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Correlation, Not Causation: Brood X Cicadas And Regional Bird Deaths

NPR | By Ari Shapiro,

Sarah Handel, Jason Fuller

Published June 28, 2021 at 4:32 PM EDT

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Ari Shapiro

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.

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Sarah Handel

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Jason Fuller