon Hunters' is everywhere
- The Jackpod: The founders’ worst fears
- The one thing driving U.S. job growth
- Why regime change in Iran isn't so simple
- The Trump administration's war against legal immigration
- Why the Pentagon wants AI without guardrails
- The Jackpod: Hold the tiger
- What really happened to Amelia Earhart?
- The Epstein class: What the files reveal about the global elite
- Celebrating Ramadan while living in fear
Latino USA
- Los Oscars Are Back: Sinners, Battles, and Secret Agents
- Six Weeks and One Day: A Day Inside an Atlanta Abortion Clinic
- 'Testing Grounds': How the U.S.-Mexico Border and Honduras Help Explain Immigration Enforcement Today
- USA Under Trump: The Mass Detention Economy and the Fight for Democracy
- Trump's Secretaries Go Wild + Little Marco Takes Center Stage
- Born in Exile: Ana Tijoux on Music and Resistance
- It’s an 'Information War': A Look Behind ICE’s Viral Social Media Campaign
- Culture Is Freedom: Remembering Garifuna Legend Aurelio Martínez
- More Than a Friendship: An Intimate Conversation With Actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal
- La Brega: Who Are Our Puerto Rican Champions?
Music
NPR Music
- New Music Friday: The best albums out March 6
- Alt.Latino: From church basement to salsa immortality: Remembering Willie Colón
- Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter’s tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ambient sounds from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brazilian jazz from Wayne Shorter and more.<br/><br/><em>Note: This episode originally ran in April, 2025</em><br/><br/><strong>Artists and songs featured on this episode:</strong><br>(00:00) Intro<br/><br/>(02:20) The Choir: “You Don’t Have To Smile,” from ‘Translucent’<br/><br/>(05:58) Orbital Patterns: “Can’t Tell If I’m Awake,” from ‘Extended Impostor Syndrome’<br/><br/>(10:11) Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alvo Noto: “Logic Moon,” From ‘Insen’<br/><br/>(15:46) Lea Bertucci: “Vapours,” From ‘Of Shadow And Substance’<br/><br/>(20:25) Hayden Pedigo: “Long Pond Lily,” From ‘I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away’<br/><br/>(25:57) Max Richter: “All Human Beings,” from ‘Voices’<br/><br/>(31:17) Wayne Shorter: “Tarde,” From ‘Native Dancer’<br/><br/>(36:15) Mabe Fratti: “El Sol Sigue Ahí,” From ‘Pies Sobre La Tierra’<br/><br/>(41:08) Ida: “Don’t Get Sad,” from ‘Will You Find Me?’<br/><br/>(46:10) David Zinman, Dawn Upshaw & London Sinfonietta: “Lento,” from Henryk Górecki’s ‘Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 - Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs’<br/><br/><br>Support the show with a review on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-songs-considered/id79687345"target="_blank" > Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/10LYbliXlNZe1VStsTkcC0?si=bb536b16024d42d8"target="_blank" >Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And tell a friend!<br/><br/>Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: <a href="mailto:allsongs@npr.org"target="_blank" >allsongs@npr.org</a><br/><br/>To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
- New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 27
- Alt.Latino: Chicano soul, Canary Islands merengue and a percussion supergroup
- This week on All Songs Considered: U2 surprise-dropped a new EP that opens with a scorching critique of the government crackdown on immigration; Lana Del Rey inched closer toward releasing her long-awaited album with a haunting and strange ode to love and obsession, while singer Arlo Parks takes a bold step out onto the dance floor. All that and more as host Robin Hilton and NPR Music’s Sheldon Pearce share their picks for the best new songs of the week.<br/><br/>Featured artists and songs:<br/><br/>(00:00) Intro<br/><br/>(01:50) U2: “American Obituary,” from ‘Days Of Ash’<br/><br/>(10:24) Arlo Parks: “Heaven,” from ‘Ambiguous Desire’<br/><br/>(17:37) Lana Del Rey: “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” (Single)<br/><br/>(25:22) Baby Rose & Leon Thomas: “Friends Again” (Single)<br/><br/>(31:58) James Blake: “I Had a Dream She Took My Hand,” from ‘Trying Times’<br/><br/>(39:08) Bella Kay: “Steady,” from ‘a couple minutes out’<br/><br/>And here's a link to Sheldon's piece on Jill Scott and Brent Faiyaz that was discussed during the show's intro: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5713600/jill-scott-brent-faiyaz-rnb-review"target="_blank" >https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5713600/jill-scott-brent-faiyaz-rnb-review</a><br/><br/>Support the show with a review on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-songs-considered/id79687345"target="_blank" > Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/10LYbliXlNZe1VStsTkcC0?si=bb536b16024d42d8"target="_blank" >Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And tell a friend!<br/><br/>Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: <a href="mailto:allsongs@npr.org"target="_blank" >allsongs@npr.org</a><br/><br/>To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/>Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
- Special announcement
- New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 20
- Alt.Latino: A Brazilian summer and a lost Mexican masterpiece
- Andrew Bird on ‘The Pitt,’ Gia Margaret and more of the best new songs
World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
- Silvana Estrada’s latest album came after experiencing profound grief
- Kashus Culpepper's first 'Act' started just 6 years ago, when he picked up a guitar
- Acadiana Music Showcase: Andrina Turenne
- Cate Le Bon didn't want to write about heartbreak. She did it anyways.
- On 'Cutthroat,' South London band Shame thrives in moral ambiguity
- Looking forward to the music of the African diaspora
- Soccer Mommy’s signature 'bubblegrunge' sound takes center stage in this exclusive mini-concert
- World Cafe: Don Was
- How DJ culture helped connect Black music communities worldwide
- Introducing: Personal Records, a new mixtape series
From the Top
- Brilliant 9-Year-Old Pianist & More with Orli Shaham
- Four Handed Mozart with Orli Shaham
- Victor Wooten, Bach, & Gospel Marching Band
- Beethoven to Bluegrass and Special Guest Victor Wooten
- Taaffe Zwilich Violin Fantasy and Flute Ballade
- Barber to Ballroom Dancing
- Self-Taught Violinist and Young Composer
- Ravel and Multifaceted Cellist
- Musical Trivia
- Dramatic Cello & Saxophone Elegy
Fresh Air
- Best Of: ‘Hamnet’ star Jessie Buckley / Documentarian Morgan Neville
- Remembering pop songwriter Neil Sedaka
- Delroy Lindo is claiming victory
- From Beatles break-up to John’s murder, a look at Paul’s transformation
- A look at Trump's plans to restrict voting
- Jessie Buckley loves the ‘shadowy bits’ of her characters
- Best Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård
- The voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny
- Is the U.S. headed toward military conflict with Iran?
- Stellan Skarsgård doesn’t believe in bad guys
Fun and Sports
Fresh Air
- Best Of: ‘Hamnet’ star Jessie Buckley / Documentarian Morgan Neville
- Remembering pop songwriter Neil Sedaka
- Delroy Lindo is claiming victory
- From Beatles break-up to John’s murder, a look at Paul’s transformation
- A look at Trump's plans to restrict voting
- Jessie Buckley loves the ‘shadowy bits’ of her characters
- Best Of: Kate Hudson / Stellan Skarsgård
- The voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny
- Is the U.S. headed toward military conflict with Iran?
- Stellan Skarsgård doesn’t believe in bad guys