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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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Russ McNamara
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Russ McNamara
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Russ McNamara
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