Between the Lakes
Saturdays at 6 a.m.
Between the Lakes is WCMU Public Media’s weekly news podcast, bringing you the stories shaping central and northern Michigan—clearly, thoughtfully, and in under 15 minutes. Hosted by Tina Sawyer, each episode offers trusted local reporting and essential context on public policy, the environment, the courts, and more. Plus, a light trivia segment to keep you curious without adding to the noise.
Latest Episodes
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Six of 33 people treated for contamination have been hospitalized at Munson Medical Center after the plane crash landed in Grand Traverse County Thursday. -
Most people around for the 9/11 attacks on America, can remember exactly where they were in 2001 and how they felt. But to those who were born after that day, grasping the severity of the tragedy may be harder to understand. -
Social media has blown up with opinions and speculation after a 37-year-old Black man was severely injured during a music festival in northern Michigan. -
After searching for audio of the Mackinac Bridge opening, an archivist found a recording of the bridge's dedication ceremony in 1958, seven months after it opened. -
Many of Michigan’s nearly 1,500 townships and villages are run by part-time retirees in their 80s who are begging for help. The system is frayed and, without reform, communities could falter. Lansing isn’t coming to rescue. -
More farmers are opting to repair old tractors, combines and other machinery instead of buying new upgrades. A tough farm economy and historically-high equipment prices are at least partly to blame. -
Unknown companies filed claims to Google alleging WCMU copied a story about Michael Carbonara and his ties to a UP bitcoin mine, plus the latest headlines from across the region. -
WCMU's AJ Jones joins Tina Sawyer to break down primary results and what they mean for November's general election. -
A CMU scientist says Michigan's swamps are in decline and could have a long-term impact on the Great Lakes. That’s this week on Between The Lakes, plus Michigan's biggest headlines and a brain teaser. -
From Simon & Garfunkel, Lefty Frizzell, to The Monkees, musicians used Saginaw as a muse in their song writing during the mid-20th century.
