Phineas Pope
All Things Considered Host / ReporterPhineas Pope is the All Things Considered host and a reporter for Northwest Public Broadcasting. His work is heard regularly across the Northwest, and also has been heard nationally on NPR. Phineas was previously the Weekend Edition host and producer. Previous appointments include Iowa Public Radio and Iowa PBS.
Phineas earned a Bachelor of Arts at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he studied piano, organ, and law. Specific interest areas include copyright law, music theory and musicology.
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The city of Bellingham, Wash., is launching an investigation into how one of its employees used ChatGPT to help award a large city contract. KNKX Murrow News fellow Nate Sanford joined host Phineas Pope to discuss. -
Beginning in 2026, you’ll hear some new programs on NWPB Classical. Now That’s What I Call 21st Century will be hosted by NWPB’s Jedd Greenhalgh, and dive into the gentler music written after the year 2000. -
Rafael Barata is a Brazilian drummer and percussionist who performed at Washington State University's 2025 Brazilian Jazz Fest in October 2025. -
NWPB reporter Lauren Gallup joined host Phineas Pope to discuss Tacoma's 2023 Landlord Fairness Code and its impacts on affordable housing providers today. -
Part of the Northwest Coast is often referred to as the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” That's because it's home to thousands of shipwrecks. NWPB's Anna King talks with host Phineas Pope about our new short documentary, "Wrecked: Sinking Ships & Colliding Cultures on the Northwest Coast." -
Across the nation, cattle mutilation has been puzzling ranchers and law enforcement for decades. -
With changing immigration policies, Northwest farmers say they're leaning more on the H-2A visa program to fill labor gaps. Domestic workers say they're losing ground. -
The U.S. Department of Energy is finally set to start processing radioactive waste at the Hanford site in southeast Washington. NWPB's senior correspondent Anna King has been covering Hanford for nearly two decades and talked with host Phineas Pope. -
Stacy Boe Miller is a local poet, writer and editor based in Moscow, Idaho. She was the Poet Laureate of Moscow for three years. -
Matt's Place Foundation is a nonprofit based out of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The organization provides accessible housing options for people with ALS.
