2022 Year in Review

On today's show, we chatted about the tantalizing possibilities for the Lions in the playoffs, plus other football news. Then, a word with a creative writing professor on the 2022 "words of the year." We also discussed the controversy surrounding concrete crushing facilities in Detroit. Plus, we spoke about a new partnership that'll make Detroit a manufacturing hub for one electric bike company. To end, a review of a memoir that was shaped by Detroit's landscapes.

When Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2022, Michiganders rallied around abortion and reproductive rights. An initiative even landed the issue on the ballot with Proposal 3, which passed this year. Check out some of the highlights from our 2022 reproductive rights coverage.

A lot of big news happened this year across the state of Michigan. It may have been hard to keep up. We've rounded up some of the 2022's major stories.

The Stateside team hosted conversations every day with interesting Michiganders about important issues. Here's a look at their best podcasts of the year.

Freelance political cartoonist John Auchter's art speaks to the issues impacting Michigan thoughtfully and creatively. Here's his most popular work from 2022.

I’m sure we’ve all faced our share of challenges this year. But plenty of good things did happen. Here are some of our favorite feel-good stories we brought you in 2022.

Today on Stateside, we caught up with poet Keith Taylor to get his three favorite reads from Michigan writers. Then, we revisited our conversation with writer Desiree Cooper and Kalamazoo poet Diane Seuss who won a Pulitzer Prize this year.