Juana Summers Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered.
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Juana Summers

Host, All Things Considered

Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR's All Things Considered, alongside Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly. She joined All Things Considered in June 2022.

Summers previously spent more than a decade covering national politics, most recently as NPR's political correspondent covering race, justice and politics.

She covered the 2012, 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, and has also previously covered Congress for NPR. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications across multiple platforms, including Politico, CNN, Mashable and The Associated Press.

In 2016, Summers was a fellow at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service.

She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., on the campus of the University of Missouri. She is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, and is originally from Kansas City, Mo.

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Sunday

Kevin Durant of Team United States looks to pass against Serbia's Vasilije Micic (left) during the second half of Olympic group play at Stade Pierre Mauroy on Sunday in Lille, France. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images hide caption

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Paris Olympics continue with more swimming medals and the return of Simone Biles

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Saturday

After opening ceremony, Paris Olympics are really getting started

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The United States won its first medals at the Paris Olympic Games when Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon took silver in the synchronized 3m springboard final on Saturday. Cook (right) and Bacon pose after the competition at the Aquatics Center in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

A spectacular opening ceremony wowed a global audience despite Paris' on-and-off rain

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Ashleigh Johnson is a water polo veteran. Now, she's learning how to be a role model

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Thursday

Tierna Davidson (right) of the U.S. Women's National Team is challenged by Barbra Banda of Zambia during a group match between the U.S. and Zambia during the Paris Olympics at Stade de Nice on Thursday in Nice, France. Marc Atkins/Getty Images hide caption

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Jaedyn Shaw of Team USA controls the ball during a soccer training session Wednesday at Francis Turcan Stadium near Marseille, France. Alex Livesey/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

OLYMPICS: CONNER MANTZ & CLAYTON YOUNG

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Thursday

Royal Ramey, co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program. Ed Kashi/Talking Eyes Media hide caption

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Incarcerated people are key in fighting wildfires. But building a career after prison isn't easy

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Tuesday

Where does the U.S. Men's Soccer team go after Gregg Berhalter's firing?

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Monday

After chaos at the stadium, Argentina defeated Colombia at the Copa America final

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Friday

U.S. GERONTOCRACY

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Democratic Rep. Scott Peters criticizes Biden for staying in race

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Tuesday

Fed Chair tells Congress lowering interest rates poses "two-sided risks"

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer shares her leadership philosophy in her new book, True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between. Simon and Schuster hide caption

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has 'complete confidence' in Biden’s candidacy

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Monday

Why Democratic Rep. Adam Smith thinks Biden isn't the right party pick for this moment

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Here's what's coming in the Copa America and Euro 2024 men’s semifinals

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Friday

Incarcerated people are key in fighting wildfires. But building a career after prison isn't easy

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Monday

The legacy — and efficacy — of the Civil Rights Act on its 60th anniversary

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Friday

Chesapeake Bay swimmer

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Thursday

Biden and Trump go head to head tonight. What are the stakes?

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The Bear's Lionel Boyce dishes on acting, growth, and the romance on fans' minds

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