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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The Senate has rejected both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, swiftly ending the trial triggered by the House's narrow vote to impeach in February.
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An international team found a creative solution to help keep Ukraine's lights on amidst Russian attacks. That same solution could help everyone from the military to commercial pilots.
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Providers at a Phoenix reproductive health clinic worry about they and their patients' futures after Arizona's supreme court ruled that an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions now stands.
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All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly talks with South Carolina Gamecocks' coach Dawn Staley about the state of women's basketball and her growing legacy as the new "standard" for coaching.
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The only non-binary member of Oklahoma's legislature looks at a year since they were censured by their colleagues - and the aftermath of the death of an Oklahoma student after a fight at school.
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Sea urchins have been dying in the Caribbean from a parasite that is now also killing them in the sea of Oman.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Salman Rushdie about his new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.
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Last week President Biden traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to announce new student loan relief for some borrowers. But some Madison students may still may need more motivation to support him.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Rob Schmitz about Israel's response to Iran's unprecedented attack last weekend.
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The president of Columbia University is set to testify about how she responded to antisemitic incidents on her campus.