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First, more on Michigan teams and March Madness. Then, two artists on their performance closing a longtime Detroit exhibit. Plus, we meet a 2026 Oscar-winning director from Michigan.

First, the life and legacy of civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson. Then, the director of Calls From Home, a film documenting how a radio show connects inmates to family, joined Stateside to tell us about her work. Also, we learned more about the attempted lynching of Ossian Sweet, a Detroit doctor, and the self-defense trial which followed.

Senator Gary Peters on what’s needed to break the deadlock on Federal government funding. Then, a piece of 1980s-fabulous Michigan feminist history - we’re rolling with the Skate Witches. And our podcast series On Hand goes spooky - on the hunt for the Michigan Dogman.

First, a look at the four senatorial candidates looking to fill Gary Peters' seat next year. Then, more on a new film about a feminist free speech pioneer who challenged censorship under the Comstock Act in the 1890s. Plus, Michigan Public's On Hand took a deep dive into the history of the famous (in Michigan, at least) Michigan left.

Playwright and Hedwig and the Angry Inch star John Cameron Mitchell talks about guest-teaching at the University of Michigan. And Dearborn’s chief public health officer discusses the city’s project to calm traffic and reduce air pollution.

First, we discuss teen suicide trends and prevention methods in Michigan. Then, we meet some of the musicians coming together to perform live the soundtrack to a 1921 Japanese classic. Plus, we follow the journey to naturalization.

Exploring a China-connected battery supplier's donation to President Trump, announcer John Mason and his career with the Detroit Pistons, and how African American Hoodoo is being represented in film.

In this edition of Stateside, a brief look at Windsor and Detroit’s manufacturing history. And, a conversation about a new horror film set in Holland, MI. Plus, tune in for the second episode of Stateside’s new podcast special, Revival.

A look at MSU's men's basketball Big Ten Championship run, a family collaborates with a Michigan filmmaker to tell the story of their lives, and a foundational figure in the Black Panther Party and her quest for internal revolution.

Today, we talk to Kalamazoo-born, contemporary artist Titus Kaphar about his semi-autobiographical film, Exhibiting Forgiveness.