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 latest in understanding the connection between our guts and our minds
Brain cells are increasingly being found outside the brain, and now researchers have identified specific neurons in the abdomen that control some aspects of digestion.
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How John Lithgow's experiences with cancer have affected his outlook on life
Actor John Lithgow draws a question from the Wild Card deck and talks about how his brushes with cancer have affected his outlook on life.
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Firefighters continue to battle a blaze that broke out Monday night in Malibu
Amidst exceptionally dangerous wildfire conditions, a blaze broke out late Monday in Malibu, California. Firefighters say difficult conditions are expected through Wednesday.
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A Kansas City birth center's closure worsens the shortage of birth care
Birth centers staffed by midwives are popular places to have a baby. But low reimbursement rates and staffing issues make it difficult for them to stay in business. This is the story of the recent closure of one such center in the Kansas City area. KCUR's Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga, reporter. Diane Webber, editor.
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Israel takes credit, in part, for the fall of the Assad regime. But what now?
Soon after Bashar al-Assad's regime fell in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Israel paved the way for the uprising by its attacks on Iran and its proxies.
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Are video game companies doing enough for players with disabilities? Expert weighs in
Video game company Electronic Arts made public some of the tools and patents that help gamers with disabilities play its games.
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Luigi Mangione's use of apparent 'ghost gun' sparks concern about untraceable firearms
The ghost gun and silencer allegedly used in the United Healthcare CEO shooting appears to have been 3D printed, according to analysts. Experts say the quality of these weapons has improved.
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With fall of Assad regime, Austin Tice's siblings hope he'll be home soon
Austin Tice has been missing in Syria for years. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with two of his siblings, after Assad's regime fell in Syria.
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What could happen to the chemical weapons in Syria
The news in Syria has raised immediate questions about the fate of Assad's stockpiles of chemical weapons and the continued presence of U.S. forces fighting the Islamic State in the northeast.
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The government proposes to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is going to propose listing the monarch butterfly as threatened. What does this mean and what might protections actually look like?
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A high school friend of Luigi Mangione remembers a teenager with enormous potential
A prep-school valedictorian and Ivy-educated tech worker, Luigi Mangione grew up wealthy, smart and successful. Now police have charged the 26-year-old with the murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.
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Older folks build muscle and independence at a Baltimore weightlifting gym
Older folks interested in lifting weights flock to a gym in Baltimore, where the trainer has special expertise in working with people in their 60s, 70s and 80s to build strength and independence.