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The Rescissions Act of 2025 has passed the U.S. House and Senate and now awaits President Trump's signature. This will claw back about $1.1 billion in already dedicated funds from public media. Morning Edition local host David Fair discusses potential consequences and the path forward with WEMU General Manager Molly Motherwell.

The U.S. Senate is likely to hold an initial procedural vote Tuesday on the Rescissions Act of 2025. This is the measure that could claw back money already committed to public media for this fiscal year and next. Morning Edition host David Fair was joined by WEMU General Manager Molly Motherwell to discuss the process and potential impacts on Public media and WEMU.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas is a correspondent on NPR’s Culture Desk and contributes as a classical music critic to The New York Times, the first journalist to hold such a dual role. She talked with WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor about her year in Washtenaw County where she just completed an academic program for accomplished journalists at the University of Michigan.

Mary Louise Kelly is co-host of NPR’S award-winning news magazine, "All Things Considered." She started at NPR as a national security correspondent and has worked for the BBC as a foreign correspondent. She is also mother to two sons and knows firsthand the conflict working mothers face between family and work. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor had a chance to chat with Kelly about her new book, "It. Goes. So. Fast.: The Year of No Do-Overs."

NPR's Bobby Carter discusses the Tiny Desk Contest with John Bommarito.

Renee Montagne, one of NPR’s best-known voices, is leaving public media for a new chapter in her life. Over the years, Montagne’s storytelling and interviews have touched millions of listeners. She is perhaps best known for hosting NPR’s flagship news magazine All Things Considered in the late '80s and Morning Edition from 2004 to 2016 before turning her focus to investigative journalism. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor caught up with Montagne to talk about some of the highlights of her career.

Rick Steves travels around the world with the philosophy that travel can help shape your worldview with the mission of getting to know your…

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns went to high school in Ann Arbor and worked at a local record store to earn money to pay for college. Music has always…

Today, we mark Public Radio Music Day by celebrating the hosts that bring you 43 hours of live and local music programming every week on WEMU. Every host…