On Hand

Artist Mother Cyborg, AKA Diana Nucera, is a musician, technologist, community organizer, and educator. This past summer she had a quilt exhibition at the University of Michigan’s Penny Stamps Gallery called Crafting Our Digital Legacy. The exhibition has since ended –  but today we want to revisit our conversation with Nucera. We talked to her about the digital world, community organizing, and her artistic practice. 

GUEST:

Diana Nucera, artist

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Judge Allie Greenleaf Maldonado to the Michigan Court of Appeals.  As the first tribal citizen to be appointed to the role, and the first minority to ever serve in the 4th District, Judge  Maldonado is bringing a fresh perspective to the Court. Judge Maldonado tells us about her family history, career, and what she hopes to accomplish in her new role on the Michigan Court of Appeals.

GUEST:

Judge Allie Greenleaf Maldonado, chief judge of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

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As the year comes to an end, Michigan hospitals are dealing with a surge of viral illnesses. Today, we speak with a specialist about the factors behind this.

GUEST:

Dr. Preeti N. Malani, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Michigan Medicine

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University of Michigan intends to expand its reputation for excellence in medicine to mid-Michigan with a takeover of Sparrow Health Systems in Lansing.

Guest on today's episode:

Dustin Walsh, Crain's Detroit Business

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In the fall of 2020, Grand Rapids resident Isaac Danian, made plans to escape the U.S. at the behest of an online conspiracy theorist. He was joined by Shukree Abdul-Rashed from upstate New York. Their journey ended with the two men lost at sea in the South Pacific, while their families still wait for answers. We talked to the journalist who investigated the men's disappearance for the New York Times.

GUEST: 

David Wolman, freelance journalist and contributing editor at Outside. Read Wolman's story "Set Adrift" here.

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On today’s Stateside podcast, we look at a couple of postmortem election stories. We get into election result challenges and we also look at how redistricting has affected election outcomes.

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Universities across the country, including Michigan State University, are partnering with sports betting companies. Are trusted academic institutions pawning their students for sports gambling profits? Or can we trust undergrads to make responsible decisions about betting?

Read the original New York Times article here.

GUESTS:

Andrew Little, freelance journalist
Walt Bogdanich, NYT special projects reporter

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Early in the pandemic, filmmaker David Siev moved out of his NYC apartment, and back to his parents’ home in Bad Axe, Michigan. 2020 was a weird time for all of us, but Siev thought to capture the moment. 

Siev’s new documentary film Bad Axe offers a picture of the life that his mother, a Mexican-American, and his father, a Cambodian refugee, have built in a majority-white small town. The film leans into the tensions caused by generational differences, racism, and fear.

David Siev joined us to talk about the process of documenting his family’s life, and how it’s changed since the film’s release. 

GUEST:

David Siev, filmmaker, Bad Axe (2022)

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In "Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids,” philosophy and law professor Scott Hershovitz documents discussions with his own little philosophers, and offers ways to draw the thinkers out of yours. 

GUEST:

Scott Hershovitz, Thomas G. and Mabel Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan; author of "Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids”

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This week marks one year after the mass shooting that took place at Oxford High School. Teachers, family members, and student survivors continue to grapple with trauma, searching for a path toward some kind of healing.

The shooter’s parents are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, but the trial actually has yet to proceed, with the Michigan Supreme Court issuing stays on both parents’ cases. 

Tresa Baldas has been following the story for the Detroit Free Press. She talked us through the reason for the delay, and what may happen to the defendants if the trial proceeds.

You can hear teachers, family members, and friends in conversation with each other about what life after the Oxford shooting has looked like. Find it here.

GUEST:

Tresa Baldas, legal affairs reporter, Detroit Free Press

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