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 , , and . In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays, which is hosted by
During each broadcast, stories and reports come to listeners from NPR reporters and correspondents based throughout the United States and the world. The hosts interview newsmakers and contribute their own reporting. Rounding out the mix are the disparate voices of a variety of commentators.
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Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two. -
A Guatemalan immigrant without legal status says she took a wrong turn on a highway in Michigan near the Canadian border and was detained with her two children, who are American citizens. They were held for five days. -
The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history. -
The Trump administration has already moved to cut the department's staff by nearly half. -
As a trade war grew this week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states. The episode highlighted the U.S. reliance on imported Canadian power. -
Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent per year since 2000. -
Trump has slapped 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico 鈥� and an additional 10% tax on Chinese goods. Americans are likely to see higher prices on a wide variety of products as a result. -
Snowshoeing in the Adirondacks on a winter day with chickadees for company -
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees on Wednesday. The shortlist includes groundbreaking Southern rap duo OutKast, Mexican rock band Man谩 and the recently reunited Britpop group Oasis. -
Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.