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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When we inquire about something, it doesn’t really matter if we "inquire" or "enquire." However, with the verb "insure," it matters if we "insure" or "ensure." -
With the words "disinterested" and "uninterested," it’s not that a distinction has been lost, but rather that a distinction has been intentionally created.
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If something is crummy, then we could also call it lousy, which gives us a clue about how crummy came to mean what it means.
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When we’re talking about a small book for teaching children to read, or really any short book that introduces a topic, there are two competing pronunciations of the word for that book.
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The word "kid" is already informal, and now we have the word "kiddo" living alongside it.
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When it comes to media, here's the message: It’s time for a truce between the singular agreement people and the plural agreement people.
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If you are trying to do good in the world, some would now argue it’s better to be a “good doer” than a “do gooder.”
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It is less ambiguous to say “I badly need to shower” than it is to say “I need to shower badly.”
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There’s the hair on our heads and the hares in our yards, and there has been some confusion about which one is part of the expression "harebrained."
