Through The Craft of Cakes, a New Way To Bangladeshi Identity

Michigan is home to the country’s third largest population of Bangladeshi Americans. An estimated 15,000 Bangladeshis live in the Greater...

Detroit Property Owners Have More Time to Appeal Proposed Assessments [Transcript]

Detroit residents were supposed to have from Feb.1-15 to appeal proposed assessments, but the city recently extended the deadline to...

Ian Finkelstein’s Duality/Detroit Celebrates Black History Month at MotorCity Wine

WDET's Sam Beaubien sat down with keyboardist Ian Finkelstein to discuss Duality/Detroit and the month long Black History Month celebration at MotorCity...

MichMash Digs Into State of the State In Hour-Long Special

WDET Digital There will be a lot to unpack as soon as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins her first State of...

All The Donald’s Men: Watergate Reporters say Trump Era Demands Aggressive Journalism

Legendary reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein say the presidency of Donald Trump has distinct echoes of the Watergate scandal...

Does Suspension Prevent School Violence? New Study Says No

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Our automatic response to students who are violent in school is to suspend them. And that makes...

Echopark Guitars Owner Gabriel Currie Learned the Art of Making Guitars from Leo Fender – Part 1

Essential Music host, Ann Delisi, talks with Gabriel Currie about his company, his thoughts about Detroit and why he moved...

The Legacy of Jim Crow Persists in Modern America

Ferris State University The governor of Virginia still hasn’t resigned, neither has the attorney general. Both have admitted to wearing...

Rebuilding Tigers Aren’t Big Spenders Anymore [PHOTOS]

The Detroit Tigers begin reporting for spring training in Lakeland, Florida on Feb. 12, 2019. Some of the players have...

Echopark Guitars Owner Gabriel Currie is Right At Home in Detroit – Full Interview

This is the extended interview Ann Delisi conducted with Echopark Guitars owner and guitar maker, Gabriel Currie. During this interview...

S&P Upgrades Detroit’s Credit. What Does It Mean?

Analysts at Standard and Poor’s are increasing Detroit's credit to BB-. That’s up a notch from the city's previous rating....

WDET Sustainers, Enjoy a Cup of Coffee on Us!

February 9-15 is WDET's Annual Sustaining Member Appreciation Week! A full week of programs and perks that celebrate everything your...