Best Radio Free Flint Mi Podcasts (2025)

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Flint’s 1937 Sit-down Strike Saved Wages, Work, and Democracy 0:59

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Send us a text The Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936–37 wasn’t just a labor dispute — it was a turning point in American history. In this short documentary segment, former Genesee County Prosecutor Arthur Busch breaks down what really happened inside the Fisher Body plants, why the strike succeeded, and how Flint became the birthplace of modern union p…

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Joe Ryan III: From Flint to Hollywood — The Sound of a New Generation 18:39

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Send us a text Flint, Michigan, has given the world legendary athletes—now meet one of its rising musical icons. Joe Ryan III is a producer, songwriter, composer, engineer, and DJ whose creative reach spans television, film, and the global music scene. At just 30, he’s worked with FOX, ABC, NBC, MTV, VH1, ESPN, and BET, crafting scores for Lethal W…

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The Michigan Murderer: John Norman Collins and the Ypsilanti Terror 24:24

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Send us a text He was handsome, popular, and lived the perfect fraternity life in Ann Arbor. But behind John Norman Collins’s all-American image lurked one of Michigan’s darkest secrets. In the late 1960s, a series of brutal murders terrorized the college towns of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Seven young women—mostly students—were abducted, raped, and …

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Flint’s Coney Island Legacy: The Immigrant Story Behind a Michigan Icon 36:59

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Send us a text Few Flint residents know that one of the city’s most beloved traditions began with immigrants from a tiny mountain village in North Macedonia. In this episode of Radio Free Flint, host Arthur Busch welcomes Karen Paul Holmes, daughter of Carl Paul, co-founder of Angelo’s Coney Island—the restaurant that helped define Flint’s working-…

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Why I Leave Michigan Every Winter (And What It Says About Us) 13:27

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Send us a text What’s a “Snowbird,” really—and why do millions of Americans and Canadians head south every winter? In this video essay, Arthur Busch—former Genesee County Prosecutor and host of Radio Free Flint—shares why he became a Snowbird and what the lifestyle reveals about working-class culture from the Rust Belt to the Sunbelt. From union pa…

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The Golden Age: Flint Community Schools 36:47

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Send us a text 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 Pro…

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Electronic Drone Musician Hauras: A Song for Flint, Michigan 18:10

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Send us a text 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 gen…

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Conservation and Sustainable Food Growing in Michigan 28:17

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Send us a text 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 environmen…

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Potholes, Roads and the Future of a Michigan Rustbelt Town 36:41

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Send us a text 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 exacerbate…

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Midnight in the Vehicle City: The Strike Heard Around the World 33:33

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Send us a text 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 …

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George Winters — A Michigan Music Life: Flint, Davison & The Red Piano 34:13

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Send us a text A Michigan original. A musical storyteller. A man who made a lifetime of memories from behind a piano. In this episode, we sit down with George Winters, the beloved “Red Piano Man” from Flint and Davison. George is a lifelong musician, entertainer, teacher, and creative force. His signature red electric piano has become a staple at c…

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In Flint They Don't Name the Streets for Us 25:58

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Send us a text 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…

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Emily Doerr: What Can Be Done To Fix Flint's Schools? 23:36

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Send us a text Emily Doerr is a candidate for the Flint Community Schools Board of Education. The election will be on November 8, 2022. She joined a slate of four other individuals running to serve the Flint Community Schools. These candidates agree on core principles governing their service on the Board of Education should they be elected on Novem…

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Bryan McCree: A Flintstone Comedian With Joy in His Bones 31:24

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Send us a text Stand-up comic Bryan McCree shares Flint stories, family humor, and the Michigan grit behind a life on stage. Is it possible to make Flint laugh? If anyone can, it’s Bryan McCree — nationally touring comedian, actor, writer, and proud Flintstone. Known for his sharp insight into American culture and his uncanny ability to make us lau…

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Prep School Transfers Impact Flint Prep Hoops and Culture 35:13

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Send us a text Flint, Michigan, has long been touted as a hotbed for high school basketball. Indeed, Flint has produced some of the top basketball talents in the nation. Many Flint athletes are playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and at major colleges and universities. Flint basketball players have had lucrative careers playing int…

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The 2017 Bishop Airport Terror Attack: Chief Chris Miller Tells the Inside Story 39:31

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Send us a text In this episode of Radio Free Flint, retired Public Safety Director Chris Miller recounts one of the most shocking events in Flint’s recent history — the 2017 terrorist attack inside Bishop International Airport. Miller describes the moment a Tunisian national stabbed an airport police officer and how he and an airport maintenance wo…

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Keeping Old Documents,Photos and Donating Your Treasures 25:42

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Send us a text In our highly mobile society, figuring out what to do with our old papers, photographs, and keepsakes is challenging. We accumulate boxes of possessions over a lifetime, and when moving, retiring, or upon the death of a parent it sits in your house begging for a home. Your junk can be true treasures that preserve the history of your …

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A Conversation with Genesee Historical Center Archivist Colleen Marquise 27:07

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Send us a text Colleen Marquise, Associate Archivist at the University of Michigan-Flint, Francis Willson-Thompson Library, takes podcast listeners on a virtual tour of the Genesee County (MI) Historical Center archive collection. This historical collection has a fascinating collection of oral histories, documents, papers, etc. The Center has three…

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Flint’s Civil War Heroes: The Story of the 10th Michigan Infantry 41:29

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Send us a text Flag Day Special — The Untold Story of Flint’s Civil War Soldiers and the battle flags that led them through America’s defining conflict. In the American Civil War, 90,000 Michigan soldiers marched into battle. Among them were the men of the 10th Michigan Infantry Regiment, organized in Flint, Michigan and mustered into federal servi…

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Ben Pauli: Democracy and the Flint Water Crisis 36:26

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Send us a text Ben Pauli, a Kettering University Political Science Professor, is a water rights activist. Pauli embedded himself with a group of Flint residents during the Flint Water Crisis. This is the group that brought the tainted Flint drinking water problem to the public's attention. The group also was successful in advocating that government…

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"Mr Flint" Charles Stewart Mott an American Capitalist Pt II 39:09

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Send us a text The Life of Mr. Flint, Charles Stewart Mott. Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) was an American businessman and philanthropist born in Flint, Michigan. He is best known for his involvement in the automobile industry and his philanthropic work. Mott began his career as a clerk in his family's business, which manufactured carriage and au…

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Troubadour of Crossroads Village Michigan: Neil Woodward 31:24

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Send us a text Troubadour Neil Woodward is an instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and folk historian who helps preserve Michigan musical traditions. He is often heard at historic Crossroads Village, Michigan, near Flint in the summer months. Neil holds the title -- State Troubadour. In 2003, the Michigan Legislature officially named Neil Woodward …

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Semaj Brown, Flint Poet Laureate, Author and Educator 25:59

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Send us a text Flint Poet Laureate Semaj Brown gives a fascinating reading of her environmental injustice poems. Poet Semaj Brown shares stories of working with the child victims of the Flint Water Crisis. Brown is on a mission to help heal the trauma victims in Flint, Michigan. Semaj Brown is an amazingly accomplished woman who is a poet, author, …

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Marquise Gray: MSU Basketball Great & Flint Beecher Coach 22:13

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Send us a text Marquise Gray, the former Michigan State Spartan, is now the head basketball coach at Flint Beecher High School. Marquise Gray has excelled at every level of his sport, including coaching and professional basketball. Gray played at Michigan State from 2005-to 09. Marquise Gray has blazed a remarkable trail in basketball. He is curren…

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Dave Liske: History of the Flint Style Coney Island Restaurant 26:39

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Send us a text Dave Liske discusses his new book "The Flint Coney: A Savory History." Learn about the history of the Flint food culture and love affair with the Flint-style Coney Island hot dog. In a lively interview with author Dave Liske who shares recipes, secrets, and myths about Flint and Detroit's legendary coney island hot dogs. The history …

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Flint’s 1937 Sit-down Strike Saved Wages, Work, and Democracy 0:59

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Joe Ryan III: From Flint to Hollywood — The Sound of a New Generation 18:39

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The Michigan Murderer: John Norman Collins and the Ypsilanti Terror 24:24

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Flint’s Coney Island Legacy: The Immigrant Story Behind a Michigan Icon 36:59

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Why I Leave Michigan Every Winter (And What It Says About Us) 13:27

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The Golden Age: Flint Community Schools 36:47

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Electronic Drone Musician Hauras: A Song for Flint, Michigan 18:10

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Conservation and Sustainable Food Growing in Michigan 28:17

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Potholes, Roads and the Future of a Michigan Rustbelt Town 36:41

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Midnight in the Vehicle City: The Strike Heard Around the World 33:33

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George Winters — A Michigan Music Life: Flint, Davison & The Red Piano 34:13

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In Flint They Don't Name the Streets for Us 25:58

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Emily Doerr: What Can Be Done To Fix Flint's Schools? 23:36

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Bryan McCree: A Flintstone Comedian With Joy in His Bones 31:24

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Prep School Transfers Impact Flint Prep Hoops and Culture 35:13

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The 2017 Bishop Airport Terror Attack: Chief Chris Miller Tells the Inside Story 39:31

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Keeping Old Documents,Photos and Donating Your Treasures 25:42

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A Conversation with Genesee Historical Center Archivist Colleen Marquise 27:07

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Flint’s Civil War Heroes: The Story of the 10th Michigan Infantry 41:29

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Ben Pauli: Democracy and the Flint Water Crisis 36:26

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"Mr Flint" Charles Stewart Mott an American Capitalist Pt II 39:09

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Troubadour of Crossroads Village Michigan: Neil Woodward 31:24

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Semaj Brown, Flint Poet Laureate, Author and Educator 25:59

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Marquise Gray: MSU Basketball Great & Flint Beecher Coach 22:13

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Dave Liske: History of the Flint Style Coney Island Restaurant 26:39