Stateside On Air

Stateside On Air

Stateside covers what you need (and want) to know about Michigan. Tune in every day at 3 and 8 p.m. or find it on demand on your favorite podcast platform. Stateside is hosted by April Baer.

Episodes

Stateside: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

March 11, 2026 • 31 mins
A look into one of Michigan’s small, private, faith-based colleges that may sell its remaining campus to the University of Michigan. Then, concerns about disaster preparedness following last Friday's deadly tornadoes in southwest Michigan. And, residents remember the impacts of the extreme ice storm that hit northern Michigan last year.
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Stateside: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

March 10, 2026 • 49 mins
A look at a Northern Michigan colony of bats resisting a deadly fungus. Plus, a new novel set in Grand Rapids that deals with growing pains. Then, an update on the dispute between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Medicine. And an Atlantic staff writer's profile on Pete Buttigieg.
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Stateside: Monday, March 9, 2026

March 9, 2026 • 48 mins
A look into how the expansion of Rx Kids is supporting communities in the Upper Peninsula. Plus, recovery efforts are underway in several southwest Michigan communities after multiple tornadoes struck in early March. And we remember the legacy of Melvin Parson, an Ypsilanti farmer and social justice advocate. Last, a new On Hand episode investigates the origin of the coney dog.
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Stateside: Friday, March 6, 2026

March 6, 2026 • 49 mins
A look into the precarious position for Detroit-area automakers in today's global market. Plus, the surfers working to clean up a beloved Lake Michigan shoreline. And, how a Michigan teen developed a website to get kids off social media.
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Stateside: Thursday, March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026 • 49 mins
Bucking a decades-long trend, Michigan's population is finally growing — even if the increases are small. Also, we talked about the struggle of older Detroiters to keep up with the cost of house repairs.
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Stateside: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

March 4, 2026 • 31 mins
How immigrants detained in a Michigan facility are seeking release through habeus corpus lawsuits. Plus, some Isle Royale history to mark 95 years since the island became a national park.
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Stateside: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

March 4, 2026 • 49 mins
U.S. Senator Gary Peters weighs in on the American war with Iran. Then, a Grand Rapids resident founded a group to support families affected by immigrant detention.
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Stateside: Monday, March 2, 2026

March 2, 2026 • 49 mins
A look into the semitruck crash that caused microplastics to spill into the Kalamazoo River. Plus, a Detroit artist and business owner is changing how we think about the nail art industry.
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Stateside: Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026

February 26, 2026 • 48 mins
A look at Governor Gretchen Whitmer's State of the State address. Plus, one of this year's Rhodes Scholars from Michigan is a UM alum. Then, Detroit high school students advocate for accommodations during Ramadan, and a Michigan judge remembers the life and career of Lucile Watts, the first African-American woman elected to a Michigan circuit court.
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Stateside: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026

February 25, 2026 • 49 mins
Grand Rapids reckons with another lethal police shooting. Also, perspectives on the relationship between race and space in southwest Detroit.
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Stateside: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026

February 24, 2026 • 49 mins
First, we heard about what our relationship to ultra-processed foods shares with addiction. Plus, how childhood diets in America have changed throughout history.
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Stateside: Monday, Feb. 23, 2026

February 24, 2026 • 49 mins
What's the backstory on recent criticisms of Congressman Jack Bergman? Plus, how a young Detroit funeral director is furthering a tradition of Black-owned funeral homes. Then, an episode of On Hand investigates: is Jackson, Michigan, the motherland of the Republican Party?
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Stateside: Friday, Feb. 20, 2026

February 20, 2026 • 49 mins
A look into concerns about poor medical conditions at North Lake's ICE detention center. Plus, a Michigan author's debut romance novel set in the Upper Peninsula.
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Stateside: Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026

February 19, 2026 • 49 mins
First, more about the lawsuit headed to the state supreme court over the firing of a Michigan professor for officiating an LGBTQ+ wedding. Also, a Charlevoix man killed in action while fighting in Ukraine is laid to rest one year later. Plus, a look at the Detroit Historical Society's unique new temporary exhibit.
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Stateside: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026

February 19, 2026 • 31 mins
Lansing lobbyists spent a record amount on meals for lawmakers last year. Plus, a Michigan State University exhibit showcases the work of a Detroit-based photographer.
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Stateside: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026

February 17, 2026 • 49 mins
First, the life and legacy of civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson. Then, the director of Calls From Home, a film documenting how a radio show connects inmates to family, joined Stateside to tell us about her work. Also, we learned more about the attempted lynching of Ossian Sweet, a Detroit doctor, and the self-defense trial which followed.
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Stateside: Monday, Feb. 16, 2026

February 17, 2026 • 49 mins
Choices are limited—and more expensive—for Michigan families seeking to purchase their own health care after enhanced subsidies for marketplace plans ended last year. Plus, a new board game helping Ferris State pharmacy students learn about blood pressure.
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Stateside: Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

February 16, 2026 • 49 mins
A look at the Detroit Tigers 2026 season. Then, more on the University of Michigan's pro-Palestine movement.
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Stateside: Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026

February 12, 2026 • 49 mins
A look into lower crime rates in Detroit and what they can tell us about the safety of the city. Plus, why fewer Michigan residents are enrolling in health care. And a dining critic's Michigan picks for Restaurant of the Year.
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Stateside: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026

February 11, 2026 • 49 mins
A Detroit businessman attempted to enlist the president's help to slow-roll the new Gordie Howe International Bridge. Canadians are not having it. Elsewhere, new leadership at Detroit City Hall reimagines how housing, health, and other human services get delivered to residents.
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