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On May 3, 1971, at 5 p.m., All Things Considered debuted on 90 public radio stations.

In the 40 years 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 Robert Siegel and Melissa Block. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays, currently hosted by Guy Raz.

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, including Sports Commentator Stefen Fastis, Poet Andrei Codrescu and Political Columnists David Brooks and E.J. Dionne,

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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Arts & Life

1:03 pm

Sun June 17, 2012

Chanticleer: A Botanical Distraction From Daily Life

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Chanticleer is a historical estate and garden in Wayne, Pa., part of the old Main Line ring of estates around Philadelphia.

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A closeup of one of the many plant varieties featured throughout the gardens.

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Pond lilies float in one of the cascading bodies of water in the Pond Garden.

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Shrubbery lines the roofless stone walls of the Ruin.

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Purple allium varieties scatter a central bed.

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Naturally grown in woodland shadows, Excelsior Hybrids foxglove stand on display close to the garden's entrance.

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Chanticleer is a historical estate and garden in Wayne, Pa., part of the old Main Line ring of estates around Philadelphia.

By Jacki Lyden

Originally published on Fri April 5, 2013 12:19 pm

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Ever wanted to just disappear into a secret garden of earthly delights, of twists and turns of evocative ruin, exuberant tropics, the Zen of a Japanese teahouse?

Consider Chanticleer, in Wayne, Pa. It's part of the old Main Line ring of estates around Philadelphia. In fact, right across the street from the garden is the former home of Helen Hope Montgomery Scott, the heiress portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in Philadelphia Story.

Movies I've Seen A Million Times

12:58 pm

Sun June 17, 2012

The Movie Whoopi Goldberg's 'Seen A Million Times'

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Gregory Peck won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1962 performance in To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Comedian, actress and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg.

By editor

Originally published on Thu June 21, 2012 10:59 am

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The weekends on All Things Considered series Movies I've Seen a Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching.

Author Interviews

12:56 pm

Sun June 17, 2012

After War And Fame, Dad Is Author's Challenge

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Anthony Swofford is the author of Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles, which was adapted into a film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as the author.

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Originally published on Mon June 18, 2012 4:47 am

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Seven years ago, writer and former U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford had the success of a lifetime when his 2003 memoir Jarhead was turned into a high-budget Hollywood movie.

Swofford, then 35, had hit it big. But flush with cash and still grappling with post-war life, he suddenly found himself in the throes of a self-destructive rampage replete with drugs, alcohol and infidelity.

Music Interviews

9:03 am

Sun June 17, 2012

Kate McGarry: A Singer Inspired By The Spoken Word

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Kate McGarry's new album is titled Girl Talk.

By editor

Originally published on Thu June 21, 2012 8:01 am

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Around the Nation

2:30 pm

Sat June 16, 2012

State Of The Unions: Labor And The Middle Class

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Occupy Wall Street protesters joined with unions in New York on May 1, a traditional day of global protests in sympathy with unions and leftist politics.

By editor

Originally published on Sat June 16, 2012 6:05 pm

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For many full-time employees in the United States, the five-day work week, paid overtime and holidays are expected benefits. This wasn't always so, and many workers' benefits today are the achievements of labor unions.

Just five decades ago, unions were on the frontline of the fight for the rights and wages of the middle class. But today, unions are on the decline.

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