Ronia Cabansag
Stateside ProducerRonia Cabansag is a producer for Stateside. She comes to Michigan Public from Eastern Michigan University, where she earned a BS in Media Studies & Journalism and English Linguistics with a minor in Computer Science. Previously, Ronia was an intern for Stateside and for The Best Advice Show podcast. When she's not making sounds for Stateside, she enjoys biking, flying her kite, and flipping pancakes. You can find a portfolio of her work at roniacabansag.com.
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Eric Kinsler-Holloway talks about his journey to sobriety, and opening a bakery in Milan, Michigan. -
An expert in public finance explained the effect of high tariffs on consumer spending and state revenue generation. -
A lawyer discusses the legal concerns she's weighing as the federal government continues to revoke student visas without warning or explicit reason. -
At 18, Michigan writer Lauren Roberts self-published her debut YA novel Powerless. Now, a few years later, Roberts is one of the romantasy genre's biggest stars. We talked to Roberts about how she turned her passion for reading romantasy into a full-fledged literary career writing it. -
The University of Michigan recently announced it would be rolling back its DEI programs on campus. The move has been met with pushback from staff and students, but it's not the first time the university's policies on race and equity have been met with ire. We talked with one historian about U of M’s confrontation with issues of race and equity on campus over the decades, including as the poster child of affirmative action policies. -
A look into the 60th anniversary of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. -
A Canada-based reporter joins us for a deep dive on the history of the trade and manufacturing relationship between Windsor and Detroit. We also discussed why the new tariffs being rolled out this week feel, to some Canadians, "like your best friend sucker punched you." -
Michigan saw 40,170 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 between the start of the pandemic and March 2024. Survivors processed the climbing death toll without the closure of memorial services, socially distanced from loved ones. Five years later, the invisible grief continues to bite. -
A federal funding freeze left a gap in the budgets of Michigan’s refugee resettlement agencies. They're looking to the community to support thousands of refugees. -
A conversation with a young Anishinaabe inventor as she works towards language preservation and equitable access to STEM education.
