Listen in, Michigan
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions, "Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today.
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Terry McDonald: 22 Ways to Think About the University of Michigan
December 14, 2018 15:16 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBBentley Historical Library Director Terrence McDonald examines the creative (and often conflictual) tension that has long existed between U-M and its constituents. Read full story at Michigan Today More on Terry McDonald Faculty Contact Appointment Story
200 years and counting
December 14, 2018 15:10 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBU-M’s bicentennial (2017) is upon us. What better time to celebrate the legacies and achievements that make Michigan what it is? Hear from U-M historians Kim Clarke and Gary Krenz. They will regale you with trivia that will entertain your alumni party guests. We promise. Read full story at Michigan Today View Michigan Bicentennial Video More on Michigan's Bicentennial Bicentennial Website Kim Clarke Gary Krenz
Heather Ann Thompson: Blood in the Water
December 14, 2018 15:08 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBAuthor and U-M professor Heather Ann Thompson, BA ’87/MA ’87, delivers the first definitive history of the 1971 Attica prison uprising and its devastating aftermath. This is a phoner, so the audio is a bit rough. Sorry! Read full story at Michigan Today Blood in Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy More on Heather Ann Thompson Personal Website Pulitzer Prize Winner Faculty Contact
Fritz Seyerth: The 'human science' of leadership
December 14, 2018 15:04 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBExecutive coach Fritz Seyferth, BSIOE ’73, shares lessons learned from mentor Bo Schembechler on how to build and lead great teams. He should know. He played for Bo and worked with him for many years. Read full story at Michigan Today View Fritz Seyferth's Consulting Business, FS/A
Larry Goldstein: Poetry Los Angeles
December 14, 2018 14:59 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBImagine Mark Twain’s iconic ne’er-do-well as the high school counselor who launched your career. LA native and Emeritus Professor Larry Goldstein shares some of his poetry about Los Angeles and tells the story of how child actor Tommy Kelly (who once played Tom Sawyer in the movies) set him on a writing and teaching career that would have made Aunt Polly proud. Read full story at Michigan Today More on Larry Goldstein Faculty Contact Poetry Los Angeles: Reading the Essential Poems of the...
Ralph Williams: The Wind is Very Much Up
December 14, 2018 14:56 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBProfessor Ralph Williams reflects on “the American project,” the pursuit of happiness, and the future of the human race. Williams is a beloved and highly revered professor at U-M and an expert on Shakespeare and world religions. Plus he has the most majestic way of speaking. Listen in! Read full story at Michigan Today More on Ralph Williams Royal Shakespeare Company Personal Website Faculty Contact
Totally Up For Debate: The Art and Craft of the Argument
December 14, 2018 14:54 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBA rambunctious war of words is raging on the political front line while U-M’s No. 1 debate team reaps the spoils here at home. (This is a conversation with U-M debate expert Aaron Kall, and we recorded it during the Republican candidates' debates prior to the 2018 presidential election.) Read full story at Michigan Today View Video of Kall's Debate Commentary More on Aaron Kall Kall's op-ed Michigan Debate
How we went blue: The origins of "Let's Go Blue," with Albert Ahronheim
December 14, 2018 14:51 - 7 minutes - 7.09 MBIt’s short. It’s sweet. And it can really swing. But the origins of “Let’s Go Blue” were anything but simple. Listen in, as arranger/composer/musician Albert Ahronheim deconstructs one of the most legendary sports anthems ever. Read full story at Michigan Today More on Albert Ahronheim & Jim Tobin Albert Ahronheim James Tobin
History of the Michigan Daily, Origins of the Peace Corps, & more
December 14, 2018 14:47 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBAuthor and Michigan Daily alumna Stephanie Steinberg shares tales from her book about the history of The Michigan Daily and recounts the high stakes and high jinks of life as a college newspaper reporter. Plus: Peace Corps at 55. Read full story at Michigan Today In the Name of Editorial Freedom — 125 Years at The Michigan Daily More on Stephanie Steinberg Personal Website U.S. News and World Report Alumni Spotlight
More Strange Tales in U-M History; SMTD Dean Aaron Dworkin, & more
December 14, 2018 14:44 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBSure, we know the War of 1812, but how about the War of 1817? It happened right here at U-M – in 1929. Listen in, as James Tobin recounts more bizarre history of the University. Later in the episode we hear from Aaron Dworkin, former dean of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Read full story at Michigan Today How Frank H. Culver changed history
Historian Jim Tobin Reveals Weird Facts in U-M History
December 14, 2018 14:38 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBJim Tobin, PhD ’86, proves truth is more poignant than fiction in Michigan Today’s new audio feature, “Listen In, Michigan.” Read full story at Michigan Today More on Jim Tobin Heritage Project Tobin's Works