Lucas Polack
Stateside Assistant ProducerLucas is a senior at Michigan State University studying professional and public writing. He has previously worked as a co-director of editing for VIM, an MSU fashion magazine. An aspiring music journalist, Lucas dreams of getting paid to go to concerts. He is also a screenwriter. When he’s not working, he can be found walking around aimlessly, listening to either punk rock or Kacey Musgraves.
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Walter F. Edwards of Wayne State University grew up speaking Guyanese Creole, which shaped his approach to linguistics. He shares how Afro-Caribbean languages have spread to African American Vernacular English and what this looks like for Black Detroiters. -
"What up doe?" If you’ve heard the term before, you probably know it as a greeting or maybe even a question. But for many Black Detroiters, the phrase is a piece of home. Today, we'll talk about the history of "what up doe" and what it means to its originators. -
Ingham County health officer Linda Vail joined Stateside to discuss how the rescinded mask mandate in schools reflects a return to normalcy for the department. -
Just as the Michigan State Fairground's Coliseum building was nearing its 100th birthday, it was dismantled to make way for a multi-million dollar transit center. -
Drag queen Orion Story, otherwise known as Chace Lambert, became the first queen to represent Michigan on RuPaul’s Drag Race, which is currently in its 14th season. -
Each spring in Chicago, bird watchers eagerly await the return of a sort of celebrity couple: the piping plovers Monty and Rose. The pair has many fans in the city, a beer named in their honor, and a documentary about their journey. On today's episode, we talked to the film's director about Monty and Rose's epic story of love and conservation. -
Mark Harvey of the Michigan History Center shares a glimpse into past with letters from the 1830s, 1860s, and 1940s. -
UM professor of psychology and linguistics, Julie Boland, shares her research on Zoom fatigue, plus strategies to avoid it. -
Hockey historian Bruce Berglund's new book tells a world history of hockey while drawing greater cultural observations. -
Multidisciplinary writer and songwriter Alice Randall joined Stateside to trace the connections between her Detroit upbringing, Southern heritage, and development as a Black artist.
