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Iraq's Struggling Democracy

This week on the International Affairs Forum broadcast hear Ambassador Faisal al-Istrabadi, the man who helped write Iraq’s interim Constitution. He gives a sobering account of the situation Iraq faces as it tries to build a democracy.

Local Arts & Culture

LANDMARKS: Elk Rapids Residents at Odds Over Historic Site

Early photo of the Dexter Noble Company Store that supplied settlers in the Elk Rapids area beginning in the 1860's. All that remains is part of a foundation in the old Bech's Mustard plant. Photo courtesy of Glenn Neumann

ART AROUND THE CORNER: Ludington's Downtown Murals

IPR News Radio continues its series, “Art Around the Corner” - art that we often see in our communities but sometimes take for granted. About 10 years ago, retired Ludington school teacher Annette Doerr visited her cousin in Lake Placid, Florida. Her cousin said, “Do you want to see our murals?” Her tour of Lake Placid’s downtown murals gave Annette an idea: Help Ludington put up its own murals. 

LANDMARKS: Preserving Elberta's Shipping History

Interlochen Public Radio continues its series looking at historic structures around Northern Michigan with a trip to Elberta, where the shipping industry was changed forever.

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Points North

Actor, Author, Photographer, Soldier: Benjamin Busch

Benjamin Busch is an actor who has appeared on "The Wire," "Homicide" and "The West Wing." He was a U.S. Marine Corps Infantry Officer who served two tours of combat duty in Iraq, once in 2003 and again in 2005. When serving in Iraq, Benjamin Busch took hundreds of photographs. Many of those images are now part of an exhibit called "The Art in War." It’s on display in Traverse City’s Dennos Museum through mid-June. On this edition of "Points North," we’ll talk with Benjamin Busch about his photographs and his new memoir, "Dust to Dust."

Boyne City Singer & Songwriter Robin Lee Berry

Boyne City singer, songwriter and guitarist Robin Lee Berry performs in IPR's Studio A along with dobro player Joddy Crosswhite.

Imported Fruit For The Cherry Capital?

When you scoop up ice cream with cherries in it this summer or add dried cherries to your salad, chances are the fruit won’t be from Michigan. Or even from the United States. Extremely unusual weather this spring has crippled the state’s entire tree fruit industry. And the cherry industry is debating how much to rely on imports.