Stateside
Monday through Friday @ 3 & 8 p.m.
Stateside covers what you need (and want) to know about Michigan. You hear stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids. Tune in every day for in-depth conversations that matter to Michigan. Stateside is hosted by April Baer.
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Heard On Air
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A discussion about fatal car accidents – and why these deaths on the road aren't felt equally. Then, a discussion about a Detroit study impacted by federal funding cuts. And, this week’s episode of It’s Just Politics. -
The Catholic Archdiocese is restricting traditional Latin Mass in metro Detroit. Also, a biologist makes a discovery on how best to navigate swimmer's itch. Then, how Black mothers in Detroit are being impacted by high rates of eviction. -
On this Stateside episode, James Jesse Strang — the self-professed Mormon prophet and successor to Joseph Smith who, for a few years in the 1840s and 50s, ruled as the pirate king of a Mormon “utopia” on Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan. Also, a recipe for a scone-based riff on strawberry shortcakes, and a “bitcoin mining farm” in the eastern UP.
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Today on Stateside: Bridge Michigan’s Kelly House discusses her series about the whitefish population. Then, a University of Michigan researcher and his friend, a Gila monster named Pebbles. And, a look at Shakespeare in the Arb, the outdoor theater show in Ann Arbor.
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It's been 10 years since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. We took a look back at the Michigan case that helped bring the issue to the court. Also, what’s driving teacher shortages in West Michigan. Plus, a ballot initiative looks to a tax on high-income households to increase school funding.
Heard on the Podcast
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Whitefish populations in the lower Great Lakes have been declining for decades. Bridge Michigan environment reporter Kelly House joined Stateside to discuss what’s threatening the iconic fish, and what could be done to save them. -
M.L. Elrick has spent decades covering local governments in southeast Michigan in the muckraking tradition. He joined Stateside to discuss recent investigations and why local investigations are so important. -
Michael Zervos of Northville, Michigan visited 195 United Nations-recognized countries in just 499 days. He calls it “Project Kosmos.” And in each country, he asked locals: "What is the happiest moment of your life?" -
Kegan Gill narrowly escaped from a fighter jet traveling 695 miles per hour, approaching the speed of sound. He spoke with Stateside about his recovery and the lasting mental and physical effects. -
In the wake of the U.S. military airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, an Iranian-American scholar working in Dearborn reflects on how public perception of Iranians has evolved.
