Stateside On Air

First, an exploration of foreign land ownership in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Then, a new take on brain imaging from University of Michigan researcher Changyang Linghu. Also, a deep-dive into the history of the sixth Great Lake that almost was with the Points North podcast.

A conversation about what you need to know after Congress voted to claw back federal funds from public media. Also, how to make live theater more accessible for neurodiverse audiences. Plus, The Dish heads up North with a mother-daughter team serving up fry bread —a Native American flatbread with a complex history.

Michigan Public’s Sarah Cwiek discusses how Trump administration policy could affect U.S.-produced steel. Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor consider updating their zoning laws to allow more population density. A Michigan mom talks about her son’s experience coming out as transgender. And a brief segment about observing flight paths up north.

Michigan’s 35th State Senate District has been vacant for 194 days. We spoke with Nancy Kaffer, Opinion Editor at The Detroit Free Press to understand why. Also, a conversation about bike-strolling through Detroit.

Representatives for Michigan State University’s largest union say recent layoffs are a violation of contract agreements. Then, how an Indigenous tribe is addressing whitefish’s decline. And, leaders from two smaller Michigan NPR affiliates discuss threats to federal funding that their stations need.

First, senior reporter for Crain's Detroit Business Dustin Walsh talked business: why is Michigan's marijuana market so large? Then, an attempt to get the scoop on the mystery of blue moon ice cream from the Points North podcast.

It’s bookclub Friday here on Stateside! Today we re-aired conversations with three Michigan authors whose stories grew out of the real-life histories of our state.

A conversation on a Michigan summer classic — lightning bugs. Also, the Detroit community gathers for a collard green cookoff. Plus, an ophthalmologist becomes the first Michigander to win an open water swimming challenge.

A father-daughter duo takes flight: Michigander and private pilot Sara Johnson brings father Christopher Johnson to new heights in a two-seat, single-engine Diamond DA20. Also, a look into the restoration of Ypsilanti's Woodlawn cemetery — Washtenaw County's only known black cemetery — which has been in disrepair since 1965.

First, the WNBA's plans to return to Detroit. Also, a Grand Rapids bookstore — stocking exclusively romance and erotic literature — opens its doors. Then, Lucine Jarrah and Emily Feuerherm on the effect of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on Flint communities.

A look into how ICE arrest methods across Michigan have increased immigration-related detainments. Plus, a fun way to show your friends how much you appreciate them. Then, a conversation about a new ballot proposal aimed at getting rid of tipped wages.

A discussion about fatal car accidents – and why these deaths on the road aren't felt equally. Then, a discussion about a Detroit study impacted by federal funding cuts. And, this week’s episode of It’s Just Politics.

The Catholic Archdiocese is restricting traditional Latin Mass in metro Detroit. Also, a biologist makes a discovery on how best to navigate swimmer's itch. Then, how Black mothers in Detroit are being impacted by high rates of eviction.

On this Stateside episode, James Jesse Strang — the self-professed Mormon prophet and successor to Joseph Smith who, for a few years in the 1840s and 50s, ruled as the pirate king of a Mormon “utopia” on Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan. Also, a recipe for a scone-based riff on strawberry shortcakes, and a “bitcoin mining farm” in the eastern UP.

Today on Stateside: Bridge Michigan’s Kelly House discusses her series about the whitefish population. Then, a University of Michigan researcher and his friend, a Gila monster named Pebbles. And, a look at Shakespeare in the Arb, the outdoor theater show in Ann Arbor.

It's been 10 years since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. We took a look back at the Michigan case that helped bring the issue to the court. Also, what’s driving teacher shortages in West Michigan. Plus, a ballot initiative looks to a tax on high-income households to increase school funding.

Today, what followed the clearing of a Traverse city encampment of homeless individuals. Also, a Navy veteran who survived a serious jet crash has released a new book on his experience.

Today, one man's fight to keep his home from being eaten by sand dunes. Also, Detroiters Tonya Mosley and Antonio Wiley on family loss and trauma with podcast She Has A Name. Plus, how the Great Lakes Fishery Commission met the threat of sea lamprey overpopulation in the Great Lakes and the film commemorating it.

A conversation with an Iranian-American professor on the U.S. bombings in Iran over the weekend. Plus, an award-winning journalist from the Detroit Free Press on the importance of local investigative reporting. Then, a Michigan filmmaker talks about his documentary, 17 Blocks.

First, the surprising success of the Detroit Tigers this baseball season. Then, the impressive popularity of the Ann Arbor District Library's Summer Reading Game. And, a pause on the Trump administration's passport sex marker policy and how a recent Supreme Court ruling on laws regarding gender affirming care for minors plays out in Michigan.

A local educator and historian is honored as a grand marshal in Lansing’s Juneteenth parade. Also, the director of Enslaved.org discusses the lives of Black Americans born before emancipation. And, a conversation with Brittany March, chef and owner of It’s Food Detroit.

A conversation with chief curator at Mackinac State Historic Parks Craig Wilson on the history of Mackinac Island for its 150th anniversary of being designated a national park.

The suspected gunman in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers had papers naming six Democrats in Michigan's congressional delegation. Also, low voter turnout in Detroit is cause for concern leading up to the election of a new mayor. Plus, a conversation with a techno music producer from Detroit on the new documentary that details his life.

Reporting from the “No Kings” march in Lansing, and Michigan Republicans’ new proposal for the K-12 education budget. Also, a conversation with Detroit-based printer Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., and a dispatch from a lake-based dispute between Michigan’s western neighbors.

What’s brewing for school budgets as Republicans in the state Legislature make a case for major structural changes. Also, an entomologist explains why swarms of mayflies, annoying as they may be, are actually a good thing. And we visit one of Detroit’s most celebrated new restaurants, where tradition meets technique.