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Scott Detrow

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Journalist at NPR. I host All Things Considered and the Consider This podcast. Also working on a biography of Pope Leo for Flatiron Books.

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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“Mercy begins with small gestures. The goal is not to solve everything, but to place everything in God’s hands and to be present where people suffer.” As @scottdetrow.bsky.social and I have learned, this is pretty much Pope Leo's mission statement. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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Pope Leo in Gran Canaria: ‘Human dignity has no passport’ - Vatican News
At a meeting with migrants and the organisations that rescue and accompany them in Gran Canaria, Pope Leo urges the world not to grow indifferent to ...
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Consider This: our podcast is now on video too youtu.be/h9hvaXRRaPc
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Trump wants to "flood the zone" on immigration. What does it mean for civil rights? | Consider This
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profpape.bsky.social @profpape.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
NPR All Things Considered's Scott Detrow and I had a thought-provoking discussion on What happens when democracies use military force to occupy their own territory You can listen here: www.npr.org/2025/09/07/n...
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What happens when democracies use military force to occupy their own territory?
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Robert A. Pape of the University of Chicago about what happens when democracies use military force to occupy their own territory. Weeks of talk of sending federal troops ...
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I had the chance to talk with @scottdetrow.bsky.social for “All Things Considered” about my belief that an important line was crossed in America this month: www.npr.org/2025/08/30/n...
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Is this the moment when America tips into authoritarianism?
"Today is different than before," says historian Garrett Graff, who discusses his analysis that the United States has "now tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism."
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Mark Knoller was a legendary White House correspondent. www.washingtonian.com/2013/01/08/w...
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Who’s Counting? At the White House, It’s Mark Knoller - Washingtonian
“Mark, when was President Obama’s last full news conference?” asks a reporter from Reuters who, apparently on deadline, has just popped into the cramped press booth Mark Knoller shares with two collea...
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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Mark Knoller truly was a legend, a White House correspondent I was very lucky to work alongside. Even long after he retired, Mark would pull up his word doc of presidential statistics when I needed help for a story. He is going to be so sorely missed. www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kn...
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Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73
Mark Knoller was, to put it simply, a legend. For decades, everyone in the White House press corps knew him as the unofficial presidential historian and statistician.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
RIP Mark Knoller, the longtime @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy White House reporter who made himself into a one-man archive of all presidential facts and statistics. He was a prince of the briefing room, ever generous to colleagues and competitors alike. He was the best. www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kn...
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Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73
Mark Knoller was, to put it simply, a legend. For decades, everyone in the White House press corps knew him as the unofficial presidential historian and statistician.
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Some news! Heading over to the weekdays on All Things Considered. A lot of news to cover, and excited to get going. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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NPR's 'All Things Considered' names Scott Detrow as new full-time host
Following the announced departure of Ari Shapiro from the flagship radio show 'All Things Considered,' NPR has called on Scott Detrow to become the new full-time host.
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Can anyone recommend a good podcast for Spanish beginners? Trying to spend more time listening to the language ahead of a trip!
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/08/2025
Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning. The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Last July, when President Trump was shot at, NPR launched into live special coverage. We covered the news urgently, carefully, and fairly, as we always try our best to do. I am proud to say our coverage has been recognized with a national Murrow Award! www.rtdna.org/2025-nationa...
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2025 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners - Radio Television Digital News Association
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
SCOOP: After President Trump’s call for a “new” census, his cabinet official overseeing the national head count — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — acknowledged to Census Bureau employees that Congress, not Trump, has final say over the tally, @npr.org has learned
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Trump official tells census workers Congress has final say over the count, not Trump
Days after the president's call for a "new" census, the top official overseeing the Census Bureau told employees that Congress, not Trump, has final say over the tally, NPR has exclusively learned.
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Hall of Fame 🌈 action in Chicago this evening
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Rewriting history: Smithsonian removes Trump, the only president impeached twice, from its exhibit about impeachment. "Only three presidents have seriously faced removal," the exhibit now says referring to Johnson, Nixon and Clinton @janaykingsberry.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum
A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/07/2025
Trump says he personally told his "very good friend Rupert Murdoch" that he had not sent a racy birthday greeting two decades ago to Jeffrey Epstein. Murdoch's Journal reported it anyway.
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Trump lawsuit against Murdoch and 'Wall Street Journal' turns personal
Trump says he personally told his "very good friend Rupert Murdoch" that he had not sent a racy birthday greeting two decades ago to Jeffrey Epstein. Murdoch's Journal reported it anyway.
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Since we are talking Billy Joel right now, I will unleash my take that The Stranger is the ideal album to listen to on a treadmill. Catchy songs you can sing along to in your head … good tempo… variety
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Steve Inskeep @steveinskeep.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
In an NPR video interview, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social leans into the idea that Democrats should oppose the status quo —and if they regain power they may not want to “just tape the pieces together.”
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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
The time for negotiations to start is now, and anything jeopardizing peace must be rejected, Pope Leo XIV said.
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Pope appeals to leaders with power to end wars to start peace talks
He also greets young people in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth, thanked journalists and reminded people to connect with grandparents and the elderly.
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NPR @npr.org · 27/07/2025
South Park skewered President Trump. Stephen Colbert isn't holding back. This week, comedians on Paramount-owned shows aired their grievances against both their parent company and Trump. By @edeggans.bsky.social
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This was the week that comedy pushed back
South Park skewered President Trump. Stephen Colbert isn't holding back. This week, comedians on Paramount-owned shows aired their grievances against both their parent company and Trump.
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Steve Inskeep @steveinskeep.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Last than a week ago, Republican senators ceded their power to the president, approving cuts that some disliked or called excessively vague. They insisted on preserving one program: PEPFAR. Now the NYT says the administration has drafted potential plans to phase that out too.
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GBH @wgbh.org · 18/07/2025
Federal funding is gone. But we're not going anywhere.
"Local. Trusted. Defunded." is featured on the GBH Mural in Boston, Mass., on July 18, 2025.
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Juana Summers @jsummers.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Today on All Things Considered, I spoke with the general manager of Boise State Public Radio. He clearly spells out the impact that the loss of federal funding will have on his station and its ability to serve the public. www.npr.org/2025/07/18/n...
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Funding cuts will hit rural areas hard. One station manager explains how
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tom Michael, general manager of Boise State Public Radio, about what the cuts to federal public media funding mean for his station.
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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 18/07/2025
This won’t fix the gutting of federal funding, but: Go ahead and shoutout a smaller public radio station that has meant something to you & include a donation link. I’ll start: WUOT Knoxville, which reaches up into mountains and was a lifeline for me for a couple years give.utk.edu/campaigns/42...
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Yes! Do what you can if you value public broadcasting
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
1) Stop scrolling. 2) Donate to your local public radio station - it suddenly has a massive budget gap 3) I dunno, treat yourself to a break from screens and make yourself a coffee
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 18/07/2025
We at Louisville Public Media just lost $376,000 due to Congress passing the rescission bill last night to claw back funds from public media across America. Today we’re asking those who value our work to help make up those funds in an emergency drive so we can maintain the staff/services we provide:
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Louisville Public Media
Donate now and help Louisville Public Media educate, connect, engage, entertain and inform our community. Support local, independent media. Become a member today with a gift of $15 per month or any am...
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Drinking coffee from my @wfuv.bsky.social mug today. I’ve been in public media since I walked into WFUV in 2004. I believe in the mission and goals of public broadcasting. We will keep doing the work as best as we can. We will need your support to do it more than ever before, though.
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Steve Inskeep @steveinskeep.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Still here, still working for you: with Michel Martin in NPR Studio 31 at 5:19am.
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NPR @npr.org · 16/07/2025
The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Senate set to debate cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid
The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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NPR @npr.org · 15/07/2025
President Trump is facing backlash from his supporters and opponents alike for how his administration has handled the release of evidence surrounding the death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trump tells supporters not to 'waste time' on Epstein files. They're not happy
President Trump is facing backlash from his supporters and opponents alike for how his administration has handled the release of evidence surrounding the death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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Ximena Bustillo @ximenabustillo.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
SCOOP: More firings hit immigration courts. These come after Congress approved $3B in part to hire more. Since the start of the admin, over 80 judges have been fired or took the Fork in the Road. "I wanted to ride it until the very end," one of the fired judges told me. www.npr.org/2025/07/14/n...
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More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations
Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges...
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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 14/07/2025
Another day, another flood watch (it's a record-breaking 14th since May) for DC area. Storms with torrential rain most likely 5-10p tonight. We're in a level 3 out of 4 risk of flash flooding. Details at cwg.live
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
A clarifying conversation with @cwarzel.bsky.social about Grok, AI, and what this week tells us about X. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5462...
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🔊 Listen Now: What happened when Grok praised Hitler
All Things Considered on NPR One | 5:41
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Great reporting we were happy to have on ATC today.
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
insightful reporting all week from Juana and the ATC team in Texas
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in a statement: “Brazil is a sovereign nation with independent institutions and will not accept any form of tutelage.”
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I encourage everyone to read this letter. Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies.
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Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
"She thought she could shape Elon. But ultimately, the man's gonna do what the man's gonna do regardless of good advice, and so, she probably wasn't as successful as she had hoped she would be," said Lou Paskalis, a friend of Yaccarino www.npr.org/2025/07/09/n...
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Linda Yaccarino steps down after a turbulent two years leading X
Yaccarino, a traditional business executive, was in many ways a strong foil to the mercurial and controversy-courting Musk. She did not cite a reason for her departure.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/07/2025
On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler'
On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.
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Daniel Burke @burke13.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
In a break with decades of tradition, the Internal Revenue Service says it will allow houses of worship to endorse candidates for political office without losing their tax-exempt status. www.npr.org/2025/07/08/n...
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IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates
Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.
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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
My latest for @npr.org with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social . The start of a new collaboration. ✨️ Women are having far fewer babies. Here's why that matters www.npr.org/2025/07/07/n...
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As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges
Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.
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Tamara Keith @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Our very special "Independence Day" tradition lives on in today's episode of the NPR Politics Podcast...also a roundup of a very busy week in political news, including President Trump's big legislative win. www.npr.org/2025/07/03/1...
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Congress delivers Trump a win with tax and spending bill : The NPR Politics Podcast
Congress narrowly passed President Trump's massive tax and spending bill this week. We discuss what the GOP victory could mean for the 2026 midterm elections. And, we look at the message the…
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Joshua Chamberlain 4eva
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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The CBS Eye blinked. Disney's Mouse didn't roar. The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have pulled their editorial punches. My analysis for NPR: CBS is the latest news giant to bend to Trump's power www.npr.org/2025/07/02/n...
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CBS is the latest news giant to bend to Trump's power
With a $16 million payment to settle President Trump's lawsuit over 60 Minutes' interview with Kamala Harris, CBS becomes the latest media outlet to bow to his power.
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I am now deep into my second go-round of 24-7 toddler Frozen obsession, and I have to say: I’m still not sick of Let It Go. It holds up!
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Honestly my expectations were low - so many vault releases are meh - but this has been so great to listen to. We dig into it on ATC tonight.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/06/2025
The ruling, involving the firm Susman Godfrey, marks the fourth time out of four that a federal judge has permanently blocked one of Trump's executive orders seeking to punish an elite law firm.
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A fourth judge has blocked a Trump executive order targeting elite law firms
The ruling, involving the firm Susman Godfrey, marks the fourth time out of four that a federal judge has permanently blocked one of Trump's executive orders seeking to punish an elite law firm.
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Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
A spokesperson for Robert Caro just confirmed Bill Moyers never did come around and agree to speak to him. Alas.
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