The latest turn in the 89 years of looking for the singular Amelia Earhart

NPR | By Alaena Hunt,

Megan Lim, Scott Detrow, Justine Kenin

Published October 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM EDT

What is it about Amelia Earhart? Nearly 90 years after she and her plane disappeared, we check in with her hometown.

Alaena Hunt

Megan Lim

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

See stories by Scott Detrow

Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered.

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