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WDET's Rob St. Mary guest hosts today's 9/11 special.
Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, and al-Qaida crippled, the U-S government is turning its focus toward the threat of homegrown terrorism. But when does concern give way to paranoia?
As we approach the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, WDET’s Rob St. Mary went looking for some perspectives in the art world. Rob spoke recently with Pontiac based artist Jef Bourgeau about his thoughts on the use of 9/11 in art and a gallery show he hosted in early 2002, about six months after the event, at the Museum of New Art called “Ground Zero”.
All this week WDET has been looking at the September Eleventh attacks and how they have affected us… ten-years later. Filmmaker and adventurer Paul Daniels has been to Antarctica three times. During his second time there, wintering over at the South Pole, the September Eleven terrorist attacks took place. He spoke to WDET’s Rob St. Mary about the experience and the film he made during that time.
?The tragic events of 9/11 spurred tremendous change in the lives of many. Perhaps none more so than the men and women of the Armed Forces. WDET's Noah Ovshinky sits down with Steve Pierce and his wife, Colonel Maggie Brandt, a surgeon in the US Army Reserves, about their lives post-9/11.
David Dunbar, co-author of "Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up To The Facts," talks about the book, which is being released again this year in a fully revised and updated 2011 edition.
A call-in discussion on Obama's new jobs program, 9/11 stories and upcoming events, and this week's Metro Times cover story.
WDET's Nichole Christian was a New York Times reporter during the 9/11 coverage. She shares some of her memories of the moment, the aftermath and 9/11's lasting impact on her life.
Over the past few weeks I have been looking for various perspectives looking back on the September 11th attacks from the community and the arts.
“The Residents” are a multi-media music/art group that has been around nearly 40 years. During that time, no one has learned their identity. It’s part of their idea – that the art is more important than the personalities making it.
So, I offer you this interview with Hardy Fox of the Cryptic Corporation. Cryptic is the management company which handles “The Residents”.
Fox spoke to me via Skype about “The Residents”, the group’s 2002 album “Demons Dance Alone” – which was created in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, and about how artists could/do use the events and aftermath ten years on from that day.
Craig interviews one of the panelists for this upcoming discussion that he will be moderating.
On 9/11, first responders with different agencies in New York and elsewhere found it difficult, if not impossible, to talk to each other as the tragic events unfolded. In the months following the attacks of 9/11, it became clear that the public safety community needed access to a more reliable and robust communications network. But as WDET’s Noah Ovshinsky reports, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have yet to agree on a plan, meaning the upcoming milestone will pass without such a system in place.
Ever wonder what people searched for after the planes hit the World Trade Center on 9-11? Listen to this segment and find out.
WDET reporter Rob St. Mary and film critic Jeff Meyers talk with Noah Ovshinsky about the portrayal of terrorism and 9/11 in movies and entertainment over the past 10 years.
Will Youmans joins Craig to talk about the "US Rising Emerging Voices in Post 9-11 America" event hosted by UM-Dearborn on September 9th at 9am. The panel discussion is open to the public and will be hosted and moderated by Craig Fahle.
Nabeel Abraham, co-editor of this book of personal experiences in the wake of the great national tragedy, talks to Craig about the book, and about the Arab population in Detroit after 9/11.
For Arab and Arab-American cab drivers in the Metro region 9/11 was an eye-opening experience. Several reported passengers jumping out of taxis at the time simply because they heard a driver with a Middle-Eastern accent.
9-11 brought the Patriot Act which has changed our country's legal landscape.
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