Up North Lowdown
By Interlochen Public Radio
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Nine minutes of northern Michigan, every weekday, featuring in-depth reporting from the Interlochen Public Radio newsroom, conversations with reporters and local newsmakers, and more.
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Competitive recycling and sentimental Dutch babies
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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In Leelanau County, a pattern of complaints
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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It's hunting season...but for what?
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Solar arrays and the Bishops' defamation case
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Bishops scheduled to appear in court over defamation lawsuit
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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People are worried about data centers coming Up North. Should they be?
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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A long stay for ICE detainees
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Why is Leelanau County's administrator on leave? We have details
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Victoria Bishop's access is suspended
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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What's happening with Line 5?
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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What a contract for nurses has to say about AI
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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America 250: Whose stories?
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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When grown-ups become band kids
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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DNA and a cold-case conviction
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Saving Antrim's Spring Cleanup
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Regional news roundup: Benzie's millage, Wexford's solar and Up North's wildfire danger
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Why was A.I. part of contract talks for Munson nurses?
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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As Michigan's weather shifts, demand is growing for tornado safe rooms
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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At Michigan's prisons, is a raise enough to keep workers?
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Federal cuts could limit data on Great Lakes
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Meet the Interlochen man organizing the nation's 250th birthday time capsule
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May 29, 2026 |
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The incubator farm
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May 28, 2026 |
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A mother speaks out about where a court sent her son
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May 27, 2026 |
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Checking in with the ‘dam lady’ of Bellaire, 1 month after the flooding
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May 26, 2026 |
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The Pit Spitters are back at it
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May 25, 2026 |
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Extended episode: Data centers, butterflies and the life of Holly T. Bird
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May 22, 2026 |
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The rules of clerking, explained
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May 21, 2026 |
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Could higher travel costs actually help Up North tourism?
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May 20, 2026 |
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More stories to tell
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May 19, 2026 |
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The most important election you've never heard of
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May 18, 2026 |
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Ed Ronco (in London) with the BBC's James Coomarasamy
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May 15, 2026 |
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Grand Traverse kids sent out of state for mental health help end up in a place with a history of abuse
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May 14, 2026 |
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Trucker Randy and the Antrim County Clerk
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May 13, 2026 |
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Eco-acoustics -- catching nature's symphony
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May 12, 2026 |
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What do rising pink salmon populations mean for the Great Lakes?
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May 11, 2026 |
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The public speaks in Antrim County, and an incredible family discovery
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May 08, 2026 |
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The pantry and the barn
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May 07, 2026 |
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Northern Michigan vineyards adapt to climate change
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May 06, 2026 |
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Representation
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May 05, 2026 |
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Copying the Constitution
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May 04, 2026 |
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Lowdown LIVE from Right Brain
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May 01, 2026 |
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Visiting hours in Baldwin
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Our dams are not built for climate change
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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The solidarity strike
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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A shortage of beds
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Northern Michigan's prison problem
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Election Integrity Force
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Antrim County Voters, Pt. 1
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Volunteers in the sky
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Receding waters and other news
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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What a year this week has been
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Wait and see
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Water pumps, sandbags and steelhead
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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More flood updates
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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First, ice and snow. Now, floods
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Long nights in waist-deep water
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Traverse City vibes survey
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Hagerty's back in the office
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Local company revolutionizes 'reminiscence therapy'
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Inside the wastewater treatment plant
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Waiting to spend opioid settlement money
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Michigan considers abolishing concealed pistol licenses. Plus, orange barrel season is upon us
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Help for detainees, a Line 5 update, and why we don't do April Fools' stories
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Without Bergman or Barr, group holds 1st District forum focused on civil discourse
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Why don't we bury our power lines?
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Munson nurses say things aren't great
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Checking in on the East Bay Flats
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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The sugar bush recovers
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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A new way to invest in housing
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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The Lowdown on Contractor Fraud
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Listen to 911 calls from North Lake detention center
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Sunshine Week
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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How climate change is pushing up insurance rates
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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The storm eases
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Nobody is going anywhere today
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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New ways to recycle glass, and a bloodthirsty plant from outer space
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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What happens when you recycle plastic? Not what you might think.
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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A report on Michigan's mental health system hasn't yet seen daylight
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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On being a Yooper: U.P. author is part of Great Lakes story collection
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Grand Traverse Band says it still has options after losing funding appeal
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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‘They are us’: 2 local pastors ask Congress for immigration reform
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Immigrants held illegally in Baldwin, judges say
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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A 6-figure donation to Rep. Bergman underscores big money in Michigan politics
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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What a logging proposal in the U.P. says about conservation, too
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Unshelving a state-sponsored report on boarding schools
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Ice storm stories and a Purple Heart
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Why Grand Traverse County wants to expand a jail diversion program
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Line 5 at the Supreme Court
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Northern Michigan's food scene is having a moment. Two chefs explain why
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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From Boyne City to Olympic gold: Kuhn scores top honor in Milan
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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What's up with the U.P.’s proposed ‘Copperwood Mine’ project?
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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How 2 Northern Michigan athletes fared at the Winter Olympics
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Seeking more ICE transparency, and we preview Fresh Coast in TC
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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In a world of red-vs.-blue politics, a Traverse City group aims for purple
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Drug labs know what's in illegal drugs. Users often don't.
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Charlevoix man's remains come home, a year after his death in Ukraine
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Melting caves, icy cliffs and other Up North delights
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Michigan could be replete with ‘geologic hydrogen,’ or not
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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A pause on data centers, before they even ask
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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‘A dating profile’ to save Michigan farms
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Austin tries curling
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Data centers and deer baiting
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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The PIT Count
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Groundhogs vs. the National Weather Service
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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From the archives: Alive in three centuries
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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State proposes firewood ban
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Inside Michigan's largest detention center
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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How rural and urban political divides threaten democracy
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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State buries Native American boarding school study, starts investigation of its own
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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2,000 protest Minnesota ICE killings
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Cherryland CEO on solar siting, data centers
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Shelter together, or shelter apart?
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Not going back
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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What we know about ICE in northern Michigan
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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A poet laureate’s ‘Metaphor for America’
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Kill tags, coyotes and duct tape
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Red pines and red tape
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Help spend the settlement
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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A trivial conversation
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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‘Hiding in plain sight’
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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We're coming back!
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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A message from the host
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Michigan Dreaming: Cruising on a tall ship
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Michigan Dreaming: Chillin’ with sled dogs in the summer
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Training aboard a tugboat on the Great Lakes
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Artists are people, too
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Michigan Dreaming: Cheering all night on the Au Sable River
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Slowing down in Mancelona
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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From fishing, a better way forward
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Meet the police officer building relationships with homeless people in Traverse City
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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The Walmart attack and its aftermath
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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The mystery gravestone atop Mt. Arvon, Michigan's tallest mountain
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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A challenging moment
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Milkshakes and mythology
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Joining the band
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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The raid of Twin Flames Universe
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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After the Pines
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Baldwin, ICE and skepticism
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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The bait debate
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Tough conversations, more nurses and turtles
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May 24, 2025 |
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The world comes to northern Michigan
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May 17, 2025 |
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The Pines
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May 10, 2025 |
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Tree debris and the humble bee
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May 03, 2025 |
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Life, death and the arts in northern Michigan
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Tree trouble
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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After the storm, now what?
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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The big storm
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Checking in
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Change of plans
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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The sewage struggle
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Airports and asylums
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Three conversations
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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Death, steam and finding your people
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Money, cards and a little punk rock
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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A waterslide for whitefish
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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State Birds and other stories from Green Lake
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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Local power and foreign mussels
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Birdy Battles and Frosty Floriculture
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Jail trouble
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Snow worries
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Off to Sundance
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Taking care
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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The language of the good people
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Finding space
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Smash!
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Naming the apples
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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Early votes and late movies
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Take a deep breath
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Community radio
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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A dash of politics, and then some art
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Gather around food
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Hello sturgeon, farewell Earthwork
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Coal: Financially Imprudent
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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It's Climate Solutions Week!
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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What are the Worst Invasive Species in the Great Lakes?
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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How an Old Michigan Law Kept a Measure off the Ballot
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: Locomotion
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: Postgaming the primary
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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What's up with the August 6th ballot?
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: The Ability Garden
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: Metamorphosis
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: All the deer
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: 50 years of cosmic awe
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: The Platte River diversion
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: Getting into the dirt
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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From the ashes
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: How now in cows?
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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A lens on quillwork
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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Invasive but legal
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May 25, 2024 |
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The paper, the ship and the book
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May 18, 2024 |
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Inside a 5-day strike
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May 11, 2024 |
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The beer bubble
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May 04, 2024 |
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Pen pals
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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100 Houses
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Where you look
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Rasslin!
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Ininaatig, at rest
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Road work
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Prom and pilots
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Sovereignty, summer and spelling
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Under pressure
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Lots to say about fishes
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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The long, warm winter
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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The digester dilemma
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Retelling difficult history
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Housing and the hopefuls
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: Solar churches
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: The CAFO case
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown: Culinary composting
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 39: Childcare providers weigh in
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 38: At home and at work
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 37: Finding childcare
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 36: Court, crude and composers
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 35: To fish or not to fish?
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 34: Guitars in the barn
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 33: Where are the hunters?
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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BONUS: Fresh Coast Creatives - Bonfires, books and banjos with Ashley Christopher
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 32: Steelhead
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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BONUS: Fresh Coast Creatives - The art of connection with Jamie John
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 31: Freshwater and fall colors
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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BONUS: Fresh Coast Creatives - Brushstrokes of local history
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 30: Housing needs and throwing stones
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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BONUS: Fresh Coast Creatives - Jim Bekkering and his trumpet
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 29: Down to the river
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 28: Arts and adaptation
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 27: Apples and algae
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 26: Pride, a hospice, and an exodus
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 25: The power of stillness
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 24: The acquittal and the fire
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown: And now, a word about pizza
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 22: Making hay
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 21: In court
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 20: Fruit flies and Ferris wheels
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 19: The hype man
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 18: A monument to mentors
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 17: Bridges and stones
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 16: Family stuff
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 15: The protests
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 14: Cherries, boats, forests and jets
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 13: A thousand thanks
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 12: The opera house
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 11: Juneteenth
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 10: Flippers and ramps
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 9: The dinosaur fish
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 8: The teal Silverado
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May 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 7: The tornado
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May 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 6: The mystery piano
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May 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 5: All others will be toad
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May 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 4: Storms and sculptures
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 3: Morel certainty
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 2: The goose chase
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 1: We're here! Spring peepers, hand maps and, of course, the news
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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Trailer | Hi, there. Nice to meet you.
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Apr 02, 2023 |