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Today, a conversation about the aggressive legal tactics that helped an infant formula company win lawsuits against the families of sick children.Also, we talked with Danny Fenster—the Michigan journalist who spent nearly six months in a Myanmar prison. Plus, the effort to get Michigan's Indigenous history and culture into classrooms.
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The University of California system is the latest to announce free tuition for native students — but many say colleges shouldn't stop there.
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We discussed a recent Supreme Court case that could affect Michigan’s constitutional amendment denying public funds for private schools. After that, a discussion with a Detroit artist about community. To end, we retell the tale of Native American Taffy Abel, the first athlete to carry the U.S. flag at the first ever Winter Olympics' opening ceremony.
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Native American families have dealt with the devastating impact of residential boarding schools for decades. On this episode of the pod, we talk about what that painful legacy has meant for Native folks here in Michigan.
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Team USA’s forward Abby Roque grew up in the UP, and she’s the first Native American to play for the U.S. women’s team. But she’s not the first Native player to be part of the U.S. team. That player was Taffy Abel, and today, his nephew talks with us about his life and athletic achievements.
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Hockey legend Taffy Abel was the first Native American winter Olympian and the NHL's first Indigenous player. For nearly a century, his heritage remained hidden in plain sight.
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A dive into PAC donations in Michigan and who’s giving big to Donald Trump, Gretchen Whitmer, and others. The plans to open Grand Rapids’ first LGBTQ dry nightclub this year. And, a look at the life and career of the NHL’s first Native hockey player, who carried the U.S. flag at the 1924 Olympics.
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Elected in 1924, State Representative Cora Anderson was the first woman and Native American to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives.
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Congressional negotiations continue over the Build Back Better plan. We checked in with U.S. Senator Gary Peters about what's in it for Michigan. Also, the history of the first Native American woman to serve as a state representative. And, a look at the strain a fourth wave of COVID is putting on West Michigan hospitals.
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New research emerges on pregnancy and COVID. We'll hear from an immunologist about what expecting parents should know. Then, a look at how Michigan's Native communities feel about forthcoming federal investigations into residential boarding schools. And, a conversation with legendary Detroit Pistons announcer and radio host John Mason.