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A new exhibition at the Ukrainian American Archives and Museum in Hamtramck documents the recent increase in tattooing across the Ukrainian diaspora.

Today, an MSU expert talks about what some of Michigan’s key independent and undecided constituencies might be looking for from the presidential and vice presidential candidates. Then we talk with the executive director of the Ukrainian American Archives and Museum about a new exhibit showing how some Ukrainian Americans are embracing tattoos as national pride. Lastly, we talk with an award-winning short fiction writer about the release of her new speculative fiction novel.

Today, why the University of Michigan settled civil rights complaints with the Department of Education, and what this means for campus protests. Then, a discussion with a Michigan author about his new horror novella set up north. Also, sumo wrestling gaining interest in Grand Rapids. And we sit down with the producers and star of a Michigan-made film charting cultural ties between the Mitten and Ukraine.

A conversation with the United States Ambassador to Ukraine, a new dark comedy TV series called "Diarra from Detroit," and conservation efforts happening at one of Michigan’s most important wetlands.

Biden delivered remarks in Warsaw a day after a secret visit to Kyiv. He reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Ukraine and said "Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia."

On today's show, we heard about an event to raise money for Ukrainians in need and a book exploring Zingerman's gourmet empire. Plus, two Native American farmers talked about food sovereignty in Michigan.

Independence Day, like the six-month mark in the war, falls on Wednesday. The national holiday celebrates Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

On this episode of Stateside, we recapped all we have learned about the GOP candidates running for governor. Then, an installation in downtown Ann Arbor commemorates the children lost during the ongoing war in Ukraine. Also, we continued the IPR miniseries on oil spills.

Since the war in Ukraine began, more than 850,000 Ukrainians have fled into Romania. Mihaela Mitrofan works for Samaritas, a refugee aid organization in Michigan, but she is now in Romania to help with resettlement efforts there and to deliver supplies into Ukraine.

A check on Michigan's COVID numbers as hospitalizations slowly trend upward again, the excitement of spotting the first otter in the Detroit River in nearly a century, the growing problem of homelessness among senior citizens and how and why a Michigan combat veteran traveled to Ukraine to give military training.