On May 3, 1971, at 5 p.m., All Things Considered debuted on 90 public radio stations.
In the more than four decades since, almost everything about the program has changed, from the hosts, producers, editors and reporters to the length of the program, the equipment used and even the audience.
However there is one thing that remains the same: each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.
All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Every weekday the two-hour show is hosted by Ailsa Chang, Audie Cornish, Mary Louise Kelly, and Ari Shapiro. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays, which is hosted by Michel Martin.
During each broadcast, stories and reports come to listeners from NPR reporters and correspondents based throughout the United States and the world. The hosts interview newsmakers and contribute their own reporting. Rounding out the mix are the disparate voices of a variety of commentators.
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Blue bubbles versus green bubbles. In texting it's the difference between iPhone owners and Android phone users. Green bubble people can be made to feel like unwelcome party crashers.
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38-year-old Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval came to the U.S. to make something of himself and to help his family in Honduras. He was one the workers on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed.
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32-year-old former cryptocurrency golden boy, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. Blomberg's Zeke Faux was in court today as Bankman-Fried was sentenced.
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Democrats are celebrating after flipping a Republican state House seat in northern Alabama. Marilyn Lands rode to victory on abortion rights and access to IVF.
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D.C.'s pro basketball and hockey teams will stay in their arena in downtown Washington, a reversal of earlier news that they'd move to a brand new arena across the Potomac in Alexandria, Virginia.
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NPR's Marry Louise Kelly talks with David Frum about his latest piece in The Atlantic, titled "Miranda's Last Gift: When our daughter died suddenly, she left us with grief, memories — and Ringo."
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Thirty years ago, Rwanda experienced one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. NPR's Juana Summers reports from Rwanda about how the country has changed in the years since.
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This Friday marks a year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian security forces. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with his sister about how he's doing.
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Since the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed early Tuesday. Questions continue about what's ahead.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant about what to expect in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA's Division 1 women's basketball tournament.