Listen in, Michigan

About Listen in, Michigan

"Listen In, Michigan" is an audio storytelling feature brought to you by the online alumni magazine, Michigan Today. From historical features and alumni dispatches to campus news and provocative opinions, "Listen In, Michigan" will entertain and inform, helping to keep you connected to the University of Michigan — today.

Publisher

Deborah Holdship

Category

education · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2018

Latest episode

31 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Jul 2026

   Episode 62: The Last Full Measure, featuring Kim Clarke

   In a new book titled "The Last Full Measure: An American Family and How the United States Brought Home the Dead of World War II," (Stackpole Books, 2026), author Kim Clarke illuminates a lesser-known operation in U.S. military history: the Army Effects Bureau. Helmed by University of Michigan graduate Col. John Murphy, LLB 1930, the bureau counted nearly 1,000 staff members who were tasked with returning fallen soldiers’ personal items to their loved ones back home. Objects included wallets, bibles, journals, lighters, jewelry, and weapons (some still loaded). The bureau’s work required meticulous organization, not to mention cleaning skills (to remove blood, mud, and more) before packaging the effects with a personal letter. The process offered a “temporary bridge” to heartbroken families who often waited years to be reunited with their loved one’s bodies. Read more at michigantoday.umich.edu

2. 

   23 Oct 2025

   Episode 61: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, featuring John U. Bacon, BA ’86/MA ’94

   If truth is stranger than fiction, it is often more tragic as well. That's one lesson author John U. Bacon, BA ’86/MA ’94, took from his deep dive into one of the most fascinating and poignant tragedies in maritime history. "The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (Liveright Publishing, 2025) took the author, who is best known for writing about sports, into uncharted territory. The New York Times bestseller features a number of University of Michigan experts, including naval architects and College of Engineering faculty Matthew Collette and Brendan Falkowski. Bacon also features Michigan Daily alumnus James Gaines, who wrote the lyrical "obituary" for Newsweek that inspired Gordon Lightfoot's eerie musical eulogy "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

3. 

   17 May 2024

   Episode 60: 'The Michigan's' mighty comeback, featuring Jon Fish, BA '95

   Host Mike Legg interviews Jon Fish, BA '95, about the Michigan hockey team's historic comeback and championship win.

Who has been a guest on Listen in, Michigan

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jon Fish
• Colleen Newvine
• Barbara McQuade
• Julie Herrada
• A Arbour

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

2 ratings

Contact Listen in, Michigan

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

Questions about Listen in, Michigan