Seeing Clearly with T.R. Carr

See what is happening, clearly.

Seeing Clearly with T.R. Carr, Ph.D., retired professor of public policy and former mayor, cuts through the noise of politics and civic life.

Candidate interviews →Civic education

Election season: candidate interviews

Interviews for the November 3, 2026 election.

Judge 2026 · 47th District Court

Michael Sawicky

Longtime magistrate in the 47th District Court and a candidate for judge, in a nine-part conversation.

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Michigan State Senate 8th District

Ken Massey

Former Farmington Hills mayor and candidate for Michigan State Senate District 8, in a five-part conversation.

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New series · November 3, 2026 election

Farmington School Board Candidate Interviews

My conversations with all four candidates for the Farmington Public Schools Board of Education are now live. Watch each interview, then compare their answers.

Cheryl Blau

3 parts · 57 min

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Verna Felder

3 parts · 53 min

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Ron Recinto

3 parts · 49 min

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Santoria Shepherd

4 parts · 43 min

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See all four interviews →Compare their answers →How to vote →Read the announcement →

Series and featured stories

New series · Five-part investigation

The Men Who Run Toward the Fire.

TR sits down with the leadership of the Farmington Hills Fire Department to ask the questions most of us never get the chance to ask. Inside the trucks, the training, and the work that earned this department a top-1% rating in America.

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Teko Harmon in a bright studio portrait with subtle paper and glass details.

Understanding AI

It’s already in your phone, your car, and your doctor’s office. T.R. Carr sat down with Teko Harmon to see it clearly — in plain terms, with no fear and no hype.

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Featured series

The Charles Cone Story

At 100 years old, Colonel Charles Cone has lived a life most could only dream of — three wars, sixty-nine years of marriage, nuclear bombers with cracking wings, and helicopter lessons at age 96. This is his story, in five parts.

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Macon-Thomas chapter members with their Tuskegee Airmen banner.

Eight-part conversation

The Tuskegee Airmen: A Legacy Still at Work

Join TR Carr, Chuck Mathews and Anthony Felix to explore the Airmen’s service and the Macon-Thomas chapter’s work preparing another generation.

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Director Bob Houhanisin in a bright studio portrait.

New 5-part series

Inside Farmington’s Public Safety

How one Michigan city runs police, fire, and EMS as a single combined department — a five-part conversation with the Farmington Department of Public Safety.

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