On Hand

Last week an Oakland County Circuit Court judge determined the shooter from Oxford High School can face a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, even though he is a minor. This was the determination of Ethan Crumbley's so-called Miller Hearing, that evaluates such matters for juvenile offenders. Today on the pod we'll talk about the hearing, and get reaction from an Oxford High shooting survivor, who is now a student at University of Michigan.

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Beenish Ahmed, criminal justice reporter, Michigan Radio

Aubrey Greenfield, Oxford High School graduate

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Longtime fan favorite Miguel Cabrera will play his last game this Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians. Cabrera will retire after sixteen years with the Motor City team – and two decades in Major League Baseball. We wanted to revisit one of our favorite episodes from this year from someone who will be feeling ALL the feels this Sunday

This season, for the first time, the Detroit Tigers are broadcasting 22 games in Spanish online and over the radio. We talk to the person who went to bat to make this happen.

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Carlos Guillén, media relations bilingual coordinator for the Detroit Tigers

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The people who take care of Michigan’s youngest children are facing a daunting deadline. On September 30, pandemic relief funds for child care will run out. Many Michigan child care centers are sounding the alarm about what the end of  federal support will mean for their businesses – and for the families they serve. 

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Greg Harden spent 24 years guiding students, coaches, and other University of Michigan personnel through the chaos of life in collegiate sports. He’s worked stars like Tom Brady, Jalen Rose, Desmond Howard, Michael Phelps, and many more.

In his new book, "Stay Sane in an Insane World : How to Control the Controllables and Thrive," Harden shares the strategies and frameworks that have helped him guide the university's young athletes.

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Michigan’s lakes and rivers are our state’s pride and glory. But these waterways aren’t what they used to be. They’ve undergone some extreme changes in the post industrial world. Climate change is an obvious culprit. But there are other issues at hand that are disrupting wildlife and industry alike. Today, we talk about invasive species and what they mean for Michigan’s water.

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Lyndsay Green is the dining and restaurant critic at the Detroit Free Press. While she's done her fair share of writing about white table cloth dining, she's no stranger to the joys of a humble pizza slice. On today's episode, Green shares some of her favorite ways to eat pizza, takes us into the Detroit pizza scene, and explains what makes Detroit-style "Detroit."

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We're revisiting some of our favorite conversations this week. Today it's a trip to the Arab American National Museum to visit a Heritage Garden.

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Dean Nasreddine, curatorial specialist at the Arab American National Museum

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We're revisiting one of our favorite conversations from the past year -- sitting down over beers and pizza with Joe Short of Short's Brewing Co.

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Joe Short, founder, Short's Brewing Co.

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Simultaneously striking against all three companies of the Detroit 3, the UAW is making history this month. On today's podcast, we discuss common elements that have historically led to strikes, and look at how the Hollywood and Stand Up strikes aren't so different.

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Author Angeline Boulley, author of the bestselling YA thriller Firekeeper's Daughter, is back with a new novel. Warrior Girl Unearthed features a young Ojibwe teen in the U.P. caught up in a complex web of murder and theft, politics, and culture.

GUEST:

Angeline Boulley, writer

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