Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, who is best known for her public art series Stop Telling Women to Smile, is bringing multiple art installations to the University of Michigan throughout this fall. Her works include an exhibition at the Institute for Humanities Gallery, and a series of murals that will be on display across campus.

She joined the show to discuss her methodology for the new murals, and how her experience with Stop Telling Women to Smile informs her public art today.

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Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Brooklyn-based artist working primarily in oil painting, public art, and multimedia installations

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A child care desert is a region where three children compete for every available slot at an in-home or group center. The Michigan League for Public Policy, a Lansing-based nonprofit, created a list of 11 childcare deserts in Michigan. However, a consortium of newsrooms was able to track down more accurate data and found the actual number to be much higher. 

Reporter Derek Kravitz co-authored the report published by MuckRock. He joined the show to explain his team's findings regarding Michigan's child care shortage. 

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Derek Kravitz, data and investigations editor for MuckRock

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Tudor Dixon and fellow Republicans give their reaction to the state superintendent advising that teachers do not disclose the gender identity to their students’ parents, and old writing from congressional candidate, John Gibbs says he thought women should not be able to vote.

GUESTS:

Jonathan Oosting, capitol and politics reporter for Bridge Michigan 

Samuel J. Robinson, Detroit-based reporter for Axios

Nancy Kaffer, columnist for Detroit Free Press

Katelyn Buss, assistant editorial page editor for Detroit News

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A few weeks ago, a white Black Bear was spotted in the Upper Peninsula. Today, we’ll talk about what makes this bear special, and how we struggle to protect things that are special in the natural world.

GUESTS:

Cody Norton, large carnivore specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resource

Austin Ayres, Natural Resources Department, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

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There’s a new art installation at the Washtenaw County Courthouse over the next month that’s designed to challenge a space in America—a space that’s known for its demoralizing confines. 

The project is called RE:CLAIM. It’s a partnership with five  groups: Youth Arts Alliance, the Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice, Washtenaw My Brother's Keeper, Amplify Project, Title Track, and the Washtenaw County Trial Court. April Baer went to the opening reception, which was full of joy, disruption, and the voices of those impacted by the justice system. 

GUESTS: 

Tracy Van den Bergh, Washtenaw County Trial Court judge  

Jamall Bufford, project specialist for Washtenaw My Brother’s Keeper

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Boblo Island Amusement Park closed its gates in 1993, but to get to the island, you had to take one of the Boblo boats – mighty steamships with four decks of passengers. The park and the boats are relics of a time when Detroit was one of the industrial capitals of the country. A new film, Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale, documents the boats' place in Detroit's history, as well as more recent efforts to repair them. 

Filmmaker Aaron Schillinger joined Stateside to discuss the new documentary. Jamon Jordan also joined us to offer some historical perspective.

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Wasem Fruit Farm has been owned by Bruce and Jan Upston for decades. We visit the farm to meet the couple, look back on their history with the farm, and talk about how they came to the decision to retire. We also get to know Karl Thuemmel, the Wasem's new caretaker. 

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Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack on her decision to step down from the state's highest court before the end of the year - six years before the end of her term. 

Meanwhile, in the gubernatorial race, Tudor Dixon's campaign is slowly picking up speed, and a group of Republicans has stepped forward in support of Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Zoe Clark digs into this week's political news with politics reporters Chad Livengood and Stella Yue.

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Journalist Danny Fenster ended up in one of the most notorious prisons in the world for simply doing his job. In May of 2021, he was taken prisoner in Myanmar, at a time when military leaders were consolidating their control over the country. Today, his story and what Myanmar is facing.

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Danny Fenster,  Nieman fellow at Harvard University

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Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack will be stepping down from the court by the end of this year. The exact date has yet to be announced, but she will remain through the November election. Justice McCormack will go on to serve as the next president and CEO of a legal nonprofit that provides alternative dispute resolution services. The current leader of the organization made nearly $1 million in 2019.

Rick Pluta, who has long been covering the court, joined Stateside to discuss Justice McCormack's legacy within Michigan's justice system. 

Hear Pluta's conversation with Justice McCormack here.

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