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, ATCexpanded 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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The U.S. and Israel say they've depleted most of Iran's missile arsenal, but its weapons — including controversial cluster munitions — are challenging even the most advanced air-defense systems.
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New research suggests drought can stoke antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria, and those genes can end up in human pathogens.
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Major League Baseball gets underway Wednesday when the San Francisco Giants host the New York Yankees. The LA Dodgers are favorites to repeat as champions, and a labor battle could be on the horizon.
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Thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are expected to deploy to the Middle East. Iran publicly rejected a ceasefire proposal, though the White House says talks continue.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Bloomberg reporter Katrina Manson about her new book, Project Maven, and the secret campaign within the Pentagon to bring AI into combat.
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Banners bearing the face of President Trump vie with satiric statues and protest posters in a propaganda battle playing out in and around the National Mall.
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Ever since mass protests ousted Bangladesh's leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, minorities have faced a surge of vigilante attacks.
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The Arab countries of the Gulf opposed the U.S. war in Iran. Yet they face some of the heaviest attacks from Iran and feel the war could leave them less secure than when the fighting began.
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Barely six months after its launch, OpenAI is ending an app that could generate AI video at the click of a button.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's chief of defense, Gen. Michael Claesson, about NATO, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and Europe's relationship with the United States.