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On May 3, 1971, at 5 p.m., All Things Considered debuted on 90 public radio stations.

In the 40 years 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 Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays, currently hosted by Guy Raz.

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, including Sports Commentator Stefen Fastis, Poet Andrei Codrescu and Political Columnists David Brooks and E.J. Dionne,

All Things Considered has earned many of journalism's highest honors, including the George Foster Peabody Award, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and the Overseas Press Club Award.

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13 People Charged In Florida A&M Hazing Death

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Originally published on Wed May 2, 2012 3:26 pm

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Prosecutors have filed charges against 13 people allegedly involved in the hazing death of Florida A&M University student Robert Champion, authorities said on Wednesday.

Presidential Race

1:03 pm

Wed May 2, 2012

Gingrich Officially Out Of GOP Race

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Originally published on Wed May 2, 2012 3:26 pm

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Newt Gingrich made it official on Wednesday — he's suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Monkey See

1:03 pm

Wed May 2, 2012

Studios To Movie Fans: Take Our Clips, Please

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Robert Duvall and Al Pacino in a scene from The Godfather Part II.

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Originally published on Wed May 2, 2012 3:26 pm

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Maybe you needed a good cry, but you were at work and didn't have easy access to your DVD of "The Notebook." So, you searched for that heart wrenching break-up scene on YouTube and let the tears flow freely.

Could be, nostalgic for times past when "real" men wore suits and drank bourbon, you were itching to watch Humphrey Bogart tell Ingrid Bergman, "Here's lookin' at you kid."

5:26 pm

Tue May 1, 2012

Teammate Testifies Against Clemens In Perjury Trial

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Andy Pettitte leaves the federal court in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. Pettitte took the stand in the retrial of Roger Clemens on charges that Clemens lied when he told Congress in 2008 that he had never used steroids or human growth hormone.

By Nina Totenberg

Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 7:44 am

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If the prosecution at the Roger Clemens perjury trial hoped for a dramatic showdown on Tuesday, the day was a big disappointment. The prosecution's star witness, Clemens' friend and onetime pitching ace Andy Pettitte, provided as much, if not more, ammunition for the defense.

Clemens is charged with lying to Congress when he testified that he had never used performance-enhancing drugs.

4:36 pm

Tue May 1, 2012

A Look At The New Afghanistan Agreement

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Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 7:44 am

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

And I'm Audie Cornish.

President Obama flew to Afghanistan today and signed a historic agreement on the future of the U.S. involvement in that country. The president traveled under tight security to Kabul and met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai for a signing ceremony at the palace there.

1:18 pm

Tue May 1, 2012

'Blown Covers': Not Ready For The Newsstand

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Francoise Mouly has been The New Yorker's art editor since 1993. From 1980 to 1991 she co-edited the influential comics anthology RAW with husband Art Spiegelman.

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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 7:50 am

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This week's cover of the New Yorker magazine is a witty drawing by artist Chris Ware of a playground full of young children and their watchful parents. One woman wheels her son in a stroller, only to see that all the other parents are men. The image is called "Mother's Day."

But for all the memorable New Yorker covers out there, an equally large number of covers didn't make it to the newsstand. They were not quite on the money — or were sometimes a little too coarsely on the money.

11:22 am

Tue May 1, 2012

DVD Picks: 'Pillow Talk'

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Pillow Talk stars Doris Day (above) and Rock Hudson as a pair of strangers who butt heads and fall in love on a shared telephone line.

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By Bob Mondello

Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 7:44 am

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Time for another home-viewing recommendation from film critic Bob Mondello. This week, Bob's listening in on Rock Hudson and Doris Day as they make a bit of Pillow Talk.

What happens when the Girl Next Door meets Mr. Beefcake? It's instant chemistry, albeit of the explosive sort — think Mentos and Diet Coke.

1:54 pm

Mon April 30, 2012

Can The Networks Ever Create Another Night Of 'Must-See TV'?

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Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer appear in the baby birth episode of NBC's Friends.

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Seen here in August 2010, Warren Littlefield is the former president of NBC.

By Linda Holmes

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 2:34 pm

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2:09 pm

Sun April 29, 2012

A Broken City: Remembering The L.A. Riots

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Originally published on Sun April 29, 2012 2:48 pm

Twenty years later, first-person accounts of the Los Angeles riots from Angelenos Titus Murphy, Ted Soqui and Rhonda Mitchell, who first told their stories to L.A. Magazine.

Music Interviews

7:03 am

Sun April 29, 2012

Marvin Sapp: Surviving Loss, 'Keeping It Moving'

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Marvin Sapp's new album is titled I Win.

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Originally published on Sun April 29, 2012 2:48 pm

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"Never Would Have Made It" is the biggest gospel hit of the past decade, and the man who sings it, Marvin Sapp, is quite possibly the biggest name in gospel today — a development that still surprises the Michigan pastor.

"I'm blown away by how that song has had the impact that it has had on so many people," Sapp tells NPR's Guy Raz. "All of us, I've learned, have gone through 'never would have made it' moments, and that's the reason why I believe that it resonates so strongly in so many people's lives."

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