Every afternoon, WBEZ’s Lisa Labuz joins the hosts of NPR’s All Things Considered to help you consider the major stories of the day in less than 15 minutes. Featuring a mix of local and national stories, Consider This goes beyond the headlines with a quick, but thorough, take on the news.
New episodes out every weekday around 4pm.
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Every year about 600,000 thousand people are reported missing in the United States per the National Missing and Unidentified Persons database.In 2022, about 34,000 people reported as actively …
Being Black and an immigrant is an increasingly common phenomenon in the South, where 1 in 10 Black people are immigrants. Still, despite growing numbers of Black immigrants in the region, their …
When people speak about God in various religions, the deity is typically referred to using the masculine pronoun “He.”In Islam, Allah is not depicted as male or female — Allah has no gender. Yet …
Wars are expensive. And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had an impact on the economies of both countries.NPR’s Julian Hayda, in Kyiv, reports that international assistance is allowing Ukraine to …
While it may seem like Black-focused media is at a high these days, the reality is only 4% of all media in the U.S. is Black-owned.Moreover, experts say that biased practices from advertisers make …
Lullabies. We all know one. Whether we were sung one as a baby or now sing one to our own children. Often, they’re used to help babies gently fall asleep. But lullabies can be more than that. They …
In the months ahead of the election, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced criticism for his government’s response to devastating earthquakes and for crushing inflation. Yet, he still managed …
The right to repair movement scored a big victory last week in Minnesota, where it got legislation signed into law that requires manufacturers to let independent shops and consumers buy the parts …
It’s been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. What followed: the U-S re-imposed crushing sanctions, over time, Iran stopped adhering to the limits the deal had set and …
Back in March, roughly 80 people in Hong Kong marched in opposition to a land reclamation project that protesters say would increase pollution. Police were watching closely. Demonstrators had to …
