Rebecca Kruth
All Things Considered HostRebecca Kruth is the host of All Things Considered at Michigan Public. She also co-hosts Michigan Public's weekly language podcast That’s What They Say with English professor Anne Curzan.
After earning degrees in English and American Studies from Michigan State University, Kruth began her radio career as a newsroom intern at WKAR in East Lansing. She completed additional news internships at WBEZ Chicago and KAJX Aspen.
Kruth first came to Michigan Public in 2014 as a producer for Morning Edition. She served as a general assignment reporter and fill-in host before becoming the station’s full-time Weekend Edition host in 2016. She became the All Things Considered host in 2023.
When she’s not on the airwaves, Kruth enjoys hiking, Korean food and hunting for vinyl records with her husband James. She’s also Bruce Springsteen’s number one fan.
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There’s all the variation in pronunciation that we don’t judge, and then there’s the relatively small percentage of variation out there that we do judge. -
Every year, hundreds of couples flock to a little town just northwest of Ann Arbor, to get married. Hell's Chapel of Love has been hosting weddings for 20 years. -
Detroit has a rich and storied past. Along several stops, stories are told of death, devastation, and the paranormal, and also some really funny stuff, too. -
We physically lug around luggage and baggage at the airport. Metaphorically though, we’re carrying around baggage.
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A near miss doesn’t hit anything, as opposed to a near miss hitting something but almost or nearly missing it.
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"In the meantime" is a good phrase to use when you're talking about the time between two events. But can you leave out "in the" and just say "meantime?"
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When an English-speaking U.S. or British audience is unhappy, they will often express their unhappiness by yelling “boo” as opposed to, for instance, “moo.”
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President Biden joined UAW workers on the picket lines. Trump holds a meeting at a non-union parts distributor. What message do these visits send and who are they for? -
Depending where you live, the thought of football season might conjure images of shin guards and knee socks or helmets and shoulder pads.
