Austin Rowlader
Contributing ReporterAustin is a freelance reporter and producer for IPR based in Bellaire. His written stories have appeared in Bridge Michigan and many up north newspapers. Austin also coordinates Red Pine Radio and hosts The Antrim Writers Series.
When he's not making radio, you'll find Austin next to his wood stove daydreaming.
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John James Witherspoon was 28 when he died while fighting Russian forces in January of 2025. His remains were recently released and returned to the United States. -
John James Witherspoon, a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, died while fighting for Ukraine on Jan. 17, 2025. It took a year for his family to receive his remains, and today he will be laid to rest.
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Today, we have two stories about how we use ice — from temporary caves along Lake Michigan to 'cryofarming' in the Upper Peninsula. -
Michigan is losing farms. Farmers are retiring and there are fewer people to take over their work. A new program wants to change that by acting as sort of a matchmaker. -
Every four years, everyone goes crazy over curling. It shows up in the Olympic Games, which seems to give it a boost in popularity (at least in the countries where it's not already popular). And, since the games get underway tonight, we sent Austin Rowlader out on the sheet at the Traverse City Curling Club, to see what all the hype is about. -
Every four years, as the world tunes in to the Winter Olympics, curling gets a boost in popularity. IPR's Austin Rowlader stepped onto the sheet to see what the hype is about. -
Data centers, and how to regulate them. Plus, Michigan moves toward lifting the ban on deer baiting in the lower peninsula. -
America's groundhogs (and other creatures) have weighed in. But how accurate are they? And what do, you know, the actual meteorologists at the National Weather Service say about our long-term forecast? -
America's groundhogs (and other creatures) have weighed in. But how accurate are they? And what do, you know, the actual meteorologists at the National Weather Service say about our long-term forecast?
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On this episode, invasive species mitigation and a ride in an intergalactic snowplow.
