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Joel chats with Greg Woodring of Ann Arbor for Public Power. A2P2 is an organization working to bring municipal power to Ann Arbor. You can learn more about them and how to get involved by going to their website: annarborpublicpower.com
A2P2 is holding a fundraiser on Thursday, September 9 at Burns Park in Ann Arbor from 5pm - 9pm. For more details, check out their Facebook event.
If you're interested in getting involved or have questions about starting a similar campaign in your town, please email them at [email protected] .
Jeremiah & Joel delve into the murky waters of the Flint Crisis and Snyder's recent criminal charges, the Boogaloo Boys, and the how Michigan is a looking glass for the Biden administration.
Jeremiah & Joel spoke with Kevin Zak of Turnip Greens Radio about agricultural under capitalism vs socialism, farming in the South, and more!
You can follow Turnip Green Radio on Twitter @TurnipGreensRadio and support them by becoming a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/turnipgreensradio. Check out their farm on Instagram @opensourcefarm.
As always, you can follow us on Twitter @MichRobin and support us at patreon.com/michiganrobin.
This episode is part one of our new series, A People's History of Michigan. We'll be discussing strikes, rebellions, and Indigenous stories through these episodes.
This episode is about the Italian Hall Disaster and the strike between the Western Federation of Mine Workers and the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company in Calumet, Michigan.
The disaster happened on Christmas Eve 1913, left 73 people dead, 60 of whom were children, was popularized by Woody Guthrie in the song 1913 Massacre.
If you like what we do, consider tossing us your pocket change at patreon.com/michiganrobin.
On this episode we were joined by Phil Christman, author of Midwest Futures. Our conversation delved into the book and general concept of the fabled midwest. From colonization to climate change and everything, we roamed the rusty, but not forgotten, political landscape in search of answers.
You can buy Phil's book, Midwest Futures, from Belt Publishing or wherever fine books are sold.
Phil also helps with the Prison Creative Arts Projects. If you're interested in helping edit the work of prisoners, reach out to him. You can find Phil on Twitter @phil_christman and at his website, philipchristman.com.
If you like what we do, consider tossing us your pocket change at https://www.patreon.com/michiganrobin.
Welcome to another episode of The Robin! We’re joined by our friends Sam & Juice of On Guard, a new magazine based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On Guard focuses on workers’ rights, mutual aid stories, and personal experiences in the kitchens and coffee shops of Grand Rapids. You can find them on Instagram at onguardmag. To share your story, reach them at [email protected]. Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy!
Recorded on October 6, 2020 - Jeremiah and Joel talk about the impacts Covid is having in Michigan, anxiety over political violence and the dark secrets at the bottom of Millennium Park.
Jeremiah and Joel discuss mutual aid, the Furniture Strike of 1911 and how it lost steam, and the Motorcycle Diaries. They also talk about Covid and Thanksgiving and end with Jeremiah playing some unmastered and unnamed tunes.
Jeremiah and Joel return after many long and strange months off the air. This episode was originally recorded on March 11, 2020. In it, the two discuss the implications of Bernie's loss in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed's failed bid for the Democratic nomination for the 2018 gubernatorial race, and where to go from here (well, there).
The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.