Stateside

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids. To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganradio.org/podfund

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 47m. Bisher sind 1966 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein täglich erscheinender Podcast.

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Stateside: Gov. Whitmer on national stage; diversity in classical music; future of executive power


Today on Stateside , we recap Governor Whitmer's response to President Trump's State of the Union address. Plus, with the impeachment trial wrapping up, we hear from former federal prosecutor and University of Michigan law professor Barbara McQuade about


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 February 5, 2020  49m
 
 

Stateside: Absentee ballot challenges; Broadway’s first black star; cherry farmers struggle


Today on Stateside , we spoke to two Michigan clerks about how the state can avoid an Iowa caucuses style castastrophy in November. Plus, a new play at Plowshares Theatre in Detroit tells the story of Broadway's first black megastar Charles S. Gilpin.


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 February 5, 2020  49m
 
 

Black artists take on indifference, reframe history in new FIA exhibit


The Flint Institute of Art's exhibit Community draws attention to black spaces and black lives, in both quiet and dramatic ways. The pieces in the exhibition vary in medium and message, but the story they tell broadens our understanding of black history.


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 February 3, 2020  18m
 
 

Stateside: Whitmer shifts from SOTS to SOTU; tackling imam shortage; marijuana banking


Today on Stateside , Governor Gretchen Whitmer is set to deliver the Democratic rebuttal to President Trump’s State of the Union next week. Why was she chosen and what can we expect to hear? Plus, the head of a Dearborn seminary talks about educating the


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 January 31, 2020  11m
 
 

Stateside: Whitmer on bonds plan and GOP response; lessons from Japanese-American WWII internment


Today on Stateside , Gretchen Whitmer laid out her 2020 agenda at Wednesday's State of the State address. We'll talk to the governor, and lawmakers from both parties, about what comes next. Plus, an investigative report into how law enforcement and a


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 January 30, 2020  49m
 
 

Stateside: State of the State; life as a “fat, black, Muslim” woman; impeachment and executive power


Today on Stateside , Governor Gretchen Whitmer will lay out her agenda for the year ahead at Wednesday night’s State of the State address. What can we expect to hear? Plus, a former U.S. Attorney for Michigan says there's an important struggle going on


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 January 29, 2020  49m
 
 

Stateside: Counting absentee ballots; shortage of women coaches; Lansing administrator audited


Today on Stateside , local and county clerks are raising concerns about their ability to deal with an influx of absentee ballots in November’s presidential election. Plus, the woman who turned the University of Michigan into a softball powerhouse talks


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 January 29, 2020  49m
 
 

Stateside: Education funding gap; play turns FBI interrogation into theater; history of quarantine


Today on Stateside , a new report calls on Michigan lawmakers to deal with the funding disparities between the state's poorest and wealthiest school districts. Plus, a staged reading of an FBI interrogation takes us inside one intelligence contractor's


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 January 27, 2020  49m
 
 

A metal Cinderella story: Michigan-based band I Prevail nominated for two Grammys


This weekend will be a monumental moment for the Michigan-based band, I Prevail. When their album, "Trauma," came out last year, it became an instant chart-topper. Their single, "Bow Down" hit Billboard's Rock Top 10. Their band has been nominated for


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 January 24, 2020  27m
 
 

Stateside: Enbridge official, environmentalist on Line 5; Michigan metal band earns 2 Grammy noms


Today on Stateside , we talk to the head of Enbridge's tunnel project about what's happening with Line 5. Plus, a conversation with the Detroit-based metal band I Prevail, which is nominated for two Grammy Awards this year.


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 January 23, 2020  49m