All Things Considered
Weekdays from 4-6:00pm
In-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday, hear two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features.
Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to deflect war criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect attention" from Israel's actions.
Here's what makes poetry and gardens a perfect pair, according to 2 poet-gardeners
Writers and gardeners Ross Gay and Tess Taylor and about what gardens and poetry can bring — including the reminder to breathe and nourish the body and soul.
Around 35,000 Californians are waiting for their wage theft claims to be investigated
by Farida Jhabvala Romero / KQED
More than 35,000 Californians who say their employers cheated them out of pay could wait a long time for justice. The state agency tasked with investigating their cases is backlogged and underfunded.
Why volunteer grave diggers in Ukraine are exhuming Russia's dead
by Ryan Lucas
Ukraine has been collecting the bodies of dead Russians left behind pushed Russian forces back from Kharkiv weeks ago. Two brothers from an outside village are helping unbury the dead.
A man got a rare chance to earn a degree from prison. Soon, that may become less rare
by Elissa Nadworny
Sentenced to 15 years, Kenny Butler got the rare opportunity to get a bachelor's degree while in prison. His journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated folks.
The way monkeys communicate could help explain how humans evolved to talk
by Jon Hamilton
Marmoset monkeys make complex vocalizations. Macaque monkeys don't. And the reason could help explain how the human brain evolved to produce speech.
Unpacking the latest Jan. 6 hearings
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat, about the latest Jan. 6 hearings.
One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court
The U.S. awaits a consequential Supreme Court decision that could overturn federal abortion rights, and one man has had a outsized influence on the conservative makeup of that court: Leonard Leo.
Rhetoric around 'ghost flights' of migrant children is often at odds with the facts
by Joel Rose
President Biden's critics accuse his administration of organizing "secret" migrant flights to communities around the country. But that rhetoric is often at odds with the facts.
Belgium returns remains of slain Congolese leader
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Congolese historian Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja about Belgium's efforts to reconcile over colonialism.
A group in Nebraska is celebrating Juneteenth with a steampunk twist
by William Padmore
In Lincoln, Neb., organizers of a Juneteenth festival celebrated the holiday with a combination of history and modern steampunk.
How COVID exposed racial disparities in all aspects of the healthcare system
by Karen Grigsby Bates
NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates from the podcast Code Switch talks with journalist Linda Villarosa about how COVID exposed racial disparities in all aspects of the healthcare system.