In today's edition of Stateside, a conversation with University of Michigan Research Associate Professor Joanne Hsu, about the recent upswing in consumer sentiment in August, which resulted in 1.5 index points above July.
Then, writer Michael Delp discusses his new poetry book titled, The Mad Angler. At the “heart of the heart” of these poems is a voice attempting to transpose madness into song, rant into meditation. The collection also highlights threats to Michigan's waterways.
And, with the return of the school year, many school districts are embracing the ban of cellphones in schools, but there are still some who are hesitant to restrict access. Summer reporter for Bridge Michigan, Sneha Dhandapani, tells us about the issue schools are facing across the state.
We closed the show with a report on a special collection of celebrity shoes at a Michigan school up north.
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GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:
- Joanne Hsu, Director of the Surveys of Consumers, Research Associate Professor at the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan
- Michael Delp, Director and instructor of creative writing at Interlochen Center for the Arts, writer of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
- Sneha Dhandapani, Summer reporter for Bridge Michigan
- Michael Livingston, Interlochen Public Radio reporter
