Zen teacher talks finding peace in unsettling times
It seems like in 2023, it can be more difficult than ever to find inner stability in such an unstable...
Amanda LeClaire
Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning host and producer of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. She’s a founding producer of WDET’s flagship news talk show Detroit Today, a former Morning Edition host at WDET, and a former host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.
She’s reported on stories as diverse as the decriminalization and therapeutic research of psychedelic substances, how Motown mourned the sudden death of musician Michael Jackson, the economic and environmental impact of mineral mining in Wyoming, how anomalous phenomena and research into UAPs has affected the lives of some people in the Southwest, and the impact of President Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election night in Detroit.
Amanda is also a creative writer, painter, photographer, sound artist, certified intuitive and energy healer, and professional tarot reader.
An advocate and former prisoner discusses how to recognize trauma
After years of physical, emotional and mental abuse from family, manipulation from the faith she trusted and difficult, controlling personal...
Southfield teacher uses crowdfunding to help create safe space for her students
An elementary school teacher in Metro Detroit has turned to the public to help her students have a safe spot...
Detroit woman brings fresh, healthy food to her corner of the city
After nearly three decades working as a registered nurse, Detroiter Sonya Greene is opening a fresh produce market in her...
‘Digital drugs’ are affecting our physical and emotional health
Whether or not we’re aware of it, technology is changing our relationships with others and with the world. The endless...
How the internet shaped a generation, but not in the ways you might think
In 2019, Gen Z became the largest generation on Earth ever, making up 32 percent of the global population —...
How Bookie Stewart shaped Detroit’s music scene
In a recent article for the Detroit Free Press, journalist Rob St. Mary writes that “if it wasn’t for the...
Legalization of psychedelics could benefit military veterans
Psychedelics have the potential to help heal issues like PTSD, long term grief and other mental health challenges that many...
Local organizations join forces to teach Detroit how to reduce food waste
One food issue that truly defines us in the United States is the amount of it that we waste daily....
LGBTQ non-profit Affirmations hosts community meeting in Ferndale following Colorado shooting
One of Detroit’s largest LGBTQ non-profits is responding to the fatal mass shooting at a nightclub in Colorado this weekend...
Temple Grandin takes us inside the world of visual thinking
For millions of neurodivergent people, it can be incredibly difficult to thrive in a world that is full of unspoken...
Goth-pop band Vision Video turns trauma into art
The band Vision Video is a goth-pop band out of Athens, Georgia, whose frontman Dusty Gannon has found a bit...