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Stateside: Teachers unions weigh in on fall; pandemic moviegoing; prison to proprietor

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Movie viewing is inevitably changing because of the pandemic. Drive-ins and streaming are fun, but they can’t replace that real movie theater experience, says movie critic Andrea Riley.";

Today on Stateside, how a Detroit restaurateur went from prisoner to proprietor with help from a prison food program. Plus, a film critic discusses the future of movie viewing.

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Teachers union says it supports educators who don’t want to return to classroom amid COVID

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Stateside’s conversation with Lori Higgins

  • Lori Higgins is bureau chief for Chalkbeat Detroit.

Film critic on how COVID is changing the business of making and watching movies

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Stateside’s conversation with Andrea Riley

  

  • Andrea Riley is a film critic for the website The Movie Sleuth.
  • Support for arts and culture coverage comes in part from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Prison program helps inmates build professional culinary skills

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This feature produced by Mercedes Mejia appeared in radio documentary "Life on the Inside"

How a Detroit restaurateur went from prisoner to proprietor

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Stateside's conversation with chefs Jimmy Hill and Daqwan Fistrunk

  • Chef Jimmy Lee Hill is the head of the food tech program at Lakeland Correctional Facility.
  • Daqwan Fistrunk is the owner of Green Mile Grill in Detroit.
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