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

April 14, 2026 49 mins
Today, what happens when habeus corpus petitions filed by ICE detainees are denied. Plus, a Michigan nonprofit that supports families who are grieving. Then, a new Grand Rapids Public Library initiative hopes to engage the community in school readiness.
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Today, the impact that high gas prices might be having on EV sales. Plus, new research from MSU unveils tiny robots that could lead to less invasive surgery. Then, a Points North episode digs into the history of Michigan's two peninsulas.
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April 10, 2026 49 mins
State health leaders are adjusting their vaccination guidance in response to measles outbreaks in Southeast Michigan. Also, how a shortage of psychiatric beds for young people forces families to rely on out-of-state options.
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April 9, 2026 49 mins
Trump's break with key conservative voices over Iran. A conversation on creation with an Iranian-American artist. Plus, personal reflections on growing up Chinese-American in Detroit.
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April 8, 2026 31 mins
What happens to the immune system when humans are exposed to PFAS? Plus, a look into how legal sports gambling exploded in Michigan and across the United States.
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April 7, 2026 49 mins
The Michigan Wolverines' men's basketball team is the NCAA national champion.
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April 6, 2026 49 mins
Today, how a Supreme Court ruling against a conversion therapy ban could affect states like Michigan. Plus, Detroit has a new Chief Public Health Officer, and Michigan politician Perry Johnson is advocating to end the state's personal income tax. Then, details on an initiative to end a 57-year tax cap in Saginaw, and a follow-up episode of On Hand shares how a craft beer label inspired a documentary.
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March 27, 2026 49 mins
A look into the potential renaming of Cesar Chavez Avenue in Lansing after sexual assault allegations against the late labor leader surfaced this month. Plus, what scientists learned from a strange goo dripping from a ship on Lake Erie. And, a virtual reality experience at the Ann Arbor Film Festival will take viewers inside a Ukrainian home during Russian drone attacks.
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March 26, 2026 49 mins
First, more on Michigan teams and March Madness. Then, two artists on their performance closing a longtime Detroit exhibit. Plus, we meet a 2026 Oscar-winning director from Michigan.
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March 25, 2026 31 mins
What to expect if you're travelling this spring, from airport lines to gas prices. And, one of the United States’ top portrait photographers spoke about finding ways to innovate within the frame.
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March 24, 2026 49 mins
First, two perspectives on rising utility bills from experts. Plus, Detroit Historian Dan Austin is setting up a foundation to continue his work.
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March 23, 2026 49 mins
Today, we discussed a potential statewide ban of the addictive supplement kratom. Plus, we heard about a global gathering of ceramic artists that will draw thousands to Detroit. And, an On Hand episode unpacked how our state became a craft beer powerhouse.
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March 20, 2026 49 mins
How the community around Temple Israel is trying to move forward after an attack on the synagogue last week. Then, a professor who turned her academic research on Black girlhood into a book of poetry. And how the Erie Canal transformed Michigan.
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March 20, 2026 49 mins
First, a look at proposed legislation to rein in unregulated practices around hyperbaric chambers in the health and wellness industry. Then, on the newest episode of The Dish, how home bakery Cottage Bagels builds community in Grand Rapids.
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March 18, 2026 49 mins
How Michigan Muslim community activists are reacting to last week's Temple Israel attack and Attorney General Dana Nessel's call for action against terrorism. Plus, a visit to a Michigan tattoo artist specializing in mastectomy tattoos.
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March 18, 2026 49 mins
A look at how the Ypsilanti community is responding to increased immigration enforcement. Then, the Michigan origins of a song iconic to March Madness.
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March 16, 2026 49 mins
A look into record-high graduation rates in Detroit Public Schools Community District. Plus, we heard from On Hand listeners about their stories on squirrels and coney dogs.
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March 13, 2026 49 mins
How Southeast Michigan's Jewish community is reacting after news of an attack on a West Bloomfield synagogue. Also, poet Jonah Mixon-Webster’s newest book. Plus, the Archives of Michigan has the story of the first man in the state to adopt as a single parent.
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March 12, 2026 49 mins
Today, why Macomb County is posting every ballot online. Plus, preserving the legacy of Detroit's Black Bottom and Paradise Valley neighborhoods.
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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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