On this shamrock-filled episode of Stateside, we discuss the NCAA basketball bracketology as we prepare for March Madness. We also revisit a conversation with a Detroit-based poet and visual artist whose book explores the boldness of Black Detroit. Lastly, we engage in a conversation with a professor who seeks to expand our understanding of the individuals who influenced American country music.

First, a look at litigation against University of Michigan protesters. Then, the experiences of migrant women in Michigan. Plus, a statistical way to fill out your March Madness brackets.

A conversation about how campus protests should be handled, a Sudanese drink made in Michigan and an Anishinaabe inventor promoting STEM education.

On this edition of Stateside, we discuss the announcement of two mayors from Michigan being appointed as U.S. ambassadors. Additionally, we have a conversation with a Flint native about his conducting at the Flint Symphony Orchestra.

A look at MSU's men's basketball Big Ten Championship run, a family collaborates with a Michigan filmmaker to tell the story of their lives, and a foundational figure in the Black Panther Party and her quest for internal revolution.

Michigan Public's health reporter Kate Wells explains what the federal cuts to funds allocated in response to COVID-19 mean for Michigan.

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."

A program that provided millions of dollars worth of donated foods to Michigan food banks has been cut by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We talked to the head of one West Michigan food bank about what this means for their operations.

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.