Bringing Your Family Traditions to the Table
When you think about traditional Thanksgiving side-dishes in Michigan, you think mashed potatoes, stuffing and green bean casserole, right? But Michigan is so much more than a shelf-stable can of Camp...
19 Nov 202115min
Two Parents Talk about COVID in Schools
With recent COVID increases in the state, parents are uncertain about the future and school districts are grasping for solutions, setting off a host of new problems for parents and kids. Today, we che...
18 Nov 202118min
Michigan Leads U.S. in COVID-19 Cases
This week, Michigan’s COVID infection numbers exploded into a fourth surge that has worried doctors, overwhelmed hospital systems and left the rest of us asking what could be next. Michigan is now lea...
17 Nov 202118min
Deported by the Country You Served
Today, PBS will premiere the new film "American Exile” about the lives of military veterans, deported from the United States after their service, because of their immigration status. The documentary w...
16 Nov 202121min
Michigan Journalist Freed from Myanmar
On Friday, we considered the possible need for new tactics for the U.S. to secure the release of Michigan-born journalist Danny Fenster from his imprisonment in Myanmar since May. He had just been sen...
15 Nov 202117min
Danny Fenster Sentenced to 11 Years
This morning we learned that a military court in Myanmar sentenced US journalist and Michigan native, Danny Fenster, to 11 years in prison. He’s charged with allegedly spreading false or inflammatory ...
12 Nov 202110min
Angeline Boulley's "Indigenous Nancy Drew"
Today, we return to one of the most anticipated YA reads of the year. Firekeeper’s Daughter by Michigan’s Angeline Boulley is at once a a ripping thriller and a complex story of a girl finding her way...
11 Nov 202121min
As COVID Rises, Hospital Beds Dwindle
There's a steady uptick in COVID-19 cases in Michigan right now. And while we aren't seeing dramatic spikes like we did earlier in the pandemic, this slow autumn surge of cases is pushing Michigan hea...
10 Nov 202111min
