
Stateside
Monday through Friday @ 3 & 8 p.m.
Stateside covers what you need (and want) to know about Michigan. You hear stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids. Tune in every day for in-depth conversations that matter to Michigan. Stateside is hosted by April Baer.
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Heard On Air
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Today, sorting fact from fiction when it comes to immigration raids in West Michigan. Then, an art exhibit in East Lansing that asks us to think a little deeper about what’s on our plate. And, a researcher talks about neuroscience finds for managing hard emotions.
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The reaction from Michigan’s auto sector on the tariffs on Canadian imports. A Danish filmmaker investigates the racist history and present of Livingston County. Then, what Canadian manufacturers are thinking about the trade war that's begun over Trump's tariffs.
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Today, new safety rules for Michigan schools, four years after Oxford. Also, a Michigan perspective on recent big developments in AI. And artist Jarod Lew’s warm, intimate photographs catch facets of family experience and Asian American life.
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Today, what to know about Michigan’s new paid sick leave laws. Also, a preview of all the fun you’ll find at our upcoming Valentine’s Day party in metro Grand Rapids. Plus, we’ll learn what happens to all the Michigan wildlife that doesn’t get to snuggle under a blanket by the fire during our state’s frigid winters.
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Today, what federal orders halting refugee entries and assistance mean in Michigan. Then, the waterways that were. A mapmaker shares what he’s learned about ghost streams, destroyed by building projects. Turns out, they continue to influence Michigan watersheds – even if the streams themselves are gone.
Heard on the Podcast
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On today’s podcast, how the Institute for AfroUrbanism, a new foundation, is focusing on lifting up Black Detroiters.
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A discussion about the odd ducks that call Michigan home during the winter months.
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Retiring Congressman Dan Kildee reflects on his years in Washington D.C.
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Voice actor, filmmaker, and Michigander Niigaanii-Animikii Inini Kalvin Hartwig talked to us about his part in the new Anishinaabemowin-dubbed version of Star Wars: A New Hope.
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Today, Michigan Public's Adam Yahya Rayes talks to Basel Alyasin, vice president of the American Syrian Arab Cultural Association, about the impacts of the regime change in Syria.