All Things Considered brings you stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries and insightful features on arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.
Hosted by Robert Siegel, Melissa Block and Audie Cornish
Thousands of police officers in Puerto Rico have been calling in sick as a way to demand back-pay they're owed. Guest host Ray Suarez talks to Danica Coto of The Associated Press, who's been reporting on the issue from San Juan.
Puerto Rico is slowly recovering from Hurricane Maria. One way island residents and recovery workers are showing solidarity is by waving the Puerto Rican flag.
Crime novelist Sue Grafton has died at the age of 77. She was famous for her mystery series featuring the recurring protagonist and private eye Kinsey Millhone.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was recently added to a U.S. sanctions list. As a result, his Facebook and Instagam accounts have been deactivated. Guest host Ray Suarez talks with Moscow reporter Charles Maynes.
Crime in New York City is at its lowest levels since the 1950s. NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says a renewed focus on disorder, as well as serious crime, led to the decline.
It was a strong year for the financial markets worldwide, despite political turmoil around the globe. What explains the strong performance and what's the outlook for 2018?
After another year of political and economic turmoil in Venezuela, guest host Ray Suarez speaks with Phil Gunson of the International Crisis Group about what 2018 could bring for the country.
The new Broadway musical drama Farinelli And The King tells the tale of the bipolar King Philippe V and the famous 18th-century operatic castrato whose singing nurses him back to health.