All Things Considered
Weekdays from 3pm to 6pm C.T.
All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Tune in each day for news, analysis, and features from NPR, plus regular checks of regional news from the WKU Public Radio news team with local host Barbara Deeb.
NPR's first show, All Things Considered began broadcasts in 1971. Each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.
All Things Considered is hosted by Audie Cornish, Ari Shapiro, Mary Louise Kelly and Ailsa Chang
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In April the EPA established new, legally enforceable limits for PFAS contamination in drinking water. It also set aside another $1 billion to help local governments with cleanup.
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With the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, many are looking to understand what's next for the country's government and citizens.
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About 40% of caregivers are men. Of those men, 30% are black and face special challenges not addressed by existing supports for caregivers. A professor who studies this issue is a caregiver himself.
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Singing lessons can be too expensive for some kids, but a nonprofit called Art Smart provides free lessons and mentoring to young singers in Philadelphia and other cities.
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The conservative Cicero Institute is working with states to ban street camps, and shift money away from housing to addiction treatment. Homelessness advocates says such moves are counterproductive.
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Several Southern legislatures seriously considered full Medicaid expansion this year to get health insurance for hundreds of thousands of low income residents, but in the end they all failed.
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Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, state laws on abortion have been changing constantly. Bans, lawsuits and ballot measures will all be part of the picture as voters go to the polls in November.
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The pills for adults and school-aged kids aren't the right dose for preschoolers. Plus they taste bad. Now there's a new pill for little ones — but it seems like an uphill battle to get it to them.
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In 2006, Patricia Nieshoff's three-year-old son had a seizure. She was a single mother, with no one to accompany her to the hospital. But an hour into her hospital stay, a familiar face appeared.
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A helicopter with the Iranian president on board made a "hard landing," according to state-run media.