Max Copeland
Max Copeland was the local weekday host of All Things Considered on Interlochen Public Radio and the producer of The Up North Lowdown, IPR’s weekly news podcast.
Max grew up in Traverse City and graduated from Central High School in 2014. He went on to study broadcast journalism at Michigan State University.
Max started at IPR as an environmental reporting intern as part of a partnership with Michigan State’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism before taking on the role of All Things Considered host.
A self-described public radio nerd, Max says he listens constantly, even in his free time. His favorite public radio shows include Planet Money, This American Life and Hidden Brain.
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An earful from those who experienced the ice storm. An interview with abuse survivor Tina Talbot. Hiring nurses for Munson Healthcare. And Elberta's Turtlefest. -
Immigration attorney Marcelo Betti on who has come here and what their future might hold. Plus, becoming an American citizen, and conflict, coffee and Traverse City. -
It’s a big dose of nature on this week’s Up North Lowdown: How storm debris can turn into electricity, our gardening expert guides us through good fertilizer for northern Michigan soil, and we receive a shipment of bees! -
This week on the Up North Lowdown, we’ll meet the host of a new podcast from Classical IPR called Intermezzo ... plus OUR host Ed Ronco goes on stage in Traverse City and dies. But on purpose. -
How damaged trees spell economic hardship for many in northern Michigan. Plus, funding cutbacks for regional arts groups, and we hop through some Easter egg traditions. -
An ice storm wreaked havoc on northern Michigan this week, leaving thousands without power and heat and littering the region with the debris of snapped trees and downed power lines. We'll hear voices from the storm. Also, a look at how tensions between the U.S. and Canada could impact the Great Lakes, a look at 50 years of service from Traverse City's Women's Resource Center and we go into the garden with our friend Dylan. -
This week, we check in with our environment and climate reporters about two big northern Michigan stories, with significant updates on both. We also speak with filmmaker Rich Brauer about his "Dogman" series of movies and the magic of cinema. And a local musician is about to tour with a superstar. -
Why a Leelanau County township's cease-and-desist notice had little effect on the use of sewage as farm fertilizer. We'll also hear about the competitive race to get kids registered for a summer camp in Traverse City, and what it says about child care in northern Michigan. And we talk with author Howard Lovy about his debut novel — partly set at Interlochen in the mid-1980s. -
As Traverse City's airport expands, officials see an opportunity to address climate change. Also, the difficulty of tracking how opioid settlement dollars are spent. We'll hear how an old asylum in Traverse City inspired a new novel. And we meet the journalist behind a newsletter that's by, for and about the Indigenous people of Michigamiing (Michigan). -
This week we have three conversations we think you need to hear.A lawsuit against Benzie County in federal court alleges that sheriff’s deputies could have prevented a murder. We hear from the victim’s son, who is bringing the case.And, federal job cuts hit close to home. A conversation with a Cadillac woman who lost her job at the Forest Service.Also, in his career as a freelance trumpeter, Interlochen alumnus Aaron Smith has played for TV and film, in the pit orchestras of national touring musicals, even backed up Beyonce. Now, he’s talking to us about his career. And, the tragic turkeys of Suttons Bay.That's all this week on the Up North Lowdown from Interlochen Public Radio.
