Michigan authors

The Michigan Legislature is passing reforms for mobile home communities. Plus, a Detroit author assesses a recent book of poems by Michigan we return to a conversation with a poet whose work deals with the dream state.

Today, thousands of Michiganders may qualify for Canadian citizenship after recent changes in Canadian law. Then, a new book centers around a community corner store and the lives built around it. Also, how the Dodge brothers kept the city of Hamtramck from becoming a part of Detroit.

Today, progress toward diversity in the U.S. House is halted as four Black Republican Congressmen leave the caucus. Plus, how much do you really know about the ways owls communicate? Then, farming in Michigan is not just limited to rural areas—it's happening in major cities, too. And, a new novel explores the complexities of friendship, loss, and love in the UP.

A hunger strike began Monday at North Lake Processing Center. Plus, a vintage toy store in Livonia is adapting to younger generations of customers.

The Michigan Wolverines' men's basketball team is the NCAA national champion.

A look at a Northern Michigan colony of bats resisting a deadly fungus. Plus, a new novel set in Grand Rapids that deals with growing pains. Then, an update on the dispute between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Medicine. And an Atlantic staff writer's profile on Pete Buttigieg.

Listen in for an update on the latest data center controversies in Michigan, a song for feeling blue in December, and a deep dive into the unusual hobby of amateur submarines.

Stateside checks in with a cherry farmer as the season wraps up, learns about why a Lansing resident chose to self-deport to Kenya, and chats with Amanda Uhle about her new memoir.

It’s bookclub Friday here on Stateside! Today we re-aired conversations with three Michigan authors whose stories grew out of the real-life histories of our state.

Today, a primer on rights for anyone stopped by Immigration enforcement agents. Plus, a overview of the history of pride celebrations in Mexico, plus a conversation with a Kalamazoo author who captured the legacy of Nina Simone.