This week we're considering and celebrating the milestone of our 200th episode. We'll also consider some of the people whose lives have been changed by appearing on our show. And we'll welcome special public radio guests Ira Glass and Terry Gross.

This week we're considering German Chancellor Angela Merkel's growing role in world affairs as the U.S. isolates itself. We'll also consider a report from the annual LGBTQ Pride Parade in Kiev, Ukraine.

This week we're considering the mounting legal woes for the Trump Administration and how the president's team is dealing with them. We'll also consider a new Broadway show from veteran divas Fannie Carmichael and Vivian DuMont in our music series, Consider the Sound.

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 the strain being put on the U.S. Secret Service as they try to protect President Trump and his family. We'll also consider some listener questions in an Ask Alex edition of our Consider Your Health series. This week's episode is dedicated to James Bond- 007, Roger Moore.

This week we're considering the abrupt dismissal of FBI Director James Comey, and what it means for the future of the Russia investigation. We'll also consider some new slang terms specifically geared toward women in our Consider the Source series.

This week we're considering the election of centrist Emmanuel Macron as France's newest president. We'll also consider a summer movie preview with entertainment reporter Fritz Hicks and documentary filmmaker Neil Thernadier.

This week we're considering the future of the Democratic Party as new DNC Chair Tom Perez and Senator Bernie Sanders tour around the country. We'll also consider medieval medicine in our Consider Your Health series with Alex Truman.

This week we're considering the growing tensions between North Korea and the United States as Kim Jong-Un plans to go forward with his missile tests. We'll also consider one famous Hollywood director who made a difference in our series, Consider the Humanity.

This week we're considering the ugly civil war being waged inside the Trump Administration's senior team. We'll also consider springtime book recommendations with our resident librarian Lynne Ruffle.