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Rachel Carlson
Rachel Carlson (she/her) is a production assistant at Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. She gets to do a bit of everything: researching, sourcing, writing, fact-checking and cutting episodes.
Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.