All Things Considered
Weekdays, 4-6 p.m. and weekends, 5-6 p.m.
All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Every weekday the two-hour show is hosted by Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro. During each broadcast, stories and reports come to listeners from NPR reporters and correspondents based throughout the United States and the world. The hosts interview newsmakers and contribute their own reporting. Rounding out the mix are the disparate voices of a variety of commentators.
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Fifty years after the end of the war, Hanoi says nearly 200,000 Vietnamese soldiers are still missing. Some of their families are now calling on the U.S. to help find them.
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For decades in the U.S., chicken breasts were pricier and more popular than chicken thighs. But that seems to be changing.
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A new survey from the Alzheimer's Association finds that people want to know if they are in the early stages of the disease, and are open to drug treatment.
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On the last Friday of each month in Portland, Ore., volunteers pass out breakfast items to bike commuters in an event called "Breakfast on the Bridges."
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There are a lot of benefits to raising a child speaking two or more languages. NPR's Life Kit explains that raising a kid in a multilingual household isn't a burden — it's a gift.
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Canadians have chosen Mark Carney as prime minister, in what is seen as one of the most remarkable elections in decades. Much of the race has been centered on which candidate can best handle Trump.
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Israel has blocked vital supplies from entering Gaza for two months now. Children in Gaza are malnourished and dying as the UN runs out of food.
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A world soccer tournament for 'grannies' has wrapped up. The annual event allows women from all over the world to show off and be appreciated for their athleticism.
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The S&P 500 is down about 8% since President Trump took office — that's the worst performance in a president's first 100 days since the early 1970s.
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Medical research from the Department of Veterans Affairs has produced advances like the pacemaker, the CT scan, and the nicotine patch. Now VA scientists fear life-saving research will be scrapped as the Trump administration promises massive cuts of jobs and contracts.