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Stateside: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 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."

Our country has seen a wave of gun violence in the last several weeks, including the arson and shooting of a church and its congregation in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Episcopal Bishop Bonnie Perry joined us to talk about the role of faith in the wake of this tragic incident.

Then, Dave Trotter, a Great Lakes shipwreck hunter and captain and chief investor for the Underseas Research Associates, told us more about his team's discovery of the wreck of the SS Carruthers, the last of the "Big Eight" freighter shipwrecks to be found.

GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:

  • Rt. Rev. Dr. Bishop Bonnie A. Perry, 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Michigan
  • Dave Trotter, Great Lakes shipwreck hunter and captain and chief investor for the Underseas Research Associates
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