NPR All Things Considered-logo

NPR All Things Considered

NPR

All Things Considered hosts Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, Juana Summers and Scott Detrow present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features 7 days a week.

Location:

United States

Networks:

NPR

Description:

All Things Considered hosts Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, Juana Summers and Scott Detrow present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features 7 days a week.

Language:

English


Episodes
Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Some federal employees fired under anti-DEI orders weren't doing DEI work

4/3/2025
Some of the first people fired by the Trump administration are fighting back, including those targeted for work they'd done promoting diversity, equity and inclusion under the Biden administration.

Duration:00:04:17

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

What is the strategy behind the U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen?

4/3/2025
We've heard a lot about U.S. bombing plans for Yemen – mostly from a group chat on Signal. But how's the actual bombing campaign going after nearly three weeks? We've heard a lot less about that.

Duration:00:04:19

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Scientists get closer to finding out just how hot is too hot for humans to live

4/3/2025
How hot is too hot for humans to live? A new study is getting scientists closer to an answer.

Duration:00:03:24

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Obama photobombs a picture of siblings among D.C.'s cherry blossoms

4/3/2025
D.C.'s cherry blossoms are a classic backdrop for family photos, and that's what Portia Moore had in mind by having her kids pose for professional photos -- but a figure photobombed the picture.

Duration:00:01:46

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Farmers aren't happy about Trump tariffs

4/3/2025
Many farmers worry the sweeping tariffs announced by President Trump will drive up prices for critical supplies and hurt American exports.

Duration:00:02:24

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Local journalists in Gaza report on the war as foreign journalists still lack access

4/3/2025
Israel hasn't allowed outside journalists independent access to Gaza since it launched its war. That means it's been almost solely Palestinian journalists reporting on a war they're living through.

Duration:00:05:26

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

This week in science: running and the brain, fermented space food and bat navigation

4/3/2025
NPR's Short Wave brings us the stories of how running a marathon could change your brain, fermenting food in space, and the mystery of how bats in flight avoid colliding with each other.

Duration:00:07:02

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

In southern Spain, farmers welcome the rain while Seville residents search for sun

4/3/2025
It's been raining non-stop in the south of Spain, where people traditionally hang their laundry to dry in the sun. In Seville, many are going to the local laundromat to use dryers for the first time.

Duration:00:02:28

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Danes boycott U.S. goods over Greenland tensions

4/3/2025
Danish consumers are turning their back on U.S. goods because of tensions over Greenland.

Duration:00:02:34

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Judge considers 'contempt' after Trump officials stonewall ruling on migrant removal flights

4/3/2025
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg Thursday pushed, once again, the Justice Department to explain its use of the Alien Enemies Act and provide key details and the timeline of the flights.

Duration:00:03:45

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Markets plunge after 'Liberation Day' tariffs

4/3/2025
President Trump's sweeping tariff announcement triggered a sharp drop in U.S. stock markets, a flashing-red warning sign of the economic fallout that's expected to result from the widening trade war.

Duration:00:04:17

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Are trade deficits bad? No, economist says

4/3/2025
For decades, Trump has been arguing that trade deficits are bad. BUT - should we be eliminating trade deficits at all? Economist and Harvard professor Jason Furman says no.

Duration:00:05:43

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Researchers unearth rare King Arthur sequel

4/3/2025
Researchers have discovered a manuscript of one of the oldest versions of the story of King Arthur. How did they find and decipher it?

Duration:00:03:39

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

World reacts to Trump tariffs with ire, dismay and confusion

4/3/2025
Global markets and political leaders from much of the world have been reacting to President Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Duration:00:07:10

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

What you can do to revive an ailing plant

4/3/2025
Got a plant that's seen better days? Well, don't throw it out just yet. Find out what you can do to revive an ailing plant.

Duration:00:02:57

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

R.E.M.'s hometown of Athens, Ga., still welcomes fans 45 years after the band started there

4/3/2025
R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a pilgrimage of the band's music.

Duration:00:04:43

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Education Dept. warns schools: Eliminate DEI programs or lose funding

4/3/2025
The department sent a letter to state leaders threatening the loss of funds for K-12 schools that don't follow its interpretation of civil rights laws.

Duration:00:04:15

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

The key players to watch for in this weekend's Final Four games

4/3/2025
Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers, the presumptive top picks in this year's NBA and WNBA drafts, are on deck this weekend with hopes of a national title. But the star power doesn't stop with them.

Duration:00:04:08

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Trump's push for expanded IVF coverage is getting some pushback from conservatives

4/2/2025
Trump has been touting his support for the fertility treatment known as IVF. But that position is putting him at odds with some conservatives.

Duration:00:04:17

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Author John Green talks about living with OCD

4/2/2025
On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author John Green reflects on living with obsessive compulsive disorder.

Duration:00:03:27