A Disappeared Detroit Mom's Story
For 33 years, the story of Anita Wiley’s disappearance was unresolved. After firefighters found her remains in a vacant house in Detroit that had been set on fire, she was buried in a cemetery for the...
18 Apr 202423min
Is the Mackinac Bridge Vulnerable to a Freighter?
The Mackinac Bridge lacks modern protections around its piers in the Straits of Mackinac, making it vulnerable if a freighter veered off course as happened recently in Baltimore. In response to this q...
17 Apr 202417min
In NFL Draft Week, Eyes Open For Trafficking Victims
The NFL Draft is happening in Detroit from April 25-27. With high volume events like this, there's a risk for human trafficking. So how are law enforcement and advocates preparing to protect people th...
16 Apr 202417min
A New Kind of Murder Mystery
Michigan born author Katie Williams' novel “My Murder” is the next Michigan Public Reads. The premise is a woman murdered by a serial killer and brought back to life as a clone tries to piece together...
15 Apr 202418min
The Brief and Stinky Bloom of a Corpse Flower
Move over, solar eclipse, there's another stunning and fleeting natural phenomenon in Michigan... Corpsy the Corpse Flower. We get an up-close whiff of a pungent corpse flower grown at home by a Michi...
12 Apr 202418min
Crumbley Parents' Prison Sentences, Explained
James and Jennifer Crumbley were each sentenced to 10-15 years in prison for negligence that contributed to their teenage son killing four of his peers at Oxford High School. It's the first such convi...
11 Apr 202412min
New Census Checkbox for Middle Eastern and North African Michiganders
The U.S. Census plans to add a new response option for race/ethnicity: Middle Eastern or North African. It's something Arab and Muslim communities have sought for years to codify their community pres...
10 Apr 202418min
New Science on Concussions
The National Athletic Trainers Association recently came out with a bulletin on how to manage sports related concussions. On this episode, we’re talking about new concussion treatments, the impact of ...
9 Apr 202417min
