Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMSU's Spring Break Inspiration & "Where The Boys Are" | December 28
Episode 1760
In 1959, MSU Professor Glendon Swarthout, inspired by his students heading to Florida for Spring Break, wrote a book about their experiences. The 196…
3 months, 1 week ago
Michigan’s First Public Executions & the End of the Michigan Citizen | December 27
Episode 1759
On this day in 1821, Michigan held its first public executions, where two Indigenous men performed a death dance before their hanging. It wasn’t unti…
3 months, 1 week ago
Michigan's Train Station, Ski Resort & Rosie the Riveter | December 26
Episode 1758
In 1913, the first train arrived at Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, the tallest train station in the world at the time. In 1963, Boyne Highlands …
3 months, 1 week ago
Michigan’s First Christmas, Iron King & Snowboarding Origins | December 25
Episode 1757
In 1660, Michigan's first recorded Christmas celebration took place near Keweenaw Bay, documented by Father Rene Menard with French-Canadian traders …
3 months, 1 week ago
The Italian Hall Disaster & the Treaty of Ghent | December 24
Episode 1756
In 1913, the Italian Hall disaster occurred in Calumet, Michigan, when a false "fire" alarm during a children’s Christmas party led to a deadly stamp…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The 1888 Fire in Hermansville & Michigan’s Drinking Age Change | December 23
Episode 1755
On this day in 1888, the lumber town of Hermansville, Michigan, near the Wisconsin border, was destroyed by fire. With no fire department and frozen …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Detroit’s WWI Sabotage Plot & Madonna’s First Hit | December 22
Episode 1757
On this day in 1917, Albert Carl Kaltschmidt was convicted for leading a plot to sabotage Detroit businesses, Windsor, Canada, and a railroad tunnel …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Jemele Hill: From MSU to Media Icon | December 21
Episode 1756
Born on this day in 1975 in Detroit, journalist and MSU alum Jemele Hill began her career in reporting at Mumford High School before earning a Journa…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Laura Smith Haviland: Michigan’s Abolitionist & Reformer | December 20
Episode 1755
Born on this day in 1808, Laura Smith Haviland became a prominent abolitionist in Michigan. She and her husband founded the Raisin Institute in 1837,…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Detroit Symphony’s Debut & Michigan’s Celery Introduction | December 19
Episode 1754
In 1887, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performed its first concert in its subscription season at the Detroit Opera House, featuring works by Liszt, …
3 months, 2 weeks ago