COVID

First, the impact of the U.S. Department of Agriculture halting food deliveries to Michigan food banks. Then, the potentially negative impact of media messaging around loneliness. Plus, how COVID-19 changed grief and loss of family.

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.

First, Michigan municipalities struggle to recruit election clerks. Then, we share some guidance from The Best Advice Show before our Revival special on COVID-19 conspiracy theories.

We delve into the uncertainty that fueled the formulation of conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequences of misinformation.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan gave his last State of the City address before leaving to run for state office. We talked about his impact on the city and what's next for him. Then, our third episode of Revival looked at the tough decisions business owners had to make during COVID.

In this edition of Stateside, a brief look at Windsor and Detroit’s manufacturing history. And, a conversation about a new horror film set in Holland, MI. Plus, tune in for the second episode of Stateside’s new podcast special, Revival.

COVID changed so many aspects of how we live—including our social lives. On this episode of Revival, we explore how disease has pushed people away and toward each other, from medieval Japan to modern day Michigan.

The pandemic changed lives in ways that are still with us today. This first in a series of conversations focuses on health care and medical knowledge, making connections between past and present.

A conversation about how bird flu spreads and the animals could be impacted.

The current surge in flu cases is not unusual, but it is not making it easy for ER doctors and nurses having to deal with a larger than normal patient load.