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All Things Considered

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All Things Considered is a NPR radio newsmagazine that delivers in-depth reporting and transforms the way listeners understand current events and view the world. The program presents breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special -- sometimes quirky -- features.

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Monkey See
7:38 am
Sun April 29, 2012

Chris Colfer Goes From 'Glee' Singer To 'Struck' Screenwriter

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Chris Colfer, writer and star of Struck By Lightning, at the Tribeca Film Festival, where the film is playing.
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Carson Phillips (Chris Colfer) and Malerie Baggs (Rebel Wilson) try to drum up support for their school's literary magazine in the dark comedy Struck By Lightning, for which Colfer wrote the screenplay.
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Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 11:39 am

Chris Colfer, one of the stars of the hit TV show Glee, is known for his portrayal of Kurt, a confident and openly gay high school student (who also possesses pipes like a diva). In the new film Struck By Lightning, which Colfer wrote, he plays a very different character: Carson Phillips, an ambitious high school student who starts a literary magazine in order to get into Northwestern University. The character is arrogant and not exactly well-liked, so how does he collect submissions? By blackmailing the popular kids, of course.

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Asia
5:15 pm
Sat April 28, 2012

Seeking Refuge, Blind Chinese Activist Flees

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Originally published on Sat April 28, 2012 6:07 pm

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng escaped house arrest. Now it is thought he traveled 300 miles to Beijing and is now being sheltered on the grounds of the U.S. embassy. With more, NPR's Beijing Bureau Chief Louisa Lim joins weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz.

Music Interviews
3:49 pm
Sat April 28, 2012

Carrie Underwood: Country's 'Good Girl' Goes Dark

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Carrie Underwood's new album is Blown Away.
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Originally published on Sat April 28, 2012 6:07 pm

Since winning American Idol in 2005, Carrie Underwood has become one of the most popular country artists in the business. At the age of 29, she is tied with country legend Reba McEntire as the Female Country Artist with the most number one hits on the Billboard charts. Not bad for a girl from Checotah, Okla.

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Poetry
5:38 pm
Fri April 27, 2012

NewsPoet: Monica Youn Writes The Day In Verse

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Monica Youn visits NPR headquarters in Washington on Friday.
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Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 11:20 am

Today at All Things Considered, we continue a project we're calling NewsPoet. Each month, we bring in a poet to spend time in the newsroom — and at the end of the day, to compose a poem reflecting on the day's stories.

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Around the Nation
3:57 pm
Fri April 27, 2012

Miami-Dade Kept Unused Cars In Park For Six Years

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Originally published on Fri April 27, 2012 6:05 pm

Robert Siegel speaks with Miami Herald reporter Patricia Mazzei about how that county spent millions on new vehicles that were never used, and have been just sitting in garages since 2006.

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