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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, 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.
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.
All Things Considered has earned many of journalism's highest honors, including the George Foster Peabody Award, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and the Overseas Press Club Award.
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For more than a decade, North Carolina has seen a back-and-forth over voter identification rules. The requirement finally got its first major test in last month's presidential election.
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Fabienne Josaphat, author of Kingdom of No Tomorrow, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the Black Panther movement, and its significance inside the U.S., and to Haitian people.
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Lawmakers in South Korea unanimously voted to lift a controversial martial law, which was declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier on Tuesday, reversing a dramatic event that shook the nation.
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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier made a last-ditch attempt to rally support for his government. Far left and far right members of parliament are preparing to bring it down in a no confidence vote.
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A small record label is reissuing what it calls the first country record. The music was first released in 1891 on a wax cylinder. And the singer on the album was a Black man from New Orleans.
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The focal point of the case is 2009 law enacted by Congress that gives the Food and Drug Administration a mandate to curb the availability of nicotine products for minors. -
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, a day when charities ask us to take a break from holiday shopping and give to worthy causes. But picking a charity that aligns with your values comes with questions.
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Yet again, TikTok may be up for sale. During Trump's first term, resistance from China and company executives complicated any potential acquisition. But that may change in Trump's next term.
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In Syria, where government forces and rebel fighters have essentially been locked in a stalemate for over a decade, an unexpected opposition — a Turkish-backed group — has taken over.
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A white ex-police detective from Kansas City accused of sexually assaulting Black women and girls was found dead Monday — the same day his federal trial was set to begin in Topeka.
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Political uncertainty has gripped the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The Georgian government - after years of trying to join the European Union — decided to suspend that effort.
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After reaching record level highs in January, olive oil prices in Spain are now dropping, causing worry among olive oil producers.
