When Ben Reinhard picked up the first heart-shaped rock for his wife Maggie, he didn't expect that she'd hang onto it — or all the other rocks to come.

On today's show, we explore how concerns over Chinese EVs echo earlier debates about Japanese cars entering the U.S. market. Plus, what life was like in Michigan's oldest city in 1776. And a Detroit author discusses a new novel about the secrets of an auto-industry family.

Vintage fashion and bags, sold by Seven Moods NYC, will be touring Detroit and stopping for one day at The Siren Hotel August 8.

We exchange scuttlebutt at the proverbial water cooler, and there's an etymological clue in that.

Today on Stateside, we spoke to the president of the Bay Mills Indian Community on why the tribe is opposing the reconstruction of Line 5. Then, we heard from the creators of a new plant-identification app that does not need the internet to tell you what's growing in front of you. And, we speak from the founder of a (literal) underground poetry operation and the author who's written a book about it.

Odysseus did not face the parasite Cyclospora in his 10-year journey home. But the word "parasite" originated as a popular character trope in Greek literature.

Today on the show, we hear from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Swanson, examine the findings of a sexual misconduct investigation at Interlochen that uncovered allegations spanning seven decades, and share the story of a Michigander who met Marvin Gaye in the 1970s.

Writer John Freeman reviews the new collection of poems, Dementia Lyrics, by Michigan poet Dennis Hinrichsen.

Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robotics.

The little clock we wear on our wrist could be called a clock. Instead, it has long had its own term, being called a watch instead.