Cate Weiser

Waterloo, Michigan is home to a record-breaking resident: Peanut, the world’s oldest living chicken. Stateside production assistant Cate Weiser visited Peanut and her caretaker to hear more about the chicken’s miraculous life.

Thursday night, there were more severe thunderstorms throughout Southeast Michigan. We heard from a response team on the ground in Livingston County. Then, we learned about what organizations in the region are doing long-term to plan for persistent flooding.

University of Michigan football legend and NFL coach Tyrone Wheatley is the new head football coach at Wayne State University. He discussed his plans for the 2023 season, as well as how he chose to coach at WSU.

dream hampton discusses her microdocumentary about the ramifications of flooding in Detroit. The documentary focuses on what Detroiters are “forced to leave behind when it floods."

Tracy Bennett's full time job is puzzles — including Wordle — and she got there through years of solving, a puzzle mentor, and even timed solving competitions.

The dunes in Silver Lake State Park in Mears, MI are unstable. They shift so much throughout the year that the sand has swallowed a farm, a forest and several cottages. We talked with a homeowner who is working to push back the dunes.

The family of Hana St. Juliana, one of the students killed in the Oxford High School shooting, recently broke ground on a memorial garden for the four young victims. They held an event on Sunday in honor of the groundbreaking and to raise funds for the construction and upkeep of the garden.

Two Michigan Republicans have been charged with charges related to 2020 election tampering.

Stellantis' Mack Avenue automobile plant continues to receive citations from EGLE due to foul odor emissions. Listen to today's pod to hear how the pollution is affecting neighboring residents.

On yet another bad air day, we are joined by the Michigan state climatologist to learn about the weather patterns bringing and keeping the wildfire smoke in Michigan.