About this season
Explore the best of Michigan - from restaurants and museums to cool businesses and neighborhoods - and discover its unique people, places, and things.
Episodes (13)
1. Best of Winter
Aired 6 February 2025 • 27 min
Luge like a winner, try Tip Up Town, hike to the awesome Eben Ice Caves, and fat-tire bike some Traverse City trails.
2. Autumnal Bundle
Aired 28 February 2025 • 27 min
Squeeze some apples into cider, devour some Polish food at the end of a tunnel, see stars in Traverse City, fall for some falls, and go trick-or-treating in Romeo.
3. More Museums
Aired 13 March 2025 • 27 min
Visit a house of music, historic Detroit, meet some awesome Arab Americans, hear the call of the wild, and visit an actual air zoo.
4. Car Show
Aired 28 March 2025 • 27 min
Tear up the track in Pontiac, paint the Plant Rouge in Dearborn, learn some auto history, then head out to the middle of a field in hickory corners.
5. Hot Diggity Dog
Aired 25 April 2025 • 27 min
Have a frank at Bills, find Detroit's best coney, yum at Yesterdog, meet Hotdog Man himself, and enjoy a sausage or two at Nowicki's.
6. Blue Water Area
Aired 23 June 2025 • 27 min
On the Thumb Coast, cruise a classic ship, live it up and chow down by the river, paddle through peaceful backwaters, and dine on fried chicken like it's 1936.
7. Great Lakes Bay
Aired 14 July 2025 • 26 min
We've been around the world, there's one place we keep coming back to. And this week it's the Great Lakes Bay region. From caramel corn to fancy fire trucks, we're sampling sweets, stories, and sirens. This is an Under the Radar you just gotta see.
8. Downriver Adventure
Aired 4 August 2025 • 26 min
On this crunchy and creative episode of UTR we're heading downriver for local chips with family flavor, a soul food spot you'll wanna savor, a festival where art meets heart, and a roller derby team that'll knock your socks off. Don't blink or you might miss the action.
9. Grand Rapids
Aired 25 August 2025 • 26 min
On this action-packed episode of UTR, we're back in Grand Rapids for a burger dive you’ll dig, Italian food with heart and beer brewed with soul. We’ll even hit a market full of art and community. Get ready to explore the cool people, places and things that make Grand Rapids a great place to be.
10. Jackson
Aired 23 September 2025 • 26 min
On this sweet, savory, and scenic episode of UTR we're back in Jackson for some choice chocolates, a legendary theater, and not one but two iconic coneys. We'll even hit a trail and see where the water falls, literally. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and things that make Jackson just right!
11. Oscoda
Aired 25 November 2025 • 26 min
This week on Under the Radar, we're headed to Oscoda, where towering pines meet sandy shores and adventure is never far away. We'll spring into nature, dine like locals, ride the trails, and cheer on one of Michigan's wildest races. Buckle up, it's going to be a ride.
12. Sault Ste Marie
Aired 27 November 2025 • 26 min
On this slightly spooky, seriously savory, and all around satisfying episode of UTR we're heading to Michigan's oldest city - Sault Ste Marie - for haunted history walks, crepes with a cult following, a saloon that's stood for over a century, and outdoor adventures that will get your heart pumping. Let's roll!
13. Frankenmuth
Aired 19 December 2025 • 26 min
On this warm and wooly episode of UTR we're in Frankenmuth for a historic trolley, bonafide bedding, a museum full of Michigan memories, and a church that's older than your grandma's secret strudel recipe. Get ready to explore the cool people, places, and things that make Frankenmuth so fantastisch, ya!