All Things Considered
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Main Character of the Week: Mr. Fantasy
NPR's Mia Venkat explains to All Things Considered host Scott Detrow who the internet has been obsessed with this week.
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The spiritualist roots of a slumber party staple -- the ouija board
The ouija board may now be the stuff of slumber parties and freaking yourself out with your friends, but has its roots in the much heavier spiritualist movement of the 1800s.
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Prince Andrew loses his royal titles and has to leave Windsor mansion
King Charles begins the formal process to strip Prince Andrew of titles. He'll be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
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Proliferation of private credit raises fears of looming financial crisis
Natasha Sarin, president of the Budget Lab at Yale and former Biden administration official, discusses the rise of private credit and the financial risks that brings.
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This week's Short Wave news roundup
Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.
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Toronto's rookie pitcher Trey Yesavage had a record-breaking Game 5
Last night in Game 5, Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage had one of the best performances ever by a rookie in a World Series. Now Toronto is one game away from winning it all for the first time since '93.
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ACA 'window shopping' for health care costs begins as shutdown fight continues
"Window shopping" has begun for some people buying health insurance through the Affordable Care Act -- and some patients could see big increases in their premiums.
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Trump calls meeting with China's president 'outstanding.' What actually happened?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman about President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Go behind the scenes at a New Jersey Spirit Halloween store
Each year, about 1,400 Spirit Halloween shops pop up across the U.S. Two student journalists, Isabel Jacobson and Adam Sanders, visited their local shop to meet the spirited employees who work there.
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Shutdown puts thousands of schoolkids at risk of losing Head Start services
If the government shutdown isn't resolved by Nov. 1, some 65,000 low-income children will be at-risk of losing access to Head Start child care and early learning.
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Planet Money team is getting into the board game business
Planet Money thought it was the perfect team to get into the board game business, since many games are all about economics. But making a game that's fun and teaches people about economics turns out to be hard.
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Toads have found their way to 6 out of the 7 continents ... so far
Toads have made their way to just about every corner of the world, even potentially Antarctica, something deemed unthinkable in the past. What's behind this vast toad migration?v