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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This week, an Oakland County jury convicted the mother of the Oxford school shooter on four charges of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of four students. -
Last year, the state approved a price increase for DTE’s services, which means that the average residential customer’s monthly bill is estimated to be $6.51 higher than before. -
Through candid dialogue between academics and artists, a new video series examines the Underground Railroad’s history and its reverberating impact. -
Michigan is doing elections differently this year. Here's what you need to know for the February 2024 primary. -
In her new novel "The Waters," writer Bonnie Jo Campbell takes readers to a witchy wetland on the westside of Michigan. Stateside spoke with Campbell about the women of this community and what her writing process looks like. -
We look at the ongoing crisis within Wayne county’s juvenile jails, and what’s being done about it. -
Last month, the Gelman plume became a candidate for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program. What does this mean for Ann Arbor and Scio Townships? -
Kiley Reid's new novel “Come and Get It” is set to the backdrop of a college dormitory. The book navigates questions around race and class on campus. -
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We spoke with the man behind "Gridiron Heroes," the Detroit Lions' fight song played after every touchdown at home games.
