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1/25/22 - National School Choice

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Host Mike Redford and a guest on a monitor.

Mike Redford talks to Gary Loster - President, The Loster Group Consulting Firm. They discuss President Biden's first year in office, voting rights and vaccine mandates. Then Mike talks to Ben DeGrow - Director of Education Policy, The Mackinac Center for Public Policy & Julian Petzold - Executive Director of Valley Lutheran High School. They discuss parents looking at educational options.

Lifelines

Samuel Pepys

The most famous English diarist, Samuel Pepys, lived in the 1600s and the phrase "may you live in interesting times" certainly applies.

Mental Health Minutes

Memory

Our memory is far from perfect, with emotions and information overload having an impact on how we remember things.

Hidden History

Presentation Drawing - Bearinger Fireproof Building

A presentation drawing of the Bearinger Fireproof Building in downtown Saginaw, Michigan. How does this building connect to the city's reinvention after the lumber boom ended?

Backyard Astronomer

6/30/25 - A Feast of Morning Objects

About 90 minutes before sunrise, look low in the east for the brightest point in the pre-dawn sky. It’s the planet Venus, and there’s a feast of celestial wonders nearby to look for this week!