The Grand Rapids roots of "Wimee's Words" on PBS
If you have little kids under ten who tune to PBS on a regular basis – its likely you know about Wimee’s Words. The PBS children’s show that reaches 30 million homes around the country is originally f...
16 Touko 202517min
Ope! That's a Midwestern Pope right there
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15 Touko 202513min
Nataki Garrett directs opera about 'Central Park Five'
Five Black and Latino teenagers were wrongfully convicted of raping and brutally assaulting a white woman in 1989. The boys’ legal case gripped and divided the nation, and symbolized systemic injustic...
14 Touko 202520min
How "Theater Kid" Jeffrey Seller's life led to Broadway and "Hamilton"
Jeffrey Seller is one of the biggest Broadway producers. Beyond ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Rent,’ Seller’s work has grossed billions of dollars. The 60-year-old Tony award winner is nothing short of a living Bro...
13 Touko 202518min
Sci-fi fantasy becomes reality at Space Dive in Detroit
Ever feel the need to get away? Perhaps, to a galaxy far, far away? Michiganders did just this past May the 4th. Every year for two weekends a warehouse in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood g...
9 Touko 202516min
Hung jury in Schurr/Lyoya murder trial
A mistrial was declared when a jury in Grand Rapids failed to reach consensus on the conviction or acquittal of Christopher Schurr, the police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya. GUESTS: Dusti...
9 Touko 202511min
Debut Memoir by Michelle Yang Explores Life as a Third-Culture Immigrant
Ann Arbor Writer Michelle Yang came to the states as a child, after growing up in a Chinese family in South Korea. Her debut Memoir, Phoenix Girl: How a Fat Asian with Bipolar Found Love, is a warm, e...
8 Touko 202525min
Students honor Vietnamese voices 50 years after fall of Saigon
Students at East Kentwood High School interviewed their family members about their immigration stories in a project marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. They will be sharing those stori...
7 Touko 202518min
