April Baer
Host, StatesideApril Baer is the host of Michigan Public’s Stateside talk show.
Prior to her arrival in Michigan, April was the host of the weekly show State of Wonder on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) for the past six years. Before that, she was the Morning Edition host and a reporter at OPB, covering beats including government and legal affairs, changing demographics and the arts.
Hosting Stateside brings April back to her Midwest roots. She is originally from Ohio and worked as the Morning Edition host and Public Affairs Director at WCPN Ideastream (Cleveland) and WYSO (Yellow Springs). Her husband Ryan grew up in Ann Arbor, and she has spent time in the state every year for the past 13 years, visiting places from Detroit to Marquette.
April has been the recipient of a number of awards including the 2006 New York Festivals – Bronze Medal for podcast; The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Best Social Justice Reporting Award; and a Finalist in the 2007 Public Radio Talent Quest, a nationwide competition to select new public radio hosts and shows.
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Michigan saw 40,170 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 between the start of the pandemic and March 2024. Survivors processed the climbing death toll without the closure of memorial services, socially distanced from loved ones. Five years later, the invisible grief continues to bite. -
We delve into the uncertainty that fueled the formulation of conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequences of misinformation.
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COVID changed so many aspects of how we live—including our social lives. On this episode of Revival, we explore how disease has pushed people away and toward each other, from medieval Japan to modern day Michigan.
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The pandemic changed lives in ways that are still with us today. This first in a series of conversations focuses on health care and medical knowledge, making connections between past and present.
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In her book "When Detroit Played the Numbers," Felicia B. George looks at the history and influence of illegal gambling in Detroit. She spoke to Michigan Public. -
Today, we talk to author Felicia George about her book When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling's History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City, one of this year's Michigan Notable Books. -
A new series on PBS, Great Migrations: A People on the Move, heavily features Detroit and Michigan Central Station in its second episode. Co-directors of the series, Julia Marchesi and Nailah Ife Sims, discuss the importance. -
A photographer's exhibit at the University of Michigan Museum of Art explores family memory and Asian American identity. -
The impact of tariffs on manufactured goods for businesses in Michigan. -
On today’s podcast, how the Institute for AfroUrbanism, a new foundation, is focusing on lifting up Black Detroiters.