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The Undercurrent
by Naina Rao
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Episodes
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Coming To America
This week on the Undercurrent, host Cole Tunningley brings you stories of people who traveled to the United States of America from across the world. Reporter Naina Rao talks to Brenda, an MSU student affected by DACA. She talks about the current confusion surrounding the issue and tells her…
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Representation
This week on The Undercurrent, host Naina Rao brings you stories of representation. We start with MSU student Audrey Matusz who started her own art collective called Sometimes Art House, built by women and designed for equality. Then, we have reporter Sami Luke sharing part 2 of her panel...
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Shame & Success
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel shares stories from those who have gone through Shame & Success. Reporter Bradley Allen talks about fighting academic probation and what professors look for in engaged students. Reporter Naina Rao visits Strange Matter Coffee Co. to find out what…
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One Last Push
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel documents One Last Push from presidential campaigns to win over Michigan’s electoral votes. Reporter Cole Tunningley speaks with supporters and protestors during Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to Michigan State University. We also hear from reporter…
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Halloween
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel celebrates Halloween with stories inspired by the holiday. The show opens with the tale of an exorcism and a cassette, as told by Ivan Wolyniec. Reporter Naina Rao gets more than what she bargained for when visiting the Haunted Aud. We also hear...
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Girl Power
This week on The Undercurrent, reporter Naina Rao guest hosts and brings a dose of Girl Power. The show begins with an interview with Brooke Johnson, a Michigan State University student trying to understand her social identity as a woman of color. After that, reporter Sana Hakim speaks with a...
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Turn The Page
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel shares stories that Turn The Page. We’ll first hear from reporter Cole Tunningley and his visit to the Triple Goddess Bookstore, where he spoke with the owner of the New Age shop. Reporter Naina Rao stops by the East Lansing Public Library to see...
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Compassion
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel shares stories with Compassion. On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders visited Michigan State University to stump for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Reporter Cole Tunningley spoke with attendees to hear their thoughts on the speech and the...
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Things
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you a few Things to talk about. Our first story comes from reporter Cole Tunningley, who explores the idea of privileged people becoming homeless. After that, reporter Naina Rao visits the new Library of Things within the Capital Area...
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Roll With The Punches
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings stories on people who learned to Roll With The Punches. Reporter Naina Rao talks a Michigan State University sophomore who started her own fashion line, Live That Life Soreem. We’ll also check in on WDBM alum Colin Jackson and his...
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Wheels
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you stories on Wheels and through your radio. Reporter Cole Tunningley reflects on the realities of growing up while talking to a group of kids playing with scooters. We also talk about the ethics of stealing and repurposing forgotten bikes…
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Brand-Aid
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel shares stories from people who slapped on a Brand-Aid in an effort to fix their style. A Filipina comedian learns to capture her East Lansing audience with lewd humor. Reporter Cole Tunningley brings us her stand-up routine and her transition to...
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Aftermath
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings stories following the Aftermath of Sunday’s shooting in Orlando. We hear from two people in two different communities related to the tragedy. Reporter Naina Rao has Ahmad Hassan share his story on growing up as an Arab-American Muslim in…
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Pressing On
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you stories on people who kept Pressing On: in music, on paper, and after college. Our first story comes from reporter Cole Tunningley. He talked with Greg Robertson, a guitarist who is often seen basking in the streets of East Lansing.…
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Companion
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings stories from people who have made a Companion in their lives. Our first story comes from reporter Naina Rao, who learns more about voting as a blind person in America. What can be done to improve our current voting machines for the…
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Here, Try This
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you stories of people who did something new. Whether it was a friend suggesting, Here, Try This or a matter of personal willpower, the voices you hear all found themselves in a new situation that prompted a change in their lives. Reporter...
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Devotion
This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you stories from those who have shown Devotion in their lives. What does it take to give up time and comfort for someone or something else? Reporter Naina Rao shines some light on Ramadan and talks with the imam of the East Lansing Islamic...
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Whatever It Takes
Today on the show, it’s Whatever It Takes. We hear stories from people who have made a commitment to something and will do whatever it takes to make sure it happens. We have a story of a young man wondering if he has what it takes to make it in music. We have a story about the lead organizer of...
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Outsiders
For the past 30 years, in Haslett and Okemos, Michigan, Colin “The Flag Man” Campbell has been seen roaming the streets in his infamous tightly fitted star-spangled shorts waving an American flag. A highly disputed colossal bronze statue of Baphomet, a goat-headed totem of contemporary Satanism,...
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The Undercurrent is created and hosted by Naina Rao.
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