WEMU News Podcast

Eastern Michigan University has sent a 17-student contingent to Washington D.C. for National Arts Advocacy Day. It's part education and part functional plea for continuing investment in the arts and arts education. What are the hopes and expectations? That's the focus this week on 89.1 WEMU's "creative:impact."

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we take a close look the role women played in establishing some of the public libraries in Washtenaw County. This history is extra special for one district library in particular this year.

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we take a close look the role women played in establishing some of the public libraries in Washtenaw County. This history is extra special for one district library in particular this year.

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we take a close look the role women played in establishing some of the public libraries in Washtenaw County. This history is extra special for one district library in particular this year.

Ypsilanti has so many stories to tell, yet so few storytellers. A small production company intends to change that by training teens how to document such stories on video. In this week's "On the Ground-Ypsi," WEMU's Patrick Campion and Concentrate Media's Brianna Kelly talk to Ariel Moore and her team from the youth-driven media agency, Ward 1 Productions.

Ypsilanti has so many stories to tell, yet so few storytellers. A small production company intends to change that by training teens how to document such stories on video. In this week's "On the Ground-Ypsi," WEMU's Patrick Campion and Concentrate Media's Brianna Kelly talk to Ariel Moore and her team from the youth-driven media agency, Ward 1 Productions.

The Neutral Zone has been doing great work with Ann Arbor-area kids for a long time. Did you know it has its own record label? 'Youth Owned Records' is teaching kids the ins and outs of the music business with some life lessons thrown in for good measure. Learn more in this week's edition of 89.1 WEMU's "creative:impact."

The Neutral Zone has been doing great work with Ann Arbor-area kids for a long time. Did you know it has its own record label? 'Youth Owned Records' is teaching kids the ins and outs of the music business with some life lessons thrown in for good measure. Learn more in this week's edition of 89.1 WEMU's "creative:impact."

The Neutral Zone has been doing great work with Ann Arbor-area kids for a long time. Did you know it has its own record label? 'Youth Owned Records' is teaching kids the ins and outs of the music business with some life lessons thrown in for good measure. Learn more in this week's edition of 89.1 WEMU's "creative:impact."

Helping local agencies find and repair potholes, joining the Ann Arbor Citizens Academy or attending a town hall on education. Those are a few of the engagement opportunities you have this week and those are among the topics covered by WEMU's David Fair and the CivCity Initiative's Mary Morgan on this week's edition of "Civic Matters."