All Things Considered
Weekdays from 4:30 to 6:30 pm on WVIK News 90.3 FM and 90.3 HD1.
Since 1971, this afternoon radio newsmagazine has delivered in-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Heard by over 13 million people on nearly 700 radio stations each week, All Things Considered is one of the most popular programs in America. Every weekday, hosts Juana Summers, Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, Michel Martin present two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special—sometimes quirky—features.
Latest Episodes
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Staff at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium have reared a special kind of fish known as a warty frogfish for the first time in captivity. Their success may hold broader lessons for raising marine species.
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Americans lost some $10 billion to online scammers in Southeast Asia in 2024. Cambodia, in particular, has been warned to clean up its act in recent months.
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TSA staffing shortages have led to hours-long lines for travelers at many airports. Keith Jeffries, the former TSA security director at Los Angeles International Airport shares insights on the crisis.
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A network of families riddled with Alzheimer's has given scientists a unique window on the disease. But the group's future is uncertain amid funding cuts by the Trump Administration.
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In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by making a sacrifice – of their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dan Wolken, senior sports writer with Yahoo Sports, about the the culprits responsible for the lack of Cinderella teams in the past two years' NCAA basketball Sweet 16s.
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Dan Roche, who was born with a cataract that left him mostly blind in one eye, was on a baseball team at age 15. On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, he shares a memory of his coach. -
A new report shows the number of abortions has held steady in recent years despite efforts to limit access.
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The effects of the war in Iran are far-reaching, extending to drivers for DoorDash and Uber Eats. They're paying more for gas — and being squeezed by competition. DoorDash is rolling out some relief. -
Artists, filmmakers and singers once championed Chavez as a hero. Now, they must rethink how to tell his story. "It's just been gut-wrenching," one muralist says.
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It's a major source of revenue for the island. And it's controversial. Now countries are sending Cuban doctors home in response to pressure from the Trump administration. -
A new nominee for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to be named this week. They would inherit a demoralized staff and a public health agency buffeted by change.
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In this roundup of space news, we talk about NASA's upcoming Artemis launch, space-based data centers and the new sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary.
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Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades. -
Local leaders report already-strapped police departments racked up overtime bills in the millions while others report a multi-million dollar hit to business during the worst ICE surges. -
States have many policies to stop risky older drivers from renewing their licenses. But in practice, it's often adult children who must decide when to take the car keys away from an aging parent. -
Some of President Trump's policies, the latest being the war in Iran, are testing his support among farmers who are being burdened with higher costs. -
The Trump administration placed a statue of Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds. Some people are not happy about it. -
Israeli support for the war is still high but waning, after three weeks of fighting with Iran.
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After days of brinkmanship, President Trump announces a sudden delay in planned strikes on Iran's power grid, citing "very good and productive" talks aimed at ending the escalating war.
