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Listen In, Michigan

Summary: Michigan Today is published online 10 times/year by University of Michigan News, and emailed to about 300,000 readers around the world. Michigan Today is one of several alumni publications produced by U-M. Each school and college offers publications for its graduates, and the U-M Alumni Association sends its magazine, Michigan Alumnus, to paid members. Michigan Today fits into this mix as the one publication to address all alumni regardless of their school or association affiliation. We try to speak to the entire alumni community, and to connect our readers across disciplines.

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 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 24: We Can Be Heroes | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:20:56

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions, "Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode, we speak to John Godfrey, assistant dean for international education, about the Wallenberg Medal and its namesake, World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg -- a mild-mannered architect who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazis. Just in time. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu.

 Listen In, MIchigan - Ep 23: Dan Chace's Football's Valhalla, The Bob Ufer Story | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:20:14

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions," Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode, we speak to filmmaker Dan Chace, BA '83. He recently completed the documentary "Football's Valhalla: The Bob Ufer Story," which tells the story of U-M's most beloved football announcer. The movie premieres in Ann Arbor Oct. 5, 2018. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu.

 Listen In Michigan - Ep 22: Keith Taylor's Ecstatic Destinations | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:20:37

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions, "Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode, we speak to poet (and beloved writing instructor) Keith Taylor, retired A.L. Becker Collegiate Lecturer at U-M and coordinator of the undergraduate creative writing program. The city of Ann Arbor is the subject of his new book of poetry, "Ecstatic Destinations." Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu. Show less

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 21: I Witness, feat. Andy Sacks and Jay Cassidy | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:19:13

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode, we speak to "Michigan Daily" alumni Andy Sacks and Jay Cassidy, both of whom worked as "Daily" photographers in May 1968 when Robert F. Kennedy campaigned for president. He would be assassinated three weeks later. In 2017 a photo of that day appeared on the cover of Chris Matthews' book "Bobby Kennedy: Raging Spirit," credited to "Life" magazine photographer Bill Eppridge. Imagine Andy's surprise -- and aggravation -- when he discovered that cover image was actually his photograph. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu.

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 20: John U. Bacon on The Best of Bacon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:56

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode, sportswriter/broadcaster/U-M graduate John U. Bacon shares tales from his latest book, "The Best of Bacon," a compilation of essays he's produced during a career spanning three decades. It's hilarious and endearing, much like its author. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu.

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 19: Re:Union, the State of the Michigan Union | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:18:04

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode we speak with Susan Pile, director of university unions and auxiliary services. She's overseeing a two-year renovation of the beloved Michigan Union. Find out what will stay, what will go, and what will be returned to its original glory. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu/state-of-the-michigan-union.

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 18: Flour Power at Zingerman's Bakehouse | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:39

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode, Zingerman's Bakehouse co-owner Frank Carollo, BS '76, recounts the sweet and savory 25-year history of Zingerman's Bakehouse. He and Bakehouse co-owner Amy Emberling recently released a cookbook aptly named "Zingerman's Bakehouse," packed with 65 of the duo's greatest hits, from Magic Brownies to Jewish rye. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu.

 Listen in, Michigan- Ep 17: Object Lessons | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:16:01

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode we explore U-M's vast array of "preserved objects" housed in its 20 distinct museums, libraries, and collections. Our guests are Kerstin Barndt, associate professor of German and museum studies, and Carla Sinopoli, professor of anthropology and curator of Asian archaeology and ethnology in the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, and director of the museum studies program at U-M. They recently released a new book titled "Object Lessons & the Formation of Knowledge: The University of Michigan Museums, Libraries & Collections 1817-2017." Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu.

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 16: Kids today | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:11

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode we head out to the Diag for Festifall 2017, where hundreds of student leaders have set up shop to generate enthusiasm for their organizations and causes. Can you say "overachieving brainiacs?" Relive your own college experience, and follow us to the Diag. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu/episode-16-kids-today

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 15: Jerry Bilik: Strike up the band | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:33

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode we speak with composer/arranger/musician/conductor Jerry Bilik, '55/MMus '61. Jerry is a world-renowned artist who joined the Michigan Marching Band as a U-M freshman in the early '50s. He contributed such beloved standards as "M Fanfare," "Temptation," "Hawaiian War Chant," and "The Block M March" to the U-M musical canon. He's got some great stories, just in time for football season. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu.

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 14: Lee Berry: Rebirth of the State Theatre | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:18:22

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode we speak with Lee Berry, BA '78/MBA '99, chief development officer at the Michigan Theater Foundation. He is on the quest to restore the State Theatre to its former glory. The site is being renovated now, and will re-open in fall 2017. Read more at http://michigantoday.umich.edu/episode-14-reb…-state-theatre/

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 13: Gail Offen: Iconic Restaurants of Ann Arbor | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:18:34

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode we speak with Gail Offen, BGS '78, co-author of the book "Iconic Restaurants of Ann Arbor." Join us for a tasty audio treat as we take foodies on a virtual tour of A2. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu/episode-13-ic…of-ann-arbor/

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 12: Will Potter: Fighting the good fight for a free press | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:21:42

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode we speak with Will Potter, investigative journalist, author, and the Harold R. Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Michigan. Read more at http://michigantoday.umich.edu/from-the-newsroom-to-the-classroom/

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 11: Terry McDonald: 22 Ways to Think About the University of Michigan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:28

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode we speak with Terry McDonald, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of History and director of U-M's Bentley Historical Library about his course "22 Ways to Think About the University of Michigan." Read more at http://michigantoday.umich.edu/episode-11-22-ways-to-think-about-the-university-of-michigan/

 Listen in, Michigan - Ep 10: 200 years and counting | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:08

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions,"Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today. In this episode we speak with the creative forces who've helped organize the University's yearlong bicentennial. Get the scoop on U-M's plans to celebrate its 200-year history, including the launching of a space capsule designed to orbit Earth until the University's tricentennial. Read more at www.michigantoday.umich.edu/200-years-and-counting

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