All Told

The Washington Post

3.7 (341)
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Engaging stories, important issues, new perspectives. All Told is about people -- about the struggles and triumphs of those living inside some of the biggest issues facing our country, about those whose stories rarely get told, and about what it means to be human in today's world. In 2020, All Told shared a special series of firsthand stories from Americans living through the coronavirus pandemic.

07/22/2020

Behind the story: ‘The test of their lives’

Washington Post education reporter Laura Meckler takes listeners behind the reporting for her story “The test of their lives,” in which she spent months watching a public-school teacher and his students confront the challenges of life without a classroom.

30 min
06/12/2020

'There's no end in sight to this'

The world is looking to Timothy Sheahan for hope. He’s a virologist at UNC-Chapel Hill leading the effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine—and fast. He shared recordings of a week in his life, from May 28 to June 3, for this series finale.

22 min
06/05/2020

‘We just had one of our many talks about being a black boy in America’

Amid Washington protests, Dr. Yetunde Patrick reopened her dentist office — juggling COVID-19 concerns and staff shortages while watching her city burn and teaching her son about his blackness. She shared recordings with The Post from May 28 to June 3.

24 min
05/29/2020

‘Midland is trending on Twitter, and Donald Trump is tweeting about us’

A massive dam failure in Midland, Mich., left an entire community literally underwater during the coronavirus pandemic. Jacob May, a high school senior who saw the devastation ravage his hometown, shared recordings with The Post from April 25 to May 23.

31 min
05/22/2020

‘I'll be getting my degree in the mail, but that has me feeling hollow’

With her college graduation canceled, Rachel Leach had to process the significance of her achievement in solitude — revisiting memories of her journey out of poverty. She shared recordings with The Post from May 9 to 18.

18 min
05/15/2020

'We grew up in agriculture--we've had a lot of experience of going without'

As the meat industry struggles in the pandemic, consumers are seeing lower supplies and higher prices for beef. But the strain has also hit independent ranchers such as Terry Swanson of Colorado. He shared recordings with The Post from April 28 to May 7.

20 min
05/08/2020

‘It is a pretty significant hole in the system’

Gabe Albornoz, a council member in Montgomery County, Md., who leads the Health and Human Services Committee, let us into his life for a week as his county responded to the pandemic. He shared recordings with The Post April 23 - May 2.

20 min
05/01/2020

'First thing's first, I gotta beat this game'

With the NBA suspended because of covid-19, Washington Wizards point guard Ish Smith finds himself home, filling his days with video games alone instead of high-stakes games in front of thousands of fans. Smith shared recordings with The Post April 18-23.

20 min

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3.7

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341 Ratings

Would have done 5 but....

02/15/2020

Klig

I love this podcast but with so few episodes I gave it a four. I WANT MORE!!!!
Well done

Aug 22

Bilas Peles

Profesional and interesting. I especially like the idea behind the interviews about the Covid pandemic affected ordinary people. The pandemic was such a game changer — there should have been more shows like this to go back to in the future.
All told is lousy

08/22/2020

JSF4096

Listened as part of Martine’s show. Terrible - a poorly developed tale with no point and poorly related. AVOID!
Is this performance art?

06/14/2020

gugguggg

Mumbling, walking around, wheezing and complaining, washing dishes...

Engaging stories, important issues, new perspectives. All Told is about people -- about the struggles and triumphs of those living inside some of the biggest issues facing our country, about those whose stories rarely get told, and about what it means to be human in today's world. In 2020, All Told shared a special series of firsthand stories from Americans living through the coronavirus pandemic.