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.
Sponsored
Episodes
-
Delta Variant Drives New Cases, Hospitalizations In Southwest Missouri
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steve Edwards, president and CEO of CoxHealth in southwest Missouri, about the current surge in coronavirus cases in his region driven by the Delta variant.
-
The U.S. Is Importing Historic Amounts Of Stuff — And It's Causing Cargo Ship Jams
The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up.
-
Presidential Race Looming, France's Regional Elections Will Show Status Of Parties
Regional elections in France this June will indicate the relative strength of the country's political parties ahead of next year's presidential election. The far right appears to be gaining.
-
Recent Polling Data Shows Why Nearly 2/3 Of Americans Oppose Cash Reparations
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Tatishe Nteta of University of Massachusetts, Amherst about his poll showing that nearly 2/3 of Americans oppose cash reparations for the descendants of enslaved people.
-
Business As Usual Or Taking The Day Off: Workplace Recognition Of Juneteenth Varies
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery, as June 19 was the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. Now a federal holiday, the actual practices for marking the day still vary widely.
-
Biden Tells Putin To Crackdown On Ransomware. What Are The Odds He Will?
The president says the U.S. will respond if it keeps getting hit with cyber attacks linked to Russia. But Putin has shown little interest in combatting cyber crimes called 'ransomware-as-a-service.'
-
Unpaid Caregivers Were Already Struggling. It's Only Gotten Worse During The Pandemic
A new CDC study finds that people who provide unpaid care for their children or adult loved ones are twice as likely as noncaregivers to have experienced depression or anxiety, or thoughts of suicide.
-
Coastal Weather Station Demolished Before It Could Fall Into The Ocean
After a half century, a Cape Cod weather station is being demolished before it falls into the ocean. It's among many structures threatened by stronger storms and rising seas fueled by climate change.
-
Needle Exchanges, Access To Safer Narcotics Could Save Lives — But It's A Tough Sell
Researchers and doctors say they know how to curb harm caused by addiction and the spread of dangerous drugs. But lawmakers are reluctant to allow needle exchanges and access to safer narcotics.
-
A Columnist's Reaction To England Men's Soccer Team Taking A Knee
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with writer Nels Abbey about his recent column surrounding fans booing the English men's national soccer team for taking a knee in honor of Black Lives Matter.
-
Supreme Court Sides With Religious Freedom In High Profile LGBTQ Rights Case
The Supreme Court saw a case that pitted religious freedom against gay rights — and sided with the adoption agency that the city of Philadelphia wouldn't work with because they exclude LGBTQ couples.
-
With The Eviction Moratorium's End Looming, Black Renters Likely To Be Hit Hard
Black renters face eviction at twice the rate of white renters in the U.S. and there's evidence the pandemic hit Black renters harder. A federal moratorium on evictions is expiring at the end of June.