Radio Free Flint Podcast

Arthur Busch
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  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
Radio Free Flint Podcast

We present audio and video podcasts about life and culture in middle America. Our essays and life histories share the story of people in America's rust belt.This podcast is born of blue-collar, working-class values. Our podcast has its roots in the greater Flint area. We dedicate this podcast to the beleaguered town of Flint, Michigan, and communities like it across America.Our podcasts subjects include true crime, law, history, sports, arts & literature, and the Flint water crisis, and more. Our interviews focus on society and culture in middle America.

  1. The Golden Age: Flint Community Schools

    01/07/2023

    The Golden Age: Flint Community Schools

    Good school districts are more than a function of how much money they collect from taxpayers. Schools must connect with the community where they are located in ways that go beyond math, science and reading. Flint, Michigan at one time was the envy of America. Flint leaders developed and funded the concept of the Community Schools Program. The Flint School District and its Community Schools Model drew people from across the nation and the world to study the educational mode...

    36 min
  2. Electronic Drone Musician Hauras: A Song for Flint, Michigan

    01/03/2023

    Electronic Drone Musician Hauras: A Song for Flint, Michigan

    Our guest is musician Howard Ryan, a native of Wisconsin who now lives in San Francisco, California. Ryan, also known as Hauras composed a song, "Flint, Michigan," intending to make a social statement about the problems of the beleaguered rust belt city. Ryan is a musician and composer who is known for his work in the drone music genre. He has released several albums and EPs that showcase his unique style of electronic music, which often incorporates elements of experimental and ambien...

    18 min
  3. Conservation and Sustainable Food Growing in Michigan

    12/07/2022

    Conservation and Sustainable Food Growing in Michigan

    Our podcast guest is Daniel Moilanen, a Fenton area native now living in Flint. Dan is currently the Executive Director of the Michigan Association of Conservation Districts (MACD). His leadership in this organization brings conservation-minded farmers together to reduce toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes by encouraging environmentally sound agricultural techniques. The Michigan soil conservation districts have been working to modernize farming practices to protect La...

    28 min
  4. Potholes, Roads and the Future of a Michigan Rustbelt Town

    11/22/2022

    Potholes, Roads and the Future of a Michigan Rustbelt Town

    We discuss how the roads got so bad and how to fix the problem with road and infrastructure expert Dr. John Daly. Michigan has a significant problem with its roads and bridges. The state has one of the highest numbers of structurally deficient bridges in the country, and many of its roads need repair. This problem has been exacerbated by years of neglect and insufficient funding. One of the main issues is the lack of funding to maintain and repair the roads and bridges properly. Michi...

    37 min
  5. Midnight in the Vehicle City: The Strike Heard Around the World

    11/15/2022

    Midnight in the Vehicle City: The Strike Heard Around the World

    Midnight in Vehicle City by author Edward McClelland is a book that tells the story of Flint, Michigan, during the Great Recession and the struggles of its residents as they try to survive in a city that has been hit hard by the economic downturn. The story centers around autoworkers struggling to make ends meet and their challenges of working for General Motors Corporation in the 1930s. Those challenges included poor pay and working conditions. The author does an excellent job of capturing t...

    34 min
  6. Fly Away Home Snowbird

    11/08/2022

    Fly Away Home Snowbird

    Millions of American "Snowbirds" seasonally migrate from the Rust Belt to the Sunbelt. They seek more comfortable, warmer climates during the cold winters "up north." Many of the Snowbirds also come from Canada. What is a "Snowbird," and why do they want to move around the country chasing the sunshine? Is there something this lifestyle says about us and our culture? Have our patterns of life mimicked the ducks and the geese? In this essay, Arthur Busch explains why he became a Snowbi...

    13 min
  7. George Winters and his Red Piano

    11/01/2022

    George Winters and his Red Piano

    Musician George Winters has performed for audiences for over 50 years across America. The Michigan native is well-known in music venues in southeastern Michigan for his fabulous keyboard skills, especially on a Hammond organ. George plays the keyboard, guitar, and harmonica and also sings. This podcast includes a conversation with George Winters about his long career and several unreleased tracks that include his distinctive mellow jazz and upbeat popular music. Winte...

    34 min
  8. In Flint They Don't Name the Streets for Us

    10/26/2022

    In Flint They Don't Name the Streets for Us

    This is a conversation with Sarah Carson about her book of poems, How to Baptize a Child, in Flint, MI. Carson's poems are a jarring portrayal of life in a declining, once mighty, and still proud American rustbelt town, Flint, Michigan. "How to Baptize a Child in Flint, Michigan" is a heartwarming and thought-provoking exploration of faith, family, and community in the midst of challenging circumstances. The book tells the story of a young mother, Sarah, who is struggling to ra...

    26 min
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    About

    We present audio and video podcasts about life and culture in middle America. Our essays and life histories share the story of people in America's rust belt.This podcast is born of blue-collar, working-class values. Our podcast has its roots in the greater Flint area. We dedicate this podcast to the beleaguered town of Flint, Michigan, and communities like it across America.Our podcasts subjects include true crime, law, history, sports, arts & literature, and the Flint water crisis, and more. Our interviews focus on society and culture in middle America.

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    • Creator
      Arthur Busch
    • Years Active
      2020 - 2023
    • Episodes
      115
    • Rating
      Clean
    • Copyright
      © 2024 Radio Free Flint Podcast
    • Show Website
      Radio Free Flint Podcast

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