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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Hong Kong company sells its ports in Panama, says it's business, not politics
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's CK Hutchison Holdings sold its Panama ports business to a group of investors led by BlackRock. What does this episode tell us about Hong Kong today?
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Chicago house music pioneer Charles Chambers, known as DJ Funk, has died at 54
The Chicago house music scene is mourning the loss an iconic figure. Charles "DJ Funk" Chambers died earlier this week. He was a pioneer in the unique Chicago music style Ghetto House.
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Why a Department of Education closure is concern for students with disabilities
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kristy Hedler, mother of a son with Down syndrome, about what eliminating the Department of Education would mean for kids who receive special education services.
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Dolly Parton honors late husband with new song, 'If You Hadn't Been There'
Dolly Parton's late husband, Carl Dean, died this week. He inspired some of her biggest songs, including a new one. "If You Hadn't Been There" is Parton's ode to Dean and their six decades together.
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Tariffs and the cost of uncertainty
The start date of President Trump's tariffs keeps changing. An economist explains why that's bad for businesses.
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A look at the past — and the future — as Selma marks 60 years since Bloody Sunday
Decades after law officers attacked voting rights marchers, we revisit the event that helped spark passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and hear what civil rights activists are doing in Selma today.
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An ocean conservation group offers 'mission therapy' to veterans who miss the service
A group called Force Blue, which does ocean conservation work, is providing what they call "mission therapy" to veterans who miss the camaraderie and the sense of purpose of service.
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One Texan's quest to create a state-wide hiking trail
Texas isn't best seen from behind the steering wheel, but through shades, wearing hiking shoes on a walking trail. Now a Texan is making big strides on creating a walking trail called the X-Tx, stretching from the Louisiana border all the way to New Mexico, a 1,550-mile stroll that will be among the longest trails in the country. The trail will go through natural beauties from the Hill country/central Texas, Big Bend National Park and the Guadalupe mountains –highest point in the state-- surrounded by the Chihuahuan desert from west Texas. Texas Public Radio's Jack Morgan finds out how they plan to build the X-Tx. 4m piece + digital. Texas Public Radio's Jack Morgan. Target: week of 2/24. Alfredo edit.
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The political evolution of Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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Missouri faces the prospect of Medicaid cuts
The prospect of Medicaid cuts by Congress are sending a chill through Republican and Democratic-led states, where millions of people could lose medical coverage or states might have to cut other services.
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From tweets to 2 a.m. emails: What it's like to cover Elon Musk
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Singer Jason Isbell discusses his new album, 'Foxes in the Snow'
