All Things Considered
Hear KUOW and NPR award-winning hosts and reporters from around the globe present some of the nation's best reporting of the day's events, interviews, analysis and reviews.
Episodes
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Democrats walked out of Minnesota's House of Representatives over a power dispute
Democrats in the Minnesota House plan to boycott the state Capitol Tuesday by walking out of the first day of the legislative session. This after Republicans say they hold political control.
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Jack Smith said he could have convicted Trump. We looked at the report
Special counsel Jack Smith said he would have won a criminal conviction of President-elect Donald Trump if not for his election to a second term.
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In 'Unassimilable,' a call to reexamine value of merging with white American culture
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bianca Mabute-Louie about her book Unassimilable – which argues the case against assimilation for the Asian Diaspora and re-imagines where to find community in the U.S.
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Fire crews get strong wind warnings as they continue to battle 2 major L.A. blazes
L.A. is bracing for a new round of high winds as crews continue battling to put out the two major wildfires that have been burning for a full week now. Officials are warning of the risk of new fires.
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Supporters of ousted dictator Bashar Al-Assad flee Syria
A new type of Syrian refugee is fleeing across the border into Lebanon: those who once supported dictator Bashar Al-Assad.
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Professor, author and podcast host Kate Bowler on trying to be less efficient
Duke Divinity School professor Kate Bowler draws a card from the Wild Card deck and talks about trying to be less efficient in her life.
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The U.S. has tried to weaken Russia's wartime economy. Are sanctions working?
For nearly three years, the U.S. and its allies have slapped roughly 5,000 sanctions and export controls on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Russia faces new sanctions targeting oil and gas trade.
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The desperate operation to rescue illegal miners trapped in a shaft in South Africa
A rescue operation is underway to bring up the miners who are still alive after a two-month standoff in South Africa between police and illegal miners. They'll recover the bodies of those who died.
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The L.A. fires are hurting service workers who cared for homes
Among the hardest hit labor sectors in Los Angles are service workers, many of whom cleaned and maintained the homes destroyed by fire in wealthy areas.
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The new book 'The Secret History of the Rape Kit' tells an overlooked origin story
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Pagan Kennedy about her new book The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story, which explains the origin of the rape kit and the woman behind it.
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In U.S., TikTok users flock to another Chinese app -- and love the irony
With the possibility of a TikTok ban looming, social media users in the U.S. are flocking to another Chinese app known as RedNote.
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Democrats question Pete Hegseth's qualifications at Senate confirmation hearing today
Pete Hegseth appeared before a Senate Committee for a public hearing on his nomination to be the next Secretary of Defense.