NPR's podcast Short Wave brings the stories of a newly identified deep sea creature, the benefits of exercise for healing our nervous system and science-backed tips for holiday eating.

KWONG: Hi, Ari. BARBER: ...Here with you ... That's the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California. SHAPIRO: I love Monterey Bay. It's an amazing place. KWONG: Yes.

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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Tampa Bay Times reporter Kirby Wilson about the nomination of Congressman Matt Gaetz as Attorney General and his rise through Florida politics.

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 ...