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Hosted by Sophia Saliby, local host and producer for All Things Considered on WKAR

All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Every day the show is hosted by Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Juana Summers and Scott Detrow. The show is hosted locally by WKAR's Sophia Saliby. During each broadcast, stories and reports come to listeners from NPR reporters and correspondents based throughout the United States and the world.

Some of the super wealthy are plowing money into a tax loophole to slash taxes to 0

There's a tax loophole that lets millionaires and billionaires drawdown their taxes… to nothing. So what does tax-loss harvesting mean and why is it still allowed?
In Lebanon, a test to see if the army can keep Israel and Hezbollah apart

Jane Arraf

NPR visits the first of what are meant to be a series of pilot zones in south Lebanon, where the Lebanese army has taken charge after an Israeli pullout.
Heat-related deaths in Phoenix rise, after two years of decline

Katherine Davis-Young

Metro Phoenix has so far seen twice as many heat deaths as this time last year. Authorities are trying to understand why and how to intervene.
New rules for sharing the Colorado River start today

Alex Hager

Oct. 1 is when new federal rules for sharing the Colorado River start. It's going to be messy and courts will likely have to weigh in.
As of Oct. 1, refugees lose access to Medicaid across the country

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Starting Oct. 1, refugees and asylum seekers are losing access to Medicaid across the country because of H.R. 1, the Trump administration's major budget bill Republicans passed in summer 2025.
60 hours of improvisation: Michigan musicians set a record for the world's longest jam

Sophia Saliby

It was hours and hours of music — 60 hours in all — of "record breaking" music. Musicians in Michigan played and improvised in what they believe is now the world's longest jam.
The rising cost of borrowing piles more financial pressure onto consumers

Stephan Bisaha

Mortgage rates are at their highest level in almost three years. The rising cost of borrowing is driving life's major purchases further out of reach.
Failed execution attempts are not uncommon in the U.S.

Chiara Eisner

The failed execution attempt of a woman in Tennessee on Wednesday wasn't the first time this has happened. The state's execution protocols have been under scrutiny for years.
A witness to a failed Tennessee execution talks about what she saw and heard

Catherine Sweeney

A woman in Tennessee survived an execution Wednesday. We talk with a reporter who was there.
The White Sox say their fan in the Vatican may be the extra boost they needed

Jason Fuller, Justine Kenin

The Chicago White Sox won their first playoff series since 2005. The victory feels more sacred now that the team has revealed Pope Leo's letter invoking "Almighty abundant blessing" toward the team.