documentary

A new series on PBS, Great Migrations: A People on the Move, heavily features Detroit and Michigan Central Station in its second episode. Co-directors of the series, Julia Marchesi and Nailah Ife Sims, discuss the importance.

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.

In today's episode, we discuss the beginning of Donald Trump’s second term, engage in a conversation about squeaky sand, and offer advice for our listeners. Lastly, we explore a docuseries that tells the history of Black Americans traveling north in the early 20th century.

Today, the impacts of increasing minimum wage on business owners. Then, the story of a citizen and veteran assumed immigrant and threatened with deportation. Plus, a visit to the Auto Show.

A discussion on Latino voter turnout for Trump during the 2024 presidential election. Then, an author tells us about her project documenting stories and portraits of Black elders. Lastly, the latest episode of The Dish introduces us to a chef passionate about bringing his Nigerian heritage to Michigan plates.

Today, something special. We’re airing “Teams of the Century,” a documentary about the historic, national championship-winning Michigan State teams from the mid-1960s, from the perspective of those who were there.

When queer folk icon Phranc was performing as the self-proclaimed "all-American Jewish lesbian folksinger," she managed to carve out a space for herself with bright, cheery songs that celebrated queer love as often as they dealt with the darker realities of prejudice. This fall, Phranc is on the University of Michigan's campus for a residency with the University of Michigan. We talked to Phranc about her lifelong journey to make space for queer people—herself included—to be themselves.

Today, Michigan’s schools are still heavily relying on seclusion and restraint, but one school district is looking to change that. Then, we get a look into the making of a documentary on lesbian folksinger Phranc's career and their groundbreaking presence in queer culture.

A new documentary by two University of Michigan professors and Detroit filmmaker Aaron Schillinger dives into the intersection of the Civil Rights Movement and Detroit's bid to host the 1968 Olympics.

Today, with Vice President Kamala Harris running for president in this upcoming election, can she sway Michigan’s Arab American and Muslim voters. Additionally, two reporters hit the road in a rented EV to test the state’s charging circuit. Then, we hear about a new film that chronicles the collision of the Civil Rights Movement with Detroit’s Olympic bid in 1963.