Mercedes Mejia
Producer/DirectorMercedes Mejia is a producer and director of Stateside, and has been with the show since it launched in 2012. She is also the host of The Dish podcast. Her reporting and producing centers on the intersection of arts, culture and community. Since 2009, Mercedes has contributed to the station in many roles, including as producer for All Things Considered with Jenn White, and producer of multi-media content. She earned her BA in Journalism and Mass Communication with a minor in Latin American Studies at the University of New Mexico, and she began in public radio as a reporter at KUNM in Albuquerque.
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Immigration is shaping up to be a defining issue in the 2024 elections. Today on Stateside, new research shows some interesting geographic patterns representing how Michiganders are thinking about newcomers and their roles in our communities. -
We talk to Meredith Kennedy- Fisher, executive director of Miigwech Inc., about how her organization helps make sure tribal citizens can vote. -
We talk to Hadassah GreenSky about her work, Detroit's musical energy, and an upcoming event. -
A conversation about how Donald Trump’s first-term trade war set the stage for the present dispute over manufacturing tariffs. -
A conversation about the arguments against renewable energy projects that are taking place in rural Michigan. -
Cynthia Asiala, a former teacher at Jones's school and the current chair of the Arts and Culture Alliance of Manistee County, sought to recognize Jones as much for his ability to overcome the difficulty of a stutter as for his contributions to the stage and screen. -
A women-owned business in West Michigan fills the gap in nixtamalized masa and fresh, homemade tortillas. -
Today, a conversation with multidisciplinary artist Jeffrey Augustine Songco about his conceptual approach to art, his family, and inspiration. -
Twice a month Black Tech Saturdays meetups happen at Detroit’s Newlab. Today on Stateside, we meet the co-founder of the group, talk about different startups, and about building community and sharing resources among workers and entrepreneurs. -
In light of the surgeon general's warning about social media use, Jenny Radesky, a pediatrician at Mott's Children's Hospital, weighs in on the effect unmitigated media use can have on young children. She also talks about how to differentiate healthy and unhealthy media usage.