Solar Party Detroit started as a idea to power a e-bike with solar power from off the grid. Now, the company owns a fleet of several solar generators that have powered everything from DJ setups to movie screenings. We talk to the co-founders and owners of the company about their experience powering the city's summer celebrations with sunlight. 

GUESTS:


Ash Arder, co-founder and owner of Solar Party Detroit.
Diane Cheklich, co-founder and owner of Solar Party Detroit.

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Solar Party Detroit started as a idea to power a e-bike with solar power from off the grid. Now, the company owns a <a href="https://www.solarpartydetroit.com/services">fleet </a>of several solar generators that have powered everything from DJ setups to movie screenings. We talk to the co-founders and owners of the company about their experience powering the city's summer celebrations with sunlight. 
GUESTS:
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Ash Arder, co-founder and owner of Solar Party Detroit.
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<li>Diane Cheklich, co-founder and owner of Solar Party Detroit.</li>
</ul>
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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="http://michiganpublic.org/podfund">supporting our work</a>: michiganradio.org/podfund

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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganradio.org/podfund

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/programs/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
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The Startup Harnessing Solar for Summer Celebrations

When you think about amateur sports, sumo wrestling is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. However, the traditional Japanese sport has been growing in popularity across the United States, including right here in Michigan. Stateside's Yesenia Zamora-Cardoso headed to a gym in Grand Rapids where modern athletes are finding fun and challenge in the ancient sport. 

GUESTS ON THIS EPISODE:


Gabe Unick, head of the Grand Rapids Sumo Club


Kai Pruiett, member of the Grand Rapids Sumo Club

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When you think about amateur sports, sumo wrestling is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. However, the traditional Japanese sport has been growing in popularity across the United States, including right here <a href="michiganpublic.org/podcast/stateside/2024-06-26/stateside-podcast-amateur-sumo-wrestlers-find-new-challenges-in-ancient-sport">in Michigan.</a> Stateside's Yesenia Zamora-Cardoso headed to a gym in Grand Rapids where modern athletes are finding fun and challenge in the ancient sport. 
GUESTS ON THIS EPISODE:
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Gabe Unick, head of the Grand Rapids Sumo Club
</li>
<li>
Kai Pruiett, member of the Grand Rapids Sumo Club
</li>
</ul>
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Amateur Sumo Wrestlers Find New Challenge in Ancient Sport

How to tend to the crops in your yard when Michigan bakes with summer heatwaves.

GUEST:

Malik Yakini, founder of D-Town Farms and the Detroit People's Food Co-op

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How to tend to the crops in your yard when Michigan bakes with summer heatwaves.
GUEST:
Malik Yakini, founder of D-Town Farms and the Detroit People's Food Co-op
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Backyard Gardening Tips with Malik Yakini

The longstanding conventional wisdom is that what we call hillbilly music originated in Western Europe. But the truth, as many scholars and musicians have been preaching for years now, is that country music is intimately tied into the experience of African Americans. In fact, one of the most recognizable instruments in the country music genre is the banjo--which made its way to America from West Africa with enslaved people. On today's episode, University of Michigan professor Nadine Hubbs talked about Black Americans' (often erased) influence on country music as we know it today--and how Black artists like Beyoncé are reclaiming a space in the genre. 

GUEST: 

Nadine Hubbs, professor of music at the University of Michigan and author of "Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music"

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Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.

The longstanding conventional wisdom is that what we call hillbilly music originated in Western Europe. But the truth, as many scholars and musicians have been preaching for years now, is that country music is intimately tied into the experience of African Americans. In fact, one of the most recognizable instruments in the country music genre is the banjo--which made its way to America from West Africa with enslaved people. On today's episode, University of Michigan professor Nadine Hubbs talked about Black Americans' (often erased) influence on country music as we know it today--and how Black artists like Beyoncé are reclaiming a space in the genre. 
GUEST:    Nadine Hubbs, professor of music at the University of Michigan and author of "Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music"
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Music in this episode by<a href="https://www.sessions.blue/"> Blue Dot Sessions.</a>

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