All Things Considered
Weekdays from 4pm to 6:30pm, Weekends at 5pm
All Things Considered is one of the most popular programs in America. Every weekday, hosts Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, and local host Kimberlea Daggy, present an afternoon of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special... sometimes quirky... features. On weekends, host Michel Martin draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news.
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D.C.'s pro basketball and hockey teams will stay in their arena in downtown Washington, a reversal of earlier news that they'd move to a brand new arena across the Potomac in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed early Tuesday. Questions continue about what's ahead.
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Former Israeli hostage Luis Har speaks to NPR about how he endured 129 days of captivity in Gaza. He was freed in February by an Israeli special forces raid.
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This week Puerto Rico declared a health emergency due to an increase of Dengue Fever cases. Health officials are worried because the mosquito-borne illness is showing up unusually early.
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Biosolids (a byproduct of wastewater treatment) are often used as fertilizer. But toxic "forever chemicals", or PFAS, could be contaminating that fertilizer, along with millions of acres of farmland.
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Thirty years ago, Rwanda experienced one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. NPR's Juana Summers reports from Rwanda about how the country has changed in the years since.
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This Friday marks a year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian security forces. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with his sister about how he's doing.
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The Biden administration is announcing guidelines for how federal agencies can and can't use AI, and ways the government will be transparent in using it — but there are still lingering questions.
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38-year-old Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval came to the U.S. to make something of himself and to help his family in Honduras. He was one the workers on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed.
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It's Opening Day for major league baseball! We talk with baseball reporter Chelsea Janes to get her take on most exciting teams and players.