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Stateside: Monday, Aug. 11, 2025

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A black and white portrait of April Baer--a white woman with brown curly hair and a white blazer. The photo is against a green and blue ombre background. Text on the photo reads "Stateside with April Baer. Weekdays at 3pm and 8pm. On demand on your favorite podcast platform."

New details have emerged from a private meeting last week between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump. What does their conversation mean for the president’s tariff plan and Michigan’s automotive industry?

Then, in a story from our friends at Interlochen Public Radio’s Points North, a researcher discovered a microorganism that conducts electricity. And she began to wonder, what would happen if our devices were alive?

Finally, Michigan Public’s own Beenish Ahmed was recently awarded a Kresge Artist Fellowship for her collection of stories, ISLAMERICA, which explores the emotional and political landscapes of Muslim American life in the shadow of history.

GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:

  • Glenn Stevens, Executive Director of Detroit Regional Chamber’s MichAuto 
  • Ellie Katz, Environment Reporter for Interlochen Public Radio
  • Beenish Ahmed, Criminal Justice Reporter for Michigan Public and author of ISLAMERICA
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