All Things Considered
NPR presents the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, and insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment.
All Things Considered is the most listened-to afternoon drive-time news radio program in the country. It is hosted every day by Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, Juana Summers and Scott Detrow.
Catherine Brand and the WUNC News team share regional updates throughout each weeknight broadcast.
Will Michaels and the WUNC News team share regional updates throughout each weekend broadcast.
Latest Episodes
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To write Mad Max: Fury Road a decade ago, George Miller needed to figure out a character named Furiosa. Here's how that became the screenplay for his latest movie.
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Thousands of homeowners face foreclosure over old zombie second mortgages from the housing-bubble days. Many thought the loans were dead. But investors buy them and can move aggressively to collect. NPR's Planet Money: "Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans' homes"
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with literary historian Jonathan Schroeder about stumbling upon an autobiography by John Swanson Jacobs.
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Scientists have long studied how near-infrared light bounces off forests and grasslands, as a proxy for plant health. Now, an artist is using the same trick to turn the Joshua tree into an instrument.
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The palmetto state is one of only two in the nation where state supreme court justices are elected by the state legislature. Advocates are pushing for more diversity on the high court.
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Kansai International Airport says it hasn’t lost a single piece of luggage since it opened 30 years ago. The airport, which serves the city of Osaka, welcomed nearly 14 million passengers in 2023.
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Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's latest film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, premiered at Cannes Film Festival. Rasoulof has been in exile for almost two weeks after a prison sentence in Iran.
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The International Court of Justice does not have the power to enforce its own rulings, but it does add to the pressure that Israel feels internationally and domestically to end the war in Gaza.
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The South Korean government has banned a music video praising North Korean leader Kim Jong Un [kim jawng Un]. The video has been a surprising global hit, going viral on TikTok and other platforms.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kendall Spencer, former student athlete NCAA board member, about the NCAA and Power 5 athletic conferences agreeing to pay former student athletes almost $2.8 billion.