A look back at recent headlines in the world of music, featuring vinyl’s very-healthy 2020, the new app that’s like late night talk radio mixed with a jam session, and Lady Gaga’s dog-napped pooches.

“How can we meet people where they’re at?”  In an era defined for organizations by“the pivot,” the National Cherry Festival has been no exception.  Executive Director Kat Paye joins us to discuss this year’s upcoming Leapin’ Leprechaun 5K, as well as adapting to the pandemic and finding ways to continue events under a new model, and looking to the future.

This month, Michigan launched a program providing a tuition-free pathway for state residents 25 years or older to receive an Associate’s Degree or Pell-eligible skill certificate from their in-district community college: Michigan Reconnect.  Susan Corbin, the Acting Director of Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, joins us with the details.

Officially becoming NMC’s eleventh president on January 1, 2020, Dr. Nick Nissley has had to face challenges no one could have foreseen.  He joins us to speak about continuing education programs Michigan Reconnect and Futures for Frontliners, working to serve the community, and the “60 by 30” goal.

When asked if we want to be happy, all of us would probably say, “…well, yes, of course!”  What the problem with what we think of as “happiness,” says Bill Marsh, Jr., of the blog Making You Matter, is multifaceted. 

Stories from the world of music, including Daft Punk’s bizarre-but-on-brand break-up announcement, Kanye West’s impending divorce and how Metallica’s chickens came home to roost. 

Society has its idea of what is normal and so does almost everyone else around us.  However, Jeffery Ford, the VedIQ Guild’s 2019 Distinguished Visionary of the Year award winner, joins us to ask….is “normal” really the best way for you to be living?

A renowned Northern Michigan culinary fixture, chef Eric Nittolo joins us to talk about his new restaurant opening in Lake Leelanau, why their motto is “local supporting local because we’re local,” why less is more when it comes to pizza and what he’ll do if you ask for pineapple.

A look back at the some of the biggest local stories of the week, discussing the quiet extension of the restaurant restrictions for the state and County Commission’s partisan resolution debates.

Lead columnist for 9&10 News’ online magazine, Brighid Driscoll joins to talk about coming to Northern Michigan, the feel-good focus of GT Pulse, and why tending bar is a great way to learn an area.