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NPR’s All Things Considered is determined to give you the day’s big stories on the air, bringing them alive through contextual reporting and analysis. 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 hosts Ailsa Chang, Audie Cornish, Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro and WDET host Russ McNamara present the program’s trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews and offbeat features.
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![U.S.13th Congressional District Republican candidate Martell Bivings on "All Things Considered" at WDET Studios, July 10, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MartellBivings-900x506.jpg)
Running as a Republican in Detroit, Martell Bivings has work to do
Russ McNamara
July 12, 2024
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![Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DSC_0061-scaled-e1720798360497-900x507.jpg)
Michigan Democrats rally behind Biden as calls to quit continue
Russ McNamara
July 12, 2024
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![Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters addresses a crowd to announce Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's endorsement for her Congress run on Thursday, May 30, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WATERSENDORSE-6-scaled-e1717095478622-900x507.jpg)
MPC 2024: Mike Duggan endorses Detroit Councilmember Mary Waters for Congress
Russ McNamara
May 30, 2024
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![Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Mich.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RobertFKennedyJr_AP-scaled-e1713972440853-900x507.jpg)
Will Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be a spoiler in Michigan? For who?
Russ McNamara
April 24, 2024
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![Volkswagen automobile plant employee Kiara Hughes celebrates after employees voted to join the UAW union Friday, April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/VolkswagenUAW_AP-scaled-e1713891542711-900x507.jpg)
UAW makes history by organizing a VW plant in the South, now what?
Russ McNamara
April 23, 2024
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![FILE - The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) stands on North Capitol Street, April 15, 2013, in Washington.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NPRoffice_AP-scaled-e1713544902349-900x507.jpg)
![Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his 11th State of the City address at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Duggan_StateoftheCity2024-scaled-e1713444890173-900x507.jpg)
Mayor Duggan talks NFL Draft, crime reduction and affordable housing at State of the City
Russ McNamara
April 18, 2024
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![Photo of a Volkswagen emblem on the front grille of the car.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/VWlogo-scaled-e1708614322923-900x507.jpg)
Vote to organize Volkswagen plant in Tennessee begins; UAW seeks big win in the South
Russ McNamara
April 17, 2024
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Black Maternal Health Week spurs new legislation from Michigan Democrats
Russ McNamara
April 12, 2024
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![Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra said dissident delegates were refused credentials because they ignored repeated efforts to get them to register.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PeteHoekstra_MIGOPconvention-e1709562776336-900x507.png)
Pete Hoekstra: ‘There’s lots of folks investing in the MI GOP’
Russ McNamara
March 29, 2024
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![Lavora Barnes](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Lavora-Barnes-scaled-16x9-1-900x507.jpg)
Michigan Democrats ‘fired up’ ahead of November presidential election, party chair says
Russ McNamara
March 28, 2024
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