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Stateside Podcast: Why the UP's only abortion clinic closed

1 month ago | michiganpublic.org | Kalloli Bhatt |Ronia Isabel Cabansag |Kate Wells

Planned Parenthood of Michigan closed four clinics this year. Kate Wells, health reporter for Michigan Public, explained why operational costs and the loss of Title X funding may be the biggest threat to abortion access. She also discussed the role telehealth services have played in changing the reproductive care landscape, particularly in rural areas.
Stateside Podcast: Malcolm X at 100

1 month ago | michiganpublic.org | Kalloli Bhatt |Ronia Isabel Cabansag |Erin Allen

Malcolm X, a lauded and controversial leader in the Civil Rights Movement, would have turned 100 years old this year. What’s often forgotten are his roots as a Michigander, with deep ties in Lansing and Detroit. The latter is where writer and activist Herb Boyd first met Malcolm X. Boyd credits his political and educational development to the Civil Rights leader. Boyd recalled Malcolm X’s February 1965 visit to Detroit’s Ford Auditorium.
John U. Bacon: Lions primed for tough playoff matchup against Commanders

Jan 17, 2025 | michiganpublic.org | Doug Tribou |John Bacon |Ronia Isabel Cabansag

Detroit Lions fans have been waiting a long time for their team to win another championship. The last one was in 1957 before the Super Bowl was created and the Lions haven't even made it to a Super Bowl yet. Saturday night, in a playoff game at Ford Field, the Lions will face the Washington Commanders, a team that just ended one of its own long postseason droughts and is hoping to end some others. Michigan Public sports commentator John U.
Stateside Podcast: UK fans show Lions love

Jan 17, 2025 | michiganpublic.org | Ronia Isabel Cabansag

Fans all over the world have been following the Detroit Lions as they make history. That includes viewers from the United Kingdom, including Matthew Turner and Anthony Fitzpatrick. The two fans, along with five other UK-based co-hosts, produce Roar of the Lions UK, a podcast featuring seven Detroit Lions fans from the UK. They joined Stateside to share how they became fans of American football, and their thoughts on the team's historic season.
Stateside Podcast: The Detroit Auto Show returns to its roots

Jan 8, 2025 | michiganpublic.org | Ronia Isabel Cabansag

The Detroit Auto Show kicks off this week with domestic and international automakers showing their best work at Huntington Place. The show brings hundreds of thousands of car lovers downtown to test drive new models, listen to keynotes from industry headliners, and get a glimpse of some celebrity cars. The automotive industry has encountered numerous challenges in recent years, including supply chain issues, cost management difficulties, and labor shortages.
Stateside Podcast: Decades of campers document stories in UP logbooks

Jan 7, 2025 | michiganpublic.org | Ronia Isabel Cabansag

Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park spans 60,000 acres in Northern Michigan. Throughout the park, about two dozen rustic cabins and yurts sit off the trails to shelter hikers at night and during bad weather. Just like some family cabins and vacation homes, each one contains a visitor logbook. But in the Porcupine Mountains, these books have evolved into a way for hikers to communicate stories and information to each other.
A Nigerian chef's journey from farmer to food truck entrepreneur

Dec 10, 2024 | michiganpublic.org | Ronia Isabel Cabansag

For Chef Prej Iroegbu, Detroit is home base for both his family and his business: a series of well-loved food trucks called Fork in Nigeria. But his culinary talent was born and nurtured in Nigeria. “I grew up in a family of seven. We were poor, but we had what we needed. So it wasn't like we were, like, hungry, because the farm was there.” Iroegbu said.
Stateside Podcast: Future of Stellantis as CEO resigns

Dec 4, 2024 | michiganpublic.org | Ronia Isabel Cabansag

Recently, Carlos Tavares has announced his resignation after nearly four years as the CEO of Stellantis. This year, the car maker has been facing many obstacles among larger market changes, which resulted with the company laying off more than 1,000 workers in Warren, Michigan in October. Luke Ramseth, an autos and business reporter at the Detroit News, talked with Stateside about the recent news of Tavares’ resignation.
Come for the food, stay for the karaoke at Adobo Boy

Nov 26, 2024 | michiganpublic.org | Ronia Isabel Cabansag |Mercedes Mejia

The Marasigan family's restaurant, Adobo Boy, brings all the warmth, flavors, and fun of a Filipino house party to the Grand Rapids area.
Stateside Podcast: Tribal Law Handbook expands legal education

Nov 22, 2024 | michiganpublic.org | Ronia Isabel Cabansag

Through a collaboration between the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians and the Tribal State Federal Judicial Forum, there is now a Tribal Law Handbook to prepare Michigan legal practitioners for work with the state's Indigenous communities. The resource aims demarginalize tribal communities in legal education. Taylor Mills, an attorney who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Law, edited the handbook.