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Beef Heart: An Unexpected Meal That Spans Generations

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The Bristol's Beef Heart

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Originally published on Tue March 26, 2013 5:43 pm

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Beef heart — it's what's for dinner! Well, if you're not a vegetarian. Stick with us on this.

All Things Considered is launching a Found Recipe series Thursday, asking cookbook authors, chefs and bloggers to tell us about the dishes that surprise and delight. These are recipes stumbled upon or created by accident or by necessity.

3:39 pm

Thu October 25, 2012

Gary Clark Jr.: A Blues Wunderkind Grows Up, Breaks Out

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Gary Clark Jr.'s new album is called Blak and Blu.

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Originally published on Fri October 26, 2012 8:05 am

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Thu October 25, 2012

While Spain Struggles, The Basque Region Shines

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The Basque region has a long and rich industrial tradition. Here is a CAF factory in Beasain, Spain.

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The Basque region has a long and rich industrial tradition. CAF is growing by 10 percent a year.

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Train cars are built at the CAF factory in Beasain, Spain. One of the Basque region's most successful companies, CAF, makes trains for Amtrak, the Washington, D.C., metro system and light rails in Sacramento, Pittsburgh and Houston.

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Originally published on Thu October 25, 2012 5:51 pm

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For decades, most of the news out of Basque country was horrible. Since the late 1960s, this region in northern Spain has been infamous as home to the ETA separatist group, which killed more than 800 people while fighting for Basque independence from Madrid.

But two years ago, the separatist group declared a final cease-fire and the attacks have stopped. Now the country is becoming known for something else: its booming economy.

12:21 pm

Thu October 25, 2012

Decision Time: Why Do Some Leaders Leave A Mark?

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Abraham Lincoln, circa 1850. Lincoln was a political non-entity before he was elected. Why is he more widely known to history than the presidents who came immediately before and after him?

By Shankar Vedantam

Originally published on Fri October 26, 2012 11:56 am

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As part of NPR's coverage of this year's presidential election, All Things Considered asked three science reporters to weigh in on the race. The result is a three-part series on the science of leadership. In Part 1, Alix Spiegel looked at the personalities of American presidents. In Part 2, Jon Hamilton examined leadership in the animal kingdom.

4:53 pm

Wed October 24, 2012

Newspaper Endorsements Still Key In Swing States

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The power of newspaper endorsements has faded, but candidates still compete for them.

By David Folkenflik

Originally published on Wed October 24, 2012 8:02 pm

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This weekend, a slew of newspapers in key swing states including Ohio are expected to release their endorsements for the presidency and other elected positions.

Such external validation is highly prized by candidates, but it's no longer entirely clear why.

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Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, Michele Norris
Clinton Wieden and Mitch Watson

On May 3, 1971, at 5 p.m., All Things Considered debuted on 90 public radio stations.

In the 40 years since, almost everything about the program has changed, from the hosts, producers, editors and reporters to the length of the program, the equipment used and even the audience.

However there is one thing that remains the same: each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.

All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Every weekday the two-hour show is hosted by Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays, currently hosted by Guy Raz. During 2012, while Michele is focusing on other reporting assignments, Weekend Edition Sunday host Audie Cornish will fill in for her in the host chair.

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