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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Governor Whitmer delivered her sixth State of the State address yesterday evening. What was her message? And what does she want to accomplish in the year to come? -
The Ann Arbor school board passed a resolution that called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Rima Mohammed joined the podcast to explain why a calling for a ceasefire was necessary. -
In Michigan there’s no centralized public defense structure for juveniles facing criminal charges. House Bill 4630 aims to change that. -
A new book co-authored by a Michigan State University professor, suggests ways to bring Asian American history into the classroom, even if it’s not in the mandated curriculum. -
Homelessness in the United States continues to rise. In Grand Rapids, shelters are responding to freezing temperatures this winter to try and keep housing insecure people safe and out of the cold. -
How Hillsdale College, a small liberal arts college, became wrapped up in a 2020 presidential election controversy. -
Detroit police said that crime in the city dropped nearly 20% in 2023 compared to 2022. But crime stats can be more complicated than they look. -
Eating oranges in the shower? At home dance parties? We bring you advice on how to make your mornings better this year. -
It’s been three months since Israel's attack on Gaza. More than 23,000 Palestinian people have been killed. In the United States, some people have direct ties through family, ancestry, and culture to this siege. But it's a different mode of existence to see this level of violence interpreted and reinterpreted through media. -
Today is a big day at Michigan Public! You read that right — Michigan Radio is now officially Michigan Public.
