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    8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR For Lack Of Dinosaur Stories

    How can All Things Considered consider all things without considering dinosaurs? That's the question posed by 8-year-old Leo Shidla of Minneapolis.
    by Mary Louise Kelly Feb 09, 2021 2 minutes
    A model of a feathered Tyrannosaurus rex at the American Museum of Natural History in 2019 in New York City. <em>All Things Considered</em> is making amends for its lack of dinosaur coverage.

    An 8-year-old from Minneapolis recently pointed out a big problem with NPR's oldest news show, All Things Considered. Leo Shidla wrote to his local NPR station:

    My name is Leo and I am 8 years old. I listen to All Things Considered in the car with mom. I listen a lot.

    I never hear much about nature or dinosaurs or things like that. Maybe you

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