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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The IRS commissioner faced tough questions from Senate Finance Committee
Senators quizzed IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel about the just-finished tax-filing season and what's ahead for the government's tax collector.
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What happened at WNBA draft — and what the future of the sport could hold
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jemele Hill, contributing writer for The Atlantic, about the 36 new players who were drafted into the WNBA and the future of the sport.
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Japanese-American baseball players will bring the game back to a WWII camp
Volunteers are restoring the Manzanar War Reloctation Center's baseball field. In the fall, Japanese-American baseball players play where many of their families were held during World War II.
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In Arizona, political candidates walk a fine line on abortion rights
Arizona's ban on abortions has affected political races. Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake is figuring out how to balance her opposition to abortion rights without embracing a near-total ban.
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The push to have seniors age in their homes, not hospitals
More than 10 thousand older adults turn 65 every day. There's growing efforts to make sure they stay in their homes and out of hospitals and nursing homes as they age.
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Electronic warfare is interfering with GPS in areas of Gaza
Electronic warfare connected to the conflict in Gaza is interfering with the global positioning system in a large part of the region.
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A church offers asylum seekers a loan
A church rents apartments for asylum seekers, who pay the church back after an initial buffer period.
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Climate change in Catan? New board game version forces players to consider pollution
The newest version of the popular board game Catan will make players wrestle with a society-wide problem: How do you build, develop and expand without overly polluting the world?
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Supreme Court hears challenge to a statute used to try hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided, with conservatives expressing various degrees of skepticism about the statute used to prosecute more than 350 of the Jan. 6th rioters who invaded the capitol.
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House set to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine after delays
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a path forward on aid to Ukraine and Israel after months of delay because of GOP divisions. Iran's attack on Israel increased pressure on Congress to act.
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Researchers have been trying to breed fungus-resistant chestnut trees for 100 years
We visit an orchard where researchers are breeding Chestnut trees they hope will one day fight off a fungus that's been killing the iconic American tree for more than a century.
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Why Brazil was able to hold their former president accountable in election case
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Omar Encarnacion about former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro being banned from running for office for eight years due to efforts to overturn Brazil's 2022 election.