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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Healthcare providers are canceling appointments for gender-affirming care. We heard about the legal pushback against doing so. And a professor gave her tips for navigating online misinformation. -
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. -
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.
Heard on the Podcast
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Today, we talk to John Niyo, sports columnist for The Detroit News, about how crazy it is the Lions are 8-1 with no signs of stopping. -
Detroit poet Brittany Rogers talked to Stateside about her recently published collection of poetry — a non-traditional coming-of-age book exploring Black womanhood. -
Andrea Bitely, former spokesperson for former Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, discusses the weird place that moderate and independent voters find themselves. -
Today, a conversation with Stephen Henderson, the host of Created Equal on WDET, about what’s next for the Democratic Party, and what lessons are to be learned after the election. -
State House Rep. Bill G. Schuette talked to us about the outcome of Tuesday's election, and the Michigan GOP's plan for working under divided government in Lansing.
