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ArtPod for April 30 2013
This week, ArtPod is aaaall about the ladies.You name ‘em, we’ve got them: Michigan photographers, amateur actresses, adventure authors…the works.What unites them? They’re all seeking a change. First up, two moms who found each other in the neonatal intensive care unit. Sara Joy was about to lose her infant son. Monni Must was volunteering her talents as a family photographer, coming in to take a final family portrait for Sara and her son. What they didn’t know is how those photos would help...
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This week, the times they are a changin'
Come gather round ArtPod this week, as we rip off Bob Dylan for a cute headline.Today, ArtPod is talking about change. All kinds of change: political, cultural, even technological change.We’ll talk with a storyteller, actors, students and even the operators of a small town movie theater about how they deal with bad changes (the end of an era for mom-and-pop cinemas), weird change (so you've got an emergency manager! Now what?), and cultural change (the tricky, tricky task of talking about...
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Attack of the ArtPod!
It’s baaaaaack. After a brief hiatus, ArtPod is bigger and better than ever, bringing you all the Michigan artists and thinkers we’re following now. This week, we’re hashing out the best of the Arab American film festival in Dearborn. Every festival has its inside-baseball politics about which films get in and which don’t. But Sundance just might be a cakewalk compared with trying to tackle the Arab spring and the Syrian conflict in just one week of screenings. We hear from the guy who’s got...
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Art Pod's Send-off to Summer: Idlewild's Centennial,...
We say good-bye to summer arts, from Idlewild (once known as the "Black Eden") celebrating their centennial, even as the town struggles to survive; filming wraps up on a documentary about sole survivors of commercial plane crashes; and the Holocaust Memorial Center gets a startling new exhibit.
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Commentary: Voting Tomorrow
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Should taxpayers "save" the DIA?
The Detroit Institute of Arts is going broke. Museum staff say to save the DIA, they need some $200 million dollars in property taxes from Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties. As Michigan Radio's Kate Wells reports, voters will decide the fate of the museum at the polls this Tuesday.
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Art Fair, and Kickstart-ing a MI journalist
Breathe a sigh of relief, Ann Arborites! You made it through four days of Art Fair madness, with its half a million visitors and 1,000+ artists, all swooping into town to steal your parking space.It's also a great cash infusion for the city: organizers claim it has an $80 million state impact. And admit it, you kinda love the summery, festive, look-at-those-handmade-digeridoos fun of good ol' Art Fair. We take a look at who makes the bucks, who came to town, and what, exactly, is a gourd...
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Artpod: Ann Arbor Film Festival turns 50
The experimental and sometimes controversial Ann Arbor Film Festival kicks off its 50th season this week. It's one of the oldest independent film festivals in North America. On today's Artpod, we hear from two longtime fans of the festival – one: an audience member, the other: a filmmaker – to hear some of their favorite film fest memories. We also have a chat with the festival's director.
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Artpod: Discotech = Discovering Technology
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Artpod: Songs from Seth & May
Today's Artpod features a live, in-studio performance by Michigan musicians Seth Bernard and May Erlewine. Last year they were invited to join the project “Run Across Ethiopia," of the Michigan-based non-profit On the Ground. A group of eight eventually ran 240 miles across southern Ethiopia and raised over $200,000 to build schools in the coffee growing region of that country.The album New Flower is based on that experience.
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Artpod: The intersection of art and science
Today's Artpod features a story where arts and science intersect. At a lot of universities, the sciences are housed on one part of campus, the arts on another. But the two sides will have a chance to meet this week, when the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan opens its first art gallery.
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Artpod: An arts industry update
It's a news round-up on this week's podcast! We learn about Michigan's burgeoning garment industry, and we get an update on how one of the state's biggest movie studios is doing. Plus, we talk with the director of the new documentary, After the Factory.
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Artpod: Einstein on the Beach in Ann Arbor
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Artpod: Work, re-imagined
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Artpod: Aretha Franklin is looking for the next great...
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Artpod: Made in Michigan
For all you last minute holiday shoppers out there, today'spodcast is filled with ideas for giving local: Michigan-made music, art books, etc.
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Artpod: Detroit arts group inspires students to succeed
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Comic Jam
On today's podcast, we hear about a group of Michigan cartoonists who think comics can be an educational and valuable tool for kids. The cartoonists are teaching workshops in towns where folks are struggling to make ends meet.
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Governor Snyder, Going to China
Governor Rick Snyder is leading a major trade delegation to China next month. He’s the first governor to do so in a decade. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry thinks the trip is long overdue.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Painting Detroit
On today's podcast, we hear how an artist in Detroit wants to bring color to the city with his brush strokes. Artists in Seattle and Philadelphia have been painting large murals on abandoned buildings in an effort to revitalize neighborhoods. Philadelphia for example, has around two-thousand murals to help brighten the city. Reporter Emily Fox introduces us to the man behind a mural initiative in Detroit called Public Art Workz. [sic]
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: An audio tour of musical...
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Artpod: Two guys, one island and a piano-hauling bicycle
On today's Artpod, we'll hear from a New York physician who bought a remote, uninhabited island in Lake Superior. His plan is to turn it into an artist residency next summer. We'll also hear from boogie-woogie piano man Mark Braun, aka Mr. B. He and his bandmates are bicycling across Michigan...with their instruments in tow!
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: A chat with the new Grand Rapids...
Dana Friis-Hansen will take the lead at the Grand Rapids Art Museum next month. On this week's Artpod, we talk with Friis-Hansen about his museum philosophy, Michigan's art ecosystem, and what he means by "negative space."
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Homegrown talent
On today's podcast, we look at how Michigan music collectives are hoping to keep homegrown talent in the state.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: The LipDub video heard 'round...
Earlier this year, Newsweek said the city of Grand Rapids was dying. The city's residents decided to strike back with a nearly $40,000 lip-dub video that's getting rave reviews.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Small art raises big bucks
People don't often think of "art" as a money-making endeavor. But a group in Saline, Michigan is proving otherwise. Their story is about taking little pieces of art and turning them into big money makers. And all that money is being used to help feed hungry people in Washtenaw County.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Arts Patronage 2.0
On today's podcast, we'll take a look at how the image of the "rich" arts patron is starting to be re-imagined, thanks in large part to the internet.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Rock 'n roll and baseball
50 years ago Michigan's own Del Shannon had the #1 song in the U.S. We take a look back at some other rock 'n roller from the Great Lakes State. Plus, an interview with the Michigan veteran actor who stars as Ernie Harwell in the new play, "Ernie."
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Health, safety concerns surround...
On today's Artpod, we'll hear about the health and safety concerns that surround a Michigan small business called Glittersniffer Cosmetics.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: How the Detroit Symphony strike...
On today's podcast, we'll look at what kind of role social media played in the five month labor dispute between the Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians and management. The DSO striking musicians say they're willing to come back to work without a contract if management agrees to binding arbitration.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: The Cost of Creativity, part 3
On today's podcast, we wrap up The Cost of Creativity, a look at arts and the economy in Michigan.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: The Cost of Creativity, part 2
On today's podcast, we continue with the second installment of The Cost of Creativity, a look at arts and the economy in Michigan.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: The Cost of Creativity, part 1
Michigan Radio recently produced an hour-long documentary about arts and the economy in Michigan. It's called The Cost of Creativity. On today's podcast, we'll hear the first installment.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Art & Fashion
Today's podcast is all art and fashion. We'll talk with the founding director of the new Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, plus we'll hear how an auto supply factory is now producing...jeans.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Ukulele helps ease the pain
When times are tough, and people are losing jobs, making music can be a comfort. On today's Artpod, we'll take a look at why the ukulele is selling so well.
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Photographing the so called 'ruins' of Detroit
Photographers from around the world parachute in to take pictures of Detroit's abandoned landscape. Some call it journalism or art; others call it ruin porn.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Making a (book) list, checking...
Need help finding the perfect holiday gift for the bibliophile in your life? The folks at the Library of Michigan have come up with their annual "Michigan Notable Books" list: 20 books about Michigan or by Michigan authors. We interview Randy Riley on this week's Artpod. Riley is in charge of special collections at the Library of Michigan, and he says "there's something for everybody on this list."
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Getting crafty for the holidays
If you haven't already bought all your holidays gifts, then you're in luck. Today's podcast is all about local holiday art fairs, ideas for inexpensive gifts (homemade marshmallows anyone?), and tips on how to make eggnog, set to music.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Old age, new instruments
Lots of people learn an instrument when they're little. But on today's podcast, we hear how more and more people are learning to play instruments later in life. They do it for the same reasons kids do: It's fun and it's about being part of group. But for some adults, music also provides an escape from financial stress in their lives.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: The healing power of writing
In today's podcast, we explore the healing power of writing. Russ Hicks has recently experienced the death of his spouse and the loss of his job of 22 years. The thing helping him cope, is his writing.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: An update on the DSO strike
There's a big fight that's going on at Orchestra Hall. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians are on strike, and they say management's proposed cuts are "probably the most extreme attack that's ever been made on an orchestra in the United States." On today's podcast, we'll take a look at what's happening at Orchestra Hall.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: The Film Factory
For today's podcast, we're going to talk about movies. Towns and cities across the Midwest are trying to look like mini Hollywoods, thanks to generous tax incentives that have attracted dozens of film crews. But California still dominates the $57 billion film industry - and some are asking whether Great Lakes states are offering too much. The team from the new public radio project - Changing Gears - take a look at one idea to turn the region into a film factory.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Artists seek a room of their own...
Struggling artists generally don't make a lot of money, so they tend to live in grittier parts of the city where rent is really cheap. Inevitably, they spruce things up, more people move in, rent goes up, and artists are priced out. To ensure that doesn't happen to them in Detroit, a group of artists are taking matters into their own hands.
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Juggling for love and money
When the housing bubble burst several years ago, lots of jobs were affected. New construction, for example, slowed down considerably. A man in Grand Rapids saw his business take a big hit. So with more time on his hands, he decided to turn a hobby into a money maker.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Crafting a career out of woven...
Cross Village is like a lot of small, rural towns in the state, where money is tight, jobs are scarce. And when winter comes around and all the tourists are gone, the outlook is even bleaker. So a group of women started up a cottage industry of rug making to help locals sustain themselves through the lean months.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: College Scholarship Brewing Up...
College is expensive. To pay for school, lots of Michigan students have to take out loans. Some work at coffee shops to help pay the bills. An artist was so inspired by these hard working baristas that he used his talents to create a scholarship for coffee shop workers.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Jammin' at the JSO
On today's podcast, we visit Jackson, Michigan. The city is hurting economically, and the few places in town where teenagers could go to hear live pop music have closed. So a couple college kids are turning the local symphony orchestra into an indie rock venue.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Travel Club Takes Off in...
On this installment of Artpod, Michigan Radio's Kyle Norris spends time with a travel club for girls in west Michigan. Kids can learn a lot about a place through books and TV or on the web. But one Kalamazoo woman thinks you can't really know a place until you visit.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: A Tale of Two Cities, Part 3
We wrap up our three-part education series, "Rebuilding Detroit Schools: A Tale of Two Cities." Detroit has one of the worst school systems in the country. Just a few years ago, the same could be said about New Orleans schools. But that city rebuilt its school system from scratch after Hurricane Katrina essentially wiped it out. Today, New Orleans is considered a laboratory for reform, and now school reformers in Detroit and other cities are looking to New Orleans to see what might work. For...
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2
We continue our three-part series with more stories from, "Rebuilding Detroit Schools: A Tale of Two Cities. Detroit has one of the worst school systems in the country. Just a few years ago, the same could be said about New Orleans schools. But that city rebuilt its school system from scratch after Hurricane Katrina essentially wiped it out. Today, New Orleans is considered a laboratory for reform, and now school reformers in Detroit and other cities are looking to New Orleans to see what...
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: A Tale of Two Cities, Part 1
Over the next three installments of Artpod, I'll bring you stories from our series, Rebuilding Detroit Schools. A Tale of Two Cities. Detroit has one of the worst school systems in the country. Just a few years ago, the same could be said about New Orleans schools. But that city rebuilt its school system from scratch after Hurricane Katrina essentially wiped it out. Today, New Orleans is considered a laboratory for reform, and school reformers in Detroit and other cities are looking to New...
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: What the Motor City Can Learn...
We'll head south to New Orleans, a city now considered a laboratory for urban education reform. Detroit's school leader is looking south for lessons he can apply in the Motor City. We have this look at what Detroit might learn from the Big Easy.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: A Tale of Muslim Courtship
Most people are familiar with American dating rituals. You like someone, you ask them out, maybe go to a movie, have dinner. But the dating story for University of Michigan students Sarah Jukaku and Abdul El-Sayed was a little different. Hear how their courtship unfolded on this week's installment of Artpod.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Being Johnny Cash
The Man in Black died in 2003, but his music still speaks to people. One Michigan man not only loves the music and legacy of Johnny Cash, but he's fulfilling a dream by "being" Johnny Cash.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: The Sounds of Belgrave
We'll talk with Detroit jazz trumpeter Marcus Belgrave about his life in music, and an ancient African instrument goes electric.
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Michign Radio: Artpod: The Loveland Project
You can own a piece of Detroit for $1.00. Sure, it'll be a small piece. One square inch, to be exact. But your deed to that micro plot of land also buys you passage into an online community that its creator hopes will yield big ideas for the city.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Lights! Camera! West Michigan!
Michigan's fledgling film industry just took a major step forward. A factory that was built to make airplanes near Grand Rapids will soon become the world's largest movie soundstage.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Laugh Track Not Included
Lots of people point to Detroit as ground zero for post-industrial decline. For many, the city has become the butt of a national joke. So some artists in Detroit are taking that joke and turning on its head.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Laugh Track Not Included
Lots of people point to Detroit as ground zero for post-industrial decline. For many, the city has become the butt of a national joke. So some artists in Detroit are taking that joke and turning on its head.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Geeks R Us
A group of self-described geeks hope to transform Michigan's economy through experimentation and curiosity.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Geeks R Us
A group of self-described geeks hope to transform Michigan's economy through experimentation and curiosity.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Burns Park Players
A community comes together to put on a musical and raise money for arts education.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Burns Park Players
A community comes together to put on a musical and raise money for arts education.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: High School Requirements
The high school class of 2011 is the first to graduate in Michigan with a rigorous set of required courses. We'll see what students and teachers think about the requirements so far.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: High School Requirements
The high school class of 2011 is the first to graduate in Michigan with a rigorous set of required courses. We'll see what students and teachers think about the requirements so far.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Art in Wartime
Actor, writer, photographer Benjamin Busch talks about how creativity helped him during his two tours as a Marine in Iraq.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Art in Wartime
Actor, writer, photographer Benjamin Busch talks about how creativity helped him during his two tours as a Marine in Iraq.
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Michigan Radio: ArtPod: Mobile Phone Ensemble
Students at the University of Michigan transform their mobile phones into musical instruments.
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Michigan Radio: ArtPod: Bonnie Jo Campbell
National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell talks about donkeys, martial arts, and life on the farm
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Michigan Radio: ArtPod: Bonnie Jo Campbell
National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell talks about donkeys, martial arts, and life on the farm
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Michigan Radio: ArtPod: Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels talks about Michigan and music.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: UMMA Reopens
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) reopens after nearly three years of construction.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Liberal Arts 2.0
Analyzing Shakespeare characters is out. Analyzing Facebook profiles is in. It's Liberal Arts 2.0.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Homeless Teens
A four-part series on homeless teens in Michigan.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Homeless Teens
A four-part series on homeless teens in Michigan.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Art In The D
What art students - young and old - are doing in Detroit.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Motown's 50th
It's the 50th anniversary of the legendary Motown record label. The singers, studio musicians, and members of the family that founded the label are celebrating this week at Motown's original home on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit. Michigan Radio's Sarah Hulett stopped by Hitsville U-S-A and has this report.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Northern Arts
We spend a lot of time exploring the world of arts and culture from Detroit to Grand Rapids and everywhere in between. But what about up north? Michigan Radio's Jennifer Guerra takes a trip up north to spend some time around the campfire with a group of northern Michigan musicians, visit to the deep woods of Mancelona for a lesson in the fine art of letter press, and more.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Bridging Two Worlds
Some people belong to both the hearing world and the deaf world. Michigan Radio's Kyle Norris has the stories of several of people who are hearing, but grew up in the deaf community. And who culturally live with one foot in each world.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Relating & Singing to Our Food
We meet a man who has been going to the Michigan State Fair every year and tells us about changes he's seen in his life time in how we relate to our food. We also hear from some folks who really "relate" to their food — they sing to it.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: What's Your Story for the Big...
If you were given the chance to make a movie, what story would you tell? A bunch of students at an alternative high school in metro Detroit were asked that very question. Michigan Radio's Jennifer Guerra visited the students to see what they came up with.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: Bronzes in Grand Rapids
One of four complete sets of artists Edgar Degas bronze sculptures is on view in Grand Rapids. Michigan Radio's Kaomi Goetz has a look.
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: The Art That Was
When reporter Jennifer Guerra received a postcard in the mail with no return address or contact information, she was intrigued. It read "They came and took it!? Now, I only have a memory of what I was creating. Everything is gone."
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Michigan Radio: Artpod: The Electric Kalimba
An ancient percussive instrument from Africa gets an upgrade.
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A Fresh Look
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Fiddling
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