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Up North Lowdown

Up North Lowdown: 50 years of cosmic awe

By Ed Ronco,
Max Copeland
Published July 6, 2024 at 6:00 AM EDT
Left: Bob Moler has spent 50 years talking about astronomy on Interlochen Public Radio. (Photo: Tyler Thompson/IPR News.) Top right: First Lady Jill Biden speaks to visitors of King Orchards in Antrim County. She visited northern Michigan July 3 to open a new campaign office in Traverse City. President Joe Biden visited the farm in a campaign stop in 2020. (Photo: Lauren Rice/WCMU and Traverse City Record-Eagle) Middle right: The Cheboygan Hospice House is located at 722 South Street. The facility is now open under new managment and accepting patients and hiring staff. (Photo: Michael Livingston/IPR News)
Left: Bob Moler has spent 50 years talking about astronomy on Interlochen Public Radio. (Photo: Tyler Thompson/IPR News.)
Top right: First Lady Jill Biden speaks to visitors of King Orchards in Antrim County. She visited northern Michigan July 3 to open a new campaign office in Traverse City. President Joe Biden visited the farm in a campaign stop in 2020. (Photo: Lauren Rice/WCMU and Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Middle right: The Cheboygan Hospice House is located at 722 South Street. The facility is now open under new managment and accepting patients and hiring staff. (Photo: Michael Livingston/IPR News)

This week: Bob Moler has helped IPR listeners perceive the cosmos for 50 years. He talks about turning his teenage curiosity into a lifelong passion for astronomy.

Plus, we hear a story about efforts to maintain residential hospice centers in Cheboygan and the Little Traverse Bay area. And a quick look back at First Lady Jill Biden's visit to northern Michigan, which came as her husband faced pressure to step away from his reelection efforts.

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Ed Ronco
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director and the local host of "Morning Edition."
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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.
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