Ellie Katz
Stateside Production AssistantEllie Katz joined the Stateside team as an intern in September 2022. She's a graduate of University of Michigan, as well as a long-time Michigan Radio fangirl. She got her start in audio her final semester of college, and later interned for Heritage Radio Network and Witness Docs. When she's not at Stateside, you can find her writing podcast scripts for FRQNCY Media.
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Stateside took a trip up north to visit the clones of ancient, old growth trees.
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A recent New York Times investigation found that automotive suppliers and a food packing plant in west Michigan had violated child labor laws in employing migrant children.
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Over the weekend, Michigan Republicans elected Kristina Karamo as their next party chair. What does her win mean for Michigan's Republican Party?
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Mayor Coleman A. Young will soon be the first Black man represented (in statue form, of course) at the Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Detroit city historian Jamon Jordan took us on a deep dive into Young's life, work, and political legacy.
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Thanks in part to the movie Whip It, most people have at least heard of roller derby. But fewer people can say they’ve actually seen the sport. We headed to Detroit to check out a local bout.
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As climate change intensifies, one thing's certain: We're going to start seeing more electric vehicles on the road. So how will companies like Ford break into a market currently dominated by Tesla? And are Michigan's EV drivers paying their fair share of road use taxes?
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Restaurant critics are known for their anonymity. But when Lyndsay Green became the first Black critic at the Free Press, she didn't expect to experience invisibility.
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Leslie King survived 20 years of sex trafficking. Just days before Christmas 2022, Governor Whitmer issued King a pardon.
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The story of a school shooting doesn’t end with a news cycle. It doesn't end when the cameras stop showing up to campus or when weapon detecting devices are installed at a school. It’s an ongoing story, and one that only the people who’ve gone through it can truly understand.
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A few weeks ago, writer and critic Brittany Luse became the new host of the beloved NPR show It's Been A Minute. But before she became a radio and podcasting fixture, Luse was a kid growing up in Farmington Hills. On today's show, we talked with Luse about her Michigan origins, her new gig, and her career telling and producing stories from Black experience.