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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 48 days 3 hours 26 minutes
Stateside: Whitmer on road funding; UM-MSU basketball; is business-friendly good for workers?
Today on Stateside , Governor Gretchen Whitmer breaks down the rationale behind her proposed 45-cent gas tax in her first state budget. Plus, the Univeristy of Detroit Mercy School of Law is celebrating the anniversary of a Detroit meeting between two
What ice fishing can teach you about life
Ann Arbor writer Tamar Charney shares her thoughts about the connection between ice fishing and life.
Stateside: ASL translation technology; Ingham County's first public defender; Sen. Peters on PFAS
Today on Stateside , Governor Whitmer announced a plan earlier this week to introduce a 45 cent gas tax by October 2020. Are there enough road workers to put all that funding to use? Plus, Ingham County is building a public defender office from the ground
Stateside: Dioxane in Ann Arbor water; popular songs get sadder; UM adds minor in social class
Today on Stateside , Ann Arbor officials announced last week that trace amounts of a chemical known as 1,4-dioxane had been found in the city's drinking water for the first time. So, what does that mean for residents? Plus, if you feel like popular songs
Stateside: Henry Ford’s mentor; migrant youth detention centers; Republican leader on Whitmer budget
Today on Stateside , we talk to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel about criticisms of how her office is handling civil lawsuits involving the Flint water crisis. Plus, we dive into the life of one of Henry Ford's mentors, who beat him to Michigan's
Stateside: Governor Whitmer’s first budget; Detroit’s Muslim and Jewish communities; Paczki Day
Today on Stateside , we grow our understanding of Jewish and Muslim communities in Michigan and learn more about their histories and their futures. Plus, we celebrate Fat Tuesday with paczki!
Stateside: Michigan’s first Native American caucus; firing of Flint water investigator
Today on Stateside , the former special assistant attorney general for the [state’s] Flint water investigation shares his concerns over Attorney General Dana Nessel's decision to remove an independent legal counsel from that investigation. Plus, a co
Book review: Bootstrapping, hope at the center of new collection of short stories
Dorene O’Brien brings exquisite art and unsentimental heart to the characters in her new short story collection, What It Might Feel Like to Hope , published by Baobab Press.
Stateside: Legislature tackles auto insurance rates; polar vortex energy study; Detroit pistachios
Today on Stateside , the legislature revisits Michigan’s high auto insurance rates, but will a decrease in rates only come with less guaranteed medical care? Plus, a study looks at how an all-renewable energy grid would have fared in January’s polar
Stateside: Does Detroit need saving?; red flag gun bill; body image as a social justice issue
Today on Stateside , the co-sponsor of a gun safety bill introduced in the Michigan House explains what his proposed legislation would do to address gun violence. Plus, how a Grand Rapids conference is helping people love and accept their bodies exactly