First, we learned more about Windsor’s increase in measles cases. Canada has recently been removed from a select group of countries that have eliminated measles.
And, we want you to tell us – what's the one dish that makes your holiday table complete? Is it about the taste, the tradition, or the memories it brings back? Or, does it connect you to your heritage or to someone special?
Tell us your story! Email us at TheDish@MichiganPublic.org or send us a voice message.
Then, we aired an episode of Points North about an ecological catastrophe created overseas by a fish species native to the Great Lakes. The bluegill has wreaked havoc on Japan ever since the emperor brought several back with him in the 1970s.
And, a feature from WDET about the “muck” created by harmful algae in Lake St. Clair. Senior host Pat Batcheller explained how scientists are trying to clean up the gunk.
Then, a recent book about the rise of billionaires. Author Chuck Collins explained how mass wealth concentrated in a few people has created global instability.
Finally, WKAR’s Sophia Saliby explored how Michigan’s Indigenous nations harvest wild rice (manoomin) in the fall.
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GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:
- Trevor Wilhelm, reporter at the Windsor Star
- Ellie Katz, reporter at Interlochen Public Radio
- Pat Batcheller, senior host at WDET
- Chuck Collins, director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good, co-editor of Inequality.org at Institute for Policy Studies
- Sophia Saliby, producer and host at WKAR
