Stateside
Monday through Friday @ 3 & 8 p.m.
Stateside covers what you need (and want) to know about Michigan. You hear stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids. Tune in every day for in-depth conversations that matter to Michigan. Stateside is hosted by April Baer.
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Heard On Air
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An update on James Crumbley's trial, a cookbook with Chinese-American recipes from a third-culture kitchen, and a trip to Beaver Island.
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Lawmakers revive debate over toll roads, an original production telling the stories of survivors of gender-based violence, and a biography on Madonna.
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How new vehicles collect data and how that data can be sold to insurance companies, a trip to a Yemini coffee roastery in Dearborn, and a biography on Magic Johnson detailing his childhood in Lansing and time at Michigan State.
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Moving Michigan's rural areas forward economically, the growing scrutiny of the FBI's use of informants, and motivation for the masses.
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The EPA moves a step closer to cleaning up a toxic plume spreading underneath Ann Arbor, Detroit Youth Poetry Convention taking place this weekend, and bring traditional Sudanese drink Hilo Mur to Michigan
Heard on the Podcast
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General Motors and other automakers are playing fast and loose with data gathered from newer-model, internet-connected vehicles. On this episode of the Stateside podcast we look at how this data is collected, and how it’s funneled to insurance companies, sometimes in violation of privacy policies as customers understand them.
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The Latinx community in Grand Rapids has over 100 years of history. Delia Fernández-Jones’ new book, Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan, explores that history and community in depth.
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What you need to know about Opill, the new contraceptive pill available over-the-counter, and what it means for teenagers.
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It's Ramadan, which means that many Sudanese Michiganders are enjoying hilo mur, a bright, magenta-colored spiced drink.
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On this episode of the Stateside podcast, Michigan Public’s Adam Yahya Rayes and Briana Rice talked to four Palestinians living in Michigan about how they’re thinking about their ethnic and national identities right now.