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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First, how to better connect the Ann Arbor-Detroit innovation corridor. Then, the history and importance of a longtime Grand Rapids tradition. Later, the sounds of hip-hop fused with classical music. Plus, the future of corporate DEI programs. -
In this edition of Stateside, we discuss the newly elected leaders from both the Democratic and Republican state parties. We also feature an introduction to a storyteller from Detroit. Additionally, we explore how Michigan’s Arab and Muslim American communities are responding to the Trump Administration. Lastly, we highlight a sauna festival taking place in Traverse City. -
The mix of a low-vaccination season with the worst flu season in years. Then, how Michigan ignored and subverted federal law. Plus, the case of missing chicken wings.
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First, the necessary function of comment time in public meetings, and how some cities get it wrong. Also singer Isis Damil sets the tone with her own genre-defying style that is uniquely Detroit. Plus the dean of MSU’s veterinary college talks about the bird flu epidemic, what it means for farming – and your pet’s health.
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On this edition of Stateside, a water main break that has flooded the homes of many in Southwest Detroit, and a church that is providing support to those affected. Then, a conversation with the Mayor of Windsor on Trump's proposed tariffs on Canada.
Heard on the Podcast
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Today, we listen in to stories told at Detroit's Story Fest last fall, including one by Stateside Executive Producer Laura Weber Davis. -
Today, we talk to the curators David Choberka and Félix Zamora-Gómez about a new exhibition, La Raza Art and Media Collective, 1975 – Today, at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. -
On today’s podcast, a conversation with a veteran Detroit automotive reporter about what people can expect to see at the 2025 Detroit Auto Show. -
The cabins scattered throughout the Porcupine Mountains each hold a logbook for guests to complete. Since the 1940s, parks staff have collected about 200 completed books full of decades of stories. -
On today’s podcast, how the Institute for AfroUrbanism, a new foundation, is focusing on lifting up Black Detroiters.
