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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Olga Rudenko, chief editor of the Kyiv Independent, talks about how Ukrainians view President Trump's shift from praising Vladimir Putin to backing Ukraine's full territorial recovery, and what it could mean for the war.
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NPR's Odette Yousef describes how she reports on conspiracy theories, domestic and foreign terror organizations and how people become radicalized.
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NPR's Odette Yousef describes how she reports on conspiracy theories, domestic and foreign terror organizations and how people become radicalized.
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More than a hundred countries have committed to fresh plans to curb pollution - with one big holdout: The U.S. NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with the EU Commissioner for Climate, Wopke Hoekstra, about how global leaders are moving forward on climate goals with the U.S. on the sidelines.
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NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Chase Infiniti about starring in One Battle After Another. It's her first movie role, where she plays Leonardo DiCaprio's daughter, and does all her own stunts.
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Brian Finn is a tattoo artist in Toledo, Ohio who has been offering free and discounted tattoos for people covering trauma scars for more than 10 years. -
All Things Considered is saying goodbye to Ari Shapiro, whose hosts his final show today following 10 years with the program and more than 25 with NPR.
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Assata Shakur, a Black political activist who was convicted for killing a New Jersey state trooper and later exiled to Cuba, has died.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has committed to being a bipartisan bridgebuilder. But he's also under pressure to redistrict the state's one GOP congressman out of his House seat.
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Neko Case has released her first solo album of the decade. It's also the first she's produced entirely herself, and speaks to her wide musical range.
