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Stateside: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021

By Stateside Staff

Published December 22, 2021 at 3:00 PM EST

Today on Stateside, our friends from WVBI share some notable releases in Michigan-made music. Plus, a conversation about a speculative novella set in Detroit.

GUESTS ON TODAY'S SHOW:

Jackson Smith and Steve Girbach, hosts of the podcast, Songs from the Trail
adrienne maree brown, activist, podcaster and author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good and Grievers

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