Democrats Are Increasingly Pro-Immigrant. Here’s Why
Jake Neher/WDET Over the last 15 years or so there has been a 49-point swing in public opinion polling as to...
Month: June 2019
Labor Leaders Tour Battleground States to Blast NAFTA Replacement
Jake Neher/WDET The head of the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest federation of unions, will travel to Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Metro...
As Scandal-Plagued Rep. Inman Stays Away, Fall-Out Reaches Lobbyists, Constituents
WDET Digital A Republican state lawmaker faces federal charges of bribery, extortion and lying to the FBI. Representative Larry Inman is...
Sam’s Jams: Fruko, “A la Memoria del Muerto”
Check out our Sam's Jams playlist below and listen to CultureShift weekdays from noon. to 2 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM....
Pitch Your Podcast To WDET, Win $1,000 and Mentorship
Are you ready to pitch your podcast? As part of the Detroit Podcast Festival, 101.9 WDET, Detroit's local NPR station,...
Detroit Food Entrepreneurs Bring A Childhood Indian Snack to the U.S. and They Call It POPLETTES!
Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, talked with the founders of Poplettes about the origins of this mini-popcorn snack that is...
Netflix Central Park Five Series Spotlights Criminal Justice Problems. We Still Haven’t Fixed Them
Jake Neher/WDET In 1989, five teenage boys from Harlem were arrested and charged with the rape and beating of a...
Fight Over Fuel Economy Puts Detroit Automakers in a Pickle
Automakers -- including Detroit's "big three" -- are caught in the middle of a fight over fuel economy. On one...
Detroit Jazz Festival Celebrating 40 Years in ‘Jazz Mecca’
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s history is rich with jazz music and culture, and those melodies and stylistic qualities played a major...
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Celebrates Juneteenth this Weekend
Jake Neher/WDET Everyone knows about the 4th of July. But have you ever heard of Juneteenth? The holiday’s name combines...
Salt Mines Below Detroit Inspire Local Poet to Create Techno-Inspired Choreopoem
Courtesy of jessica Care moore Click the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. CultureShift airs weekdays from...
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Explains Dropping Charges in Flint Water Crisis Case
Jake Neher/WDET Prosecutors have dropped all remaining charges in the Flint Water case. But they say they’re launching a new...
