Show Category: Society & Culture Subcategory: Personal Journals (Or) Places & Travel Episodes
Inside Detroit’s 99th Thanksgiving Parade:On-the-Ground Coverage by A…
Live coverage of the 99th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit, Michigan. Arthur Busch on the ground taking you for a noisy audio tour of Woodward Ave. Listen for: Candid conversations with parade-goers Atmosphere and live sounds from Woodward Avenue Arthur’s insights on Detroit’s hol…
DETROIT RISING: A Photo Tour of Motor City's Amazing Comeback | The M…
Welcome to the Detroit comeback. With a voice as warm and familiar as the streets themselves, we take a tour of the Motor City's stunning revitalization. From the iconic RenCen and the architecture of the Whitney Building to ...
DETROIT RISING: The Untold Story of the Motor City's Durable Comeback…
Send us a text Welcome to the Detroit comeback. With a voice as warm and familiar as the streets themselves, we take a tour of the Motor City's stunning revitalization. From the iconic RenCen and the architecture of the Whitney Building to the vibrant Riverwalk and the energy of the city's sports s…
“Flint’s Coney Island Legacy: The Immigrant Story Behind a Michigan I…
Few Flint residents know that one of the city’s most beloved traditions began with immigrants from a tiny mountain village in North Macedonia. In this episode of Radio Free Flint, host Arthur Busch welcomes Karen Paul Holmes, daughter of Carl Paul, co-founder of Angelo’s Coney Island—the restaur…
Fly Away Home Snowbird
Hey friends! Ever wonder why some of us pack up and head south when winter hits Michigan? In my latest Radio Free Flint video essay, I dig into what it really means to be a Snowbird — not just chasing sunshine, but searching for comfort, identity, and balance after a lifetime of hard work. I share…
Potholes, Roads and the Future of a Michigan Rustbelt Town
Send us a text We discuss how the roads got so bad and how to fix the problem with road and infrastructure expert Dr. John Daly. Michigan has a significant problem with its roads and bridges. The state has one of the highest numbers of structurally deficient bridges in the country, and many of its …
"Mr Flint" Charles Stewart Mott an American Capitalist Pt II
Send us a text The Life of Mr. Flint, Charles Stewart Mott. Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) was an American businessman and philanthropist born in Flint, Michigan. He is best known for his involvement in the automobile industry and his philanthropic work. Mott began his career as a clerk in his fa…
Troubadour of Crossroads Village Michigan: Neil Woodward
Send us a text Troubadour Neil Woodward is an instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and folk historian who helps preserve Michigan musical traditions. He is often heard at historic Crossroads Village, Michigan, near Flint in the summer months. Neil holds the title -- State Troubadour. In 2003, the M…
Carriage Town Ministries and Homelessness in Flint
Send us a text Cindy Johns discusses homelessness and the causes of homelessness in the Flint area. Carriage Town Ministries began in 1950 as the Flint Rescue Mission on the banks of the Flint River at Grand Traverse Street. The organization has been working to find solutions to poverty and homeles…
Safetyville, Corvettes, T-Birds, and Miniature Flint-- Part Two
Send us a text Safetyville, Flint, Michigan, has a special place in the hearts of a lot of Flint area baby boomers. STOP-LOOK-LISTEN. Remember that lesson? Most remember the miniature Corvettes, T-Birds, and kids' first driver's licenses. Many Flint baby boomers received their first driver's licens…
Michigan Truck Camper Tour: Lake Huron Shoreline
Send us a text Tawas Point State Park is located on Lake Huron in Northern Michigan near East Tawas, Michigan. The state park encompasses 183 acres at the end of a sand spit that forms Tawas Bay. It has been referred to as the "Cape Cod of the Midwest" and is a notable bird-watching site. Ossineke …
Pete Flanders, Musical Memories
Send us a text Pete "Fat Cat" Flanders is perhaps one of the best remembered radio personalities in the Mid-Michigan media market. He is the owner of Musical Memories, a Flint record shop that specializes in vinyl record sales. Pete recounts his 40 year history in Flint area radio sharing stories f…
Flint Community Schools (ft Norm Bryant)
Send us a text Norman Bryant is a former President of Flint Board of Education. At 85 years of age, he shares the history of the Flint Community Schools and high school athletics. Norm is the founder of the Flint African American Sports Hall of Fame. Norm provides a wonderful oral history of Africa…
Joel Feick: Life After Television
Send us a text Local news anchor Joel Feick stepped down from local television news after 35 years. He left familiar seat as "The People's News Anchor". Joel shares stories about his life as a reporter. In this podcast, Joel shares his memories of the characters whom he covered as a journalist. He …
Arlene Crane-Curns: 93 Year Old Author Shares Her Story
Send us a text At 90 years old Arlene Crane-Curns, who has lived almost a century, authored a book! In Homemade Noodles and Cars, Arlene tells the story of her family-from World War I and how it affected them. Her parents struggled to provide a home for their five children during the Great Depressi…
Daniel J. Clark: Your Grandpa's 1950's Auto Industry
Send us a text Daniel Clark, Professor of Business at Oakland University, establishes in his book; Disruption in Detroit: Autoworkers and the Elusive Postwar Boom, that autoworkers and the auto industry experienced anything but stable prosperity during the so-called Golden Age of the 1950s. Profess…
Ang Adamzcik: Arts & Scraps
Send us a text Ang Adamzcik is executive director of Detroit, MI non-profit Arts & Scraps, whose mission is to use recycled industrial scraps to help people of all ages and abilities think, create and learn. Arts & Scraps provides hands-on learning and creative experiences through programs …