All Songs Considered podcast

All Songs Considered

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Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big questions, like what was the best decade for music, are there albums everyone can agree on, and what do you put on when you need a good cry? Weekly, with host Robin Hilton and the NPR Music family.

 

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Alt.Latino: Zen and the art of new music

Some folks think by December all the releases for the year are complete. Not quite. This w... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


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The year in review, 2025

We look back at the year’s most defining moments in music, from the Trump administration’s... more

02 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:55

02 Dec 2025


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Our no. 1 songs: 2020

We make some bad moves, start over, and take a day off in Kyoto as we look back at the son... more

01 Dec 2025

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13:01

01 Dec 2025


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New Music Friday: Record Store Day Black Friday 2025

There's 177 new special edition physical releases out today, so go support your local musi... more

28 Nov 2025

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07:18

28 Nov 2025


#296

A Thanksgiving playlist: songs of joy and gratitude

Hosts Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson share stories and songs of gratitude from NPR list... more

25 Nov 2025

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25 Nov 2025


#295

Our No. 1 songs: 2019

We bury a friend, visit the School of Design, and gather around a crowded table to remembe... more

24 Nov 2025

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24 Nov 2025


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New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 21

Odeal. Snarky Puppy. The return of Tobias Jesso Jr. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joi... more

21 Nov 2025

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36:05

21 Nov 2025


#293

Alt.Latino: Roots and unity at the Latin Grammys

The annual Latin Grammy awards are always full of glamour and glitz. But they're also an i... more

19 Nov 2025

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27:13

19 Nov 2025


#292

The Contenders, Vol. 25: Robyn, Rosalía, Nothing, Snocaps, more

In our final contenders episode of 2025, we’ve got some late additions to our running list... more

18 Nov 2025

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42:02

18 Nov 2025


#291

Our no. 1 songs: 2018

An Afro-futurist universe with funk and lots of theater (and a big nod to Prince), a poten... more

17 Nov 2025

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17 Nov 2025


#290

New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 14

FKA twigs. The Avett Brothers. Madi Diaz covering blink-182. Stephen Thompson from NPR Mus... more

14 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:25

14 Nov 2025


#289

Alt.Latino: Rosalía in her own words

Spanish vocalist and composer Rosalía has been a major presence in Spanish language music ... more

12 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:09

12 Nov 2025


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The Contenders, Vol. 24: JADE, S.G. Goodman, Cleo Reed, more

With the end of 2025 in sight, we pause to update our running list of the year’s best song... more

11 Nov 2025

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11 Nov 2025


#287

Our no. 1 songs: 2017

A Pulitzer Prize-winning hip-hop album, a crushing elegy to a lost love, a reevaluation of... more

10 Nov 2025

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10 Nov 2025


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New Music Friday: The best albums out Nov. 7

Mavis Staples. Young Miko. A jaw-dropping project from Rosalía. NPR Music's Stephen Thomps... more

07 Nov 2025

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07 Nov 2025


#285

Alt.Latino: Portraits of Jazz and Identity in Latin America

Ever since I heard the Argentine saxophonist Gato Barbieri back in the Seventies, I’ve bee... more

05 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:01

05 Nov 2025


#284

New songs to calm the nerves: 2025

Our fourth installment of music to slow the blood is a mix of all-new releases from this y... more

04 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:05

04 Nov 2025


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Our no. 1 songs: 2016

It was a year of staggering losses, from David Bowie and Prince to Leonard Cohen and Georg... more

03 Nov 2025

21 MINS

21:30

03 Nov 2025


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New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 31

A Waxahatchee side project. Guided By Voices. keiyaA. Marfa Public Radio's Julie Bee joins... more

31 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:57

31 Oct 2025


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Alt.Latino: Salsa, bossa nova, and Argentina's next big thing

Not to sound like a broken record, but I'll say it again: the variety of creative expressi... more

29 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:25

29 Oct 2025