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Diego Garcia Islanders Displaced In U.K. Failure Hope To Return Home

Natives of Diego Garcia were displaced over 40 years ago when the U.S. built a military base on the Indian Ocean island nation. After years of fighting to return home, the islanders are are more hopeful than ever that they will soon get their wish.

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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 grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.