Groundcover Speaks | Ann Arbor District Library

About Groundcover Speaks | Ann Arbor District Library

Groundcover Speaks is a blind and print disabled accessible audio archive of Groundcover News. Groundcover News is a nonprofit, community street paper based in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The physical newspapers can only be purchased on the downtown street corners of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti from Groundcover vendors, who sell the papers for an income. Groundcover Speaks is produced through a collaboration with 5th Avenue Studios and Groundcover News to bring the voices of Groundcover News vendors to more community members.

Publisher

Ann Arbor District Library

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Aug 2023

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

85 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Groundcover | Volume 17 | Issue 21

   Did you know that Groundcover News is a member of the International Network of Street Papers? Listen to this episode to learn more about INSP and its annual conference.

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Groundcover | Volume 17 | Issue 20

   Groundcover's animal edition: Why those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity have pets and why it is important to support that.

3. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Groundcover | Volume 17 | Issue 19

   Description: In this episode, vendors weigh in on the defining issues of our day: data centers, homelessness, climate change and war.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

987,564

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0