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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Conservative Christian leaders say winning over young women is a priority. Kathryn Post of Religion News Service explains how groups like Turning Point USA are responding.
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Ebola cases are rising in Congo and Uganda. NPR's Jonathan Lambert explains why the outbreak may be even larger than official numbers show.
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Young Indians frustrated by unemployment and exam scandals are rallying behind an unusual symbol: the cockroach. NPR's Diaa Hadid reports from New Delhi.
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Construction firms and restaurants are still hiring despite an immigration crackdown. NPR's Scott Horsley explains what the latest jobs report tells us.
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At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944.
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Armenia is trying to move closer to Europe and the West, a move that's creating tension with Russia. Journalist Lucy Martirosyan reports from Yerevan ahead of an important election.
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Results are still coming in from the mayoral primary in Los Angeles. LAist reporter Frank Stoltze discusses who may emerge to face Karen Bass in November.
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The Dobbs decision returned abortion policy to the states. Four years later, NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin examines how that promise has played out in practice.
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It was a great year for plays, but a so-so year for musicals. NPR's Jeff Lunden points out what to look for at the Tony Awards this year.
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NPR has tracked deported Filipino sailors who say they were accused without evidence of possessing child sexual exploitation material. Almost none have been charged or prosecuted.
