Rachel Ishikawa
Podcast ProducerRachel Ishikawa joined Michigan Radio in 2020 as a podcast producer. She produced Kids These Days, a limited-run series that launched in the Summer of 2020.
Prior to Michigan Radio, Rachel spent three years producing audio in Philadelphia. In addition to her work on the Peabody-nominated The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul, she was the Social Practice Lab Artist-in-Residence at Asian Arts Initiative. There she collaborated with young people to develop an online audio sequencer that sampled sounds from the rapidly redeveloping Chinatown North Neighborhood. Her radio features range from topics of healthcare to skin stigmas to bioacoustics.
An avid biker, she’s always seeking the best route.
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Move over, Delta, there’s a new Greek letter in town. On today's Stateside podcast episode, everything you need to know about the omicron variant. -
Just catching up on the Danny Fenster story? Listen to today's podcast on Danny Fenster's story and how this happened to begin with.
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Families received the first Child Tax Credit in July. Four months later, here's how it's impacting them.
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Dr. Hayley Murphy is the new director of the Detroit Zoo and she’s got some big plans. Not to mention she’s also the first woman to hold this position in the zoo’s 93-year history.
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The historically Black college, Lewis College of Business, plans to reopen in Detroit under a new name and mission.
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An unusually warm fall means more time to grow your favorite summer crops—while adding in some veggies that love cooler temperatures, too. Luke Marion, the creator of the wildly popular MIGardener YouTube channel, explains how to make the most of your fall garden.
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Why is masking a disability rights issue? These parent have a lot to say on that.
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What actually is pawpaw? And how can we get OUR paws on this elusive fruit?
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Flint born-poet, Jonah Mixon Webster, talks about his remarkable new collection Stereo(TYPE).
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Listen to how this Michigan museum uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance.
