Gallery Celebrates Ukrainian Ink and Identity
A new exhibition at the Ukrainian American Archives and Museum in Hamtramck documents a recent phenomenon across the Ukrainian diaspora: tattooing. “Since the beginning of the war in 2022, there's be...
9 Aug 202415min
Rep. Aiyash on the Future of the "Uncommitted" Vote
In February's Democratic presidential primary, Michigan state representative Abraham Aiyash was one of thousands of people to vote "Uncommitted" in protest of the Biden administration's foreign policy...
8 Aug 202413min
Behind the Largest Prisoner Swap Since the Cold War
On today's episode we explore details of the historic exchange that allowed the U.S. to welcome home Michigander Paul Whelan from a Russian prison. Whelan, a security contractor and former U.S. marine...
7 Aug 202412min
Tribal Candidate Discovers Ballot Error
When Melissa Isaac began campaigning for re-election to the board of Mt. Pleasant Public Schools, it wasn't long before she noticed something was odd. Voters on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Indian Re...
6 Aug 202417min
It's Just Politics: Michigan Primary Primer
The It's Just Politics team of Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta returns with a panel discussion about this wild presidential election cycle, and a peep into the Democratic and Republican primary elections thi...
5 Aug 202426min
Why Detroit's Olympic Bids Failed
One of the Detroit's Olympic bids unfolded right in 1963 - right alongside the Civil Rights Movement. While one group saw an opportunity to brandish the city's glory, another feared an oversight of r...
2 Aug 202419min
Hannah Roberts, Michigan's BMX Star Olympian
Hannah Roberts, at 22 years old, is appearing in her second Olympics for BMX Freestyle. It's also just the second time the sport has appeared at the Summer Olympics. In Tokyo, Hannah won silver. But s...
31 Jul 202413min
Why Isle Royale Is The Best National Park
The Wall Street Journal set out to rank all of the U.S. National Parks, using as part of its formula the density of crowds... which can make a natural space feel unnatural. With Isle Royale set in the...
31 Jul 202418min
