Radio/podcast lifer. MI/OR/OH. On Anishinaabeg land. Host of Stateside on Michigan Public. https://www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/stateside Also: State of Wonder, Dough Dynasty pods Alignment: Lawful Bowiehttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3msdom3eybc2c@AP has called the MI Dem Senate primary for Abdul El-Sayed05 Aug 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdom3eybc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3msc7oq6zmc24Very friendly reminder that the polls don’t close in Michigan until 8 PM Central time.04 Aug 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msc7oq6zmc24https://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mmjsl37j2k2pI am deceased [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjsl37j2k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mmephiqtck2jBombshell. Mike Duggan is out of the Michigan Governor’s race. Listen today at 3 for details.21 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmephiqtck2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mh57pu6sgc2vFINALLY!16 Mar 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh57pu6sgc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mh574rnf5s2vKieran Cullen for the lifetime win16 Mar 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh574rnf5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mfnnmkp6zc2yWhy is he shouting?25 Feb 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnnmkp6zc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mfhawh2gcc26Some complicated hockey feelings in this house this morning. #godylanlarkin and also #goteamcanada22 Feb 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhawh2gcc26https://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mf53g3xdpk2hRamadan Mubarak to all the confused kitties up early and to their fams https://www.threads.com/@embracingadventure/post/DU4_Z84jT65?xmt=AQF0V1a3Dkl6NZX6GZU71MUe0bSHh0EZP0oYyEk5OrOZc3p4MPiSi1SVoQwGnwLsd9L8Jgli&slof=118 Feb 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf53g3xdpk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3met2fcttcs2rHey Happy Valentines everybody https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7044539/2026/02/13/winter-olympics-condom-shortage-reactions/?source=user_shared_article14 Feb 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3met2fcttcs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mee3fd52w22uYour halftime entertainment. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUeW9QkEeju/?igsh=ZmszcW16eWM3Ynpq08 Feb 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mee3fd52w22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mdieps6xfc25Our new science and environment reporter, Kate Furby, is so whip smart. Today she’s schooling me that no, February is not a punishment for Michiganders like myself who have sinned. https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-01-27/why-is-it-so-cold28 Jan 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdieps6xfc25https://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3mdfuptdbgc2g@leahlitman - in addition to co-hosting the excellent pod Strict Scrutiny - is the sharpest conlaw scholar I know. In our most recent Stateside ep, she broke down some checks/balances history and talked about who might stop ICE’s constitutional overreach https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT_knQZgiRC/?igsh=MXBpdGRxNTZ1dTA1cg==27 Jan 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfuptdbgc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3m4iigq6zjc2zHelpful page from our digital department with help finding food in Michigan - maps and other tools. Also helpful if you’d like to give right now to keep food resources available. https://www.michiganpublic.org/economy/2025-10-30/are-you-on-snap-here-are-some-resources-for-you31 Oct 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iigq6zjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3m3adu3tsh22dIn case you’re wondering how @npr.org is handling the Pentagon’s new restrictions on reporting. We’re in the upside down now. https://www.npr.org/2025/10/14/nx-s1-5574184/news-organizations-refuse-to-comply-with-restrictive-new-pentagon-policy15 Oct 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3adu3tsh22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lynifv5sbk2pIn Michigan, a state senator and the Lt Governor - both Democrats - were subject to separate bomb threats in the past 24 hrs.12 Sep 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynifv5sbk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lxz5bvhpsk2pWant to pitch a story? Ask a question about Michigan? or just hang out and have a beverage? I’ll be at Bell‘s eccentric Café in Kalamazoo from 5 to 7 PM. See you there!04 Sep 2025 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxz5bvhpsk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lxtzyl4zxs2mInsightful work from Zena Issa on several hundred cases eligible for resentencing and all the unique lives involved https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2025-09-02/young-adults-convicted-of-murder-get-second-chance-but-wounds-reopened-for-victims-families02 Sep 2025 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxtzyl4zxs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lubausgzkc2wBack in 2015 I met this smooth-talking cowboy in the broadcast booth at KPAI,  a station serving a town of fewer than 500 people in southern Oregon.18 Jul 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lubausgzkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3luaiz5kxak2wAs the great @margaretatwood.bsky.social once said, “Roll up your sleeves, girls” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/18/business/media/house-rescission-vote-pbs-npr.html18 Jul 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3luaiz5kxak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lu642nq6222gIn the field today with city of #Detroit historian @jamonjordan for a project we’re very excited to bring you this summer.. Subscribe to our podcast feed so you won’t miss the drop…also be sure to follow Jamon, who is seriously a national treasure, in addition to all his other titles.17 Jul 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu642nq6222ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lrxh5nn36k2mIncredible honor to represent my @michiganpublic Stateside team at @allwomeninmedia #theGracies50 - auspicious company like this is nourishment19 Jun 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxh5nn36k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lrgsajjh622vThis happened today. Please consider calling your Senator, especially if you think he or she might be on the fence. https://apnews.com/article/trump-budget-cuts-npr-pbs-global-health-2844a884091dce5255a3f4ad70f3a1c612 Jun 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgsajjh622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lr4ywdc4ic2gWatching LA makes me think of everything that was going on in Portland during the first term. People from outside Oregon kept asking me the same question and I felt like a broken record: legal protest. These are legal protests.08 Jun 2025 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4ywdc4ic2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lprip25uxc2lBreaking. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprip25uxc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3lp52eqom3k2pBig Court of Claims decision for #abortion protections in #Michigan (and great work by my rock star colleague Kate Wells) https://www.michiganpublic.org/health/2025-05-13/edit-judge-strikes-down-michigan-abortion-restrictions14 May 2025 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp52eqom3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aprilbaerradio.bsky.social/post/3loodmmadyc2fWhat’s one more big breaking story today? [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:qukizf772ebkos442pgjlilb/app.bsky.feed.post/3loodmmadyc2f