The Borderline

01/02/2026

Heat up with the GLO on Saturday night on NPR 98.3 FM Sault Ste. Marie or online with radio.wcmu.org and get this...

Great Lakes Odyssey Radio Hour - Lakes Sing A River Song

The many magnificent rivers that flow into the Great Lakes bring life and harmony to the entire watershed but now under more than a century of industrial stress the song does not remain the same.

Nick Wesley of Urban River Chicago describes The Wild Mile as a public park, open-air museum, botanical garden, kayaker destination, community classroom, and a habitat for native wildlife.
Michael Waite writes explorative songs inspired by building a home, both in the physical and emotional sense, by a river in the rustic Michigan backwoods near Marquette.
Dr. Nichole Keway Biber, grassroots environmental activist, is a tribal citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and a jingle dress dancer determined to be a positive force for Earth.

Featured Music: Jay Linden. Luke Prov
Music beds: Rusty McCarthy, Paul Walde, Fire Wolf & Dawn Eagle
Theme: Ray Bonneville. Rusty McCarthy

Wall Mural at McMichael Canadian Art Collection. 'From Water To Water: A Way Through The Trees' by Bonnie Devine & Mariah Meawasige

12/27/2025

It's GLO time Saturday night at 8 bells ET. Listen on WCMU-NPR stations (radio.wcmu.org) throughout Central and Northern Michigan including 98.3 FM on the dial in Sault Ste. Marie. On this edition...

GREAT LAKES ODYSSEY Radio Hour - TURTLE ISLAND

The story of Turtle Island, a symbol of life and earth, passed down through generations among Indigenous nations, usually acts as a creation story and is home to the North American continent.

Chief Dean Sayers of Batchewana First Nation, Ojibway Anishinabe, interprets the historical understanding of the creation story of Turtle Island, lands now known as North and Central America.

Kathleen Brosemer (Azhede-kwe), an Energy and Environmental Policy Consultant, on her dissertation (in preparation) titled Energy Justice for the Anishnabek.

Dr. Melanie Goodchild, Ojibway, design and innovation strategist, illustrates how the Two Eyed Seeing and Two Row Wampum views dovetail with modern science to tackle complex systems challenges.

Featured Music: Pat Dailey.
Poetry: Owen Neill w/ music by Jeff Neill.
Music beds: Kevin Closs. M.D. Dunn. Bahweting Singers. LOWFREQUENCYoscillator.
Theme: Ray Bonneville. Rusty McCarthy.

Painting 'Mshiikenh' by Mishiikenh Kwe

12/19/2025

Shine with the GLO Saturday nite @ 8:00 pm Eastern on 98.3 WCMU NPR-FM in The Soo or go online at radio.wcmu.org and get edutained...

GREAT LAKES ODYSSEY Radio Hour - Water At What Price?

Fresh water for drinking, swimming and fishing is at risk when the relationship with the Great Lakes environment is determined by short term strategies, politics, and the profit margins.

State Senator Stephanie Chang is a champion for the Water Affordability Act in Michigan as a long-time community organizer in Detroit with a strong, unwavering voice for access and justice.
James Gordon created the full-length play Emergency Climate Musical to entertain listeners and inform the public of his experience in politics, environmental activism and as a singer/songwriter.
Jane Elder authored Wilderness, Water and Rust: A Journey Towards Great Lakes Resilience pondering the value about life in the region and how caring for its ecosystems help us imagine better futures.

Featured Music: Great Lake Swimmers. Lee Murdoch. Many Eagle Set Sun Dance Song.
Music beds: Andree-Ann Deschenes. The North Shore.
Theme: Ray Bonneville & Rusty McCarthy.
Correspondent Report: Lisa Tucker

Painting 'The Fisherman' by John Hornstein

12/17/2025

The Musical Comedy Guild of Sault Ste. Marie presented Disney's The Little Mermaid in November of 2025, the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale brought to life on the stage complete with memorable songs from the movie and original songs from the stage production. The show featured all of your favou...

12/17/2025

Marnie Stone gets Timothy Murphy to talk on Creatives. We get laughs and tears and tears of laughter.

The Musical Comedy Guild of Sault Ste. Marie presented Disney's The Little Mermaid in November of 2025, the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale brought to life on the stage complete with memorable songs from the movie and original songs from the stage production. The show featured all of your favou...

12/11/2025

So far away in time...

(Editor's Note: Given an opportunity to interview Mark Gane about his solo release, Garden Music, for a feature segment of the acclaimed NPR program, the Great Lakes Odyssey Radio Hour, I later asked Mark about Echo Beach, the iconic hit single he penned for his band, Martha & The Muffins. This is t...

12/05/2025

8 o'clock Saturday nite is GLO time on 98.3 NPR WCMU radio and this is what you'll learn...

GREAT LAKES ODYSSEY Radio Hour - ...And Water For All

Safe drinking water is a common right of humanity, as part and parcel of a healthy environment. Champions for the Great Lakes are in an existential battle to protect the land... and water for all.

Joanne Robertson, Misko Anungo Kwe (Red Star Woman) is an Anishinaabe author, illustrator, and water protection activist, and she champions the late Josephine Mandamin.
Ian Tamblyn, singer-songwriter, record producer, adventurer and playwright, has always kept a front seat on environmental issues.
Dianne Whelan travels the slow way of the turtle, seeking wisdom from those that live close to the land, in her documentary '500 Days In The Wild'.

Featured music: Akwesasne Women Singers. Don Ross. Ian Tamblyn.
Music beds: Rusty McCarthy. Don Ross.
Theme: Ray Bonneville.
Illustration 'The Water Walker' by Joanne Robertson

Illustration 'The Water Walker' by Joanne Robertson

11/28/2025

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11/28/2025

Another jam-packed weekend of Arts & Entertainment for those so inclined to enjoy their lives... or you can stay home and watch the news and your team lose.

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