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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DNC Chair Ken Martin says recent special election results show Democrats are on the right track for 2026, and tells detractors to "stop bitching" and help the party's efforts. -
The ICE facility in Dallas where three detainees were killed in a shooting on Wednesday is still closed, but many people with scheduled check-ins still showed up the next day, only to be turned away. -
Federal regulators say Amazon has agreed to pay a historic sum to resolve their allegations that its web designs manipulated millions of people into paying for Prime subscriptions, which were also purposefully hard to cancel. Affected shoppers are slated to receive payouts. -
A judge ruled the firing of thousands of federal employees was illegal. But he stopped short of ordering the government to reinstate them, predicting the Supreme Court would overturn it. -
In parts of Western Pennsylvania, steel plants are big employers – and big polluters. This summer, the Trump administration paused regulations that would have forced steel mills to curb air pollution.
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In parts of Western Pennsylvania, steel plants are big employers – and big polluters. This summer, the Trump administration paused regulations that would have forced steel mills to curb air pollution.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the U.N. General Assembly, as diplomats struggle to stop Russia's aggression.
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A pair of studies show that American rivers are getting hotter, posing a risk for many fish species.
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California is seeing a spike in cases valley fever — an illness spread by fungal spores. Researchers speculate the rise is tied to patterns of drought and precipitation.
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NPR's Sergio Martinez-Beltran has the latest update from Dallas, where four people were shot at an ICE detention facility Wednesday morning.
