Rachel Ishikawa
Podcast ProducerRachel Ishikawa joined Michigan Public in 2020 as a podcast producer. She produced Kids These Days, a limited-run series that launched in the summer of 2020.
Prior to Michigan Public, Rachel spent three years producing audio in Philadelphia. In addition to her work on the Peabody-nominated The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul, she was the Social Practice Lab Artist-in-Residence at Asian Arts Initiative. There she collaborated with young people to develop an online audio sequencer that sampled sounds from the rapidly redeveloping Chinatown North Neighborhood. Her radio features range from topics of healthcare to skin stigmas to bioacoustics.
An avid biker, she’s always seeking the best route.
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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. -
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed more than a dozen charges against former state House Speaker Lee Chatfield, alleging that he used a non-profit to amass kickbacks and to use a slush fund for personal expenses. -
During high volume events like the NFL draft, there's a risk for human trafficking. How are law enforcement preparing to protect people and what should you look out for? -
Michigan born author Katie Williams' novel “My Murder” is the next Michigan Public Reads. -
Amorphophallus titanum or corpse flower can grow more than eight feet tall. We bring you to one of their rare blooms, which only lasts for a couple of days every year or two. -
A new federal rule ends a decades-long federal practice of classifying Middle Eastern and North African people as white. -
The National Athletic Trainers Association recently came out with a bulletin on how to manage sports related concussions. On this episode, we covered new concussion treatments, the impact of sports, and the mental health side effects of concussions. -
The Council on American-Islamic Relations' recently published report documents a surge of discrimination against Muslims. -
Robin Michigiizhigookwe Clark is the first Anishinaabe woman to serve on the Michigan’s Natural Resource Commission. -
April is poetry month! We spoke with Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer and best-selling poet and essayist Ross Gay.
