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Consider This from NPR

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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.

    Support NPR and get your news sponsor-free with Consider This+. Learn more at plus.npr.org/considerthis
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  • Wild Card: Jenny Slate

    Wild Card: Jenny Slate
    May 4 2024
    Welcome to Wild Card with Rachel Martin. In this first episode, Rachel talks to Jenny Slate, known for her roles in Obvious Child, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Parks and Recreation. Jenny opens up about whether fate brought her to her husband, what she's sacrificed for motherhood and what's so special about margarine and white bread sandwiches.

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    30 mins
  • Larry Demeritte will be the first Black trainer in the Kentucky Derby in decades

    Larry Demeritte will be the first Black trainer in the Kentucky Derby in decades
    May 3 2024
    Larry Demeritte is the first Black trainer participating in the Kentucky Derby in 35 years. And while the betting-books have his colt West Saratoga running at long odds, Demeritte, who is battling chronic illness and cancer, is feeling confident.

    For the 70-something veteran trainer, this is his first time at the Derby, but he is part of a rich history of Black horsemen who helped shape the Kentucky Derby into the iconic race it is today.

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    10 mins
  • Want to understand America's labor movement? Head south

    Want to understand America's labor movement? Head south
    May 2 2024
    If you go by headlines, the last 12 months have delivered major wins to organized labor.

    But despite well publicized victories the rate of U.S. union membership fell to a record low in 2023. Just 10%.

    And in southern states, the push to unionize can still be a grinding, uphill battle.

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    12 mins
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