Robert Siegel: Looking Back at a 41-Year Career
NPR’s Robert Siegel, whose career with NPR has spanned more than four decades, will be stepping down as co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered. His last day will be Friday, January 5th. Siegel started at NPR as a newscaster in 1976. He was a senior editor in NPR’s London bureau and the director of the news and information department before he became host of All Things Considered in 1987. He has hosted the show for 30 years. WBHM’s Michael Krall recently talked with Siegel about what keeps him curious as well as his early years at NPR.
Surgeon general nominee Means questioned about vaccines, birth control and financial conflicts
During a confirmation hearing, senators asked Dr. Casey Means about her current positions and her past statements on a range of public health issues.
This novel about family drama is so good you may want to re-read it immediately
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Kalshi reveals insider trading case against editor for MrBeast
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Greetings from Jordan’s Wadi Rum desert, where patches of green emerge after winter rains
Wadi Rum's otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them.
Lack of transportation keeps many Alabamians from working. Rural public transit programs are trying to help
While lack of transportation is a major employment barrier in Alabama, few people take public transit to work. That dynamic is even more pronounced in rural areas.
