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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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![FILE - United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain talks with autoworkers outside the General Motors Factory Zero plant in Hamtramck, Mich., July 12, 2023.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Shawn-Fain-AP23213791479008-e1692197378367-900x506.jpg)
UAW president on possible strike: We’re in it for the long haul
Russ McNamara
August 16, 2023
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![Pilots eject from a plane before it crashes in Van Buren Township, Mich. on Aug. 13, 2023.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Plane-Crash-Michigan-Aug-2023-900x506.png)
Investigation into Michigan air show plane crash could take up to two years to complete
Russ McNamara
August 14, 2023
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![Coach Tyrone Wheatley smiles on Wayne State's football field](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Wheatley-e1691767390842-900x506.jpg)
![A photo of a UAW sign.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_5117-900x505.jpg)
Pensions, 32-hour work week, retiree benefits part of UAW demands in contract talks
Russ McNamara
August 3, 2023
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![Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido speaks at a news conference in downtown Detroit on July 10, 2023, announcing federal charges against a former Warren police officer.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LUCIDO-2-900x675.jpg)
Former Warren cop Matthew Rodriguez faces federal charges for beating inmate
Russ McNamara
July 11, 2023
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![Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announces details about a pilot job courts program on June 28, 2023 in Detroit, Mich.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3470-900x600.jpg)
![A photo of a "slow school zone" traffic sign.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Slow-School-Zone-Sign-900x505.jpg)
With emergency COVID funds running dry, budget cuts loom for Detroit’s public schools
Russ McNamara
May 25, 2023
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![Scott Benson stands at a Wayne State podium](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SCOTT-BENSON-scaled-e1705939623614-900x507.jpg)
Efforts to end flavored tobacco product sales in Detroit get a boost from the CDC
Russ McNamara
May 18, 2023
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![Former President Donald Trump arrives at court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Trump-NYC-Courthouse-e1680633663820-900x506.jpg)
Are news organizations finally catching up to Trump’s antics?
Russ McNamara
April 20, 2023
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![DTE truck parked outside on a stormy day](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DTETruck-900x675.jpg)
Report shows Detroit electric infrastructure lags behind suburbs; DTE Energy disputes race plays a factor
Russ McNamara
October 17, 2022
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Detroit transit system to add four new electric buses to its fleet
Alex McLenon
August 31, 2022
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