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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."

GUEST:

Trevor Wilhelm, reporter, The Windsor Star

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A program that provided millions of dollars worth of donated foods to Michigan food banks has been cut by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We talked to the head of one West Michigan food bank about what this means for their operations.

GUEST: 

Ken Estelle, president and chief executive officer of Feeding America West Michigan

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From the start of the pandemic through March 2024, more than 44-thousand [ 44,728] Michiganders died after contracting COVID-19. These losses left many surviving family members drifting, as the rest of the world seemed to pick up and move on. We tap into our nation's long history with family and community collapse, and think about addressing grief head-on.

 

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Five years ago, the COVID-19 Pandemic shut doors and changed lives faster than we could learn its name. And amid uncertainty, people looked for answers, even if their searching brought consequences as serious as the virus itself. On this episode of Revival, we delve into the uncertainty that fueled the formulation of conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequences of misinformation.

GUESTS: 

Amy Simon, an associate professor of Holocaust studies and European Jewish history at Michigan State University

Melissa May Borja, associate professor of American culture at the University of Michigan and founder of the Virulent Hate Project

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The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the landscape of business and work. In this episode of Revival, we explore how businesses adapted during these unprecedented times

GUESTS: 

Robert Berkhofer, professor of medieval history at Western Michigan University

Jermale Eddie, former owner of Malamiah Juice Bar 

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Everyone reacted to the isolation of the first years of COVID a little differently. But there's evidence to suggest that Americans are becoming more solitary. This type of reaction isn’t new. In fact, it can even be found across the world in 12th century Japan. On this episode of Revival, we bring you the story of a Japanese aristocrat who withdrew from the world in response to rampant disease and natural disasters. And then, we have a story of a group of neighbors in Grand Rapids who were inspired to draw toward each other during the pandemic. 

GUESTS: 

Erin Brightwell, associate professor at the University of Michigan 

Grand Rapids neighbors Rae Bunce, Dot and Cal Hekman, Karen Brown, Susan Buist, Sally Wackerly, Josh Brinks, Barb and Joe

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"Revival" is a Stateside special podcast series, marking five years since our state went on lockdown over the COVID-19 virus. Today we look at how COVID changed our healthcare system, and we reflect on how pandemics have historically impacted medicine in other societies.

GUESTS:

Saeed Khan, associate professor, Wayne State Unviersity

Christina Hanson, hospital nurse in Marquette

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Two of Michigan's refugee resettlement agencies help us understand what's happening on the ground in the midst of federal funding cuts, and the suspension of refugee admissions to the U.S.

GUESTS:

• Lukas Ziomkowski, VP of Refugee Services for Samaritas
• Mira Sussman, Resource Development Manager and Impact Coordinator for Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County

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Wayne County is running a program to repay homeowners who lost their homes during the tax foreclosure crisis. The county had previously pocketed money collected at auction. But courts ruled the county must pay anything beyond what was owed in the tax foreclosure back to the original homeowners. But first the homeowners have to know to ask.

GUEST:

Koby Levin, reporter, Outlier Media

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As a curious and driven kid, Danielle Boyer worked hard to earn the money she needed to join her schools robotics team. But once she was able to join, she was met with bullying and harassment from male coaches and teammates. 

Now, the founder of an organization called The STEAM Connection, she's working to give students the STEM education her younger self wanted. Her latest invention 

GUEST:

Danielle Boyer, inventor and educator; enrolled citizen of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

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