Tag Archives: Lee Anne Walters

Exploring Black Nirvana, going inside the EMU “no confidence” vote, and the likelihood that we’ll see other Flints in the future… on episode 40 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | March 11, 2016

I’m still playing catch-up, trying to get the most recent episodes of the Saturday Six Pack posted here. I’m sorry that it’s been taking me so long… The episode I’m posting here tonight was our 40th, and it was great… There was something for everyone; political intrigue, grassroots activism, science in the public interest, societal […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged abandoned houses, Antonin Scalia, Athletic Mic League, Black Nirvana, Black Opera, Buff1, Congress, Detroit, EAA, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents, Educational Achievement Authority, EMU, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Film, Flint, hip hop, Howard Bunsis, Jamall Bufford, Jm Smith, Joel Beauvais, Judith Kullberg, lead, Lead and Copper Rule, lead poisoning, no confidence, Pete Larson, rap, Rick Snyder, science fiction, South Dakota, water, Yanna Lambrinidou | 3 Comments

The people of Flint tell their story to Congress, EMU faculty vote “no confidence” against their Regents, and The Black Opera contemplates a multimedia hip-hop tour to sow the seeds of social regeneration… on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | February 11, 2016

When people call the Saturday Six Pack “the most ambitious little program on midwestern micro-watt AM” it’s shows like the one we have coming up this weekend that they’re thinking of. We’re not only going to be joined in the studio by hip-hop artist Jamall Bufford, who will be talking about the new multimedia project […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Black Nirvana, Donald Trump, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents, EMU, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Flint, Flint water crisis, higher education, hip hop, Howard Bunsis, Jamall Bufford, Judith Kullberg, lead, Lead and Copper Rule, lead poisoning, Legionnaires' disease, multimedia, Neutral Zone, no confidence, Parents for Nontoxic Alternatives, performance art, race, rap, Safe Drinking Water Act, the corporatization of higher education, Virginia Tech, Yanna Lambrinidou | 6 Comments

In an ironic twist, House Republicans, who, up until a few weeks ago, wanted to see the EPA dismantled, argued this morning that what happened in Flint was due to the agency not being aggressive enough

By Mark | February 3, 2016

Several people testified before the House Oversight Committee today about the poisoning of Flint’s citizens, including Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards and Flint resident Lee Anne Walters. While most of the local coverage, I suspect, will focus on Congressman Jason Chaffetz’s forceful promise early in the proceedings to have the U.S. Marshals “hunt down” former […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Environment, Uncategorized | Also tagged corrosion control, Dan Kildee, Darnell Earley, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Flint, House of Representatives, House Oversight Committee, irony, Jason Chaffetz, Joel Beauvais, Keith Creagh, lead, Lead and Copper Rule, Marc Edwards, MDEQ, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Miguel Del Toral, water | 18 Comments

ACLU Michigan’s investigative reporter Curt Guyette on the Flint water crisis, sharing meatloaf with musician Gregory McIntosh, the future of Ypsi’s infamous Elbow Room, and our second annual on-air swap meet… on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | January 22, 2016

Somehow, yet once again, we’ve managed to book an awesome show for your listening pleasure this Saturday evening. This weekend’s show will be in four parts. First, we will be continuing our ongoing coverage of the Flint water crisis with ACLU Michigan’s investigative reporter Curt Guyette. Then, we’ll be talking with Andrew Epstein, the new […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged ACLU, Andrew Epstein, Curt Guyette, Elbow Room, Flint, Flint water crisis, Gregory Macintosh, Jean Henry, journalism, lead, lead poisoning, Meatloaf, Rick Snyder, swap meet, the sad state of journalism, water | 7 Comments

Homeless students share their stories, a Flint mother tells about the poisoning of her family, and a local business owner divulges details of his rock and roll past… on episode 36 of The Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | January 19, 2016

HOMELESSNESS AMONG STUDENTS IN WASHTENAW COUNTY… After kicking things off with the awesome into song written by our recent guest Frank Allison, we jumped right into things with Eastern Michigan University student Ramone Williams, the subject of a recent investigative piece on homelessness among Michigan’s college students. Williams told us about the circumstances that lead […]