storytelling

The largest immigration detention center in the Midwest is in Michigan. Since October, the average daily population there ballooned to more than 1,300 people. Each week, a retired evangelical pastor from West Michigan goes to visit people there. Our producer Michelle Jokisch Polo tells that story.

Today, what to know about tick season before you head into the woods this summer. Then, the elements that make up a Sudanese folk tale, and a new podcast that makes the most of them. Plus, Detroit Public Theatre closes out this season with a compelling play about the aftermath of a school shooting.

We talk to Raul Alvarez about Unfiltered, a new storytelling event in Grand Rapids.

The former Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya is on trial this week. We checked in with a reporter about the cases presented by the prosecution and defense attorney so far. Plus, a Grand Rapids storytelling event, a recap of the Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks game, and one state senator’s organ donation advocacy.

The tale of a budding friendship between writers Dwight ‘Skip’ Stackhouse and James Baldwin.

In this edition of Stateside, we discuss the newly elected leaders from both the Democratic and Republican state parties. We also feature an introduction to a storyteller from Detroit. Additionally, we explore how Michigan’s Arab and Muslim American communities are responding to the Trump Administration. Lastly, we highlight a sauna festival taking place in Traverse City.

On today's show, a Detroit-based journalist opens up about her family's struggle with medical bills. Then, a conversation about cultural humility in practice. Lastly, a new show exhibits a world where digital technology has ceased to exist.

Today, one hopeful for the Michigan Supreme Court calls for more focus on young defendants, kicking off a series of conversations with candidates for the highest bench in the state. Also, this week in Detroit, your chance to get up close and very personal with the people reporting the news. Plus, the first episode of What the Vote?, a limited series podcast by Stateside centering on Gen Z perspectives.

A conversation with a Metro Detroit rabbi about how Hanukkah feels for her congregation this year, a multidisciplinary small press that focuses on "for us, by us" storytelling, and the impacts of a proposed state law requiring insurance parity for mental health care.

New state legislation from a busy session, preservation and propagation of ancient trees, and a new one-woman show about menopause.