All Things Considered for November 30, 2010 Hear the All Things Considered program for November 30, 2010

All Things Considered

The gymnasium at San Quentin State Prison, shown in this June 14, 2007, photo, was filled with nearly 400 double-bunked inmates because of crowded conditions. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Eric Risberg/AP

High Court Weighs Calif. Prison Overcrowding

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/131704348/131701094" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

A sign directs visitors to the Mark Twain family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, N.Y. David Duprey/AP hide caption

toggle caption
David Duprey/AP

Twain's Summer Home: Visiting Elmira, N.Y.

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/131699840/131704339" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Even New Year's Day in '54 looks dull. These women were waiting for a ferry in Liverpool. Bert Hardy/Hulton Archive hide caption

toggle caption
Bert Hardy/Hulton Archive

Was April 11, 1954, Really 'The Most Boring Day'?

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/131701307/131704340" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

An Egyptian man casts his vote Sunday in parliamentary elections at a polling station in Cairo. Allegations of widespread fraud and voter intimidation have marred the polls. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Ben Curtis/AP

Furor Grows Over Egypt's Election Results

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/131704396/131704603" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Making music for modern video games is a lot more complex today than it was when Pac-Man ruled the arcades. courtesy of Namco hide caption

toggle caption
courtesy of Namco

Composers Find New Playgrounds In Video Games

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/131702650/131703008" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Searching for a song you heard between stories? We've retired music buttons on these pages. Learn more here.

All Things Considered