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Dec. 15, 2025

The Age of Anxiety: Political Media, Dementia, and the Boomer Fear

The Age of Anxiety: Political Media, Dementia, and the Boomer Fear In Michigan living rooms—from Flint to Saginaw to small towns up north—older Americans watch political news that feels less like reporting and more like a pub...
Dec. 12, 2025

Inside Detroit’s 99th Thanksgiving Parade:On-the-Ground Coverage by Arthur Busch

Join Arthur Busch on location in downtown Detroit as he takes you inside the magic of the 99th Annual America’s Thanksgiving Parade . In this special field-report episode, Arthur walks Woodward Avenue, captures the sights and...
Dec. 12, 2025

She Dodged Bullets for the UAW — and Her Legacy Still Haunts the Auto Industry

This episode begins with a cinematic reenactment of the Flint Sit-Down Strike and Genora’s electrifying moment on the picket line. From her kitchen-table organizing to the chaos outside the plants, Genora’s bravery becomes the doorway into a deeper story about labor, power, and the long shadow cast…
Dec. 11, 2025

When Flint Fought Back: Genora Johnson and the Strike That Changed America

This episode begins with a cinematic reenactment of the Flint Sit-Down Strike and Genora’s electrifying moment on the picket line. From her kitchen-table organizing to the chaos outside the plants, Genora’s bravery becomes the doorway into a deeper story about labor, power, and the long shadow cast…
Dec. 8, 2025

DETROIT RISING: A Photo Tour of Motor City's Amazing Comeback | The Mitten Channel

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 ...
Nov. 25, 2025

Flint’s 1937 Sit-down Strike Saved Wages, Work, and Democracy

The Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936–37 wasn’t just a labor dispute — it was a turning point in American history . In this short documentary segment, former Genesee County Prosecutor Arthur Busch breaks down what really happened...
Nov. 14, 2025

The Michigan Murderer: John Norman Collins and the Ypsilanti Terror

He was handsome, popular, and lived the perfect fraternity life in Ann Arbor. But behind John Norman Collins’s all-American image lurked one of Michigan’s darkest secrets. In the late 1960s, a series of brutal murders terrori...