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.
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Modi heads to China for first time in seven years to show India has alternatives to Washington amid crushing tariffs. He goes as a weakened leader of a weakened country.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Daniel Jernigan, the former director of the CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, about his resignation after the CDC director's firing.
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One of the homes at the center of President Trump's allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud is in her home state of Georgia.
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Parishioner Cathrine Spandel said worshippers at Annunciation Catholic Church in south Minneapolis had just finished a psalm when gunfire erupted. "It seemed like it went on forever," she said. -
The actors tell All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly that their close relationship as real-life friends helped them get through some of their most toxic moments on screen. -
Parents are struggling to figure out what to say to their children after another school shooting. We talked to some experts, who offered these guidelines. -
This weekend features three top-10 matchups, the most ever for an opening weekend in college football history. And Arch Manning, the most hyped player of a generation, will start for the first time. -
Premier League soccer team Manchester United got demolished by a surprise upset from a much less well-known team: Grimsby Town.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly introduces you to her new national security podcast, Sources & Methods. Each week digs into the biggest national security stories.
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The Trump administration is citing wildfire suppression as the reason it's seeking to undo the Roadless Rule. Science suggests more roads will cause more fires.
