WSW: Paradox of American racism is some unaware they're mixed, says Thomas Jefferson kin
Note: We're reposting WMUK's interview with Shannon Lanier to coincide with his appearance today on NPR. It originally published on Feb. 19, 2018. Whe...
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WestSouthwest features interviews with news makers and opinion leaders from WMUK 102.1 FM based at Western Michigan University. Archives are available at http://www.wmuk.org/topic/westsouthwest
WSW: Upton On Guns, Climate, Presidential Primaries And Political Future
West Michigan Congressman Fred Upton says a “red flag law” probably would have prevented the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida in 2018. The St. Josep...
WSW Podcast: College Diversity Increasing As Nation's Segregation Rises, Expert Says
College campuses may be increasingly diverse, but incoming students are still often from segregated neighborhoods, meaning they "don't have much pract...
WSW: The Fridays For Future Movement At Kalamazoo Central High School
This has been a busy summer for climate activists in Kalamazoo. They’re eager to mobilize amid warnings that the world faces catastrophe if it doesn’t...
WSW Podcast: Kalamazoo Defender's Office Brings Novel Approach to Public Defending
A longtime effort to bring a public defender's office to Kalamazoo County has succeeded. The nonprofit entity called Kalamazoo Defender opened for bus...
WSW: The Hidden Kalamazoo Book And The Grave Issues Squad
For five years, the Hidden Kalamazoo tour offered a different take on the history of the city’s downtown. It took people to storage areas, to basement...
WSW Podcast: WMU Starts Drone Consulting Service
Western Michigan University Geography Professor Jay Emerson says a drone that costs $1,000 can get pictures and video. However, he says analyzing that...
WSW: New Construction And Affordable Housing
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Economist Evan Mast says allowing more expensive housing construction in a city can have a “ripple effect” th...
WSW: Digging Into Fort St. Joseph's Past
What was life like in a colonial fort in southwest Michigan 300 years ago? Archaeologists from Western Michigan University are trying to find out. The...
WSW: Water Safety Becomes More Important As Great Lakes Drownings Increase
The Director of the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium says ideally there would be lifeguards on Great Lakes beaches, but he says in places where the...