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The Mitten ChannelThe Michigan Murderer: John Norman Collins and the Ypsilanti TerrorHe 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 murdered. The media called the killer “The Michigan Murderer.”In this Radio Free Flint episode, Arthur Busch interviews Gregory Fournier, author of Terror in Ypsilanti: John Norman Collins Unmasked. Fournier recounts how...
2025-11-1424 min
Life In Michigan PodcastPreserving Ypsilanti’s Stories with Barry LaRueIn this episode of the Life In Michigan Podcast, we’re joined by Barry LaRue—a lifelong Ypsilanti resident, community historian, and retired University of Michigan Performance Hall Operations Manager. Barry’s deep love for history, preservation, and the arts has shaped the fabric of Ypsilanti in ways most people don’t even realize.We met up with Barry earlier this past July while exploring Starkweather Chapel at Highland Cemetery. His passion for sharing local history inspired our recap article “Exploring Starkweather Chapel and the Woman Who Built It”. In this interview, Barry takes us beyond the chapel to sh...
2025-10-031h 01
Every Horror Movie On Netflix191 | Horror Ketchup: The Last of Us, Black Mirror, Mononoke, and highlights from the Independent Film Festival YpsilantiJoin us for a discussion of all the horror we've been watching, reading, and listening to for the past month outside of our journey to watch Every Horror Movie on Netflix! We dig into the series THE LAST OF US, BLACK MIRROR, and MONONOKE, as well as some outstanding horror shorts from the Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti – including one directed by your former cohost, Chris!
Watch Chris' short film, THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER, here: https://youtu.be/zRIomq-Fg4k?si=-q8E5Jg9ciyRL0c5
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2025-05-0141 min
Crime CuriousThe Ypsilanti Ripper Part TwoThe conclusion to the Ypsilanti Ripper also known as the Michigan Co-ed Murders from 1967-1969.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
John Norman Collins | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
Clippings from The Ann Arbor News, Ypsilanti Press, Detroit News, and Detroit Free Press, 1967-72.
John Norman Collins: The Co-Ed Killer: By Katherine Ramsland
The Michigan Murder...
2025-03-091h 09
DigFin VOXDigital B2B Wealth | Alex Ypsilanti, Quantifeed | DigFin VOX Ep. 90Alex Ypsilanti is CEO of Quantifeed, a Hong Kong-based wealthtech company that helps financial institutions with digitalized wealth solutions, for private and retail banks’ relationship managers, for asset managers (the manufacturers of fund products), and for financial advisors serving high-net-worth clients.He spoke with DigFin‘s Jame DiBiasio about trends in B2B wealthtech and how Quantifeed navigates relationships with its clients; the ongoing drive for growth; issues around data and insight; and how he sees the interplay with specialist B2C wealthtech companies.Ypsilanti provides a window into how fintech is growing in Asia and i...
2025-03-0628 minCrime CuriousThe Ypsilanti RipperThis serial killer case was a highly publicized case that took place in the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor Michigan area from 1967-1969. This case even resulted in some interesting case law due to being one of the first where there were questions of fair trial considering how highly public the case had become.
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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki
Cover Art By: Charnell
John Norman Collins | Murde...
2025-03-021h 08
Build Momentum for Education - K-12 Superintendent SeriesS05E09 - Using Storytelling to Foster Trust and Community Support | Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross, Ypsilanti Community SchoolsIn this episode of Build Momentum, we are joined by Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross, Superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools in Michigan. She has decades of experience at public K-12 and charter schools of all sizes, including serving as Superintendent for Okemos Public Schools and for the Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System. She is a sought-after professional speaker, educational consultant, and leadership development coach as well as a church pastor.Some Questions We Ask:Can you tell us more about your career and your current role? (01:23)What is the most rewarding aspect of your career? (02:10...
2025-02-2717 min
Ypsi StoriesEpisode 26: ypsi experimental space and the Ineffable Spirit of Community Creativityypsi experimental space was started by accident on January 1st, 2016, at the site of a former drugstore turned black box theater (8 N Washington Street) and ended by eminent domain on January 1st, 2023. While it remains a mystery as to why "yes" came into existence and little is known about the perpetrators who were said to have started this madcap venture, the main premise was ostensibly to cause some creative mayhem from time to time. Besides the playing of ping-pong, slideshow karaoke, and showing of films, there were reportedly evenings consisting entirely of experimental poetry, music, politics, theater, and a...
2024-12-031h 12Ypsi StoriesEpisode 25: The Parkridge Community Center and the Fight for Racial EqualityThe Parkridge Community Center on Harriet Street opened in December 1945 as a recreation center for Southside residents. It was funded through a World War II program that built recreation centers for war workers and their families. But, the story of how the Parkridge Community Center came to be located on Harriet Street as a segregated facility for African American families has been mostly forgotten. In this podcast, historian Lee Azus recounts the struggle by residents of the Southside to build an interracial community center on what was called the "buffer strip" between white and black Ypsilanti near Michigan Avenue...
2024-08-2835 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 24: Undertaking the Subject of Death in 19th Century Ypsilanti
For all of us there comes a day which is the end of the line, but how we are dispatched changes with the times. It would be unusual for a person in Ypsilanti today to die in a boiler explosion or to be run over by a train, but such events were common in the nineteenth century. Nobody in either time period would likely be crucified or fall on their sword as might have happened in the first century Roman Empire; everything has its time and its place. In this episode we'll have a conversation with historian and circulation...
2024-06-0559 min
Living In Michigan183: Is Ypsilanti Michigan A GOOD Or BAD Place To Live?
Should You Live in Ypsilanti Michigan? - When Ypsilanti Michigan sneaks its way into a conversation, it oftentimes gets downplayed and overlooked. So do yourself a favor and stick around as I touch on the good, bad, and ugly of Ypsilanti Michigan. Let’s get to it.
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2024-05-2811 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 23: The Ypsi Farmers & Gardeners Oral History ProjectThe Ypsi Farmers & Gardeners Oral History Project (YFGOHP) is a new YDL digital archive sharing the stories of Ypsilanti’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and/or working class food growers. Based on community input, the project started by collecting oral histories from elders and including portrait photographs of each farmer or gardener. The initial interviews were completed in October and November 2023 with more planned to start with farmers and gardeners of all ages in 2024. In this episode, we have the opportunity to have a discussion with three of the coordinators of this local oral history project to...
2024-05-061h 18
W4 Country ~ Segments and FeaturesFirehouse Friday Ypsilanti Township hour 2April 26, 2024 ~ Firehouse Friday comes to the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department! In the second hour, we talk with Ypsilanti Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo, Al Merritt with 22aday.org, Tina from MJ White, and Jack from BMS CAT. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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2024-04-3015 min
W4 Country ~ Segments and FeaturesFirehouse Friday Ypsilanti Township hour 3April 26, 2024 ~ Firehouse Friday comes to the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department! In the third hour, we talk with Washtenaw County Sheriff candidates Alyshia Dyer and Ken Magee, WCSO Director of Community Engagement Derrick Jackson, Dave and Mike from Budget Towing, Denny from Belfor, Jason Salem with REALTEAM Real Estate, and Ypsilanti Township Fire Chief Densmore. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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2024-04-3018 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 22: President Roosevelt visits the Willow Run Bomber Plant
In the months that followed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941, the United States began the transition from a peace economy to a war economy. Production of household items such as refrigerators and cars had to change to tanks, trucks, guns, and planes. It was not an easy transition. Eight months later, President Roosevelt in Washington was receiving reports on the failure of the production war. Everything was behind schedule, including the production of B 24 Liberator bombers at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, built by the Ford Motor Company just outside of Ypsilanti. President Roosevent decided that...
2024-03-0618 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 21: On the State of Medicine in 19th Century YpsilantiThe 19th century in Ypsilanti, as elsewhere, was on the doorstep of the remarkable medical advances of the twentieth century. People who came down with even a minor illness could be dead in hours. Was that a cough or a death-rattle? The doctor might know or might not, and what was in his bag might help you or the undertaker.
In this episode, historian and clerk emeritus Jerome Drummond will discuss the reasons we should definitely be happy to see a doctor in the twenty-first century.
2023-10-2047 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 20: Fighting for LGBTQ Rights in Ypsilanti - A Double RetrospectiveFrom 1997 through 2002, the LGBTQ community in Ypsilanti fought for their rights in the form of a Non Discrimination Ordinance for the City of Ypsilanti. The result of this struggle was one of the first Non Discrimination Ordinances in Michigan, with protections for LGBTQ Ypsilantians.
Seventeen years later, in 2019, Ypsilanti teenager Miriam Berman Stidd interviewed Non Discrimination Ordinance campaign veterans, and Normal Park neighbors, Lisa Bashert, Beth Bashert, and Lisa Zuber, for a podcast episode project for her Communications class at Washtenaw International High School.
2023-07-2137 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 19: Shadow Art Fair - Ypsilanti's Interactive Art ExperienceIn this season's episode we learn about the Shadow Art Fair, which was a local social, cultural, and interactive art experience that for many years in the 00s and 10s marked the peak of summer in July, while providing a warm, community-based, secular gathering each winter as well. We'll be speaking with some of the core organizers of the Shadow, including Mark Maynard, Jennifer Yates, and Melissa Dettloff.For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ypsilibrary.org/ypsistoriesIf you don’t want to miss any future epi...
2023-05-1959 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 18: More Buses for YpsilantiIn this season's episode we learn about the history of the 2014 campaign to expand transit in Ypsilanti, the state of transit then and now, and the power that this work had in terms of connecting the community through movement organizing. We'll be speaking with some of those involved in the 2014 campaign, including Martha Valadez, Gillian Ream Gainsley, Tad Wysor, and Kathy Meagher.
For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories
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2022-12-051h 06
Voices of True CrimeGreg Fournier - Terror in Ypsilanti: John Norman Collins UnmaskedBetween the summers of 1967 through 1969, before the term serial killer was coined, a predatory killer stalked the campuses of Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan seeking prey until he made the arrogant mistake of killing his last victim in the basement of his uncle's home. All-American boy John Norman Collins was arrested, tried, and convicted of the strangulation murder of Karen Sue Beineman. The other murders attributed to Collins never went to trial, with one exception, and soon became cold cases.With the benefit of fifty years of hindsight, hundreds of vintage newspaper articles...
2022-11-2637 min
TAG You're It!Anime TalksHear members of the Teen Advisory Group's Anime Club at the Ypsilanti District Library talk about their favorite anime and what's they're looking forward to this season.
2022-09-1438 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 17, Part 2: Back to Ypsilanti with Lee OslerLee Osler is a musician who has lived in Ypsilanti almost his whole life, since he was two years old, and is most well known for his 1983 local hit, “Back to Ypsilanti,” released on his own label, Mustache Records. He started singing in fifth grade and has performed in parades, auditoriums, festivals, and cabarets.
In Part 1, we’ll be learning about Mr. Osler's childhood growing up in Ypsilanti, his early life in music in schools and in earlier groups, such as the Soulful Soulmates, Masterpiece, and the Three Masters of Soul. We’ll learn about the local music sc...
2022-09-0353 min
Ypsi StoriesEpisode 17, Part 1: Back to Ypsilanti with Lee OslerLee Osler is a musician who has lived in Ypsilanti almost his whole life, since he was two years old, and is most well known for his 1983 local hit, “Back to Ypsilanti,” released on his own label, Mustache Records. He started singing in fifth grade and has performed in parades, auditoriums, festivals, and cabarets.
In Part 1, we’ll be learning about Mr. Osler's childhood growing up in Ypsilanti, his early life in music in schools and in earlier groups, such as the Soulful Soulmates, Masterpiece, and the Three Masters of Soul. We’ll learn about the local music sc...
2022-06-2850 min
Corn Fed KillerEpisode 5, Part 1: The Ypsilanti Ripper, John Norman CollinsTeddy Bundy-esque killer, John Norman Collins, terrorizes Ypsilanti, Michigan in the late 1960's. This is part one of two.
Source Materials:
Books:
Huttun, Barbara. John Norman Collins and the Michigan Murders.
Keyes, Edward. The Michigan Murders: The True Story of Ypsilanti Ripper's Reign of Terror.
On-line sources:
maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psy405/serialkillers/Collins, John-Fall, 2007-.pdf
Connect with us on Instagram at cornfedkillerpodcast.
Send an e-mail to: cornfedkillerpodcast@gmail.com.
2022-05-3027 min
Fast Break with Bret BakitaHS Basketball: Girls Division 3 State Final - Kent City vs. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (3/19/22)Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 54, Kent City 50
2022-03-211h 34
Mercy Health HS Basketball BroadcastsHS Basketball: Girls Division 3 State Final - Kent City vs. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep (3/19/22)Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 54, Kent City 50
2022-03-211h 34
Married 2 MurderEpisode 18: The Ypsilanti Ripper aka Michigan Murders Part 2The late 1960s were a time of terror for young women in the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor area. Before serial killer was even a term, Michigan was under attack by one; a charming young man who looked nothing like the monster that hid inside. We discuss the trial and evidence against the accused. Did the police really find the true serial killer? Sources:https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ypsilanti-ripper-savagely-murders-women-michigan-late-60s-article-1.3275715https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-murders-50-years-ago-terror-in-ypsilanti-endshttps://www.wemu.org/post/hidden-plain-sight-terror-ypsilanti#stream/0https://www.freep.co...
2022-03-201h 22Married 2 MurderEpisode 17: The Ypsilanti Ripper aka The Michigan Murders Part 1The late 1960s were a time of terror for young women in the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor area. Before serial killer was even a term, Michigan was under attack by one; a charming young man who looked nothing like the monster that hid inside.Sources:https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ypsilanti-ripper-savagely-murders-women-michigan-late-60s-article-1.3275715https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-murders-50-years-ago-terror-in-ypsilanti-endshttps://www.wemu.org/post/hidden-plain-sight-terror-ypsilanti#stream/0https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2019/11/10/michigan-murders-john-norman-collins/3820802002/Terror in Ypsilanti: John Norman Collins Unmasked by Gregory Fournier
2022-03-131h 04
TAG You're It!Self LoveOur February subscription pack is all about taking care of yourself. Hear Ypsi teens talk about how they practice self love by taking breaks and reminding themselves they are special and that it's ok to not be perfect all the time. Be sure to visit our webpage for self love tips, positive affirmations written by our subscription pack team, book suggestions, and more!
2022-03-0743 min
Michigan AF PodcastGrowing Hope in the Ypsilanti CommunityGrowing Hope in Ypsilanti is providing opportunities for residents to grow, sell, buy, prepare and eat nourishing food. We chat with executive director Cythnia VanRenterghem about the programs provided by Growing Hope and how the organization is creating a sustainable food system in Washtenaw County.Connect with Michigan GROWN, Michigan GREAT: Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Checkout our website at MichiganGrown.org Want to be featured as a Michigan AF business? Email us! Thanks for listening and come back soon to hear about more people, foods and places that are Michigan...
2022-02-2229 min
TAG You're It!Welcome to 2022How is 2022 starting for you? Are you setting new goals? If so, how do you hold yourself to them? Hear Ypsi teens chat about their goals, how they're handling school with Covid rates climbing, and what they're looking forward to personally this year. Be sure to visit our webpage for tips on how to stay healthy, get organized, and be happier in 2022!
2022-02-1352 min
Haunted Mitten PodcastGhosts of YpsilantiWe're finally getting to Ypsi! Only took us three seasons. Come learn about all Ypsi's claims to fame, and the ghosts that might haunt them!
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https://www.mlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/10/8bf44e71c78025/farm-ruins-restaurants-museums.html
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/michigan/haunted-streets-mi/
https://grandrapidspararnomalinvestigation.blogspot.com/2012/01/031-town-of-ypsilanti-mi.html
Do victims of the “Michigan Murders” still haunt Geddes Road and Denton Cemetery? (YouTube) https://youtu...
2022-02-1349 min
tyrone bridges's podcastPredator in Ypsilanti, Michigan Part IIIThis is Predator in Ypsilanti Part III
2022-02-061h 04Ypsi StoriesEpisode 16: Red Lines and Racial Covenants - A Brief History of Housing Segregation in Ypsilanti and BeyondIn this episode, Lee Azus looks at the effect of Federal Housing Administration underwriting policies, Home Owners’ Loan Corporation risk maps, also known as redlining maps, and racially restrictive covenant agreements, on communities like Ypsilanti. By focusing on policies and policy discussions at the federal, state, and local level, he is able to show how discriminatory housing practices can trickle down from Washington, to Lansing, all the way to Ypsilanti.
For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories
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2022-02-0134 mintyrone bridges's podcastPredator in Ypsilanti, Michigan Part IIThis is an interview with Ms. Ann Peoples & Civil Rights Activist Mr. Lee Tooson from Ypsilanti, Michigan.
2022-02-011h 07tyrone bridges's podcastPredator in Ypsilanti, Michigan Part IThis is an interview with Ms. Ann Peoples of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Please listen and share this story.
2022-02-0157 min
TAG You're It!What's Your Aesthetic?How do you identify--jock, nerd, business casual? Hear Ypsi youth talk about how they see themselves and how it influences their style, how their style has changed over the years, and their future hopes.
2022-01-2238 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 15: Tracing your Ancestral Path with the Washtenaw County African American Genealogy SocietyIn this episode, we will be learning about the work of the Washtenaw County African American Genealogy Society from founder and Co Chair, Cheryl Garnett. Ms. Garnett will also be discussing special issues regarding genealogy for people with African American ancestry, sharing some of her experiences in the African American genealogy community, and recounting some of her ancestral history.
For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories
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2022-01-1950 min
Craving CrimesThe Ypsilanti Ripper | John Norman CollinsBetween 1967 and 1969, several young women were brutally tortured and killed in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area of Southeastern Michigan. All of them were last seen with a young college kid, John Norman Collins. From an abusive childhood, to an average high school jock, to a serial murderer, what exactly makes the Ypsilanti Ripper tick?
2022-01-0508 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 14: Kiwanis Club of Ypsilanti’s 100 YearsThe Kiwanis Club of Ypsilanti celebrated its 100th birthday on April 13, 2021. So, what is this service club all about and what has it done during this past century? In this episode, we'll be speaking to long time members of the Kiwanis Club of Ypsilanti, Bill Nickels and Jerry Jennings about the history of this service club.
For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories
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2021-12-0124 min
TAG You're It!Safe SpacesSchool, relationships, jobs, and family situations can be stressful, so it’s important to take time and make some space for yourself. In this episode of TAG, You're It, hear a conversation about how we create safe spaces--physically, mentally, virtually, alone, or with friends. You'll also learn about the services Ozone House provides as a safe space for area youth from a guest. Be sure to visit our webpage for ideas on how to make a safe space--relax with fidgets, read a book, or take a bath with fancy salts--and find local resources.
2021-11-2750 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 13: Milling Around the River - Industrialization Comes to YpsilantiUnless a town was founded for reasons other than the pursuit of agriculture, as was the case with lumbering or mining towns, the first industry established in most towns of the Upper Midwest were mills. Ypsilanti was no different and the first mill recorded was established by Benjamin Woodruff on the Huron River in 1824. No one then could foresee how this industry would blossom in the Age of Steam and bring Ypsilanti along with it. In this episode, we'll be learning the history of milling and industrialization in Ypsilanti from circulation clerk Jerome Drummond.
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2021-11-0434 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 12: Highland Cemetery - Place of Peace and RestHighland Cemetery is perhaps the finest example of the garden cemetery in Michigan, which intended to make cemeteries beautiful. Highland Cemetery is a place of peace and nature, the perfect place to take a troubled soul for a walk. In this episode, we are going to be learning about the history of Highland Cemetery, and of previous cemeteries in Ypsilanti, from local historian James Mann.
For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories
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2021-10-2718 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 11, Part 2 : The Union Comes to Town - A Labor History of Willow RunIn this episode we'll join historian Matt Siegfried as we learn how the UAW-CIO came to Washtenaw County at the end of the Great Depression, and through a victory at Ford led the workers at Willow Run during World War Two, transforming the social landscape of Ypsilanti and bettering the lives of tens of thousands of people.
We will dispel some myths about the "Arsenal of Democracy" as we look at the housing crisis, racism, resistance to unions, and the expendable treatment of thousands of workers. We will look at the role of the labor movement, including...
2021-10-2049 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 11, Part 1 : The Union Comes to Town – A Labor History of Willow RunIn this episode we'll join historian Matt Siegfried as we learn how the UAW-CIO came to Washtenaw County at the end of the Great Depression, and through a victory at Ford led the workers at Willow Run during World War Two, transforming the social landscape of Ypsilanti and bettering the lives of tens of thousands of people.
We will dispel some myths about the "Arsenal of Democracy" as we look at the housing crisis, racism, resistance to unions, and the expendable treatment of thousands of workers. We will look at the role of the labor movement, including...
2021-10-1354 min
Washtenaw UnitedWashtenaw United: Ypsilanti Meals On Wheels Holds Steady During Pandemic And Preps For The HolidaysWe are approaching the end of the year, and soon, we'll be meeting with friends and family for special meals at Thanksgiving and other upcoming holidays. Of course, we can't forget the many elderly folks who don't have access to healthy and good food. That is a situation made more difficult by the ongoing pandemic. Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels continues to meet the challenges, but it isn't easy. WEMU's David Fair talked it over with its president and CEO, Alison Foreman.
2021-10-1111 min
TAG You're It!Back to School: Covid thoughtsHear Ypsi teens share thoughts about going back to school when Covid is still a concern, wondering if teachers will incorporate things that went well online into in-person teaching, and how people will safely be able to stay socially distanced in small buildings. What are your thoughts?
2021-09-2241 min
89.1 WEMU: Art And SoulArt & Soul: The Culinary Arts - A New Restaurant In Ypsilanti's Depot TownThere’s a new restaurant in Ypsilanti located in a refurbished historic building in Depot Town on the site of the old Thompson Block building first built in 1869. WEMU's Lisa Barry talks with the managing partner of the new restaurant called "Thompson and Co.," Disa Brown.
2021-09-0908 minYpsi StoriesTwo Part Episode! Coming Soon! :)Hey there Ypsi Stories listeners! This month’s episode is going to be coming a little later than usual, and it’s going to be a two parter! This month, in honor of Labor Day, we’ll be learning about how the labor landscape changed in Ypsilanti and Willow Run in the 1930s and 1940s with the arrival of the United Auto Workers union from Matt Siegfried. Matt has so much knowledge to share that we just couldn’t fit it in one episode, so keep your ear out for a new, two part episode, later this month! Then at the b...
2021-09-0101 min
LWCCHealing - Why some and not others? - Living Water, Ypsilanti, MIWhy does God choose to heal some people and not others? This biblical message dives into the true nature of a loving God who always does what is best for His children and is always motivated by His love. It was preached at Living Water Community Church, Ypsilanti, MI, on August 29th, 2021, by Pastor Clark Cothern. www.lw-cc.org
2021-08-3040 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 10: From Here to There by Land and WaterWhen settlers set out for the northern Midwest, it was more than loading the kids and a picnic basket in the family van. Having established in Episodes 1 and 6 how land to settle was purchased and how news was transmitted between the American frontier and the East Coast, there was the trouble of transport to be solved. In Episode 1 we saw that some settlers actually walked to Ypsilanti from New York state in the 1820s and 1830s. In this episode we will learn about two avenues for the less hardy.
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2021-08-0427 min
TAG You're It!Self CareHear members of the library's teen advisory chat about self care during the pandemic.
2021-07-2046 min
Glass of CrimeEpisode 9 - John Norman Collins “The Ypsilanti Ripper”Before Ted Bundy, there was John Norman Collins. This all-American, handsome devil could have had it all...if it weren't for his monstrous crimes that terrorized the small university town of Ypsilanti, Michigan.
TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE
Sources:
Cimino, Al., “John Norman Collins: The Ypsilanti Ripper.” Serial Killers: True Stories of the Worlds Worst Murderers
“A New Kind Of Monster.” A Crime To Remember
http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Collins,%20John%20_fall,%202007_.pdf
https://heresthefuckingtwist.com/2018/02/13/true-crime-tuesday-the-michigan-murderer/
2021-07-2047 min
The Michigan MurdersThe Ypsilanti Ripper and Juanita RichardsonIn this first episode, Stepfanie & Laura discuss the Ypsilanti Ripper and the death of Juanita Richardson.Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MITrueCrimePodcast), Twitter (@theMImurders), or Instagram (@michiganmurders).Music (Intro and Outro):Teller of the Tales by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4467-teller-of-the-talesLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
2021-07-0857 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 9: Why Do We Call It Ypsilanti?The city of Ypsilanti has the most often misspelled and mispronounced name of any community in the state of Michigan. To add to the fun, the city is named after a man, who not only had nothing to do with its founding, but was never even in North America. Local historian James Mann shares the story of how this came about.
For more information about this and other episodes of Ypsi Stories, including photos and bibliographies, check out ypsilibrary.org/ypsistories
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2021-07-0715 min
More Than Money PodcastMore Than Money Podcast Ep3, Pooh Shiesty Gangsta or Stupid, Does Durk Need To Stop Smokin On Opps? 6yr Old Shot In Ypsilanti, Man robbed @ Detroit Gas Station, Women Surgeries Necessary?Pooh Shiesty Gangsta or Stupid, Does Durk Need To Stop Smokin On Opps? 6yr Old Shot In Ypsilanti, Man robbed @ Detroit Gas Station, Women Surgeries Necessary? We Talking About It All..... Vibes is More Than Money!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/more-than-money-podcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/more-than-money-podcast/support
2021-06-2957 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 8: Ypsilanti's Black Civil War ExperienceNearly seventy Ypsilanti men served in the Civil War's Black regiments, including many who had previously escaped from slavery. A dozen never returned. Whether with Michigan’s 102nd United States Colored Troops or the “Glory” regiments of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantries, Ypsilanti men were largely stationed on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina. There they were at some of the War’s most iconic moments like the assault on Fort Wagner, the liberation of Charleston, and Sherman’s March to the Sea.
In this episode, we will learn from historian Matt Siegfried about who...
2021-06-0246 min
The Aging Out PodcastEpisode 034: Interview with Natasha Doan-Motsinger and Alyssa Silletti from Our House (Ypsilanti, MI)In this episode, Lynn Tonini interviews Natasha Doan-Motsinger (Executive Director) and Alyssa Silletti (Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator) from Our House in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Natasha, Alyssa, and Lynn talk about the variety of services that Our House provides to help prepare youth in foster care for independence. Their services include mentoring, teaching life skills, providing transitional housing, piloting a temporary host home model, and helping youth build resiliency.
2021-05-1941 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 7: Ypsilanti's Water Street Sculpture GardenYpsilanti's Water Street Sculpture Garden, also known as the Water Street Commons, was a rhizomal happening and community run outdoor space in the city of Ypsilanti which was most active between June 2013 and April 2016. Professor Beth Currans, as a researcher, as a participant, and as an observer, was in the perfect position to study and document this phenomenon in recent Ypsilanti history.
2021-05-0534 min
MorðskúrinnRaðmorðingi: John Norman Collins/Ypsilanti RipperÍ þessum þætti fjöllum við um John Norman Collins eða The Ypsilanti Ripper og The Michigan Murders.
En John framdi ófá morðin en var einungis dæmdur fyrir eitt þeirra.
Kvennabósi, myndarlegur maður sem átti auðvelt með að næla sér í stelpur og nýtti sér það heldur betur.
Í þættinum erum við rosalega þreyttar og mikið talað í hringi í lokinn eins og okkur einum er lagið
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2021-04-1446 min
2021-04-0907 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 6: The Information Age before the Information AgeYpsilanti District Library Clerk Jerome Drummond takes us back again to Ypsilanti in its earliest years. Settlers traveling west had left their homes on the east coast behind but not their interest; how would information be gotten? The federal government considered it crucial to its plans of westward expansion that unity of the population be maintained by shared information; the tool for achieving this was the United States Post Office. If, however, information was to rise above the level of hearsay, letters alone would not be sufficient, so the government allowed special low postal rates for newspapers at the...
2021-04-0730 min
tyrone bridges's podcastBreaking News Ypsilanti - April 1, 2021Breaking News Ypsilanti - April 1, 2021
2021-04-0117 mintyrone bridges's podcastSexual assault & Covid Super Spreader Party in YpsilantiSexual assault & Covid Super Spreader Party in Ypsilanti
2021-03-2928 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 5: Ypsilanti's Palm Leaf ClubIn today's episode, we'll be in conversation with members of Ypsilanti's Palm Leaf Club. The Palm Leaf Club was formed on October 30th, 1904 as the Trustee Helpers of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and changed its name to the Palm Leaf Club in the 1930s when it officially separated from the church and became its own civic and social African American women's organization, the only organization of its kind in Ypsilanti. It is a member organization of the Ypsilanti Association of Women’s Clubs, Michigan State Association of Colored Women’s Clubs and the National Association of Colored Wome...
2021-03-0328 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 4: A Tale of Two YpsisIn today’s episode, we're talking with Dr. Dyann Logwood, who grew up with her family in the historic Willow Run neighborhood before moving to southern Ypsilanti Township, where her family would be one of the few Black families in the area. Dr. Logwood tells us personal stories about her experience as a kid in a Black family in 1970s and 1980s Ypsilanti. She talks about how things were different between Willow Run and southern Ypsilanti Township, and also tells stories that provide a snapshot of what life was like during that period.
2021-02-0343 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 3: Ypsi March for Love, Resilience, & ActionIn January 2017, amid nationwide response to the inauguration of President Donald Trump, many major cities and even smaller towns saw resistance gatherings in the form of Women’s Marches, focusing on issues of sexism at a national level. While most chose to align themselves with the national Women’s March organization, Ypsilanti, as it often does, did things a little differently.
On Friday and Saturday, January 20th and 21st 2017, an organization known as LRAY, or Love Resilience Action Ypsilanti, held a two day event which focused on issues of community building and resistance, as well as issues of sexism, racism, clas...
2021-01-0636 min
True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime HistoryTERROR IN YPSILANTI-Gregory A. FournierBetween the summers of 1967 through 1969, before the term serial killer was coined, a predatory killer stalked the campuses of Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan seeking prey until he made the arrogant mistake of killing his last victim in the basement of his uncle's home. All-American boy John Norman Collins was arrested, tried, and convicted of the strangulation murder of Karen Sue Beineman. The other murders attributed to Collins never went to trial, with one exception, and soon became cold cases. With the benefit of fifty years of hindsight, hundreds of vintage newspaper articles, thousands of police reports...
2020-12-101h 33
Maps and Coffee18. Ypsilanti, Michigan and Guyan Township, OhioThis episode is a healthy mix of dick jokes, inspirational women, and Mario Lopez. Joan talks about Ypsilanti, Michigan and one of their claims to fame. Annalisa talks about Guyan Township, Ohio and one badass 67 year old lady!
2020-12-0830 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 2: Urban Renewal on Ypsilanti's SouthsideIn February of 2016, the Ypsilanti District Library hosted a talk by Lee Azus on the history of Ypsilanti's urban renewal program.
He followed up with a presentation in April of 2018 on how racism in twentieth-century American housing policy shaped Ypsilanti.
In today's episode, we're going to be hearing from Lee Azus on the effects of Urban Renewal on Ypsilanti's Southside neighborhood.
2020-12-0231 minYpsi StoriesEpisode 1: Lucius Lyon and the Land SpeculatorsIn the first episode of Ypsi Stories, circulation clerk Jerome Drummond educates us about early land speculation in the Ypsilanti area, focusing chiefly on the prominent land speculator, Lucius Lyon.
2020-11-0427 min
Pioneer High School FootballPioneer Varsity Football at Ypsilanti 10-16-20Pioneer Varsity Football visits Ypsilanti on 10-16-20
2020-10-172h 15
RotTon - Der Podcast der Jusos HessenHer mit dem guten Leben - jetzt erst recht, Andrea Ypsilanti?Sophie Frühwald im Gespräch mit Andrea Ypsilanti
RotTon ist zurück aus der Sommerpause und wir wollen auch weiterhin mit unseren Gästen Politik diskutieren. Heute redet Sophie mit Andrea Yspilanti. Einer Frau also, die fast 20 Jahre Landtagsabgeordnete war, davor Soziologie, Politologie und Pädagogik in Frankfurt am Main studiert hat, als erste Frau an die Spitze der hessischen Jusos gewählt wurde und später als Landes- und Fraktionsvorsitzende der hessischen SPD kurz davor stand mit dem "Programm der sozialen Moderne" erste hessische Ministerpräsidentin zu werden. Das war 2008. Ein Buch hat sie danach geschrieben, ein Intitut...
2020-09-1035 min
Coach Speak PodcastEpisode 2: Ypsilanti Lincoln's Jesse DavisThe latest episode of "Coach Speak" features an interview with Ypsilanti Lincoln boys' basketball coach Jesse Davis, who discusses his journey to a state championship and responds to questions about phenom Emoni Bates. Hosts Derek Seidl, Matt Seidl and Josh Tropea also touch on the controversy of out-of-state AAU basketball tournaments and make suggestions for school-league breakups.
2020-07-2049 min
American TimelinesThe Ypsilanti Ripper & Hijacking on Candid Camera?Episode 116: American Timelines 1969, Part 2: The Ypsilanti Ripper & Hijacking on Candid Camera? This week, we cover The Beatles Rooftop Concert, The Ypsilianti Ripper, The Worst Rock Group Ever and Allen Funt on a hijacked plane! Season 4, Episode 53, of American Timelines! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: Katherine Ramsland, Ann Arbor News, Popculture.us, Smithsmonian Magazine & Jeff Maysh, Wikipedia, TVtango, IMDB & Youtube. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks.
2020-07-011h 05
Mutual Aid on Lockdown#6: The MANY (Mutual Aid Network of Ypsilanti) on Navigating the Non-Profit Industrial Complex and Doing Mutual Aid During a PandemicIn this episode, we're joined by The MANY: The Mutual Aid Network of Ypsilanti, which is located in SE Michigan. They are a Mutual Aid group that was formed before the Covid-19 Pandemic, and they share the lessons they've learned. They have non-profit status, though they are very critical of the Non-Profit Industrial Complex. We have a great discussion about the ways that this status can be used as a valuable tool, and how they work to avoid the problematic dynamics that often arise when operating a Non-Profit. Many other exciting topics...
2020-05-041h 01
SMITTEN MI-TTEN True crimeSerial Killer: Ypsilanti Ripper 1967-1969Who knew Michigan could be so dark? We didn’t but two best friends are here to tell you all about some of Michigan’s darkest times. Would you hitchhike when the public was told not too? Well we’re going to tell about some of the victims who did and who was responsible for their deaths the Ypsilanti Ripper. Instagram: the.litty.titties.podcast. Twitter: @litty_podcast https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ypsilanti-ripper-savagely-murders-women-michigan-late-60s-article-1.3275715%3foutputType=amp https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/collins-john-norman.htm https://www.wemu.org/post/hidden-plain-sight-terror-ypsilanti https://www.google.com/am...
2020-03-3120 min
Invite The Neighbors DIY PodcastITN 47 | Spencer Haithcock from Tequila Deer/Ship & Sail/In A Daydream (Ypsilanti, MI)Well, Spencer and I were hanging out on my porch after our first rehearsal together for In A Daydream, and we were talking about music and the local scene quite a bit so I figured hey, why not fire up the mics since this is the type of shit I talk about on the podcast … Continue reading ITN 47 | Spencer Haithcock from Tequila Deer/Ship & Sail/In A Daydream (Ypsilanti, MI) →
2020-01-231h 08Invite The Neighbors DIY PodcastITN 44 | Colin Haggerty of Ship & Sail Talks Conor Oberst Cover Compilation & More (Ypsilanti, MI)Colin came over with the intention to talk about the Conor Oberst cover compilation he organized, played on, and had me play on, along with several other local bands. The compilation can be found on Ship & Sail’s bandcamp page and a link in Ship & Sail’s Instagram bio. We talked about a lot of … Continue reading ITN 44 | Colin Haggerty of Ship & Sail Talks Conor Oberst Cover Compilation & More (Ypsilanti, MI) →
2020-01-051h 26Invite The Neighbors DIY PodcastITN 42 | Young Adult Fiction wsg Colin Haggerty from Ship & Sail (Ypsilanti, MI)Hung out with Tanner Ellis and talked about his project Young Adult Fiction’s new record, “Much Too Big to Be a Lapdog” which is AWESOME. He explained how the hell one uses a tape deck to achieve the gloriously warbly sounds you can find all throughout his new record. Colin from Ship and Sail came … Continue reading ITN 42 | Young Adult Fiction wsg Colin Haggerty from Ship & Sail (Ypsilanti, MI) →
2019-12-181h 18
Michigan and other MayhemThe Co-Ed Killer Ypsilanti Ripper Michigan’s Murderer, The Death of Addison Redman: Episode 63Today we will talk about the serial killer with three names and three monikers, John Norman Collins. He is known as the Co-Ed Killer, Ypsilanti Ripper, and Michigan's Murderer. He terrorized southeastern Michigan in the 1960's. We also speak about the unfortunate murder of 11 year old Addison Redman.
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2019-12-1332 min
Michigan and other MayhemThe Co-Ed Killer / Ypsilanti Ripper / Michigan’s Murderer, The Death of Addison Redman: Episode 63The Co-Ed Killer / Ypsilanti Ripper / Michigan’s Murderer, The Death of Addison Redman: Episode 63
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2019-12-1342 min
Dreams ARE RealMayor of Ypsilanti, Michigan, Beth Bashert is a passionate force for Creatives and her CommunityBeth Bashert is the Mayor of Ypsilanti, MI. She’s incredibly passionate about music and the arts and has been an active community organizer. We met this year as fellow speakers for a Grove Studios event where I was inspired by her passion for Creatives and community building. In this episode, we discuss her role as a key player in community activism, the importance of dealing with mental health issues, why society must ensure creatives are paid, the power of truth, and the value of silence and patience. About the Guest: After over having lived he...
2019-11-211h 09Pioneer High School FootballPioneer Varsity Football at Ypsilanti 10-25-19Pioneer visits Ypsilanti for the last game of the regular season. Please come cheer on the team. If you cannot attend, follow the action here.
2019-10-263h 24Invite The Neighbors DIY PodcastITN 30 | Tequila Deer/Church Street Booking (Ypsilanti, MI)30 episodes deep, woooaaahhh. Chilled with dem boyz in Tequila Deer, who also happen to make up part of the Church Street Booking crew. We talked about the origins and future of Tequila Deer, got a performance from TD, and also talked about the Great Pumpkin Fest coming up in October presented by CSB and … Continue reading ITN 30 | Tequila Deer/Church Street Booking (Ypsilanti, MI) →
2019-09-231h 01Invite The Neighbors DIY PodcastITN 19 | Micah Cotner of Dragon’s Den [House Venue]/Solemn Judgment/Complainer./METH GATOR (Ypsilanti, MI)Episode 19 features myself having a hearty chat with Micah Cotner, who runs the Dragon’s Den house venue, sang in Complainer., played drums in Seaholm (back when they were good teehee winkwink), and now plays drums in Solemn Judgment. This episode is one of those smart ones where we chat about real life stuff and … Continue reading ITN 19 | Micah Cotner of Dragon’s Den [House Venue]/Solemn Judgment/Complainer./METH GATOR (Ypsilanti, MI) →
2019-08-051h 35
The Wrap by Michigan Medicine HeadlinesThe Wrap - Ypsilanti Health CenterThis week, The Wrap hit the road and traveled to Ypsilanti to give listeners a closer look at the unique offerings at Michigan Medicine's Ypsilanti Health Center. There was also the employee perk of the week and trivia contest. Take a listen today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-06-0712 min
Ouriço Quântico6 - Ouriçopédia Diária - Os Três Cristos de YpsilantiBem vindo à Ouriçopédia diária, diariamente vamos escolher uma matéria e comentar sobre ela na lata!
Links comentados:
A história por trás dos três cristos de Ypsilanti.
Participantes:
Gabriel Cassimiro // Instagram: @gabrielcassimiro
2019-05-1504 min
It’s Hot In HereGrowing Hope in YpsilantiEarlier this month, regular host Bella Isaacs met up with the executive and assistant directors of Growing Hope, Cynthia VanRenterghem and Erica Bloom. Their nonprofit focus on four interconnected areas of the local food system in Ypsilanti: farms and gardens, youth and schools, farmers markets, and food entrepreneurship. The three talk about the roots of Growing … Continue reading Growing Hope in Ypsilanti →
2019-05-1100 min
Better on Draft | Craft Beer PodcastCultivate Ypsilanti w/ Kuma Ofori-MensaRyan and returning guest Kuma of Cultivate in Ypsilanti join us to talk about their non-profit gypsy brewery in which they have a full service bar, restaurant, and do a bunch for the community! A must-visit place in Ypsilanti when you’re in town! Dan Riley from Axle stops in for segments two and three to talk about their upcoming Chinese Christmas Dinner, tickets available at https://livernoistap.pingg.com/festivus2018?fbclid=IwAR3zjezmCzcHXULnRhaw1VgGrJk2EfY2JmqD8N4GUVzibuH4ekL9WJMCiME Don’t forget to listen to us live every Friday at 7pm EST on Facebook Live. We are also...
2018-12-021h 42Pioneer High School FootballPioneer Varsity Football vs Ypsilanti Community 10-19-18Pioneer hosts Ypsilanti at Hollway Field for senior night. Please come cheer on the team. If you cannot make it, follow the action here.
2018-10-202h 57
ChimaeraCast | Dungeon World Actual PlaySeries V: The Dimansion of Ypsilanti the Tectomancer - IntroductionOur Second Cycle around our Dungeon World table begins with Series V, entitled "The Dimansion of Ypsilanti the Tectomancer." Here, we meet our new party: Gashana the formerly enslave elvish princess Immolator, Omid the Mage running from the Ashkeshahri Empire, and Row the guerrilla Battlemaster still fighting a lost war. Normally, we also ask questions setting up the coming campaign, however the original recording was distorted due to an electronic problem. So we have re-recorded this introduction to explain how the original questions were answered. It's not our normal enthusiastic brainstorming session, but it will get you everything you need...
2018-08-1533 min
WEMU News Podcast#OTGYpsi Citizen Groups Seek To Evolve Our Democracy In YpsilantiA newly formed citizen coalition, Rising for Economic Democracy in Ypsilanti ( REDY ) is among a collection of citizen groups working to bring Ypsilanti into a new form of representative government. Concentrate Media 's Brianna Kelly brought Erica Mooney from REDY to WEMU to talk about how they "work towards an equitable public input process that broadens what is possible. We build relationships of mutual aid, solidarity, and together listen and learn how to build a healthy community. We value housing as a human right, and are grateful to be able to invite all who are ready to be the leaders...
2018-02-1418 min