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 the cyber attack on the Ascension health system, greeting arrivals at Metro Airport easier, a Michigan director's new horror film, and analyzing how the media reports on anti-war protests on campuses.
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The shifting political winds in Ottawa County and meet the military-serving Miss Michigan USA.
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On today's Stateside, what to know about avian flu, how Ann Arbor Public Schools administrators plan to handle the budget deficit, and a new Detroit art installation tackles environmental racism.
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Details about the aftermath in Southwest Michigan. At least 11 tornadoes touched down in the region last night. Then, the story of an acclaimed culinary program changes lives from within the walls of Michigan’s Lakeland Correctional Facility. Plus, the young designers bringing fresh ideas to the fashion industry at the College for Creative Studies.
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Today, with the onset of the presidential campaign in Michigan, how are candidates and surrogates trying to win over middle-of-the-road voters? Also, a production short-cut in the cannabis vaping industry has regulators scrambling to close loopholes for synthetic THC. Recalling the time a jet bomber flew under the Mackinac Bridge. And, we preview a documentary on birds and their status as an indicator of environmental change.
Heard on the Podcast
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Detroit Remediation Forest aims to draw attention to, and mitigate harms from, air pollution in the city.
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Ann Arbor Public Schools is facing a projected $25 million dollar deficit in the coming year. So, what happens now? Stateside talked to the board of education's president about the plan for righting the ship.
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Presidential candidates and surrogates visit Michigan highlighting the state’s role in this election year.
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Earlier this week, a series of tornadoes whipped through West Michigan, destroying buildings in their path. Images of the aftermath show ruined houses and a caved-in FedEx warehouse facility, where 50 workers were initially trapped due to downed power lines. Descriptions on social media from locals invoked the words “devastating” and “decimated."
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Students from two groups on UM's campus — for and against the encampment on the Diag — talk about the ongoing protest over Israel's war in Gaza.