A 'Sea Change' at the UAW
For decades, the leadership of the United Auto Workers has come from the same group within the union. That changed in a big way with this month’s union elections, where no incumbent leadership was abl...
28 Dec 202214min
Designing Fashion that Surprises
Designer Rey Pador has transformed TV touchstones into global fashions for a constellation of brands in Antwerp, Paris, New York and Milan. Rey now calls Detroit home after taking a position with the ...
26 Dec 202219min
Michigan Photographers Capture America’s Grandmas
COVID has posed a grave threat to our elders these last two years. Even if your family has been lucky enough to dodge the worst, you're probably finding moments with the grandparents in your life that...
23 Dec 202220min
Reading 'The Mom Book'
Michigan writer Anne-Marie Oomen chronicles years when her aging mother needed help; a mother who left her flummoxed and angry. The book is called "As Long As I Know You: The Mom Book." Today we talk ...
21 Dec 202223min
Researchers Recycle Problematic Plastic
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the most commonly used plastics. It's found in everything from construction materials, to medical equipment, to clothing. Researchers at the University of Michigan ...
19 Dec 202217min
A Brief History of Same-Sex Marriage in MI
It's hard to imagine a politics and policy debate in Michigan that experienced the kind of whiplash in public sentiment like that of same-sex marriage. In the span of about 15 years, Michiganders went...
17 Dec 202212min
Filipino-Americans Carry on Musical Tradition
Kulintang music, native to several Indigenous tribes in the Southern Philippines, has been passed down as an oral tradition over hundreds of years. That tradition has traveled 8,000 miles overseas, al...
15 Dec 202212min
Artist Mother Cyborg on Digital Legacy
Artist Mother Cyborg, AKA Diana Nucera, is a musician, technologist, community organizer, and educator. This past summer she had a quilt exhibition at the University of Michigan’s Penny Stamps Gallery...
14 Dec 202217min
