This week we're considering the recent surge in anti-LGBTQ legislation around the country. We’ll also consider clips from the podcasts Talking Tweed with Cordell Nutbrock and Wellness is Good in our Around the Dial segment. And we'll consider how artificial intelligence is being used to detect cancer in our Consider Your Health series.

This week we’re taking a break from our usual fake news and satire for a look at what happens when we screw up. Consider yet another extended blooper reel of some more hilarious outtakes from the best looking news team in public radio. Explicit Content Warning.

This week we're considering a comprehensive red carpet preview of the 95th Academy Awards coming up this Sunday. We’ll also consider clips from a new cooking podcast and The Red Sunset Saga in our Around the Dial segment. And we'll consider some exciting new reading material with our COK librarian Lynne Ruffle in our Book Look segment.

This week we're considering some updates from our team on the rising tension with China and how that’s affecting global geopolitics. We’ll also consider clips from the Bill and Ted Radio Hour, and also a new podcast called Hanging in the Basement in our Around the Dial segment. And we'll consider some new slang words and phrases from our resident experts, Leslie and Constance Kincaid.

This week we're considering 10 years of this podcast by asking for your financial support with the very first COK Broom Closet Concert given by the Stinky Mountain Screamers. We’ll also consider a style podcast from our friend Peter Grigio, and a Wordle tips podcast called Wordle Tips in our Around the Dial segment. And we'll consider your listener questions in a special Ask Alex edition of our Consider Your Health series.

This week we’re considering the triumphant return of Public Radio’s Finest Parody podcast, and what we’ve been doing since our last episode in the fall of 2021. We’ll also consider a new segment called Around the Dial where we share clips from some other public radio shows and podcasts. And we'll consider an interview with Harry the Duke of Sussex in our Considerations series with Terry Gross.