Writer Peter Markus on Grief and Reinvention
The sadness, isolation, and loss of the past year and a half can be so hard to talk about, but sometimes poetry provides the exquisitely precise language we need to name our hurt. That’s what writer P...
1 Sep 202117min
Oscoda Residents Demand PFAS Clean Up
Residents of Oscoda have been dealing with PFAS contamination from an Air Force base for decades. Today, we’ll hear about a new report calling on the state and Department of Defense to do testing and ...
31 Aug 202119min
The Car Buying Blues
The car market is a tough one right now, especially for those looking to buy a used vehicle. On today’s pod, we’ll talk about what’s been driving record high prices. One factor? The demand seems to be...
30 Aug 202117min
The Disappearance of the Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are a quintessential part of the Midwestern summer experience. But the Midwest hasn’t been great for the monarch in recent years largely due to climate change. Today, what needs to...
27 Aug 202112min
B-girl Mary Mar Breaks it Down
Mary “BGIRL MAMA” Mar is an award-winning dancer in multiple breaking groups, manager and teacher at a dance studio in Detroit, and a vocalist with a new single out. She’s also a native Detroiter with...
26 Aug 202117min
Counties Take on Masks in Schools
The school year is already here for some Michigan districts. For the rest, it’s right around the corner. And there’s one thing that seems to be on everybody’s mind: masks. Today on the pod, we’ll talk...
25 Aug 202116min
Malice at The Palace
Where were you when "Malice at The Palace" happened? Much of Michigan was watching the Detroit Pistons game that cataclysmic night in 2004 against the Indiana Pacers. The pandemonium is now the subjec...
24 Aug 202117min
COVID Policy vs. COVID Politics
Today, we’ll touch on the world of COVID politics… where perception is reality and has little to do with policy. GUEST: Rick Pluta, Capitol Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio Network Looking for more...
23 Aug 202112min
