bird watching

On today's show, we remembered the victims of the tragic shooting at Oxford High School, and discussed the ongoing legal case against the shooter and his parents.

A lack of food in the Northeast and some parts of Canada is causing some birds to return to Michigan for the winter.

Birding is a great way to relax and enjoy the outdoors, but it's not always an accessible or inclusive hobby. On today's pod, we talk about the effort to change that.

The culture wars are brewing in Dearborn over LGBTQ books in school libraries. We talked about how it's creating community division. Then, we heard how Michigan one birder set out to make the hobby more accessible for other BIPOC nature lovers.

One University of Michigan student talked to Stateside about why the firing of former university president Mark Schlissel is no laughing matter. Also, one former collegiate athlete shared her struggle with eating disorders. And a filmmaker talked about his journey following a beloved pair of piping plovers.

After noticing an unusual absence of the intelligent birds, one Michigan writer sets out to find where all the crows have gone.

Michigan has had quite an irruption this winter. We’re not talking lava, but rather an irruption of birds. It’s been a great year for winter birding…