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 Kelly McEvers speaks with filmmaker David Holbrooke about his new documentary, The Diplomat, exploring the life of his late father, the renowned diplomat Richard Holbrooke.
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Bernie Sanders isn't into identity politics. He says he's "proud to be Jewish" but "not particularly religious."
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Dana Bowerman is one of about 6,100 prisoners just released as part of a change in the way the U.S. punishes people convicted of federal drug crimes. "It still feels weird, different," she told NPR. -
Several thousand federal inmates are being released early as a result of changes to U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines on drug crimes.
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Finding the people smugglers responsible for the deaths of migrants at sea is hard enough. Bureaucratic obstacles and a lack of political will have also impeded Europe's crackdown on smugglers.
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The Kansas City Royals staged a dramatic Game 5 comeback to beat the New York Mets Sunday night, earning their first World Series title in 30 years and thrilling fans who have been desperate to win after last year's crushing loss.
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NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Mark Molesky, associate professor at Seton Hall University, about his book, This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason.
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What's the point of Internet-connected light bulbs and how do they work? This week's All Tech Considered segment explores benefits, concerns and possible implications of the Internet of Things.
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The defense showed the names of the black jurors circled, highlighted in green, labeled with the letter "B." But lawyers for the state of Georgia said there's a reasonable explanation. -
Turkish voters selected the long governing AK Party back into power in surprise election results Sunday. President Erdogan called it a vote for stability, and the push for a new constitution — one that would give the increasingly authoritarian Erdogan more powers — is back on the agenda.
