Accessibility links
All Things Considered for August 24, 2013 Hear the All Things Considered program for August 24, 2013

All Things Considered

50 Years Later, A March On Washington Among Generations

Demonstrators on Saturday in Washington, D.C., commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Landov hide caption

toggle caption
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/Landov

Code Switch

50 Years Later, A March On Washington Among Generations

by

50 Years Later, A March On Washington Among Generations

Listen · 5:53
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/215219730/215219725" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
While Unsung in '63, Women Weren't Just 'Background Singers'

Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer of Ruleville, Miss., speaks to the state's Freedom Democratic Party sympathizers outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., in 1965. William J. Smith/AP hide caption

toggle caption
William J. Smith/AP

Code Switch

While Unsung in '63, Women Weren't Just 'Background Singers'

by

While Unsung in '63, Women Weren't Just 'Background Singers'

Listen · 5:36
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/214865982/215177067" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
N.Y. County Outsources The Job Of Monitoring Sex Offenders

Troy Wallace with his wife, Lynda. Wallace is suing Suffolk County, N.Y., contending its new sex offender monitoring law violates his civil rights. Charles Lane/NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Charles Lane/NPR

Law

N.Y. County Outsources The Job Of Monitoring Sex Offenders

by

N.Y. County Outsources The Job Of Monitoring Sex Offenders

Listen · 5:07
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/214925854/215219729" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Hacker-Artist's Mantra: 'Fun Makes The Politics Go Down'

Artwork from Roth's solo exhibition "Welcome to Detroit," on display at Eastern Michigan University in 2012. Evan Roth hide caption

toggle caption
Evan Roth

All Tech Considered

Hacker-Artist's Mantra: 'Fun Makes The Politics Go Down'

by NPR Staff

Hacker-Artist's Mantra: 'Fun Makes The Politics Go Down'

Listen · 4:29
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/215193376/215220931" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos On The Importance Of Structure

Franz Ferdinand's latest album is titled Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

toggle caption
Courtesy of the artist

Music Interviews

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos On The Importance Of Structure

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos On The Importance Of Structure

Listen · 7:44
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/214476665/215220935" 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

Browse archive or search npr.org