Check Out These March Releases From Third Man Records
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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, artist, certified intuitive and energy healer, and professional tarot reader. Amanda was raised in a mythical Great Lakes forest by Bryan Ferry and a prehistoric wolf, on a strict diet of gummy bears and early electronic music.
“In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience” Unfolds Helen Knott’s Route to Recovery and Healing
Tenille Campbell Within the opening pages of "In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience," Helen Knott, an Indigenous poet and...
“Who Will We Be When This Is All Over?” A Science Writer Considers the Long View of COVID-19
One of the biggest changes to come out of the pandemic may not be how schools operate or what the...
The “Forever Chemical” PFAS Remains a Problem For You and Your Pet
Although a global pandemic and a massive economic crisis have dominated our lives, many other issues remain under the surface waiting to...
Georgina Lawton’s Memoir ‘Raceless’ Examines How Racial Identity is Constructed
It was a DNA test that flipped Georgina Lawton's world upside down. A year after her father passed away from cancer,...
How an Auto Workers’ Strike In Flint Nearly a Century Ago Changed the Country
Beacon Press One of the biggest victories for workers' rights in the United States happened during one bitterly cold winter in...
With a Little Money and a Lot of Love, One Upper Peninsula Woman is Helping Rural Michigan Residents Read More
On the now decommissioned K.I. Sawyer military base, close to a little town named Gwinn south of Marquette, resident Melissa...
2020 Was a Big Year for UFO Researchers
Between the coronavirus pandemic, nationwide protests, and the election 2020 was dominated by some pretty big headlines. It was also a big...
Watch the New Video From Detroit Singer-Songwriter John Salvage
Michigan singer-songwriter John Salvage will release his debut solo album, "Coyote Hasten" next month, but the lead single, "Trade Coyote" is out today,...
Third Man Records December Releases: The White Stripes, Heather Trost, and ‘Maggot Brain’
Discovering new music is one of the things you’ve told us you love the most about WDET. To satisfy your...
Is Cancel and Call-Out Culture Hurting the Social Justice Movement?
Gant Studios Detroit author and activist adrienne maree brown wants to have a conversation. Not just any conversation, but one...
Help Detroit’s Small Businesses By Shopping Locally This Holiday Season
Third Wave Music We're well into a holiday season unlike any other, one which comes after nine months of social restrictions due...
