President Donald Trump recently described tariffs as a bitter medicine that, the president says, will lead to fairer trade between the U.S. and other countries. But for Michigan’s auto industry, the poison might be in the dose. On this episode, why the impact of global tariffs is likely to hit Michigan automakers particularly hard. GUEST: Glenn Stevens, executive director of MichAuto Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider s...
Apr 08, 2025•12 min
The University of Michigan recently announced it would be rolling back its DEI programs on campus. The move has been met with pushback from staff and students, but its not the first time the university's policies on race and equity have been met with ire. On today's episode, we talk with one historian about UM’s confrontation with issues of race and equity on campus over the decades, including as the poster child of affirmative action policies, and as the center of two losses before the U.S. Sup...
Apr 07, 2025•17 min
A conversation with Patrick Lyoya's father. The younger Lyoya was killed three years ago by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop. Lyoya was unarmed, and the officer is awaiting trial for Patrick's murder. GUEST: Peter Lyoya, Patrick's father Thomas Lyoya, Patrick's brother and the translator for his father, who speaks Swahili, during this conversation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 04, 2025•13 min
The Trump administration is slashing funding for all sorts of programs and departments - funding that was guaranteed to many departments, institutions, and individuals. Today we hear about the cuts that are being felt, and the legal battle to preserve the funding streams. GUESTS: Kate Wells, Michigan Public Izzy Ross Interlochen Public Radio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 03, 2025•13 min
Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a special exhibition honoring the life and work of Dr. Charles Harold Wright himself. Kevin Davidson , the museum's Director of Design and Fabrication, was hired by Wright. He joined us for an inside look at the exhibition. Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions See omnystudio.com/liste...
Apr 02, 2025•17 min
A Canada-based reporter joins us for a deep dive on the history of the trade and manufacturing relationship between Windsor and Detroit. We also discussed why the new tariffs being rolled out this week feel, to some Canadians, "like your best friend sucker punched you." GUEST: Trevor Wilhelm , reporter, The Windsor Star Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions. S...
Apr 01, 2025•13 min
A program that provided millions of dollars worth of donated foods to Michigan food banks has been cut by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We talked to the head of one West Michigan food bank about what this means for their operations. GUEST: Ken Estelle, president and chief executive officer of Feeding America West Michigan Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Ses...
Mar 31, 2025•14 min
From the start of the pandemic through March 2024, more than 44-thousand [ 44,728] Michiganders died after contracting COVID-19. These losses left many surviving family members drifting, as the rest of the world seemed to pick up and move on. We tap into our nation's long history with family and community collapse, and think about addressing grief head-on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 28, 2025•25 min
Five years ago, the COVID-19 Pandemic shut doors and changed lives faster than we could learn its name. And amid uncertainty, people looked for answers, even if their searching brought consequences as serious as the virus itself. On this episode of Revival , we delve into the uncertainty that fueled the formulation of conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequences of misinformation. GUESTS: Amy Simon, an associate professor of Holocaust studies and European Jewish history...
Mar 27, 2025•28 min
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the landscape of business and work. In this episode of Revival, we explore how businesses adapted during these unprecedented times GUESTS: Robert Berkhofer , professor of medieval history at Western Michigan University Jermale Eddie, former owner of Malamiah Juice Bar Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/...
Mar 26, 2025•19 min
Everyone reacted to the isolation of the first years of COVID a little differently. But there's evidence to suggest that Americans are becoming more solitary. This type of reaction isn’t new. In fact, it can even be found across the world in 12th century Japan. On this episode of Revival, we bring you the story of a Japanese aristocrat who withdrew from the world in response to rampant disease and natural disasters. And then, we have a story of a group of neighbors in Grand Rapids who were inspi...
Mar 25, 2025•24 min
"Revival" is a Stateside special podcast series, marking five years since our state went on lockdown over the COVID-19 virus. Today we look at how COVID changed our healthcare system, and we reflect on how pandemics have historically impacted medicine in other societies. GUESTS: Saeed Khan , associate professor, Wayne State Unviersity Christina Hanson , hospital nurse in Marquette See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 24, 2025•20 min
Two of Michigan's refugee resettlement agencies help us understand what's happening on the ground in the midst of federal funding cuts, and the suspension of refugee admissions to the U.S. GUESTS: Lukas Ziomkowski, VP of Refugee Services for Samaritas Mira Sussman, Resource Development Manager and Impact Coordinator for Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Mu...
Mar 21, 2025•16 min
Wayne County is running a program to repay homeowners who lost their homes during the tax foreclosure crisis. The county had previously pocketed money collected at auction. But courts ruled the county must pay anything beyond what was owed in the tax foreclosure back to the original homeowners. But first the homeowners have to know to ask. GUEST: Koby Levin, reporter, Outlier Media See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 20, 2025•13 min
As a curious and driven kid, Danielle Boyer worked hard to earn the money she needed to join her schools robotics team. But once she was able to join, she was met with bullying and harassment from male coaches and teammates. Now, the founder of an organization called The STEAM Connection, she's working to give students the STEM education her younger self wanted. Her latest invention GUEST: Danielle Boyer , inventor and educator; enrolled citizen of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians L...
Mar 19, 2025•19 min
On this Stateside podcast, we hear from Michigan State University mathematician, Albert Cohen, on how we can use statistics to fill out our March Madness brackets. Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 18, 2025•16 min
On this Stateside podcast, Michigan Public's political director gets context and details about Michigan's new minimum wage and sick leave rules from Sean Egan. He oversees the State's Bureau of Employment Relations and the Wage and House Divisions, also know as LEO. Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 17, 2025•15 min
Mary Frances Phillips' "Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins” is a biography of the party's longest serving woman. GUEST: Mary Frances Phillips, author of Black Panther Woman and associate professor of African American Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio...
Mar 14, 2025•18 min
President Donald Trump nominated Dearborn Heights mayor Bill Bazzi as his ambassador to Tunisia. He’s also selected Hamtramck mayor Amer Ghalib as his ambassador to Kuwait. Both men have been at the center of contentious conversations about local policies and culture. A reporter who's been covering their careers joined us to provide some context. Find Niraj Warikoo's coverage here . GUEST: Niraj Warikoo , reporter for The Detroit Free Press Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right t...
Mar 13, 2025•20 min
With just a few weeks' worth of data available, it's hard to say how immigration enforcement under the current Trump administration compares to that of previous years. Michigan Public's data reporter helps us understand what we can determine from the available data, and what to be mindful of as we see other numbers cited on social media and in the news. Find Adam's FAQ page on immigration data below: Here’s what we know about immigrants, visas, DACA, ICE and more in Michigan GUEST: Adam Yahya Ra...
Mar 12, 2025•16 min
Michigan’s marijuana enthusiasts pay a small price – the lowest price per ounce of marijuana in the country. But Whitmer recently proposed a 32% tax hike on wholesale marijuana products as part of her “Mi Road Plan” to help fund roads. The 32% tax would be atop the current 10% excise tax and the 6% sales tax on marijuana products. This added cost would be passed to consumers, which would drive these record-low prices even lower, and Michigan marijuana businesses worry this will shut down already...
Mar 11, 2025•18 min
A resolution in the state House is aimed at discouraging cities and universities from having policies that limit their interactions with federal immigration officials. We talked about what the new rule means, and how one city is thinking about the impact to its bottom line. GUESTS: Michelle Jokisch Polo, Stateside producer Milinda Ysasi, Grand Rapids city commissioner Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our wo...
Mar 10, 2025•19 min
Yumna Jawad, known across social media Feel Good Foodie, shared the Ramadan meals that make her excited about the holiday season. Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 07, 2025•19 min
Thousands of federal workers have been laid off in recent weeks. In Michigan that includes employees from the VA hospital, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Forest Service. These layoffs are a result of President Trump’s initiative to cut federal spending. Emily Davies, a reporter for the Washington Post has been covering the impact of the Department of Government Efficiency—commonly referred to as DOGE—on federal agencies. In her latest article, Davies tells the ...
Mar 06, 2025•18 min
The 25% tariffs issued against all Mexican and Canadian imports are cause for major concern for the auto industry, according to Jamie Butters, executive editor of Automotive News. Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 05, 2025•18 min
A very rare sighting in the thumb region of Michigan this winter: an orange snowy owl. But how did it get that way? GUEST: Sheri McWhirter , climate and environment reporter for MLive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 04, 2025•12 min
You've probably been hearing a lot of a particular term in the news and social media in the past few weeks: constitutional crisis. There are many people who believe the first few weeks of President Donald Trump's second-term administration have brought the United States dangerously close to one. We talked to Richard Primus, a constitutional law expert at the University of Michigan, about how to tell if you're in a constitutional crisis, and how the country has navigated them in years past. GUEST...
Mar 03, 2025•21 min
Singer Isis Damil is young, but she's spent her lifetime crafting her uniquely Detroit sound. Now she's the new voice of WDIV's iconic "Go 4 It" theme song, and she's building her catalogue with her band. GUEST: Isis Damil, singer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 28, 2025•20 min
The University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment saw an irregular drop in February. And economist joined us to break down the numbers, and put them into context. GUEST: Joanne Hsu , economist; director of the Survey of Consumers at the University of Michigan Looking for more conversations from Stateside ? Right this way . If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 27, 2025•12 min
When we tell stories, we have the opportunity to connect across generations. And sometimes, those connections can become catalysts that shift the course of our lives. Michigan Public’s Christopher Johnson introduces us to Detroit storyteller, Dwight Stackhouse, whose journey led him from the pulpit to the stage to James Baldwin—and beyond. GUEST: Dwight Stackhouse , writer and storyteller See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 26, 2025•20 min
