Nov 17th, 2008 · Last week, All Things Considered launched All Tech Considered. The first segment — about how to scan barcodes and comparison shop with your cell phone — spurred listener questions. Technology expert Omar Gallaga of the Austin American-Statesman answers a few.
Nov 14th, 2008 · We've come up with many excuses to have artists come in and perform Tiny Desk Concerts at the workspace of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. Some are too quiet to be well-served by traditional live concerts, while others are little-known staff favorites who wouldn't ordinarily receive a large-scale webcast presentation. Usually, it's just an opportunity to bring in artists who, for one reason or another, haven't gotten as much of our attention as we'd like to give them.
Nov 10th, 2008 · We receive several hundred CDs a week at All Songs Considered and do our best to listen to a bit of everything. But there's only enough time and space on the show to cover a tiny fraction of them. That means a lot of great albums get missed. Fortunately, as we compile our ballot for the year's best CDs, NPR listeners have been helping us find some of those buried and overlooked musical gems. On this edition of All Songs Considered we share some of those picks: the best of the CDs we missed this year, including music from Flobots, Department of Eagles, Human Highway, and more.
Oct 13th, 2008 · So much to hear. So little time. You can spend your entire life devouring music, both new and old, and barely scratch the surface of all there is to discover. NPR reviewer and author Tom Moon is trying to make it a little easier for music fans with his new book: 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. On this edition of All Songs Considered, we talk with Tom about his new book and listen to some of the incredible music he select, as well as some of the ones we think he missed.
Oct 4th, 2008 · Tickets for the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's play All My Sons have been selling out, and John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest have received accolades for their performances. But the chance to see Katie Holmes' Broadway debut really has theatergoers excited.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · On Wednesday, All Things Considered played a few songs making the rounds online about the presidential and vice presidential candidates. Not many songs about Joe Biden could be found. That prompted a couple of listeners to send in songs about Biden.
Oct 1st, 2008 · The Senate is taking up the $700 billion plan to rescue Wall Street. The House rejected a similar measure on Monday. As the Senate weighs the bailout, All Things Considered presents some of the sounds and voices of the Senate.
Sep 29th, 2008 · Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff shares some of his favorite (and fairly obscure) music with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. The two talk about Okkervil River's latest album, The Stand-Ins and listen to some of the songs Sheff has loved and been inspired by over the years. Hear music from soul singer Lorraine Ellison, the 1960s Jamaican group Carlton and the Shoes, former teen idol-turned introspective singer Dion, and The Penetrators — a 1970s band some would call punk, others would call garage rock.