On May 3, 1971, at 5 p.m., All Things Considered debuted on 90 public radio stations. Since then it has become the most-listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. 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.
Every weekday the two-hour show is hosted by Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Scott Detrow and Juana Summers, along with local host Hank Hadley. During each broadcast, stories and reports come to listeners from NPR reporters and correspondents based throughout the United States and the world, and from our KCBX News team right here on the Central Coast. 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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Nneka Ogwumike's legacy was never in question winning a championship and league MVP within four years. Negotiating the largest collective bargaining agreement in pro sports for the WNBA ensures it.
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Men and women across India are being paid to record themselves doing domestic jobs as developers train AI robots to do household chores.
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NPR's science podcast Short Wave brings us stories about the hunting habits of ancient sea monsters, the microbiome of long COVID patients, and how elephant carcasses replenish the savannah.
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President Trump announced that the Fort Hood attacker's execution will not be livestreamed. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with New Yorker journalist Dexter Filkins, who witnessed a public execution.
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More than a year into a declared ceasefire in Gaza — and three years into the war — Israel still hasn't allowed foreign media independent access to Gaza.
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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Actor and author Nick Offerman reflects on a place that shaped him.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jennifer Tiexiera and Mfaz Mohamed Ali, filmmaker and original oratory competitor, about their documentary, Speak, and the importance of speech clubs in schools.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jason Horowitz about his memoir, The Italian Job, and his years spent learning the ropes in Rome and reporting on Italy's biggest stories.
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As part of her new podcast and newsletter Your Turn with Allison Aubrey, NPR's Allison Aubrey went in search of tools to help navigate midlife — starting with this survey to rank one's character strengths. -
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon about how his state is preparing for the upcoming midterm elections.
