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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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former FCC chairperson Tom Wheeler about ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air after comments on the right's reaction to the killing of Charlie Kirk.
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In Illinois, a football fan vowed to run a mile for every point the Chicago Bears lose by during a game. Even though he's an ultramarathoner, and a huge Bears fan, the miles are starting to add up.
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In Illinois, a football fan vowed to run a mile for every point the Chicago Bears lose by during a game. Even though he's an ultramarathoner, and a huge Bears fan, the miles are starting to add up.
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It's Been a Minute's Brittany Luse on the rise of cringe culture: where it comes from, how it's hurting us, and how leaning into cringe is good for art.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Labour MP Emily Thornberry, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, about President Trump's summit with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer today.
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After comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show was suspended "indefinitely" by ABC, questions about free speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder reach a new level.
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The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms.
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More Israeli soldiers' lives have been saved in this war compared to previous Gaza wars, due to medical advances, new technology and lessons learned on the operating table.
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President Trump has said he wants to see antifa designated a "major terrorist organization." But it's not clear how that might work.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former FCC chairperson Tom Wheeler about ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air after comments on the right's reaction to the killing of Charlie Kirk.