Welcome to Michigan: We Need to Talk

Welcome to Michigan: We Need to Talk, a new weekly call-in show from Michigan Public hosted by Stephen Henderson.This show is built around a simple idea: Michigan needs more spaces where people talk with each other, not just at each other, past each other, or about each other.Each week, Stephen will take up one issue that matters to people across the state: politics, schools, housing, roads, public health, the economy, trust, fear, community, and the decisions that shape how we live together.And the podcast feed is not just a place to hear the radio show later. It’s part of how the conversation works.Most weeks, the broadcast show will begin with a reported, pre-taped segment. That segment will be posted here in the podcast feed a day before the show airs, giving listeners time to hear the story, think about the issue, and consider what they might want to say when the phones open the next day.After the broadcast, the call-in portions of the show will also be posted here, so listeners can hear the full conversation on demand. The feed will also feature extra interviews, additional reporting, and special podcast-only content for listeners who want to go deeper.Subscribe to the newsletterYou can subscribe to Building the Conversation here: https://building-the-conversation.beehiiv.com/p/building-the-conversation-issue-zero-19d8a9682ef142b9Have a thought, question, story, or idea for a future episode?Email us: [email protected] the show is live, the phones will be open.Listen live Thursdays at 7 p.m. on Michigan Public: 91.7 FM in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Southeast Michigan; 104.1 FM in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and West Michigan; 91.1 FM in Flint; 89.7 FM in Lansing; and 91.3 FM in Port Huron. You can also stream live at MichiganPublic.org, through the Michigan Public app, or by asking your smart speaker to “play Michigan Public.” Call us anytime at 734-412-7155, or email us at [email protected] our online community at www.MIweneedtotalk.org