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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Today, what followed the clearing of a Traverse city encampment of homeless individuals. Also, a Navy veteran who survived a serious jet crash has released a new book on his experience. -
Today, one man's fight to keep his home from being eaten by sand dunes. Also, Detroiters Tonya Mosley and Antonio Wiley on family loss and trauma with podcast She Has A Name. Plus, how the Great Lakes Fishery Commission met the threat of sea lamprey overpopulation in the Great Lakes and the film commemorating it. -
A conversation with an Iranian-American professor on the U.S. bombings in Iran over the weekend. Plus, an award-winning journalist from the Detroit Free Press on the importance of local investigative reporting. Then, a Michigan filmmaker talks about his documentary, 17 Blocks.
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First, the surprising success of the Detroit Tigers this baseball season. Then, the impressive popularity of the Ann Arbor District Library's Summer Reading Game. And, a pause on the Trump administration's passport sex marker policy and how a recent Supreme Court ruling on laws regarding gender affirming care for minors plays out in Michigan.
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A local educator and historian is honored as a grand marshal in Lansing’s Juneteenth parade. Also, the director of Enslaved.org discusses the lives of Black Americans born before emancipation. And, a conversation with Brittany March, chef and owner of It’s Food Detroit.
Heard on the Podcast
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Immigrant advocates in Grand Rapids say ICE tried detaining people at routine check-ins. Now, immigrants face a difficult choice: show up and risk arrest, or stay home and break the law. -
You may be wondering why you haven’t seen swarms of mayflies yet. Cold water temperatures have delayed their arrival — but don’t worry, they’re on their way. -
Nina Simone, one of the most arresting voices in 20th century music, is one of those people who are just impossible to capture in one dimension. That’s why scholar and poet Shonda Buchanan blended poetry, memoir, and historical reflection for her book, The Lost Songs of Nina Simone. -
The University of Michigan announced it will sever ties from private companies with plainclothes investigators. A UM student shares what happened in an interaction with a suspected surveillance agent. -
Detroit student Maykol Bogoya-Duarte was driving with three other students to join a field trip when he was pulled over by Rockwood police. Now Bogoya-Duarte, who was just 3.5 credits away from earning his high school diploma, is being held by ICE in a correctional facility in the Upper Peninsula.
