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: 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

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#299

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

42 MINS

42:02

18 Nov 2025


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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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13:52

17 Nov 2025


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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


#296

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


#295

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

40 MINS

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11 Nov 2025


#294

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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15:54

10 Nov 2025


#293

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

41 MINS

41:34

07 Nov 2025


#292

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


#291

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

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46:05

04 Nov 2025


#290

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

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21:30

03 Nov 2025


#289

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


#287

The Contenders, Vol. 23: Brandi Carlile, Blood Orange, Magdalena Bay, more

It’s a week of surprises as we update our running list of the year’s best music, with a mi... more

28 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:42

28 Oct 2025


#286

Our no. 1 songs: 2015

Guitar rock comes roaring back, a monumental tear-jerker wrecks legions of fans, hip-hop h... more

27 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:43

27 Oct 2025


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New Music Friday: The best albums out Oct. 24

Brandi Carlile. Miguel. Tortoise. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Ayana Contreras from [K... more

24 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:55

24 Oct 2025


#284

“I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)” by Stevie Wonder

This is the first episode of a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted by NPR Music cri... more

23 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:09

23 Oct 2025


#283

Alt.Latino: The beauty of simplicity

The past month has been a whirlwind. The El Tiny takeover of the Tiny Desk... interviews w... more

22 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:36

22 Oct 2025


#282

Redefining the Halloween canon

Who’s the Mariah Carey of Halloween? Labels and artists are trying to capitalize on spooky... more

21 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:53

21 Oct 2025


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Our no. 1 songs: 2014

A new synth-pop duo comes out of the gate with a perfect song and country gets metaphysica... more

20 Oct 2025

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17:50

20 Oct 2025