All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
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All Things Considered, with Tom Crann in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington, is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Art Hounds: Get in the Halloween spirit
Minnesota artists recommend a play centered on a wily witch. Also Lanesboro’s Commonweal Theatre produces the Pulitzer-winning play, “Doubt.”
Facing Hurricane Milton: Floridians and Minnesotans share stories of escape and resilience
As Hurricane Milton targets Florida, Minnesotans step up with relief efforts while others face the challenges of evacuation and honestly assessing home safety.
Advocacy group hails housing developers‘ commitments to worker protections
Two affordable housing developers announced Wednesday that they will sign on to a program designed to protect workers in the Twin Cities non-union construction industry from exploitation.
Climate scientist and mom addresses work-life balance in new book
Climate scientist Anna Farro Henderson talks about balancing a career in politics, climate science with motherhood, a subject she explores in her new book “Core Samples: A Climate Scientist’s Experiments in Politics and Motherhood.”
Jury convicts three members of Minneapolis Bloods gang at racketeering trial
A federal jury on Tuesday convicted three members of the Minneapolis Bloods gang in connection with the murder of two rivals. The case is notable because jurors found one of the defendants guilty of racketeering.
For local Palestinians, trauma remains as war in Gaza continues
For local Palestinians, trauma remains as a year-long war in Gaza continues. Many, like Raghda Skeik, wait with worry and dread to hear news from family and friends who are in harm’s way.
A rabbi and his son mourn Oct. 7 victims, disagree on next steps
When Hamas attacked Israel a year ago, differences between a rabbi and his son’s views on Israel’s conduct became more pronounced. Here’s how they continued to talk about the conflict and learn from each other. 
Craig, Teirab tangle over Social Security, abortion in first head-to-head 2nd District debate
In a policy driven debate, candidates in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District part on fiscal and abortion policy while finding common ground on response to Jan. 6 Capitol uprising.