On May 3, 1971, All Things Considered debuted on 90 public radio stations. In the five 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, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, and Juana Summers. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly every building in St. Bernard Parish near New Orleans in 2005. Twenty years later, the community is still rebuilding and flood protections encouraged some to return. -
Washington, D.C., residents are torn about the National Guard in their city. The majority Democrat city doesn't support Trump. Are liberal upper-income residents honest about the problems of crime?
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A teacher's students became enthusiastic about her summer side hustle. In the end, everybody learned something without even trying.
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Fans took over last night's US Open match in New York in a way that is uncommon for tennis. Matthew Futterman from the Athletic spoke to NPR's Ailsa Chang about changes in tennis etiquette.
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President Trump lashed out on social media late Sunday against ABC and NBC, putting the nation's top broadcast regulator once more at the center of his culture wars. -
The tennis legend is back in the news - but not for her prowess on the court. Why the controversy around her weight loss is more nuanced than you think.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Slate senior editor Jenny Zhang about the Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2, which broke box-office records even before its U.S. re-release.
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President Trump signed a series of orders doubling down on law enforcement in America's cities, just ahead of hosting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
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Israel attacked a Reuters live feed at a Gaza hospital complex, then struck the reporters and first responders covering that strike.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Marcus Brown, the musician who records as Nourished By Time. His new album takes inspiration from the working class sounds of Baltimore house music.
