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Money, cards and a little punk rock

A cheat-sheet used by new Spitzer players to remember how "trump cards" are scored. (Photo Credit: Michael Livingston)
Michael Livingston
A cheat-sheet used by new Spitzer players to remember how "trump cards" are scored. (Photo Credit: Michael Livingston)

Much of the money for wildlife management at Michigan's Department of Natural Resources comes from people paying for hunting and fishing licenses.

But fewer people are doing that, and DNR's management work has expanded. So what to do? Raise fees? Adopt a new system of funding? We explore that this week.

We'll also try our hand at the card game "Spitzer," a northeast Michigan classic with a dedicated band of folks trying to keep it alive.

We hear from Matthew Fletcher, whose new collection of short stories, "Stick Houses" draws on his own life experiences to dispel stereotypes about Indigenous people.

And even though Valentine's Day has come and gone, a quick little primer on love, porcupine style, from IPR's Cheryl Bartz.

Stories included in this episode:


Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.
Max Copeland is 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.