Jazz

Today on Stateside, the cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan and what Michiganders can do to try and stay healthy. Then, Postmarked From the Inside— an exhibition featuring greeting cards that were created by artists inside Michigan prisons. And, the unique relationship between jazz and public radio, and why the genre resonates so deeply with some people.

Michigan State University is rehiring former university president Kevin Guskiewicz just a few weeks after he announced he was resigning. Then, an intergenerational conversation between two local artists on how they each work to keep creativity alive in their communities. And, a look inside a venue in Detroit bringing international World Cup fans together.

East Lansing, MI is hosting a Summer Solstice Jazz Festival this Friday and Saturday, June 26-27, 2026. The event will take place downtown, between M.A.C. and Albert Street.

We discussed Rx Kids coming to Wayne County, a Detroit high school that provides bikes for its students, how cyanotype printing changed how one writer sees her photographs,and a new jazz record of an old live WUOM performance from Griot Galaxy.

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources explains why so many deer are dying in southeast Michigan. An archivist with the state discusses how the opening of the Erie Canal kick-started Michigan’s population growth. And, an interview with jazz legend Herbie Hancock.

A group is working to preserve Detroit’s musical history and prevent it from being forgotten.

Nina Simone, one of the most arresting voices in 20th century music, is one of those people who are just impossible to capture in one dimension. That’s why scholar and poet Shonda Buchanan blended poetry, memoir, and historical reflection for her book, The Lost Songs of Nina Simone.

Today, a historic win for WMU's hockey team, the damage from recent ice storms in Northern Michigan, a teen ace reporter with his toughest political interviews, and a Michigan Notable Book covering the history of Detroit’s most revolutionary rock band.

Detroit’s music has been recognized and beloved by many all around the world. However, with so much interest and appreciation why isn’t there a music district in Detroit? On today's podcast, we talk with a Detroit Free Press contributing columnist who proposes that the city needs to create one.

How Toledo is preparing for next week's solar eclipse, honoring the life and legacy of poet and activist John Sinclair, a novelist's contemporary riff on Jane Austen’s "Sense and Sensibility," and a documentary on jazz from Detroit premiering at the Detroit Free Press Film Festival.