Month: June 2019

Detroit Today June 18, 2019

Jake Neher/WDET Over the last 15 years or so there has been a 49-point swing in public opinion polling as to...

Quinn Klinefelter June 17, 2019

Jake Neher/WDET The head of the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest federation of unions, will travel to Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Metro...

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher June 17, 2019

WDET Digital A Republican state lawmaker faces federal charges of bribery, extortion and lying to the FBI. Representative Larry Inman is...

Sam Beaubien June 17, 2019

Check out our Sam's Jams playlist below and listen to CultureShift weekdays from noon. to 2 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM....

WDET Staff June 17, 2019

Are you ready to pitch your podcast? As part of the Detroit Podcast Festival, 101.9 WDET, Detroit's local NPR station,...

Ann Delisi June 17, 2019

Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, talked with the founders of Poplettes about the origins of this mini-popcorn snack that is...

Detroit Today June 17, 2019

Jake Neher/WDET In 1989, five teenage boys from Harlem were arrested and charged with the rape and beating of a...

Pat Batcheller June 17, 2019

Automakers -- including Detroit's "big three" -- are caught in the middle of a fight over fuel economy. On one...

Detroit Today June 14, 2019

Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s history is rich with jazz music and culture, and those melodies and stylistic qualities played a major...

Detroit Today June 14, 2019

Jake Neher/WDET Everyone knows about the 4th of July. But have you ever heard of Juneteenth? The holiday’s name combines...

CultureShift June 14, 2019

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Detroit Today June 14, 2019

Jake Neher/WDET Prosecutors have dropped all remaining charges in the Flint Water case. But they say they’re launching a new...