Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHarry Callahan & Michigan State's Historic Marker | October 22
Episode 2058
On this day in 1912, Detroit-born photographer Harry Callahan was born. Initially working for Chrysler, he shifted to photography after hearing Ansel…
1 week, 4 days ago
Sleeping Bear Dunes & Will Carleton | October 21
Episode 2057
On this day in 1977, the stunning Sleeping Bear Dunes, inspired by a Chippewa legend of a mother bear and her cubs, officially became a National Lake…
1 week, 5 days ago
Milo Radulovich and the Red Scare | October 20
Episode 2056
In the 1950s, 26-year-old WWII veteran Milo Radulovich, a meteorology student at the University of Michigan, was dismissed from the Army Reserves as …
1 week, 6 days ago
Kalamazoo Votes for Education and Political Reform | October 19
Episode 2055
On this day in 1903, Kalamazoo voters approved funding for the Western State Normal School, later Western Michigan University, with an impressive 8-t…
2 weeks ago
Celebrating Philately and Willie Horton | October 18
Episode 2054
On this day in 1978, the USPS released one of two Christmas stamps in Holly, Michigan, a treat for stamp collectors. Additionally, we celebrate the b…
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Celebrating Queen Naija | October 17
Episode 2053
Happy birthday to Queen Naija, born in Ypsilanti in 1995! A singer and YouTuber, she gained fame as a contestant on the 13th season of American Idol.…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
A Day of Public Health and Hockey History | October 16
Episode 2052
On this day in 1918, amid the Spanish influenza outbreak, U-of-M students in Ann Arbor received facemasks, while Dr. R. M. Olin upheld a quarantine i…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
The Burt Lake Burnout | October 15
Episode 2051
On this day in 1900, a dark chapter unfolded for the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa indigenous peoples in Michigan. After years of treaties wi…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Celebrating Dave DeBusschere | October 14
Episode 2050
Born today in 1940 in Detroit, Dave DeBusschere was a dual-sport athlete who played both Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and basketba…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Remembering Douglass Houghton | October 13
Episode 2049
On this day in 1845, Douglass Houghton, Michigan's state geologist, drowned in Lake Superior. He mapped much of the state and is honored with the nam…
2 weeks, 6 days ago