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On today’s Stateside, what parents can do to protect their children from pneumonia. Then, the University of Michigan is providing a free course on inclusive stage hair and makeup for students. Additionally, a new book about Michigan’s revolutionary rock band, the MC5.

Today, we discuss a controversial county resolution concerning undocumented migrants. Then, we visit a production of Fight Night. Later, we talk to the author and illustrator of a new set of children books about computer science literacy. Plus, what a veteran journalist has to say about Rust Belt cities in his new memoir.

Lawmakers revive debate over toll roads, an original production telling the stories of survivors of gender-based violence, and a biography on Madonna.

New bills regarding birth control accessibility, the inspiration and work of a singer-songwriter based in northern Michigan, a conversation with the Michigan State University Womxn of Color Initiatives' 2024 Artist-in-Residence, and one year of the Dearborn Department of Health.

The logistics of Michigan's earliest-ever presidential primary this month, a nonprofit in Southfield that offers respite vouchers for caregivers, and an upcoming play about six fraternity brothers at a historically Black university.

Rising tensions at the negotiating table between the United Auto Workers and the Detroit 3, a Detroit boutique promoting sustainable fashion, northern Michigan's hay shortage, and a new play from the Michigan Irish Repertory Theatre.

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

Today, where does DTE and Consumers Energy spend its political money? Then, how the Flint Repertory Theatre is doing three years after COVID shut it down. To end the show, one of Michigan’s most prominent poets discussed his winning one of the most prestigious awards in poetry.

Two Michigan State University professors, Tina M. Newhauser and Alexis Black, wrote a new book called “Supporting Staged Intimacy: A Practical Guide for Theatre Creatives, Managers and Crew.”

Detroit City Council approved more tax incentives for the District Detroit project. A Ypsilanti school teacher and poet talked about her new book of poems for children. How companies are looking to address shortage of skilled laborers. Finally, a discussion with two theater intimacy coordinators.