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Ronia Cabansag
Stateside ProducerRonia Cabansag is a producer for Stateside. She comes to Michigan Public from Eastern Michigan University, where she earned a BS in Media Studies & Journalism and English Linguistics with a minor in Computer Science. Previously, Ronia was an intern for Stateside and for The Best Advice Show podcast. When she's not making sounds for Stateside, she enjoys biking, flying her kite, and flipping pancakes. You can find a portfolio of her work at roniacabansag.com.
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On today’s podcast episode, we talk with a student and a professor at Concordia University Ann Arbor. The school will need to significantly reduce its operations and program offerings, including athletics, after the 2024-25 academic year. The cuts have staff and students anxious about what the future holds for the institution.
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Stateside talked with journalist Ben Bradford about his new podcast "Landslide." The series traces the roots of America's current culture war back through the political campaigns of Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald Ford.
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On today's episode, a conversation with the co-founders of Solar Party Detroit. Their start-up provides off-the-grid solar generator service to people who need outdoor electricity for events.
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The journey to sobriety can be a long and challenging process. Detroit podcaster Courtney Andersen shares about her personal relationship with alcohol, and what led to her journey to sobriety. She's now on a mission to assist, empower, and encourage her listeners during their own road to sobriety.
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Within the past few months, two men have been killed in the Grand Rapids area by law enforcement officials in encounters that involved injuries from the officers’ vehicles. We talk to a community activist and the Grand Rapids chief of police about what these incidents have meant for community trust in the police—and what steps the department is taking to rebuild trust in law enforcement.
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An emergency medicine doctor at Ascension St. John in Detroit weighs in on the impacts of private equity firms managing local hospital staff.
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Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has thought a lot about how communities can do a better job of preventing gun violence. We talked to her about prevention in the wake of a shooting at a splash pad in Rochester Hills on Saturday.
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As Great Lakes port cities like Muskegon start welcoming the increasing number of cruise ships in the Great Lakes, they're having to think about their tourist amenities from a different angle.
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Chef Ken Miller shares his philosophy around preservation, fermentation and waste management in fine dining.
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Dee Dee Taylor, Breonna Taylor’s sister, has dedicated her life to helping incarcerated citizens and their families. Her nonprofit, Taylor Made Re-Entry, helps people make the transition from incarceration to returning to their community.