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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This story starts with a bag of potato chips — but there were no chips inside. A city hall reporter was handed an empty bag with a red envelope filled with money from someone working for Mayor Eric Adams' re-election campaign. NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Katie Honan, the reporter at the center of the incident, about what happened.
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Despite dating apps and social media advice, romantic connections can be hard to make. Enter artificial intelligence.
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This week on the pop music charts, a film soundtrack has done something that no other soundtrack had done in nearly 30 years.
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What's behind the trend of so-called "gray divorces," and what is it like for newly single people to seek out new relationships over the age of 50?
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Even years after a person has lost an arm, the brain faithfully maintains the circuits that once controlled the missing limb.
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NPR's Hannah Chinn and Emily Kwong talk about the microbes behind great-tasting chocolate, possible reasons for daytime drowsiness, and a curious observation about the poop of seabirds.
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Climate change increased the severity of Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago. Since the scientific understanding of how climate change influences hurricanes has changed and improved.
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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Harrison Ford talks about being too belligerent to listen to advice in his youth.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to singer and songwriter Kathleen Edwards about her new album, Billionaire.
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Mortgage rates are finally dropping a bit lower at the end of a slow summer season. We take a look at what the latest data tells us about what's ahead.