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The Moment with Brad LaPlante

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The Moment with Brad LaPlante is a weekly interview show. Each episode features a big idea. Lawmakers, scholars, executives and organizers come on to think out loud about the problems Michigan faces and solutions you rarely hear.

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19. sep 2026

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Michigan Sen. Chang: 'These are our neighbors' being deported 06.03.2026 41:52

State Sen. Stephanie Chang says Michigan can’t wait to rein in immigration agents she and other Democrats describe as increasingly aggressive and opaque, so she and other lawmakers are trying to write new guardrails into state law.

Former Ukraine Ambassador: U.S. democracy 'literally at stake right now' 27.02.2026 40:03

Former Ukraine Ambassador Bridget Brink joins The Moment to discuss foreign policy, how she would reform Congress and why she believes U.S. Democracy is at stake. Also, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) walks through a tour of an ICE facility in Baldwin, Michigan, where a Bulgarian national died in December.

How Mark Tisdel convinced Republicans and Democrats to ban cellphones in schools 20.02.2026 28:29

State Rep. Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, sat down with Brad LaPlante to discuss his landmark K-12 cellphone ban, how politics influences the media and what's next for kids and technology.

Michigan's top health official on breaking from MAHA 14.11.2025 29:30

Gary Peters talks retirement from the Senate, health care and bipartisanship. Also, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian joins the show to discuss vaccine policy.

Tom Leonard says Republicans need to stop focusing on Democrats to win in 2026 07.11.2025 27:28

Republican governor candidate Tom Leonard, in many ways, is your typical conservative: small government, lower taxes and focuses on job growth. He also says that Republicans need to be the party of solutions, not the blame game.

‘Cowardice in the face of it’: Abdul El-Sayed says most Dems ‘too weak’ for Trump era 31.10.2025 22:44

Abdul El-Sayed is a progressive. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., endorsed him in the 2018 Democratic primary for governor, a race he eventually lost to Gretchen Whitmer. Sanders has also endorsed him in this election. Thoughts? Email me at blaplante@wlns.com Watch our show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqgS30Rc4L7OvWFdZCKMpQaiNw5iVA357 For transcripts and more, visit: wlns.com/original...

Palestinian activist: Israel-Hamas ceasefire doesn’t hold Israel accountable 24.10.2025 31:32

Brad LaPlante sits down with Nasim Barghouti, a Palestinian student attending Michigan State University. He has family in the West Bank. He talks about the peace deal brokered by Donald Trump and if he has hope for lasting peace. Also, The Hill White House Correspondent Brett Samuels joins the call to discuss the deal. Thoughts? Email me at blaplante@wlns.com Watch our show on YouTube: https://www...

'It's going to get worse': Haley Stevens on the shutdown standoff in Washington 17.10.2025 27:56

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens talks the shutdown, Israel and more. Thoughts? Email me at blaplante@wlns.com Watch our show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqgS30Rc4L7OvWFdZCKMpQaiNw5iVA357 For transcripts and more, visit: wlns.com/originals/moment