"And Michigan, right now, is a complete toss-up." - IRA GLASS, A Little Bit of Power, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #NationalMichiganDay #IraGlass

"If not for that scholarship, he may never have gotten out of Grand Rapids." - KENNY RYAN, 38.) Gerald Ford 1974-1977, [Abridged] Presidential Histories #AbridgedPresidentialHistories #NationalMichiganDay #KennyRyan

"In Detroit, the auto industry was taking off!" - ROMAN MARS, Ambassador Bridge, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #NationalMichiganDay #RomanMars

"So Detroit is kind of at a crossroads, then?" - ANNA SOPER, 'Detroit is a city of 700,000 stories': Alex B. Hill's map quest in the Motor City, Teen People #TeenPeoplePod #NationalMichiganDay #AnnaSoper

"She lives in Detroit." - KELSEY MCKINNEY, Rich Mom Razzle Dazzle with Maitreyi Anantharaman, Normal Gossip #NormalGossip #NationalMichiganDay #KelseyMckinney

"I grew up in Ann Arbor!" - ALEX GOLDMAN, Phoebe's Origin Story, Hyperfixed #Hyperfixed #NationalMichiganDay #AlexGoldman

"Little Caesars comes from Detroit!" - JOSH SCHERER, Pizza Hut vs. Little Caesars, A Hot Dog Is a Sandwich #AHotDogIsaSandwich #NationalMichiganDay #JoshScherer

"Ford opened a law practice back in Michigan after graduating Yale." - KENNY RYAN, 38.) Gerald Ford 1974-1977, [Abridged] Presidential Histories #AbridgedPresidentialHistories #NationalMichiganDay #KennyRyan

"Michigan was always going to be a battleground state." - RAMTIN ARABLOUEI, The Swing State Power Brokers, Throughline #Throughline #NationalMichiganDay #RamtinArablouei

"Dick Tracy debuted in the funny pages of the Detroit Mirror in 1931!" - WILLA PASKIN, Calling Dick Tracy! It's Warren Beatty Again, Decoder Ring #DecoderRing #NationalMichiganDay #WillaPaskin