Rebecca Hector
All Things Considered HostRebecca Hector 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, Hector began her radio career as a newsroom intern at WKAR in East Lansing. She completed additional news internships at WBEZ Chicago and KAJX Aspen.
Hector 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, Hector enjoys hiking, Korean food and hunting for vinyl records. She’s also Bruce Springsteen’s number one fan.
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If I say I’m gonna do it, I don’t necessarily mean I’m headed out the door right now to do it. -
2025 had lots of people talking about sixes and sevens, but not in the loose ends kind of way.
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Next time you’re hanging out with friends, you can debate just how slangy the phrasal verb ‘hang out’ is.
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This may be one of the only times that throw pillows, golf, and curling all get wrapped into the same discussion.
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When we get schooled at something, we may feel humbled by the experience; but when we win something, we may also say we feel humbled by the experience.
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When terror rains down, we suddenly have a spelling question.
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The Declaration of Independence could readily have been the Declaration of Independency.
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We can be bereaved, we can be bereft, and sometimes we can be both bereaved and bereft.
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There are a few different ways to be wonky, some of which are positive and some of which, not so much.
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The way some people use "resonate" doesn't resonate with all of our listeners.
