Radio Free Flint Podcast
526 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe present audio and video podcasts about life and culture in middle America. Our essays and life histories share the story of people in America's rust belt.This podcast is born of blue-collar, working-class values. Our podcast has its roots in the greater Flint area. We dedicate this podcast to the beleaguered town of Flint, Michigan, and communities like it across America.Our podcasts subjects include true crime, law, history, sports, arts & literature, and the Flint water crisis, and more. Our interviews focus on society and culture in middle America.
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The Golden Age: Flint Community Schools
January 07, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBGood school districts are more than a function of how much money they collect from taxpayers. Schools must connect with the community where they are located in ways that go beyond math, science and reading. Flint, Michigan at one time was the envy of America. Flint leaders developed and funded the concept of the Community Schools Program. The Flint School District and its Community Schools Model drew people from across the nation and the world to study the educational model. The concept...
Electronic Drone Musician Hauras: A Song for Flint, Michigan
January 03, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBOur guest is musician Howard Ryan, a native of Wisconsin who now lives in San Francisco, California. Ryan, also known as Hauras composed a song, "Flint, Michigan," intending to make a social statement about the problems of the beleaguered rust belt city. Ryan is a musician and composer who is known for his work in the drone music genre. He has released several albums and EPs that showcase his unique style of electronic music, which often incorporates elements of experimental and ambient so...
Tacos, Punk Rock and Conservation with Dan Moilanen
December 07, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBLearn the importance of protecting soil and water resources by conservation. Discover how conservation-minded farmers reduce toxic algae in the Great Lakes. Our podcast guest is Daniel Moilanen, a Fenton area native now living in Flint. Dan is currently the Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts (MACD). His leadership in this organization brings conservation-minded farmers together to reduce toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes by encouraging environment...
Conservation and Sustainable Food Growing in Michigan
December 07, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBOur podcast guest is Daniel Moilanen, a Fenton area native now living in Flint. Dan is currently the Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts (MACD). His leadership in this organization brings conservation-minded farmers together to reduce toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes by encouraging environmentally sound agricultural techniques. The Michigan soil conservation districts have been working to modernize farming practices to protect Lake Erie and it...
Potholes, Roads and the Future of a Michigan Rustbelt Town
November 22, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWe discuss how the roads got so bad and how to fix the problem with road and infrastructure expert Dr. John Daly. Michigan has a significant problem with its roads and bridges. The state has one of the highest numbers of structurally deficient bridges in the country, and many of its roads need repair. This problem has been exacerbated by years of neglect and insufficient funding. One of the main issues is the lack of funding to maintain and repair the roads and bridges properly. Michigan ...
Midnight in the Vehicle City: The Strike Heard Around the World
November 15, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBMidnight in Vehicle City by author Edward McClelland is a book that tells the story of Flint, Michigan, during the Great Recession and the struggles of its residents as they try to survive in a city that has been hit hard by the economic downturn. The story centers around autoworkers struggling to make ends meet and their challenges of working for General Motors Corporation in the 1930s. Those challenges included poor pay and working conditions. The author does an excellent job of capturing...
Fly Away Home Snowbird
November 08, 2022 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.3 MBMillions of American "Snowbirds" seasonally migrate from the Rust Belt to the Sunbelt. They seek more comfortable, warmer climates during the cold winters "up north." Many of the Snowbirds also come from Canada. What is a "Snowbird," and why do they want to move around the country chasing the sunshine? Is there something this lifestyle says about us and our culture? Have our patterns of life mimicked the ducks and the geese? In this essay, Arthur Busch explains why he became a Snowbird a...
George Winters and his Red Piano
November 01, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBMusician George Winters has performed for audiences for over 50 years across America. The Michigan native is well-known in music venues in southeastern Michigan for his fabulous keyboard skills, especially on a Hammond organ. George plays the keyboard, guitar, and harmonica and also sings. This podcast includes a conversation with George Winters about his long career and several unreleased tracks that include his distinctive mellow jazz and upbeat popular music. Winters shares his story...
In Flint They Don't Name the Streets for Us
October 26, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBThis is a conversation with Sarah Carson about her book of poems, How to Baptize a Child, in Flint, MI. Carson's poems are a jarring portrayal of life in a declining, once mighty, and still proud American rustbelt town, Flint, Michigan. "How to Baptize a Child in Flint, Michigan" is a heartwarming and thought-provoking exploration of faith, family, and community in the midst of challenging circumstances. The book tells the story of a young mother, Sarah, who is struggling to raise her ch...
Emily Doerr: What Can Be Done To Fix Flint's Schools?
October 23, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBEmily Doerr is a candidate for the Flint Community Schools Board of Education. The election will be on November 8, 2022. She joined a slate of four other individuals running to serve the Flint Community Schools. These candidates agree on core principles governing their service on the Board of Education should they be elected on November 8, 2022. The other candidates on the slate are Dylan Luna, Terae King Jr, Melody L. Relerford, and Michael Clack. The Flint Community Schools are at a cross...
Comedian Bryan McCree a Joyful Flintstone
September 20, 2022 19:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIs it possible to make Flint laugh? If anyone can, it's Flint native Bryan McCree, a nationally known comedian, actor, and writer. He regularly tours America with shows marked by their insight into American culture and the oddities of life in our country. He is particularly astute at using humor to make us laugh at ourselves. In this interview, Byran shares hilarious clips of his shows featuring humor about Flint, making the audience laugh at itself and its stereotypes about race and bein...
The Poet Daughter of Angelo's Coney Island
September 13, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBCarl Paul came to America through Ellis Island in New York from a country few in Flint, Michigan, know much about. North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a country in Southeast Europe. In 1991, the tiny country became recognized as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. Today, the Slavic country is a member of NATO. Carl and many of his fellow Macedonian immigrants eventually found their way to Flint. They came from a small mountain village in southern Macedonia...
Prep School Transfers Impact Flint Prep Hoops and Culture
September 06, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBFlint, Michigan, has long been touted as a hotbed for high school basketball. Indeed, Flint has produced some of the top basketball talents in the nation. Many Flint athletes are playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and at major colleges and universities. Flint basketball players have had lucrative careers playing internationally. Flint area residents are accustomed to watching high school talents honing their skills in high school gyms against their favorite teams. However,...
Former Public Safety Chief of Bishop Airport Recalls Flint Terror Attack
August 30, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBFormer Bishop Airport Public Safety Director Chris Miller discusses a 2017 terrorist attack at the Flint, Michigan, airport. He also talks about the changes the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America had on current operations at Bishop International Airport. The retired Public Safety Director at Flint Bishop Airport, Chris Miller, was a hero in 2017 when he and an airport maintenance worker subdued a terrorist who stabbed a fellow police officer. Miller's quick actions helped save the life of ...
Keeping Old Documents,Photos and Donating Your Treasures
August 25, 2022 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBIn our highly mobile society, figuring out what to do with our old papers, photographs, and keepsakes is challenging. We accumulate boxes of possessions over a lifetime, and when moving, retiring, or upon the death of a parent it sits in your house begging for a home. Your junk can be true treasures that preserve the history of your community or your family. What do you do with all those boxes and files that you will "someday" get around to sorting out? What is valuable, what is worth...
A Conversation with Genesee Historical Center Archivist Colleen Marquise
July 26, 2022 16:11 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBColleen Marquise, Associate Archivist at the University of Michigan-Flint, Francis Willson-Thompson Library, takes podcast listeners on a virtual tour of the Genesee County (MI) Historical Center archive collection. This historical collection has a fascinating collection of oral histories, documents, papers, etc. The Center has three primary collections: Flint Labor History, Civil Rights, and Community Organizations such as the UAW Local 599. The local archives also contain the most defini...
Michigan Serial Killer Unmasked: John Norman Collins
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBJohn Norman Collins was an all-American boy. He was handsome, lived in Ann Arbor, and belonged to a fraternity. But there was a dark side to this young man. The media and others dubbed John Norman Collins "The Michigan Murderer." In the late 1960s, Collins stalked college-age women like prey. His hunting grounds were near the campuses of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Michigan murderer terrorized the public. The media b...
John Norman Collins a Michigan Serial Killer Unmasked
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBJohn Norman Collins was an all-American boy. He was handsome, lived in Ann Arbor, and belonged to a fraternity. But there was a dark side to this young man. The media and others dubbed John Norman Collins "The Michigan Murderer." In the late 1960s, Collins stalked college-age women like prey. His hunting grounds were near the campuses of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Michigan murderer terrorized the public. The media brea...
The Interesting Journey of a Flint Civil War Battle Flag
June 14, 2022 12:45 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MBFlag Day Special. Save The Flags. This is a State of Michigan project to preserve, research and display 240 battle flags carried by Michigan soldiers in the Civil War, the Spanish American War, and World War I. Michigan now has an “adoption” program to conserve these flags. Individuals, organizations, schools, families, and communities can help with the preservation, research, and display of the flags by “adopting” flags in the collection. To date, almost 150 flags — mostly from the Civil Wa...
The Interesting Journey of a Flint Civil War Battlefield Flag
June 14, 2022 12:45 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBFlag Day Special. The Flint soldiers had much success as union soldiers in the American Civil War. There were 90,000 Michigan soldiers deployed in the American civil war. The Flint 10th Infantry deployed along with their battle flag to the civil war battlefields of Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and North Carolina. The union battle flags they carried were made and gifted to the 10th Michigan Infantry Regiment by women of Flint, Michigan. The union flags were presented to the men who wen...
Ben Pauli: Democracy and the Flint Water Crisis
June 08, 2022 09:30 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBBen Pauli, a Kettering University Political Science Professor, is a water rights activist. Pauli embedded himself with a group of Flint residents during the Flint Water Crisis. This is the group that brought the tainted Flint drinking water problem to the public's attention. The group also was successful in advocating that government fix the cause of the toxic water problem. Professor Pauli discusses the historical activism that helped Flint survive economically and environmentally for alm...
Prof Ben Pauli: Democracy, Justice & Flint Water Crisis
June 08, 2022 09:30 - 35 minutes - 82.2 MBBen Pauli, a Kettering University Political Science Professor, interviews about his book "Flint Fights Back: Environmental Justice and Democracy in the Flint Water Crisis" (MIT Press 2019) Professor Pauli is a water rights activist. Pauli embedded himself with a group of Flint residents who brought the tainted Flint drinking water problem to the public's attention. The group also was successful in advocating that government fix the cause of the toxic water problem. Professor Pauli discusse...
Ben Pauli: Democracy, Justice & Flint Water Crisis
June 08, 2022 09:30 - 35 minutes - 82.2 MBBen Pauli, a Kettering University Political Science Professor, is a water rights activist. Pauli embedded himself with a group of Flint residents during the Flint Water Crisis. This is the group who brought the tainted Flint drinking water problem to the public's attention. The group also was successful in advocating that government fix the cause of the toxic water problem. Professor Pauli discusses the historical activism that helped Flint survive economically and environmentally for almo...
"Mr Flint" Charles Stewart Mott an American Capitalist Pt II
May 31, 2022 10:06 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBThe Life of Mr. Flint, Charles Stewart Mott. Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) was an American businessman and philanthropist born in Flint, Michigan. He is best known for his involvement in the automobile industry and his philanthropic work. Mott began his career as a clerk in his family's business, which manufactured carriage and automobile parts. He eventually took over the company and expanded it into a major parts supplier to the automotive industry. Mott was also involved in developing...
Mr. Flint, Charles Stewart Mott an American Capitalist. Interview with biographer Edward Renehan Part Two
May 31, 2022 10:06 - 38 minutes - 88.4 MBThe Life of Mr. Flint, Charles Stewart Mott. Mott was an early investor in General Motors Corporation, a Vice-President of the company, and a long-time Board of Directors Member. He also became one of the world's most prolific philanthropists by founding and overseeing the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. This is Part Two of an interview with C.S. Mott biographer, Ed Renehan who shares remarkable stories from The life of "Mr. Flint" Charles Stewart Mott. Renehan's book "The Life of Charles...
Troubadour of Crossroads Village Michigan: Neil Woodward
May 21, 2022 18:51 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBTroubadour Neil Woodward is an instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and folk historian who helps preserve Michigan musical traditions. He is often heard at historic Crossroads Village, Michigan, near Flint in the summer months. Neil holds the title -- State Troubadour. In 2003, the Michigan Legislature officially named Neil Woodward Michigan’s Troubadour in recognition of his lifelong commitment to preserving Great Lakes folk music and culture. Besides Woodward's performances at Genesee ...
Neil Woodward, Michigan Troubadour, Storyteller, and Historian
May 21, 2022 18:51 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBNeil is an instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and folk historian who helps preserve Michigan musical traditions. He holds the title -- State Troubadour. In 2003. The Michigan Legislature officially named Neil Woodward Michigan’s Troubadour in recognition of his lifelong commitment to the preservation of Great Lakes folk music and culture. Woodward has served as the village troubadour at Genesee County's historic Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad and spends his summers as a strol...
Poet Laurate Semaj Brown How Poetry Helps Heal Victims of the Flint Water Crisis
May 17, 2022 09:30 - 25 minutes - 58.3 MBPoet Laurate, Semaj Brown gives a spellbinding reading of her environmental injustice poems. Poet Semaj Brown shares stories of working with the child victims of the Flint Water Crisis. Brown is on a mission to help heal the victims of trauma in Flint, Michigan. Semaj Brown is an amazingly accomplished woman who is a poet, author, playwright, and educator, she was named the first poet laureate of Flint, Michigan, in 2019. In 2021, she received an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowsh...
Semaj Brown Flint Poet Laureate
May 17, 2022 09:30 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBFlint Poet Laureate, Semaj Brown gives a spellbinding reading of her environmental injustice poems. Poet Semaj Brown shares stories of working with the child victims of the Flint Water Crisis. Brown is on a mission to help heal the victims of trauma in Flint, Michigan. Semaj Brown is an amazingly accomplished woman who is a poet, author, playwright, and educator, she was named the first poet laureate of Flint, Michigan, in 2019. In 2021, she received an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fe...
Flint Poet Laureate Semaj Brown Healing Power of Poetry
May 17, 2022 09:30 - 25 minutes - 58.3 MBFlint Poet Laureate, Semaj Brown gives a spellbinding reading of her environmental injustice poems. Poet Semaj Brown shares stories of working with the child victims of the Flint Water Crisis. Brown is on a mission to help heal the victims of trauma in Flint, Michigan. Semaj Brown is an amazingly accomplished woman who is a poet, author, playwright, and educator, she was named the first poet laureate of Flint, Michigan, in 2019. In 2021, she received an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fe...
Poet Laurate Samaj Brown How Poetry Helps Heal Victims of the Flint Water Crisis
May 17, 2022 09:30 - 25 minutes - 58.3 MBSemaj Brown gives a spellbinding reading of her environmental injustice poems. Brown also tells stories of working with the child victims of the Flint Water Crisis. Brown is on a mission to help heal the victims of trauma in Flint, Michigan. Samaj Brown is an amazingly accomplished woman who is a poet, author, playwright, and educator, she was named the first poet laureate of Flint, Michigan, in 2019. In 2021, she received an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship. During her time as...
Poet Laureate Semaj Brown How Poetry Helps Heal Victims of the Flint Water Crisis
May 17, 2022 09:30 - 25 minutes - 58.3 MBPoet Laureate, Semaj Brown gives a spellbinding reading of her environmental injustice poems. Poet Semaj Brown shares stories of working with the child victims of the Flint Water Crisis. Brown is on a mission to help heal the victims of trauma in Flint, Michigan. Semaj Brown is an amazingly accomplished woman who is a poet, author, playwright, and educator, she was named the first poet laureate of Flint, Michigan, in 2019. In 2021, she received an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows...
Semaj Brown, Flint Poet Laureate, Author and Educator
May 17, 2022 09:30 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBFlint Poet Laureate Semaj Brown gives a fascinating reading of her environmental injustice poems. Poet Semaj Brown shares stories of working with the child victims of the Flint Water Crisis. Brown is on a mission to help heal the trauma victims in Flint, Michigan. Semaj Brown is an amazingly accomplished woman who is a poet, author, playwright, and educator; she was named the first poet laureate of Flint, Michigan, in 2019. In 2021, she received an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fello...
Marquise Gray: MSU Basketball Great & Flint Beecher Coach
May 10, 2022 09:30 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBMarquise Gray, the former Michigan State Spartan, is now the head basketball coach at Flint Beecher High School. Marquise Gray has excelled at every level of his sport, including coaching and professional basketball. Gray played at Michigan State from 2005-to 09. Marquise Gray has blazed a remarkable trail in basketball. He is currently the acting Athletic Director, head basketball coach, and a teacher for the Beecher Community Schools. Gray's Flintstone values of grit, hard work, and ex...
Marquise Gray: MSU Spartan for Life!
May 10, 2022 09:30 - 21 minutes - 49.7 MBMarquise Gray has blazed a remarkable trail in basketball. He is currently Acting Athletic Director, head basketball coach and a teacher for the Beecher Community Schools. What sets him apart are his Flintstone values of grit, hard work and excellence. Marquise Gray learned his values from his dad, great coaches and the parents in his childhood neighborhood in Beecher. Marquise Gray represents that part of Flint's athletic legacy that makes the area so special. In returning to Beecher High ...
Marquise Gray: A Storytelling Interview about Flint Basketball, Life as a Michigan State University Basketball Star, and a Flint Beecher High School Coach
May 10, 2022 09:30 - 21 minutes - 49.7 MBMarquise Gray, the former Michigan State Spartan, is now the head basketball coach at Flint Beecher High School. Marquise Gray has excelled at every level of his sport, including coaching and professional basketball. Gray played at Michigan State from 2005-to 09. Marquise Gray has blazed a remarkable trail in basketball. He is currently Acting Athletic Director, head basketball coach, and a teacher for the Beecher Community Schools. His Flintstone values of grit, hard work, and excellence ...
Marquise Gray: Michigan State Basketball Star, and Flint Beecher Basketball Coach
May 10, 2022 09:30 - 21 minutes - 49.7 MBMarquise Gray, the former Michigan State Spartan, is now the head basketball coach at Flint Beecher High School. Marquise Gray has excelled at every level of his sport, including coaching and professional basketball. Gray played at Michigan State from 2005-to 09. Marquise Gray has blazed a remarkable trail in basketball. He is currently Acting Athletic Director, head basketball coach, and a teacher for the Beecher Community Schools. His Flintstone values of grit, hard work, and excellence set...
The Flint Coney: A Savory History. A Lively Interview with author Dave Liske
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBDave Liske discusses his new book "The Flint Coney: A Savory History". Learn about the history of the Flint food culture and love affair with the Flint-style Coney Island hot dog. In a lively interview with author Dave Liske who shares recipes, secrets and myths about Flint and Detroit's legendary coney island hot dogs. The history of Flint's food culture has always been largely overshadowed by the stories of its industries. But the origins and rapid expansion of the number of Macedonian C...
Dave Liske: History of the Flint Style Coney Island Restaurant
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBDave Liske discusses his new book "The Flint Coney: A Savory History." Learn about the history of the Flint food culture and love affair with the Flint-style Coney Island hot dog. In a lively interview with author Dave Liske who shares recipes, secrets, and myths about Flint and Detroit's legendary coney island hot dogs. The history of Flint's food culture has taken a backseat to Flint's manufacturing of automobiles. But the origins and rapid expansion of the number of Macedonian Coney sho...
The Flint Coney: A Savory History. A Lively Interview with author Dave Liske Who Shares Recipies, Secrets and Myths about Flint and Detroit's legendary Coney Island Hot Dogs.
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThe history of Flint's food culture has always been largely overshadowed by the stories of its industries. Author Dave Liske discusses his new book "Flint Coney Islands: A Savory History" in this interview. The origins and rapid expansion of the number of Macedonian Coney shops in Flint paralleled the explosive growth of the city's automotive industry throughout the twentieth century. Born of an immigrant escaping the war-torn Balkans in the early 1900s who combined his idea for one dish wi...
Flint Coney Islands: A Savory History
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThe history of Flint's food culture has always been largely overshadowed by the stories of its industries. Author Dave Liske discusses his new book "Flint Coney Islands: A Savory History" in this interview. The origins and rapid expansion of the number of Macedonian Coney shops in Flint paralleled the explosive growth of the city's automotive industry throughout the twentieth century. Born of an immigrant escaping the war-torn Balkans in the early 1900s who combined his idea for one dish wi...
Michael J. Thorp: Curious Tales from Career and Latest Book
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBMichael J. Thorp Has Stories to Tell about His Life in Mid-Michigan Television and Radio. Michael Shares Curious Tales from His Latest Book Former WJRT TV-12 morning anchor Michael J. Thorp has been a familiar voice to the people of Mid-Michigan for nearly 50 years. He shares the story of his life and career along with his work in radio and television. Michael is also a published author of 6 books about Michigan. Did I forget to say, juror in a murder trial of the century in Genesee County! ...
Michael J Thorp: A Michiganian
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBFormer WJRT TV-12 morning anchor Michael J. Thorp has been a familiar voice to the people of Mid-Michigan for nearly 50 years. He shares the story of his life and career along with his work in radio and television. Michael is also a published author of 6 books about Michigan. Did I forget to say, juror in a murder trial of the century in Genesee County! Michael shares his fascinating stories about broadcasting and the characters with whom he worked in the golden age of Flint area radio. you...
Michael J. Thorp Has Stories to Tell about His Life in Mid-Michigan Television and Radio. Interview with Curious Tales from His Latest Book.
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBFormer Flint, Michigan morning television news anchor Michael J. Thorp shares memories in an interview about his life in radio and television. Michael also teases his new book in our interview, Michiganians You Should Know! Its a fun book about obscure and some not so obscure people in Michigan history. Michael is a published author of 6 books about Michigan. Did I forget to say, juror in a murder trial of the century in Genesee County! Michael shares his fascinating stories about broadcast...
Michael J Thorp: Michigan Trivia & People We Should Know
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBMichael J. Thorp Has Stories to Tell about His Life in Mid-Michigan Television and Radio. Michael Shares Curious Tales from His Latest Book Former WJRT TV-12 morning anchor Michael J. Thorp has been a familiar voice to the people of Mid-Michigan for nearly 50 years. He shares the story of his life and career along with his work in radio and television. Michael is also a published author of 6 books about Michigan. Did I forget to say, a juror in a murder trial of the century in Genesee Co...
Michael J. Thorp: Interview with Curious Tales from His Latest Book
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBMichael J. Thorp Has Stories to Tell about His Life in Mid-Michigan Television and Radio. Michael Shares Curious Tales from His Latest Book Former WJRT TV-12 morning anchor Michael J. Thorp has been a familiar voice to the people of Mid-Michigan for nearly 50 years. He shares the story of his life and career along with his work in radio and television. Michael is also a published author of 6 books about Michigan. Did I forget to say, juror in a murder trial of the century in Genesee County...
Jan Worth Nelson, East Village Magazine, Editor
April 19, 2022 12:50 - 39 minutes - 90.1 MBLongtime East Village Magazine editor Jan Worth-Nelson discusses Flint and what's lost, what's left, and what is possible. Jan shares the colorful history of the iconic Flint publication. The East Village Magazine started about the same time as Michael Moore's Flint Voice back in the 1970s. Flint's college and cultural neighborhood has long been a vibrant, beautiful, and historic neighborhood with many educators, business leaders, and professionals calling it home. Today, the magazine has bec...
Jan Worth-Nelson: History of the Iconic East Village Magazine
April 19, 2022 12:50 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBJan Worth-Nelson, former editor of the East Village Magazine, shares stories about the colorful history of the iconic Flint publication The East Village Magazine started about the same time as Michael Moore's Flint Voice back in the 1970s. Today, the magazine has become a brilliant piece of journalism each month, covering hyper-local government meetings and thoughtful essays from some of Genesee County's best writers. Jan Worth-Nelson is a retired University of Michigan-Flint English Pro...
Jan Worth-Nelson Shares Stories about the Colorful History of the Iconic East Village Magazine
April 19, 2022 12:50 - 39 minutes - 89.6 MBJan Worth-Nelson former editor of the East Village Magazine, shares stories about the colorful history of the iconic Flint publication The East Village Magazine started about the same time as Michael Moore's Flint Voice back in the 1970s. Today, the magazine has become a brilliant piece of journalism each month, covering hyper-local government meetings and thoughtful essays from some of Genesee County's best writers. Jan Worth-Nelson is a retired University of Michigan-Flint English Professo...
Jan Worth-Nelson Former Editor of East Village Magazine, Shares Stories in Interview about the Colorful History of the Iconic Flint Publication
April 19, 2022 12:50 - 39 minutes - 89.6 MBJan Worth-Nelson former editor of the East Village Magazine, shares stories about the colorful history of the iconic Flint publication The East Village Magazine started about the same time as Michael Moore's Flint Voice back in the 1970s. Today, the magazine has become a brilliant piece of journalism each month, covering hyper-local government meetings and thoughtful essays from some of Genesee County's best writers. Jan Worth-Nelson is a retired University of Michigan-Flint English Profes...