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Stateside: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 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."

First, Grand Traverse county joins Saginaw county in adopting an AI chatbot named AVA to help triage non-emergency calls. We heard more from WCMU Reporter AJ Jones. Also, "Star Wars: A New Hope" was dubbed in Anishinaabemowin this year. Niigaanii-Animikii Inini Kalvin Hartwig, filmmaker, voice actor, and the Anishinaabemowin voice of Red Leader in the new dub, sat down with us to talk about a galaxy far, far away and Indigenous identity and community here in Michigan.

GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:

  • AJ Jones, reporter at WCMU
  • Niigaanii-Animikii Inini Kalvin Hartwig, filmmaker and voice actor
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