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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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'Something Bigger And Louder': The Legacy Of Jim Marshall And His Amp

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Lemmy Kilmister immortalized the Marshall amp in the Motorhead song, "Dr. Rock": "Chin up, shoulders back / You've got a body like a Marshall stack."

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When Jimi Hendrix first walked into Jim Marshall's store, Marshall reportedly recalled thinking, "Bloody hell, here's another American guitarist wanting something for nothing."

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Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis practically encases himself in Marshall stacks.

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Only Marshall amps can handle the "modulistic terror" of Kerry King's divebombing guitar solos for Slayer.

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"These go to eleven."

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Guitarist Matt Pike of Bay Area metal band High on Fire (pictured here in a performance with Sleep at 2010's All Tomorrows Parties Music Festival) uses Marshall amps to crush skulls.

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The long-running American psych-rock band Bardo Pond depends on Marshall amps to make a thick, noisy swirl of controlled chaos.

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Somehow everything is right in the world knowing that such a powerful hip-hop force like Public Enemy uses Marshall amps.

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Deerhunter isn't the first band you think of when it comes to Marshall, but take the band's sometimes antogonisticly loud live show into consideration, and it all makes sense.

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Lemmy Kilmister immortalized the Marshall amp in the Motorhead song, "Dr. Rock": "Chin up, shoulders back / You've got a body like a Marshall stack."

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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 7:53 am

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12:45 pm

Thu April 5, 2012

Kerry Washington On Bringing Washington 'Scandal' To TV

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Kerry Washington plays Olivia Pope on ABC's new drama, Scandal.

By Linda Holmes

Originally published on Thu April 5, 2012 2:58 pm

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Kerry Washington knows that her new drama, Scandal, will inevitably be compared to another drama about D.C.: The West Wing. Scandal tells Audie Cornish on today's All Things Considered that it even has Josh Malina, a West Wing cast member, for a little of what she calls "secret D.C. credibility."

12:45 pm

Wed April 4, 2012

Fred Savage: A Child Star Makes Good, With Less Than Wholesome Comedies

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The face you may remember: Fred Savage cuddles up with a puppy on The Wonder Years, in a photo from December 1989.

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Director Fred Savage arrives at the 64th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards on January 28, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

By Neda Ulaby

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Former Child Star Fatigue. Many of us have suffered it, given the drug problems, the meltdowns, the awful nude photos.

But then there's Fred Savage, who starred in the ABC show The Wonder Years from 1988 through 1993. Now he's a successful, slightly offbeat 35-five-year-old television producer and director. He works on wicked, slightly warped comedies including Party Down, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and as of today, Best Friends Forever. His first network sitcom premieres tonight on NBC.

12:35 pm

Wed April 4, 2012

Where Money Meets Power In Washington

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"Political fundraiser" has a fancy ring to it — tuxedos, famous singers, billionaires. In fact, most political fundraisers aren't that glamorous.

Think instead of a dozen lobbyists eating breakfast with a Congressman in a side room at some DC restaurant. Off in a corner, someone who works for the Congressman is holding the checks the lobbyists brought to get in the door.

8:05 pm

Tue April 3, 2012

Wisconsin Primary In Focus

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Audie Cornish talks to NPR's Ron Elving, Ari Shapiro and David Welna about the Republican primary in Wisconsin.

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8:05 pm

Tue April 3, 2012

Romney Sweeps Primaries In Wis., Md., D.C.

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Audie Cornish talks to NPR's Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving about Tuesday's primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

It's All Politics

2:22 pm

Tue April 3, 2012

Will 2008's Surge In Young Voters Continue In 2012?

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Supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul cheer as the Republican presidential candidate speaks on March 28 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.

By Teresa Tomassoni

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Historically, young people have been much less likely to vote than older Americans.

That trend has started to change in the past few presidential election cycles, especially in 2008, when a census report found that 49 percent of those ages 18 to 24 who were eligible to vote participated in the presidential election.

12:10 pm

Tue April 3, 2012

Dr. John: Swamp Grooves From The Bayou Underworld

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Dan Auerbach (left) joins Dr. John on the latter's new album, Locked Down.

By Tom Moon

Originally published on Wed April 4, 2012 7:41 am

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Right now, Dan Auerbach is living a rock-star moment, with his hard-hitting blues-rock duo The Black Keys selling out arenas all over the country. Lots of people want him on their records. So what does he do? He seeks out the 71-year-old Dr.

2:59 pm

Mon April 2, 2012

7 Dead After Shooting Rampage At Calif. University

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Audie Cornish speaks with Richard Gonzales, about Monday's shooting rampage at a university in Oakland. Seven people were killed and three others wounded when a gunman opened fire.

Music Interviews

12:28 pm

Mon April 2, 2012

Hello? Is This The Country Album You're Looking For?

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"If I had to have another title for this record besides Tuskegee," Lionel Richie says, "it would be called All the Songs That They Told Me Would Ruin My Career."

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Originally published on Mon April 2, 2012 2:12 pm

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You know who's got a country album out right now? Lionel Richie. The same Lionel Richie who started his career in the funk band The Commodores — that's right, the group that made "Brick House."

But on his new album, titled Tuskegee, country artists from Tim McGraw to Darius Rucker re-imagine the ballads that made Richie famous. These are the songs that have become slow-dance staples at proms and weddings everywhere.

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