Cooking with Pawpaw
The pawpaw, an elusive and unique fruit native to the U.S.’s mid-Atlantic region, has been an important food to plenty of Native people for a very long time. But in modern times, it’s just now getting...
20 Aug 202120min
Kids in Pandemics Past and Present
Kids in Pandemics Past and Present You’ve seen the stories about more children across the country being hospitalized after contracting COVID-19’s Delta variant. And this isn’t the first time familie...
19 Aug 202117min
A Pandemic Boost for Unions
All the economic turmoil of the pandemic has led around 15,000 Michiganders to join new or existing unions in the past year and a half. That's according to a new story from MLive. Today on the pod, we...
18 Aug 202118min
Michigan’s Electric Grid Problem
Summer storms and power outages have always been part of life in Michigan, but changing climate means an acceleration of the natural forces that drive our weather. Severe thunderstorms left more than ...
17 Aug 202120min
What Delta Means for Michigan
The delta variant of the coronavirus continues to cause in uptick in COVID-19 cases in communities across Michigan. What does this mean for the state in the months ahead? And how are state health offi...
16 Aug 202115min
Adversity as Inspiration at Plowshares Theatre
Theatre companies have faced some unique challenges throughout the pandemic as a sector that is so dependent on being in the room with other actors, writers, directors, and patrons. Plowshares Theatre...
13 Aug 202117min
The School Masking Debate
Quite a few Michigan school districts serving highly populated areas say they’re not going to require students and staff to wear masks. This is despite the increase in cases driven by the Delta varian...
12 Aug 202118min
Michigan’s Climate Change Future
Earlier this week, the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published their sixth assessment report, and they’re using words that scientists don’t use lightly. Words like "unequivocal." Th...
11 Aug 202114min
