All Things Considered
Weekdays at 4-6:00 PM
Since its debut in 1971, this afternoon radio newsmagazine has delivered 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.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about biodegradable plastic, simulating growing crops on Mars, and how deer are disrupting caribou populations.
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A big part of what makes the Final Fantasy franchise so beloved is its score. Rebirth's composers aimed to make music that pleases fans of the original while trying something new and surprising.
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Florida has banned and criminalize the production and sale of cell-cultivated meat — meat that's been grown from animal cells in a production facility — across the state.
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Maternal mortality got better in 2022, the latest year we have data for. It dropped back down to 2020 levels after spiking in 2021, according to a new report from CDC.
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Federal judges have lifetime appointments, and are among the most powerful legal officials in the U.S. But an NPR investigation found that often accountability is hard to come by.
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Some students would like their universities to divest from Israel. Here's why universities don't want to do it — and why it may not even be doable.
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Workers are still removing pieces of the Key Bridge from Baltimore Harbor, but the fight over who will pay to replace it has already begun. Past accidents offer some clues about how it could play out.
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Women under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That's according to a new study, and is a departure from what women were told in the past.
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The people behind the online scams you see might be the victim of a scam themselves. Tens of thousands of people have been trafficked into remote, Southeast Asian compounds and forced to scam others.
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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, and investors now think borrowing costs could stay higher for months to come. Inflation remains stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target.