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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A day after Saturday's U.S. strikes, Venezuelans describe fear, confusion, and long lines for fuel and food.
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NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow on how the White House's Russia rhetoric shifted this year and how it is landing in Moscow.
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Climate change is warming Europe, but scientists are also studying whether a weakened Atlantic current could make Britain colder, with Laurie Laybourne, director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative in southwest England.
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Author Matt Greene on his new dystopian novel 'The Definitions' about life after a virus wipes people's memories.
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Arab Barghouthi, the son of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi, on his father's life in Israeli prison and the stalemate after nearly two decades without elections.
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A personal essay about the silence after the Los Angeles fires and what it means to hear music again, by 18 year old Zacharie Sergenian for NPR member station KCRW.
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A day after the operation in Venezuela, the White House is clarifying what running the country means, as Congress splits sharply along party lines.
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Who is in charge in Venezuela after the US seized and ousted its president? Manuel Rueda reports from Bogotá, Colombia.
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President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela. -
Scott Anderson, an international law expert at the Brookings Institution, weighs the legal case for the U.S. operation in Venezuela.
