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Today on Stateside, we spoke to the president of the Bay Mills Indian Community on why the tribe is opposing the reconstruction of Line 5. Then, we heard from the creators of a new plant-identification app that does not need the internet to tell you what's growing in front of you. And, we speak from the founder of a (literal) underground poetry operation and the author who's written a book about it.

Writer John Freeman reviews the new collection of poems, Dementia Lyrics, by Michigan poet Dennis Hinrichsen.

Flint poet Jonah Mixon-Webster's new collection moves through dreamscapes shaped by grief, memory, and the city that made him. Writer John Freeman reflects on the force of Mixon-Webster's work.

The Michigan Legislature is passing reforms for mobile home communities. Plus, a Detroit author assesses a recent book of poems which deals with the dream state.

We discuss the effect of immigration policies on young people. Plus, the culture of Detroit's Black cotillion balls.

How Southeast Michigan's Jewish community is reacting after news of an attack on a West Bloomfield synagogue. Also, poet Jonah Mixon-Webster’s newest book. Plus, the Archives of Michigan has the story of the first man in the state to adopt as a single parent.

How tariffs could be affecting grocery costs, Detroit poet Melba Boyd on writers and historic thinkers who influenced her work, and remembering ACCESS founder Ismael Ahmed.

Cal Freeman reviews Ellen Stone's newest book, Everybody Wants to Keep the Moon Inside Them. Stone is a poet and retired public school special education teacher.

First, a review of statewide changes to sex education standards. Then, a Yooper's long-time devotion to sunrises. Plus, Michigan Public's On Hand took a deep dive into why Kalamazoo shows up in so many songs.

We learned about what food prices can tell us about the economy, sustainable products for curly hair, and a fatal car accident involving a Ford test vehicle that is still unresolved a year later.