“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent this summer reading with listeners, discussing some...

Shooting at Jacksonville Video Game Tournament Claims Multiple Lives

 A gunman opened fire Sunday at an online video game tournament that was being live-streamed from a Florida mall, killing...

Playwright Neil Simon Dies at Age 91

Playwright Neil Simon, a master of comedy whose laugh-filled hits such as "The Odd Couple," ''Barefoot in the Park" and...

Esperanza Spalding and Terri Lyne Carrington Perform at the 39th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival

Bassist Esperanza Spalding and drummer, Terri Lyne Carrington, have a lively and introspective conversation with Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, as...

Detroit Production Company, Paxahau, Marks Its 20th Anniversary at Bert’s Warehouse on September 8th.

Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi talks with Paxahau founders, Jason Huvaere and Jason Clark as they look back on their humble...

Senator John McCain Has Died at Age 81

Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later...

Long Live the Queen: Five Days To Honor Aretha Franklin

Getty Images Over the course of a week, people from around the world will gather in Detroit to pay their...

Detroit Teen Writers to Share Work This Weekend

The Tuxedo Project This summer, The Tuxedo Project and Downtown Boxing Gym collaborated on a summer youth program that paired...

Spiders, Spiders, Everywhere?

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Let’s talk about spiders. To some people they’re a bit frightening. Others find them fascinating. But they can...

MichMash: Running Mates Don’t Usually Make a Difference. You Should Still Care.

WDET Digital Our Democratic and Republican candidates for governor have their running mates. Do those picks make a difference for...

The Milo Minute: Alexandria Berry, Deadbeat Beat, and Carl Craig

Courtesy of Jeff Milo Listen with the audio player above. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s...

Sweet Nothings: Michigan Comedian Brad Wenzel Talks Debut Album, Finding His Voice

Diego Attanasio Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m.  Brad Wenzel made a name...