Stateside podcast

Detroit's annual Movement Music Festival will kick off this weekend at Hart Plaza. Over two decades ago, techno legend and DJ Carl Craig launched the festival.

In May 2020, the Edenville and Sanford dams in mid-Michigan failed following heavy flooding. Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate, and many homes were destroyed. A formal investigation followed, and the disaster has since led to an ongoing lawsuit seeking to hold the state of Michigan accountable for what happened.

Nationally acclaimed director Nataki Garrett discusses the message in The Central Park Five, a contemporary opera that will play at the Detroit Opera on May 16 and May 18.

Michelle Yang pens heartfelt memoir Phoenix Girl: How a Fat Asian with Bipolar Found Love, released on May 6.

The historic Scarab Club's new gallery manager Donna Jackson spoke with us about her approach to community engagement—and the profound impact the Detroit arts scene has had on her own life.

An Ann Arbor judge will decide whether AG Nessel should recuse herself from prosecuting a case against U-M pro-Palestine protesters.

Trump wants auto manufacturers to move entirely to the U.S. But they're keeping the administration's fluid policies and the high cost of moving in mind as they wait.

With vaccine hesitancy and measles infections rising among children in the state — some parents are concerned. Here's what you should know about the virus and how to protect against it.

Michigan-based singer-songwriter May Erlewine's new album, What It Takes sings powerful themes of resilience and empowerment. Her tour kicked off on April 2 and will continue through Spring.

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."