The Undercurrent

This week on the Undercurrent, host Cole Tunningley brings you stories of people who traveled to the United States of America from across the world.

Reporter Naina Rao talks to Brenda, an MSU student affected by DACA. She talks about the current confusion surrounding the issue and tells her story.

Reporter Audrey Matusz, in a story from our archives, profiles a student who moved from Beijing to the Midwest when she was a child. They talk about prejudice on campus and the divide between domestic & international students.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Naina Rao brings you stories of representation.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel shares stories from those who have gone through Shame & Success.

Reporter Bradley Allen talks about fighting academic probation and what professors look for in engaged students.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel documents One Last Push from presidential campaigns to win over Michigan’s electoral votes.

Reporter Cole Tunningley speaks with supporters and protestors during Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to Michigan State University.

We also hear from reporter Naina Rao, who spoke with supporters at Cher’s rally for Hillary Clinton on Monday.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel celebrates Halloween with stories inspired by the holiday.

The show opens with the tale of an exorcism and a cassette, as told by Ivan Wolyniec.

This week on The Undercurrent, reporter Naina Rao guest hosts and brings a dose of Girl Power.

The show begins with an interview with Brooke Johnson, a Michigan State University student trying to understand her social identity as a woman of color.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel shares stories that Turn The Page.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel shares stories with Compassion.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you a few Things to talk about.

Our first story comes from reporter Cole Tunningley, who explores the idea of privileged people becoming homeless.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings stories on people who learned to Roll With The Punches.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you stories on Wheels and through your radio.

Reporter Cole Tunningley reflects on the realities of growing up while talking to a group of kids playing with scooters.

We also talk about the ethics of stealing and repurposing forgotten bikes — and reporter Naina Rao talks with a man who does that very thing.

To wrap up the show, Tunningley comes back with a vignette on falling in love.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel shares stories from people who slapped on a Brand-Aid in an effort to fix their style.

A Filipina comedian learns to capture her East Lansing audience with lewd humor. Reporter Cole Tunningley brings us her stand-up routine and her transition to life in the United States at a young age.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings stories following the Aftermath of Sunday’s shooting in Orlando. We hear from two people in two different communities related to the tragedy.

Reporter Naina Rao has Ahmad Hassan share his story on growing up as an Arab-American Muslim in the United States.

Reporter Cole Tunningley talks with a queer musician in Lansing, and how they feel about their safety and identity in the scene.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you stories on people who kept Pressing On: in music, on paper, and after college.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings stories from people who have made a Companion in their lives.

Our first story comes from reporter Naina Rao, who learns more about voting as a blind person in America. What can be done to improve our current voting machines for the community?

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you stories of people who did something new. Whether it was a friend suggesting, Here, Try This or a matter of personal willpower, the voices you hear all found themselves in a new situation that prompted a change in their lives.

Reporter Naina Rao brings us our first story on two MSU students who just finished their first year at the school.

This week on The Undercurrent, host Daniel Rayzel brings you stories from those who have shown Devotion in their lives. What does it take to give up time and comfort for someone or something else?

Today on the show, it’s Whatever It Takes. We hear stories from people who have made a commitment to something and will do whatever it takes to make sure it happens. We have a story of a young man wondering if he has what it takes to make it in music. We have a story about the lead organizer of MSU’s Take Back the Night, and we hear the story of a young black man making an alternative type of living.

For the past 30 years, in Haslett and Okemos, Michigan, Colin “The Flag Man” Campbell has been seen roaming the streets in his infamous tightly fitted star-spangled shorts waving an American flag.