What's Driving Nursing Shortages
The COVID pandemic put a constant strain on doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers. There were long hours, large patient loads, and a constantly changing virus. Now, COVID hospitalizations have...
22 Kesä 202320min
Why Are the Great Lakes Low?
Water levels among the Great Lakes have fluctuated very, very drastically in the past decade. In 2013, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron saw an all-time low. Within the next seven years, all five lakes set...
21 Kesä 202319min
Great Lakes Vs. Ocean Beaches
Beaches are the best. But WHICH beaches are the best? We here in the Great Lakes State have strong feelings about our fine-sand pristine beaches. But host April Baer has thoughts about the majesty of ...
20 Kesä 202319min
Drive Hands Free or Pay Big Fee
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the “hands free driving" bill into law on Wednesday, June 7, the second set of legislation in Michigan aimed at reducing distracted driving. The law bans drivers from usin...
9 Kesä 202310min
Libraries Weigh Book Ban Demands
In 2020, the American Library Association documented 156 attempts to ban or restrict library materials in the U.S. Two years later in 2022, that number spiked to 1,269. A library law expert walks us ...
8 Kesä 202317min
Bad Air Day
The wildfires raging in Canada right now are affecting air quality across the United States. Cities like New York and Detroit had air quality index (or AQI) scores throughout the day that put them on ...
7 Kesä 202312min
What To Do About MI's Wildfires?
Update: Since we've published this podcast, the DNR has said that the Wilderness Trail Fire has been 100% contained. Over the weekend two wildfires made for road closures, evacuations, and other displ...
6 Kesä 20238min
Ypsilanti Diner Serving ‘Bomb’ Food Since WWII
At The Bomber Restaurant in Ypsilanti, you’ll find a classic spread of breakfast staples: biscuits slathered in warm gravy, peppered corned beef hash, and silver dollar pancakes piled with berries. It...
5 Kesä 202318min
