Stateside Daily Archive

On today's pod, dream hampton discusses her microdocumentary about the ramifications of flooding in Detroit. The documentary focuses on what Detroiters are “forced to leave behind when it floods." GUEST: dream hampton , filmmaker ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music from Blue Dot Sessions and A...

Not only do we eat a lot of pizza in Michigan, we make a lot of it, too. In fact, we’re launching a new podcast all about pizza. It’s called Dough Dynasty and it tells the story of how Michigan became headquarters to a number of the world’s biggest pizza chains. To prelude the new pod, today we're talking about Michigan’s pizza with pizza aficionado and food critic Mark Kurlyandchik. GUEST: Mark K...

With a severe Canadian fire season piled on top of everyday ambient hazards in the metro Detroit area, it has been a distinctly bad summer for the area’s air quality. Dr. Ikenna Okereke, director of thoracic surgery at Henry Ford Health, joined us to talk about the air quality concerns in the metro Detroit area. GUEST: Dr. Ikenna Okereke , director of thoracic surgery at Henry Ford Health ___ Look...

At some point during the early days of the pandemic, it felt impossible to get on social media without coming across Wordle's rows of green, yellow, and gray boxes. When it was released to the public in October 2021, the word game quickly became part of people's daily routines. Eventually, the New York Times acquired the puzzle as part of its suite of word games, including the infamous Sunday cros...

Patty PerShayla's new EP, “Perpetual Motion Machine” explores the sometimes hard realities that a touring band goes through. Today, a conversation on the album, moving to Nashville, and (of course) shredding. GUEST: Patty PerShayla , musician ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music from Blue Dot S...

The dunes in Silver Lake State Park in Mears, MI are unstable. They shift so much throughout the year that the sand has swallowed a farm, a forest and several cottages. We talked with a homeowner who is working to push back the dunes. GUEST: Alan Arbogast, dunes expert and researcher in the Department of Geography at Michigan State University  Dan Behm, home owner, and dune enthusiast ___ Looking...

On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered in a large park in Oxford, Michigan. They were there for a fundraiser and groundbreaking ceremony for Hana's Garden.  When completed, the garden will be a memorial for the four children killed in the Oxford High School shooting: Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, and Justin Shilling. The family behind the garden memorial hopes it will also be a pla...

Photography and creative direction duo Gerard + Belevender take on the “if you can’t beat em, join em” approach when it comes to AI in the photography/marketing industry. They “collaborations” with AI in their food photography work has produced some interesting and controversial work.  GUEST: Jenna Belevender, artist Michelle Gerard,  artist ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right...

In Ohio, voters will be asked this week to decide a ballot measure that would substantially raise the bar for future ballot measures. Instead of just getting a majority of voters to approve, future campaigns might need 60%. It has the potential to throw a roadblock in front of one of our region’s hottest topics: access to abortion care.  GUEST: Karen Kasler , statehouse bureau chief, Ohio Public R...

The search for efficient, renewable fuels has led one transit system in West Michigan straight to the toilet. On today's pod, Stateside producer April Van Buren travels to the city of Grand Rapids to learn how they are turning human waste into fuel to help power its bus fleet. GUEST:  April Van Buren, Stateside producer  Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like...

This week a historic building connected to the Chinese community in Detroit was torn down. City officials determined there was no legal standing to prevent Olympia Development from tearing down a former community hub on Cass Ave. This is a brief history of the Chinese community in Detroit, and the significance of the building. GUEST: Richard Mui , Michigan’s Association of Chinese Americans -- Loo...

A special prosecutor charged two Michigan politicians this week with crimes related to the 2020 election. We dig into the details against the charges against Matt DePerno and former state Representative Daire Rendon, and what it means for the Michigan GOP and the Trump campaign. Find Michigan Radio's coverage of the charges here . GUEST:  Rick Pluta , senior capitol correspondent, Michigan Public...

Steve Amick joins us to talk about the inspiration and the writing process behind his latest book, You Shall See the Beautiful Things . Set in a small fishing village in 1889, the book explores the intertwining lives of its eccentric characters, unveiling their secrets, dreams, and desires. GUEST: Steve Amick  is the author of the novels  Nothing But a Smile  and  The Lake, the River & the Oth...

To the relief of many car crash survivors across the state, the Michigan Supreme Court decided benefit caps in the 2019 auto no-fault law do not apply retroactively. So what does this means moving forward for all Michiganders? GUEST: Tracy Samilton , Michigan Radio reporter ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting...

In a remote corner of the Thumb region lies the largest collection of petroglyphs in Michigan. The stone carvings were created hundreds of years ago by the Indigenous people of this land. Today, tribal and state partners are working together to preserve the site for generations to come. GUESTS:  Jillian Talaski, DNR seasonal Interpreter Stacy Tchorzynski, DNR archeologist  Punkin Shananaquet, trib...

There's a vibrant community of cyclists in Detroit, due in part to Jason Hall, founder of Ride Detroit Bike Tours, the Slow Roll weekly group ride, and store manager of Trek Detroit. Hall mapped out some ways to enjoy the city by bike, and to share what makes the Motor City such a hub for non-motorists.  GUEST: Jason Hall , store manager at Trek Bicycle Detroit, bike tour guide ___ Looking for mor...

Starting tomorrow, a judge will hear arguments at the Oakland County Circuit Court to determine whether or not the Oxford school shooter will be sentenced to life without parole. We heard from individuals who believe life without parole for minors is unjust, as well as a member of the Oxford community who believes life without parole for the shooter is the closest the justice system can get to acc...

A neighborhood on the east side of Detroit confronts foul odors coming from one of their neighbors - Stellantis.  GUEST: Sarah Cwiek, reporter for Michigan Radio ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music from Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against 16 Michiganders – for an alleged offense dating back to December of 2020, right after Joe Biden was elected president. The offense: conspiring to replace Michigan’s electoral college representatives  in an attempt to make themselves electors for Donald Trump.  GUEST: Simon Schuster, senior political reporter at MLive ___ Loo...

Ride of Passage is a summer series from Stateside, chronicling one Michigander's solo horseback ride across America. In 2003, Matt Parker was out of college and adrift. He decided to do something big... ride across the country on horseback. The only problem was he had never really ridden a horse before.  You can listen to the first three episodes of Ride of Passage , and subscribe for updated epis...

This season, for the first time, the Detroit Tigers are broadcasting 22 games in Spanish online and over the radio. We talk to the person who went to bat to make this happen. GUEST: Carlos Guillén , media relations bilingual coordinator for the Detroit Tigers ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Musi...

This week marks ten years since the historic municipal bankruptcy filing in Detroit. While the city’s financials are more stable, the woes of future pension payments loom large. Today, we reflect on what the bankruptcy filing meant to Detroit then, and what it still means today. GUEST: Stephen Henderson , host of WDET's Detroit Today ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this wa...

Detroit-based baker Jonathan Peregrino is making a name for himself in the city and beyond. He appeared on season 7 of the Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship, and was a semifinalist in this year’s Hatch Detroit contest. Peregrino has found a niche in whipping up familiar, American desserts infused with traditional, Filipino flavors. Now, he’s closer than ever to bringing his dream of a bri...

Strawberries are in-season in Michigan and even though this year's climate has stifled the amount of berries produced this season, the berries we did have were “small, yet intensely flavored." Today, all things berries! Plus some suggestions from James Beard award-winning chef and owner of Warda Pâtisserie, Warda Bouguettaya.  GUESTS:  Kim Bayer ,   Slow Farm owner Warda Bouguettaya , Warda Pâtiss...

Juan Garcés, author of Love in Four Dots, joins us to tell the story of Sofía and Federico. They were two lovers in Colombia during the Thousand Days' War who wrote letters in a secret code within the pages of a novel to smuggle messages back-and-forth while Federico was held in military prison. GUESTS: Juan Garcés , author ___ Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way . If you...