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All Things Considered

Weekdays, 4pm - 7pm; Weekends, 5pm - 6pm

All Things Considered is a NPR radio newsmagazine that delivers in-depth reporting and transforms the way listeners understand current events and view the world. The program presents breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special -- sometimes quirky -- features.

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Sendak's Legacy: Helping Kids 'Survive Childhood'

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Sendak talks with children about his book Where the Wild Things Are at the International Youth Library in Munich in June 1971.

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Published in 1963, Where The Wild Things Are was a different approach to children's books — full of dark forests and fierce-looking monsters.

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Sendak signs prints from The Mother Goose Collection in July 1990 — part of a benefit for homeless children in New York City.

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Sendak (from left), film director Spike Jonze and actor Max Records pose at the New York premiere of the film Where The Wild Things Are in 2009.

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"There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm ready," Sendak told Terry Gross in 2011.

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Children's book writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, died on Tuesday at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn. He was 83.

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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:49 am

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When author and illustrator Maurice Sendak entered the world of children's books, it was a very safe place. Stories were sweet and simple and set in a world without disorder. But Sendak, who died Tuesday at age 83, broke with that tradition. In Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak explored the darker side of childhood. Upstairs in young Max's bedroom, a jungle grows, and he sails off to a land of monsters.

5:59 pm

Mon May 7, 2012

U.S. Foils Terrorist Plot To Target Airplane

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Originally published on Tue May 8, 2012 8:26 am

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

U.S. authorities say they have foiled a terrorist plot to target an airliner. A suicide bomber was planning to bring down a plane headed to the United States. The Associated Press first reported the story. Al-Qaida's affiliate group in Yemen is believed to be behind the plot, which national security officials say had not advanced far enough, that the suspect bought plane tickets or tried to board a plane.

NPR's Carrie Johnson has been reporting on this story. She joins me now. And, Carrie, what else have you found out?

6:02 pm

Sun May 6, 2012

'Teachers Make' A Difference, What About You?

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Taylor Mali travels the country speaking to teachers' groups and recruiting the next generation of classroom teachers with his "1,000 Teachers" campaign.

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Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 10:45 am

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5:48 pm

Sun May 6, 2012

When Dick Cavett Shared Carnegie Hall With Groucho

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In 1970, Groucho Marx appeared on the Dick Cavett Show. Two years later, Cavett introduced Groucho in Carnegie Hall.

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Julius 'Groucho' Marx (1895 - 1977), one of the Marx brothers, an American comic group.

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Originally published on Sun May 6, 2012 6:39 pm

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Forty years ago Sunday, history was made at Carnegie Hall.

On May 6, 1972, comedian Groucho Marx made his debut at the famed New York venue to a packed house. Tickets sold out as soon as it was announced.

Marx was 81 at the time and had been out of the spotlight for many years. His one-man show only toured a handful of venues, and his Carnegie Hall show was later released as an album called An Evening with Groucho.

5:22 pm

Sun May 6, 2012

Hollande Ousts Sarkozy in French Vote

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Originally published on Sun May 6, 2012 6:39 pm

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GUY RAZ, HOST:

It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz.

In France, the voters have spoken: a new president elected today and his name is Francois Hollande.

PRESIDENT-ELECT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE: (Foreign language spoken)

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