© 2024 MICHIGAN PUBLIC
91.7 Ann Arbor/Detroit 104.1 Grand Rapids 91.3 Port Huron 89.7 Lansing 91.1 Flint
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Stateside: COVID and parole; UAW/FCA update; grocery employees on a year of pandemic

Unsplash

Today on Stateside, how the pandemic is delaying parole for people who are incarcerated in Michigan, even as prisons continue to have outbreaks of the virus. Also, two grocery store workers discuss waiting for a vaccine after a year of being on the front lines of the pandemic. Plus, why the United Auto Workers corruption scandal isn’t over yet.

[Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts today.]

Listen to the full show above or find individual segments below.

COVID keeps parolees in prison as they await systems to return to normal

ss_20210304_horan_covid_parole__obstacles.mp3
Stateside’s conversation with Joey Horan

  • Joey Horan is a reporter with Outlier Media. You can find his story about parole and the pandemic here.

US automakers face production problems due to global chip shortage, UAW/FCA scandal wraps up

SS_20210304_Howes_UAW_Settlement_Chip_Shortage.mp3
Stateside’s conversation with Daniel Howes

  • Daniel Howes is a senior business editor and columnist at the Detroit News.

What it’s been like working in a grocery store during a year of pandemic

SS_20210304_Boss_Yeary_Grocers_Pandemic_Experience.mp3
Stateside’s conversation with Laura Boss and Abby Yeary

  • Laura Boss works at a grocery store chain in Ann Arbor.
  • Abby Yeary works at a grocery store chain in Ann Arbor.

Detroit is expanding vaccine eligibility faster than the state. Why? It’s complicated.

SS_20210304_Wells_Vaccine_Confusion.mp3
Stateside’s conversation with Kate Wells

  • Kate Wells is a reporter for Michigan Radio.
Stateside is produced daily by a dedicated group of producers and production assistants. Listen daily, on-air, at 3 and 8 p.m., or subscribe to the daily podcast wherever you like to listen.
Related Content