{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"The US Explained","slug":"riffingandranting","podcastDescription":"

The United States is a vast and beautiful country, spanning continents, time zones, and countless regions, biomes, and ecosystems. The US Explained dives into the geography, history, and culture of the country, one state at a time. This ongoing, 56-part series covers every state, territory, and federal district of the US, by order of admission. Join me on my journey across America!

Hosted by Carter

Property of That Is Interesting

","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17068169/Modern_Square_Typographic_Fashion_Brand_Logo9vo00.png","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/17068169/Modern_Square_Typographic_Fashion_Brand_Logo9vo00_1200x628.jpg?s=0a8075b3565bc278cc649a31e5e5c239&e=png","podcastUrl":"https://riffingandranting.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/riffingandranting/feed.xml","theme":"elegant","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-48uwt-1047089?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":17,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-04:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-4,"text":"(GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Halifax"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":39,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"riffingandranting","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-48uwt-1047089-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riffing-and-ranting/id1704428344","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-48uwt-1047089?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/4JAOrIHhwg4CGEICWl4BXW","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/058c7c2e-9d73-4f0d-b768-473cbd57b20f","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://iheart.com/podcast/121855223","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null},{"name":"PlayerFM","link":"https://player.fm/series/3505897","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/PlayerFM.png","title":null},{"name":"Podchaser","link":"https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/riffing-and-ranting-5454445","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/Podchaser.webp","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#8fc31f"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#868686"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#e9e9e9"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/mLElyAsyOuVj","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-mLEg6MUyOuVj","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2023 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://riffingandranting.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6a46c66e","clientSignature":"e9a5afd6228fa0d2506ac7badf05d0de","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb26509708-f5w82","episode":{"id":"pb26509708","idTag":"f5w82","title":"Michigan - The US Explained","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17068169/Modern_Square_Typographic_Fashion_Brand_Logo9vo00_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/17068169/Modern_Square_Typographic_Fashion_Brand_Logo9vo00_1200x628.jpg?s=0a8075b3565bc278cc649a31e5e5c239&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17068169/Modern_Square_Typographic_Fashion_Brand_Logo9vo00.png","previewContent":null,"content":"

Michigan - mountains and mines, wild forests, islands, and lakes sit together with one of the largest cities in the country, a heavily urbanized hive of industry home to millions of people. This is a fascinating state - one that tells the story of America - both its failures and its promise. I hope you'll join me to hear it. Episode 27 - Michigan.

","publishTimestamp":1756309039,"duration":4455,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rcjj8ndbcfmfbcsr/Michigan_-_The_US_Explained7b7mh.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-f5w82-194818c","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-f5w82-194818c","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/michigan-the-us-explained/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-f5w82-194818c?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":33,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-f5w82-194818c","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Friffingandranting.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fmichigan-the-us-explained%252F&rts=95ff93f808ca2b43752b853cef73c00d89af830e","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb26509708","idTag":"f5w82","title":"Michigan - The US Explained","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17068169/Modern_Square_Typographic_Fashion_Brand_Logo9vo00_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/17068169/Modern_Square_Typographic_Fashion_Brand_Logo9vo00_1200x628.jpg?s=0a8075b3565bc278cc649a31e5e5c239&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17068169/Modern_Square_Typographic_Fashion_Brand_Logo9vo00.png","previewContent":null,"content":"