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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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. -
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. -
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.
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Researchers look at how to control the parasite that causes swimmer’s itch, a husband-and-wife team of professional mushroom hunters offer their spring foraging tips, and the history of an undergarments factory run by women in the Upper Peninsula.
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A closer look at school budgets across the state, a cookbook combining midwestern and Middle Eastern food sensibilities, the appearance of racist billboards across metro Detroit, and the lingering effects of Detroit's rape kit backlog.
Heard on the Podcast
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The federal government announced a $138.7 million settlement to over 100 survivors for the FBI's failure to thoroughly investigate sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar. -
Ten years ago today a devastating water crisis began in the city of Flint, Michigan. Its water was tainted with lead threatening tens of thousands of people. -
Last week, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured his spot on the Michigan ballot. -
A painting by Kalamazoo-born artist Titus Kaphar on display Grosse Pointe North High School. Some find it inspiring, while others are more dismayed by its meaning. -
For many catastrophically injured survivors of auto accidents, Michigan's 2019 reforms to no-fault insurance meant losing the care they’ve depended on for years. On this episode, we hear about the attempts to increase the caps on in-home nursing care for those survivors — and why proposed reforms are stalling.
