When people ask what the Stateside podcast is, we say that it’s the most essential conversions from the state of Michigan. But that doesn’t mean it’s just the biggest and latest headlines, or deep political dives… it’s also about introducing you to artists from this state, meeting incredible chefs and biologists and woodworkers. It’s about better understanding your state. Please consider chipping in a couple bucks to keep these essential conversations going in Michigan.

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Michigan Central Station once represented an era of industry and opportunity in Detroit, and served as a point of convergence for folks coming from all walks of life.

Jamon Jordan, official historian for the city, joined Stateside to talk about what makes the renovation and reopening of the station building, now called Michigan Central, so meaningful.

Hear April Baer's full conversation with Jordan on today's podcast. Find Stateside's coverage of Michigan Central's grand opening here.

GUEST ON THIS EPISODE:

• Jamon Jordan, founder and operator of The Black Scroll Network, City of Detroit historian, and professor at the University of Michigan

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Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.

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For 33 years, the story of Anita Wiley's disappearance was unresolved. Now, Antonio Wiley, and Anita's sister, Tonya Mosley, have a produced a podcast about Anita's story called She Has a Name. The series chronicles the realties of the drug epidemic in Detroit in the 1980s, Wiley's and Mosely's experiences with trauma and grief, and the reconstruction of family bonds.

We revisit Stateside's conversation with Mosely and Wiley on today's podcast. Find the original episode here.

GUESTS ON THIS EPISODE:

• Tonya Mosley, Emmy award-winning journalist; cohost of Fresh Air; founder of TMI Productions
• Antonio Wiley, executive producer of She Has A Name

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