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PBS KIDS day with WKAR 2023

Bring your family to the WKAR studios to celebrate with fun activities and games for kids. Join us for the free open house on Saturday, January 28, from 10:00 – 1:00 pm.

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Three women wave red cloths above their heads as part of a dance performance

Arjun Thakkar

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MSU community uses art to show solidarity with Iran protests

Arjun Thakkar

Amid ongoing protests and government repression in Iran, a group of artists at Michigan State University is using their craft to raise awareness about the women fighting for their rights in the country.

Sarah Lehr

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After leading Ingham Co. through pandemic, Health Officer Linda Vail prepares to retire

Sophia Saliby

Jason Gillman

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Whitmer: Pension tax rollback and EITC should be 2023's first laws

Colin Jackson

WKAR Century of Service supported by MSUFCU and by Consumers Energy

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RELEASE: WKAR’s Amanda Flores Graduates from National Diversity Program

Diversity leaders across the country expand their public media DEI expertise

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Michigan Executive Office Of The Governor

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Michigan State of the State 2023

Aired Wed., Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. on WKAR-HD 23.1 | Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer lays out her new legislative year agenda for 2023. WATCH HERE
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The Roots Residency | Next at the Kennedy Center

Fri Jan. 27 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Hip Hop legends The Roots perform and reach beyond the stage to mentor, inspire and learn.
Sora DeVore

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Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Fri Jan. 27 at 10PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie receives the 2022 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C.
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Masterpiece

Bloodline | Miss Scarlet & The Duke

Sun Jan. 29 at 8PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Eliza is hired by Detective Fitzroy to solve a case of police corruption.
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Masterpiece

What A Balls Up | All Creatures Great and Small

Sun Jan. 29 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | James’ TB testing plan mistakenly puts a cow in danger.
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Masterpiece

The God of Shadows Part 2 | Vienna Blood

Sun Jan 29 at 10PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | The hunt for the captain’s killer leads Max and Oskar to the opium dens of Vienna’s Chinatown.

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Jessica D. Cowles

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Michael Dease, MSU professor and Jazz Educator of the Year, appears on A Groove Supreme

Saturdays at 8PM on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | The world-renowned jazz artist and instructor sits down with A Groove Supreme host Michael Stratton.
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January 2023 | Michigan Matinee

Thursdays, Jan. 5 - Jan. 25 at 7PM on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | Tune in each Thursday to enjoy an hour of favorite pieces from the silver screen.
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Absolute Music Chamber Series : Into the Romantic Era

Thu Jan. 26| 7:30PM at UrbanBeat, Lansing Old Town

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MDCR hosts virtual forum to teach residents about reporting hate crimes

Michelle Jokisch Polo

The Michigan Department of Civil Rights hosted a forum Thursday to help the public understand how to report hate crimes and incidents of bias in the state.
Jan 27, 2023 - Rep. Andrew Beeler | OFF THE RECORD

State of the State recap and more. Guest: Port Huron republican Rep. Andrew Beeler.
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Black History 101 Mobile Museum

Black History 101 Mobile Museum making stop at East Lansing Public Library

Sophia Saliby

Black History Month starts Wednesday and to kick things off, a traveling exhibition is making a stop at the East Lansing Public Library Monday.
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Public Domain

State Court of Appeals: 'Adopt and amend' tactic is constitutional

Sarah Cwiek | Michigan Radio

The Michigan Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling that a 2018 Republican strategy to gut minimum wage and paid sick leave laws was unconstitutional.
NIAID

When is it OK to make germs worse in a lab? It's a more relevant question than ever

Nell Greenfieldboyce

Policymakers have long grappled with how to handle experiments that might generate potentially dangerous viruses. Now, officials are considering whether oversight needs to be expanded.
East Lansing High School students stage walkout to protest school violence

Kevin Lavery

East Lansing High School students walked out of their classrooms Thursday to protest what they say is an atmosphere of violence and racial tension in the school.
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City of Lansing launches committee to address homelessness in the city

Michelle Jokisch Polo

The City of Lansing is seeking to reduce challenges and barriers faced by people experiencing homelessness through a new committee.
Michigan Executive Office of the Governor

Whitmer focuses on economic, civil rights, safety issues during State of the State

Colin Jackson

Governor Gretchen Whitmer used her fifth State of the State address to promote economic, education, and civil rights issues Wednesday night.

PODCAST: ¿Qué Onda Michigan?

Los demócratas presentan propuestas para mejorar la vida de todas las familias en Michigan

En el episodio del 20 de enero del 2023 de ¿Qué Onda Michigan? te explicamos sobre las prioridades legislativa que los democratas tienen ahora que son la mayoria en el Senado y la Camara de Representantes en Michigan.

Current Sports with Al Martin

MSU men's basketball falls hard on the road to Indiana; MSU gymnastics stun with historic win over Michigan; The Dallas Cowboys come up short...yet again | Current Sports | Jan. 23, 2023

Michigan State men's basketball now gets some much needed rest before hosting Iowa on Thursday.

MSU Today

MSU scholars analyze the latest in Michigan politics and economics on podcast

MSU Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) Director Matt Grossmann, Professor Emeritus of Economics Charley Ballard, and IPPSR Associate Director Arnold Weinfeld analyze the latest in Michigan politics and economics.

PODCAST: Life, Meet Tech

The Future of Technology

Prabu David is joined by leading global futurist Shawn Dubravac for a peek into his crystal ball at the incredible future of consumer technology and the industrial economy.