Surviving as an Indie Bookstore
Folks in Flint will tell you, Comma Bookstore and Social Hub has been lifting the life of the city in many ways since its opening in 2020. But post-pandemic, amid economic uncertainty, this community ...
16 Sep 202418min
Phranc's Butch Closet
When queer folk icon Phranc first started identifying as an "all-American Jewish lesbian folksinger" in the early 1980s, the world was in a very different place when it came to talking about queer ide...
13 Sep 202416min
Michigan's Monument to James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones died on Monday, at the age of 93. This week, stage and screen fans are saying goodbye to a Michigander who was one of the United States most experienced and compelling talents. From t...
12 Sep 202421min
How do MI Gun Laws Protect Students?
Justin Heinze's research looks at some of the psychological issues and impacts surrounding gun violence, and strategies for creating a safer educational environment. He joined us to talk about what sa...
11 Sep 202421min
The Spectacle of Opera for a New Age
Yuval Sharon is known for infusing both new and classic operas with fresh relevance. Now, the artistic director of the Detroit Opera is out with a new book that makes the case for opera that speaks to...
10 Sep 202419min
Parents, Guns, and School Shootings
When Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald leveled involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teen who killed four classmates and injured seven other people at Oxford High School, ma...
9 Sep 202412min
Should Cell Phones Be Banned In School?
Cell phone bans in school are becoming more common, along with the ubiquity of smartphones and social media distractions. Florida and California have both made efforts on statewide bans. In Michigan, ...
6 Sep 202413min
Family History Through Fiber and Fashion
In the years following the Great Depression, and as African Americans moved through the pathways of the Great Migration, Detroit's Paradise Valley became a hotbed of music and the arts. Among the sign...
5 Sep 202419min
