All Things Considered Hear the All Things Considered program for May 31, 2020

All Things Considered

Subscribe to Best of NPR Newsletter

Former NAACP Head Cornell Brooks Blames Derek Chauvin For Violence At Protests

A firework explodes by a police line as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd on Saturday near the White House in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Alex Brandon/AP

Race

Former NAACP Head Cornell Brooks Blames Derek Chauvin For Violence At Protests

by Michel Martin , Christianna Silva

Former NAACP Head Cornell Brooks Blames Derek Chauvin For Violence At Protests

Listen · 5:31 5:31

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/866390952/866426184" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Law

Prosecutor In Freddie Gray Case Offers Lessons For Minneapolis

Listen · 5:40 5:40

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/866426142/866426143" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen · 0:09 0:09

♫

Just Jammin' Gramatik

Listen · 0:59 0:59

♫

North Korea Blended Babies

National

Protests Across The U.S. Escalate Amid Calls For Police Accountability

by David Schaper

Protests Across The U.S. Escalate Amid Calls For Police Accountability

Listen · 4:29 4:29

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/866426149/866426150" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Author Interviews

Interview With The Author Of 'My Vanishing Country'

Listen · 9:40 9:40

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/866426156/866440629" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen · 0:27 0:27

♫

Stormy Madlib & Morgan Adams Quartet Plus Two

National

Tensions Flare Near White House In Protests Sparked By George Floyd's Death

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Tensions Flare Near White House In Protests Sparked By George Floyd's Death

Listen · 3:29 3:29

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/866426163/866439378" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Listen · 0:16 0:16

♫

The Fall Rhye

Listen · 0:29 0:29

♫

Hotel The Antlers

Race

'Raising White Kids' Author On How White Parents Can Talk About Race

Listen · 7:24 7:24

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/866426170/866440332" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

National

A National Day Of Mourning Honoring COVID-19 Victims Holds New Meaning

Listen · 8:10 8:10

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/866426177/866426178" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript