Ypsi Stories

About Ypsi Stories

Ypsi Stories is a podcast about the history of Ypsilanti, told in story form by historians, academics, community members, and local experts.

Publisher

Ypsilanti District Library

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Nov 2020

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Episode 30: Café Ollie - 1893 Cyclone Damage at the Chinese Laundry

   In this episode, we’ll be in conversation with Linette Lao about the research behind her poem "1893 Cyclone Damage at the Chinese Laundry" about an incident in Ypsilanti history, the zine it inspired, historiography, the importance of more inclusive local histories, and the interconnectedness of struggles across early Asian immigrant communities throughout the United States, with a focus on the Midwest. For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories⁠⁠⁠⁠ (ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories) If you don’t want to miss any future episodes, you can always subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, AntennaPod, Escapepod, or wherever you find your podcasts!⁠ To keep up to date on this podcast, as well as all the great things the Ypsilanti District Library is doing, you can follow the library on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, YouTube, and of course, you can always check out our webpage at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (ypsilibrary.org).

2. 

   3 Dec 2025

   Episode 29: Café Ollie - Morning Punks and Third Space Coziness

   In this episode, we’ll be in conversation with Danielle Schwerin, who once helped run Café Ollie, a staple of Ypsilanti brunch life and secret concert life in Depot Town, in the place where Miller’s Ice Cream, Schramm’s Deli, and Café Luwak once stood, and where Wax Bar now stands, kind of. It’s complicated! For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories⁠⁠⁠⁠ (ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories) If you don’t want to miss any future episodes, you can always subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, AntennaPod, Escapepod, or wherever you find your podcasts!⁠ To keep up to date on this podcast, as well as all the great things the Ypsilanti District Library is doing, you can follow the library on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, and YouTube, and of course, you can always check out our webpage at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org).

3. 

   21 Oct 2025

   Episode 28, Part II: The Native American Great Lakes and the Conquest of Michigan, Part II

   In this episode, we’ll continue learning from renowned historian Matt Siegfried about the histories of different Native American communities in Michigan and Ohio, with some special focus on Southeast Michigan and the Huron River valley, including where modern day Ypsilanti stands and where Maguago’s town once stood. We’ll be looking at the communities who thrived around the Great Lakes, through the lens of the American conquest of the land now known as Michigan. We’ll learn together about the ways Native Americans resisted conquest in this area and where many of these communities live today. In Part II of this episode, we’ll be looking at the aftermath of the War of 1812, Indian Removal and those who resisted it, and then we’ll continue on the the status of group discussed in this episode, up to the current day! If you haven't listened to the first half of this episode, check out Part I in your podcast feed! For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories⁠⁠⁠ (ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories) If you don’t want to miss any future episodes, you can always subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, AntennaPod, Escapepod, or wherever you find your podcasts!⁠ To keep up to date on this podcast, as well as all the great things the Ypsilanti District Library is doing, you can follow the library on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok, and YouTube, and of course, you can always check out our webpage at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠ypsilibrary.org).

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

108,111

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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