Now Playing

Loading streams...

People of Northwest Public Radio

Sueann Ramella
Sueann Ramella
Morning Edition Host & Producer
Thom Kokenge
Thom Kokenge
All Things Considered Host & Producer
Robin Rilette
Robin Rilette
Music Director & Classical Music Host
Kerry Swanson
Kerry Swanson
Station Manager
Gillian Coldsnow
Gillian Coldsnow
Assistant Manager of Programming and Operations
John Paxson
John Paxson
News Director
Steve Reeder
Steve Reeder
Classical Music Host

All Things Considered on NPR News

Weekdays from 3-6pm (with Marketplace at 3:30)
Hosted by: Melissa Block, Michele Norris, Robert Siegel &
Thom Kokenge

NPR's afternoon radio newsmagazine brings you breaking news and compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features. Thom Kokenge also updates you on regional news, and weather forecasts on your drive home.

Below, you will find articles, transcripts, and clips of many of the stories heard on All Things Considered.

Visit All Things Considered on NPR.org

Composer ID: 
5187c790e1c89a513fd56df1|5187c750e1c8c870fd6d9fbc

Pages

Three Books...
6:51 am
Tue September 6, 2011

What's In Store: 3 Tales Of A Terrifying Future

Credit iStockphoto.com
Share
E-mail
Comments
By and

When I was a kid, I assumed that in the future things would get better and better until we were all driving flying cars and playing badminton with space aliens on top of 500-story buildings. Frankly, I kind of counted on this happening. But now I don't assume that we'll just keep going up anymore.

Read more

Pages