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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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.
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What climate change is doing to Michigan's allergy season, two scientists team up to find ways to help kids living with autism sharpen their social skills, and the Great Lakes sailing adventure that changed writer Jerry Dennis’ life.
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Learning the history of divestment and protests at the University of Michigan, and the mix of reactions from Jewish students to current on-campus protests.
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Why to steer clear of the website, TheMichiganTimes.com, one researcher's perspective on how pharmacists could mitigate plant and animal extinctions, and chef Eddie Vargas's birria recipe.
Heard on the Podcast
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Hamtramck Disneyland is a folk art installation that's been around for more than 30 years. Meet some of the artists keeping it going.
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Governments and auto manufacturers have big plans for switching the United States to electric vehicles. It's one of many efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change. But there's a key ingredient in electrification that could put a crimp in that plan: copper.
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Michaela Ayers is a doer of many things. She’s an artist, facilitator, and historian. But she says that her life’s work is a particular project: Black Her Stories.
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Cyber attacks on hospitals and healthcare systems have been ramping up in recent years. So how should institutions (and you) prepare for an attack?
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On Tuesday morning, police shut down the encampment on the University of Michigan campus. Protesters want the school to divest from companies tied to the Israeli military.