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This American Life
This American Life is best described as a movie for radio. There are people in dramatic situations. Things happen to them. There are funny moments and emotional moments and—hopefully—moments where the people in the story say interesting, surprising things about it all. |
WDET producer and reporter Laura Weber Davis recommends an alterna-weekend for the homebody who values comfort food, On Demand television, and a good glass of wine, at a reasonable price.
Dr. Temple Grandin will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Living With Autism Workshop, hosted by Metro Parent and Henry Ford Health System. WDET's Laura Weber-Davis spoke with Dr. Grandin about her life and career and the difficulties of living with autism.
WDET's Laura Weber-Davis speaks with Kami Pothukuchi, Associate Professor of Urban Planning at Wayne State University, about the urban agriculture zoning ordinance and why it's important to gardeners and farmers in Detroit.
Governor Rick Snyder held a town hall meeting in Detroit today to announce that the city is facing an unprecedented financial crisis. The state could appoint an Emergency Financial Manager within the month to address the ongoing cash problems. WDET’s Laura Weber-Davis attended the meeting at Wayne State. She spoke with WDET’s Travis Wright about the Governor’s announcement.
Bentivolio beat Democratic challenger Doctor Syed Taj.
WDET's Laura Weber-Davis speaks with the author of "The Presidents Club," Michael Duffy, about Gerald Ford's unique position among his peers.
Kerry Bentivolio (R) and Dr. Syed Taj (D) make their case to fill the vacant seat of former Congressman Thaddeus McCotter.
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. There is no early detection test for ovarian cancer... making it the most lethal gynecologic cancer. Marcie Paul is Vice President of the Michigan Ovarian Cancer Alliance. She told WDET’s Laura Weber-Davis that the symptoms for ovarian cancer can be quiet and hard to trace back to a serious problem.
WDET's Laura Weber-Davis speaks with Spike Lee to discuss his self-financed film about a 12-year-old boy who moves in with his Baptist bishop grandfather in Brooklyn's gritty Red Hook neighborhood.
If you want to go home again, what do you do if home is Detroit? That’s the question author Scott Lasser asked himself before writing his new novel, "Say Nice Things About Detroit." Lasser currently resides in Colorado but grew up in Detroit. The murder mystery novel is written in the style of Elmore Leonard and the city of Detroit is a central character. WDET’s Laura Weber-Davis sits down with Scott Lasser to discuss his new book.
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