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The return of Artpod!

Yo Yo Ma is pumped for more Artpod.
Dave Trumpie
Yo Yo Ma is pumped for more Artpod.

This week we've got Yo Yo Ma, a Flint rapper who's blowing up, and the closing of a neighborhood church.

It's been a long, stupidly cold and soul-killing winter. 

Yo Yo Ma is pumped for more Artpod.
Credit Dave Trumpie
Yo Yo Ma is pumped for more Artpod.

Few people know that Artpod cannot survive until we've had at least three days above 70 degrees.

So it's only now that Artpod can emerge from hibernation,  much the way men's feet are unfortunately baring themselves to the world in flip flops again.  

But really, we're so glad to be back to a more regular Artpod. Our goal is to put out a new episode every two weeks, on Tuesdays. So check back here to get regular roundups of what our reporters, producers and staff are talking about when it comes to Michigan music, movies, art and culture.

And of course, we want to hear from you. Let us know in the comments which Michigan-made arts and artists you're paying attention to, and you might hear about it on Michigan Radio. 

Today's artpod: Yo Yo Ma plays with Detroit kids; Flint rapper & R&B genius Tunde Olaniran is blowing up; and what happens when a neighborhood church closes its doors. 

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Kate Wells is a Peabody Award-winning journalist and co-host of the Michigan Radio and NPR podcast Believed. The series was widely ranked among the best of the year, drawing millions of downloads and numerous awards. She and co-host Lindsey Smith received the prestigious Livingston Award for Young Journalists. Judges described their work as "a haunting and multifaceted account of U.S.A. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s belated arrest and an intimate look at how an army of women – a detective, a prosecutor and survivors – brought down the serial sex offender."