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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly at Central Michigan University
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- NPR's Mary Louise Kelly at Central Michigan University
- Runtime
- 0:31
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Mary Louise Kelly,Host of NPR's "All Things Considered" , is coming to Plachta Auditorium on the campus of Central Michigan University on Tuesday, Ocrober 6th at 7PM.
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- Pressing Matters 303: Aging Dams, El Niño weather pattern, and Mental Health Deserts.
- Runtime
- 27:12
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- On this episode of Pressing Matters, remove or repair. We explore the costly predicament many communities are finding themselves as Michigan's dams age. With climate change leading to hotter temperatures, we look ahead to what's expected to be an El Niño weather pattern and what that could mean for Michigan's upcoming winter season. Plus, why some patients are driving hundreds of miles for critical mental health care in Michigan.
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- Pressing Matters 303: El Nino weather pattern
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Professor Daria Kluver with Central Michigan's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences explains what an upcoming El Niño weather pattern could mean for winter in Michigan.
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- Pressing Matters 303: Mental Health Deserts
- Runtime
- 8:39
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- More people are talking about the importance of mental health. But many parts of Michigan are considered behavioral health deserts. We break down the critical bed shortage that is forcing some to travel hundreds of miles for help.
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- Pressing Matters 303: Aging Dams
- Runtime
- 10:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Michigan's dams are old and require regular, costly maintenance. Most of us have seen what can happen when a dam fails or breaks. The devastation and destruction can be swift and immediate, with rebuilding and recovery costs well into the millions. There's no easy solution, but with heavier rainfall and stronger storms figuring out the best way forward is crucial.
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- Pressing Matters | Friday night @ 7
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A compelling Michigan-based issues show that delves into the heart of local matters, providing insightful discussions and in-depth analyses of key topics affecting the Great Lakes State.
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- Destination Michigan | Fort Mackinac
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- History comes alive at Fort Mackinac!
What does it take to bring the fort's past to life? We caught up with Christian, a military interpreter, to learn how he helps visitors experience history in a whole new way each summer.
This is just one of the stories you'll discover in an upcoming episode of Destination Michigan. Stay tuned!
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- Destination Michigan 1703: Creatively! Glass & More
- Runtime
- 4:23
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- We’ll stop in Mt. Pleasant at Creatively! Glass & More, where gorgeous glass is transformed into beautiful stained-glass designs.
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- Destination Michigan 1703: The Yooper Pasty Company
- Runtime
- 5:10
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- We’ll step inside The Yooper Pasty Company in Sault Ste. Marie, where baked deliciousness is on the menu at this comfy cabin.
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- Destination Michigan 1703: Zero Day BBQ
- Runtime
- 4:34
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- We’ll introduce you to Zero Day BBQ, where an Army veteran is serving up creative smoked specialties while helping fellow veterans along the way in Portage.
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- Destination Michigan 1703
- Runtime
- 28:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- This time on Destination Michigan, we’ll start in Mt. Pleasant at Creatively! Glass & More, where gorgeous glass is transformed into beautiful stained-glass designs. Next, it’s game night at LL Wooden Creations in Sanford, we’ll check out how these handcrafted wooden games are constructed. Then, we’ll step inside The Yooper Pasty Company in Sault Ste. Marie, where baked deliciousness is on the menu at this comfy cabin. From baked favorites to expertly smoked meats, we’ll introduce you to Zero Day BBQ, where an Army veteran is serving up creative smoked specialties while helping fellow veterans along the way in Portage. Finally, we’ll stop in East Lansing, where “Go Green” takes on a different meaning as we explore the beauty, and more than 150 years of history, at the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden.
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- Destination Michigan 1703: W.J. Beal Botanical Garden
- Runtime
- 4:58
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- We’ll stop in East Lansing, where “Go Green” takes on a different meaning as we explore the beauty, and more than 150 years of history, at the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden.
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- Destination Michigan 1703: LL Wooden Creations
- Runtime
- 4:39
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- It’s game night at LL Wooden Creations in Sanford, we’ll check out how these handcrafted wooden games are constructed
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- CMU custodians seek new union contract amid worker shortage, shrinking budget | WCMU News
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Fewer international students enrolling at Central Michigan University have created a multi-million-dollar budget shortfall, raising concerns among union officials that potential cuts could impact contract priorities for university custodians.
Read the full story on WCMU Public Media's website: https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-13/cmu-custodians-seek-new-union-contract-amid-worker-shortage-shrinking-budget?fbclid=IwY2xjawRq-YZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFydzBVVWpweEVHTVlVbTNQc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHj1BT3fT8KJBQcLOlE1SzZxGQ7hVORGTprLRMws0-LPYwP0WFMC8Dw3TuJR__aem_mLBytaQBfLXNIDrSP06PzQ
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- Destination Michigan 1702: Mt. Holiday, Lakenenland, Lighthouse Puzzles, and Timeless Grave Care
- Runtime
- 23:31
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- On this episode of Destination Michigan, we’ll start at the top of Mt. Holiday in Traverse City, where they’re making winter fun accessible for everyone. Then, we’ll head to Marquette to meet an artist transforming scrap metal into striking sculptures. Next, we’ll put all the pieces together in DeWitt and watch how beautiful images are turned into puzzles. Finally, in Owosso, we’ll meet a couple dedicated to preserving the memories behind Michigan’s gravestones.
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- Destination Michigan 1702: Lighthouse Puzzles
- Runtime
- 5:41
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- We’ll put all the pieces together in DeWitt and watch how beautiful images are turned into puzzles.
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- Destination Michigan 1702: Lakenenland
- Runtime
- 4:20
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- We head to Marquette to meet an artist transforming scrap metal into striking sculptures.
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- Destination Michigan 1702: Mt Holiday
- Runtime
- 5:44
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- We’ll start at the top of Mt. Holiday in Traverse City, where they’re making winter fun accessible for everyone.
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- Destination Michigan 1702: Timeless Grave Care
- Runtime
- 4:07
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- In Owosso, we’ll meet a couple dedicated to preserving the memories behind Michigan’s gravestones.
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- History 560 | CMU Point of Pride
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- At Central Michigan University the Center for Learning through Games and Simulations is an academic center that promotes the use of games, simulations, and play in learning. History 560 is a capstone course required to graduate with a minor is Game Design Thinking.
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- Pressing Matters | Housing Shortage
- Runtime
- 9:24
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Finding a safe and affordable place to live is harder than ever and the trickle down effect is being felt in communities across Michigan. Pressing Matters take a look what’s being done to solve this growing crisis.
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- Pressing Matters | Bay City Infrastructure Challenges
- Runtime
- 6:20
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Pressing Matters examines the driving challenges facing people and businesses in Bay City.
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- Pressing Matters | MDOC Staffing Crisis
- Runtime
- 10:29
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Michigan’s prison system is facing a crisis level staffing shortage, we're breaking down the issue from all sides on Pressing Matters.
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- Pressing Matters | MDOC Staffing Crisis, Housing Shortage & Bay City Infrastructure Challenges
- Runtime
- 29:16
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Michigan’s prison system is facing a crisis level staffing shortage, we're breaking down the issue from all sides. Finding a safe and affordable place to live is harder than ever and the trickle down effect is being felt in communities across Michigan. A look what’s being done to solve this growing crisis. Plus, The driving challenges facing people and businesses in Bay City.
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- PM302 Clean
- Runtime
- 0:31
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- On this edition of Pressing Matters, Michigan's prison system is facing a staffing crisis that is pushing officers and their families to the breaking point. We'll examine they heavy toll of mandated 16-hour shifts. Plus, owning a home may be the American dream, but in Michigan and across the country, homeownership is more out of reach than ever, we'll explore the contributing factors. Then, we'll break down a recent move by the State House to take back millions of dollars and what it means for the infrastructure in Bay City.
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- Quiz Central 2115: Interlochen Arts Academy vs. White Cloud
- Runtime
- 26:21
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Quiz Central 2115: Interlochen Arts Academy vs. White Cloud
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- CMU Point of Pride | Museum Studies
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- “Magic Circles: Society Through Game Spaces” is the newest exhibit at the CMU Museum of Cultural and Natural History, where the space functions as both a museum and an interactive learning lab for students.
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- ATS DNR: April 2026
- Runtime
- 56:47
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Ask The DNR is WCMU Public Media's live call-in television program that gives viewers a chance to ask anonymous questions to our in-studio specialists.
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- Quiz Central 2114: White Cloud vs. Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart
- Runtime
- 26:01
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Quiz Central 2114: White Cloud vs. Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart
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- Quiz Central 2113: Interlochen Arts Academy vs. Traverse City Central
- Runtime
- 26:26
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Quiz Central 2113: Interlochen Arts Academy vs. Traverse City Central
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- Behind the Scenes at Antiques Roadshow Castle Farms Broadcast
- Runtime
- 22:01
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Go beyond what viewers will see on screen and discover how WCMU captured the excitement, stories, and unforgettable moments surrounding the iconic Antiques Roadshow. This behind-the-scenes production offers a rare look at the creativity, coordination, and craftsmanship that brought this one-of-a-kind experience to life.
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- DNR Outdoor Adventure Center
- Runtime
- 7:48
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- We explore the great outdoors inside the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center on the historic Detroit River.
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- Perchville
- Runtime
- 4:16
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- We’ll celebrate winter and community in East Tawas at the 76th Annual Perchville Festival.
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- Destination Michigan: Season 17, Episode 1
- Runtime
- 27:16
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- On this episode of Destination Michigan, we’ll explore the great outdoors inside the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center on the historic Detroit River. Then, we’ll climb our way to Traverse City and get a grip on what Elev8 Climbing and Fitness has to offer. Next, we’ll tempt your taste buds with chef-inspired street food in Mt. Pleasant. Then, we’ll celebrate winter and community in East Tawas at the 76th Annual Perchville Festival. Finally, we’ll take you behind the scenes of a public television favorite, Antiques Roadshow, when their team of antiques experts visited Castle Farms in Charlevoix.
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- Antiques Roadshow
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- We’ll take you behind the scenes of a public television favorite, Antiques Roadshow, when their team of antiques experts visited Castle Farms in Charlevoix.
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- Elev8 Climbing and Fitness
- Runtime
- 5:18
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- We’ll climb our way to Traverse City and get a grip on what Elev8 Climbing and Fitness has to offer.
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- The Twisted Fork
- Runtime
- 3:46
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- We’ll tempt your taste buds with chef-inspired street food in Mt. Pleasant.
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- Quiz Central 2112: Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart vs. Pentwater
- Runtime
- 27:21
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Quiz Central 2112: Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart vs. Pentwater
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- Quiz Central 2111: Traverse City St. Francis vs. White Cloud
- Runtime
- 28:31
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Quiz Central 2111: Traverse City St. Francis vs. White Cloud
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- Quiz Central 2110: Clare vs. Interlochen Arts Academy
- Runtime
- 27:41
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Quiz Central 2110: Clare vs. Interlochen Arts Academy
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- Central Michigan University Point of Pride | String Explorer
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- String Explorer is a program that gives Central Michigan University music education students a chance to practice their teaching skills in a classroom setting – teaching string instrument to public elementary school students.
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- Destination Michigan | Ironwood, Mount Pleasant, Grayling, Ann Arbor
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- In the Upper Peninsula, we'll tip our hat to the legendary Stormy Kromer in Ironwood. Then join us for a relaxing spa day at Pure Vitality in Mt. Pleasant. Next, learn how our military stays prepared at Camp Grayling. And we'll stay in Grayling to see craftsmen hard at work during Black Iron days.Finally, be enchanted by fairy doors that have populated the city of Ann Arbor.
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- Quiz Central 2109: Ionia vs. Traverse City Central
- Runtime
- 26:46
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Quiz Central 2109: Ionia vs. Traverse City Central
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- Destination Michigan | Frankenmuth, Lansing, Ishpeming, Leland, Bay City
- Runtime
- 26:56
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Come with us to Frankenmuth and experience vintage baseball from the 1860’s. Next, find out how folks are using the little ukulele to make magnificent music in East Lansing. We’ll traverse M22 to Leland for a relaxing stop at Falling Waters Lodge. You’ll enjoy getting caught in a trap--Da Yoopers Tourist trap in Ishpeming. Finally, we’re off to Bay City for a fantastic sail on a towering tall ship
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- Destination Michigan | Ludington, Petoskey, Gladstone, Indian River & South Haven
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Get ready to dive right in for fun and sun in our lakes, rivers, and streams. We begin in Ludington with a trip on the SS Badger in Lake Michigan! Next, we’ll step off the boat and onto a hand-crafted, wooden paddle board in Petoskey. We'll also tour the 40 mile Inland Waterway, visit Bay De Noc Lure Company in Gladstone, and stop off in South Haven to meet some record breaking mermaids.
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- Destination Michigan | Alma, Grand Traverse, Scottville, Manchester & Ann Arbor. Season 9 ep. 6
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Our first stop includes a competition in Alma as athletes face off in a series of highland games. Next, we traverse to Traverse City and gaze at the cherry trees as they begin to bloom. Also, we’ll go hunting for mushrooms in Mount Pleasant and we’ve got the inside scoop on how they’re grown in Scottville. Then, we’ll visit an animal sanctuary in Manchester and a living building in Ann Arbor.
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- The Destination Michigan crew heads to the Motor City. Season 9 ep.5
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- On this episode, we’re making Motown our hometown. We kick things off with a tour of the historic Fisher Building. Next, grab your passport as we take a trip through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. Then we’ll discover how the Detroit Sound Conservancy is preserving the city’s iconic beats. We'll cruise to Cobo Hall for the FIRST Robotics Championship and take a few laps on the Lexus Velodrome.
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- Destination Michigan | Mears, Iron Mountain, Chesterfield & more. Season 9 ep.4
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Get ready for a thrilling ride through the Silver Lake Sand Dunes on a Mac Wood's Dune Scooter. Next, the folks at Boss Snowplows will clear a path straight to Iron Mountain. Then, we head to Stahls Automotive Collection in Chesterfield Township. We'll also head to the Grand Rapids Downtown Market to see how they inspire area foodies. Finally, we learn how Michigan maple syrup is made.
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- Destination Michigan | Escanaba, Charlevoix, Amasa, Shelby & Commerce Township. Season 9 ep. 3
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- In this episode of Destination Michigan, we begin with sharing the story behind the beloved Pasty at Dobber's Pasties in Escanaba. Next up, fat bike racers head to Charlevoix to take part in the Dogman Challenge. In Iron County, Connor Sports creates wood floors for basketball venues nationwide. We'll also visit the Shelby Gem Factory and Chi-Town Union Station.
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- Destination Michigan | Midland, Ironwood, Alto, Lansing & Onaway. Season 9 ep.2
- Runtime
- 26:48
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- On this episode, join us in Midland to see dogs fly through the air with the greatest of ease. Then we'll give you an incredible view from the top of Copper Peak in Ironwood in the upper peninsula we'll get up close and personal with animals in Alto. We'll also visit Lansing and learn how Oldsmobile got their motors running. Finally, we'll tell ice fishing stories on Black Lake
