WEKU Daily News Podcast: April 17th, 2026

By Brian Burkhart

Published April 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT

Ways To Subscribe

New Driver's Licensing System Closed
Covington E-Waste

Mine Reclamation

Family Nurturing Center

Daily News Podcast

Brian Burkhart

Brian is the Operations Director and serves as All Things Considered host. Brian began working at WEKU in 2017. He has a Mass Communication degree from EKU.

See stories by Brian Burkhart

Related Content

NPR News

As Sri Lanka celebrated its New Year, the war in Iran is felt

Diaa Hadid

Buddhists and Hindus in Sri Lanka and Hindus marked their New Year on Tuesday. As residents in the capital Colombo celebrated, a war thousands of miles away was making itself felt.
While in a detention cell, a young man heard a voice that allowed him to see hope

A man recalls the despair he felt when, as a college student, he tried to break into a building on campus and ended up in a detention cell. That's when he heard a voice that helped him find hope.
Why are oil prices affecting the U.S. if we are a net oil exporter?

Cooper Katz McKim, Darian Woods

The U.S. produces more oil and gas than any country in the world. So why are prices at the pump 30% higher than they were last year? The Indicator (and brand new Indicator newsletter) explains!
Historians sue DOJ as Trump shrugs off law meant to preserve White House papers

Carrie Johnson

The Trump administration asserts a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of federal government records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.
New fundraising number show election landscape emerging ahead of primaries

Stephen Fowler, Domenico Montanaro

May and June are big months for primary elections. Already, races we've seen have shown a mixed bag for Republicans while Democrats have often overperformed. And races are driving up big price tags.