Hip Hop Public Health Turns Up the Volume on COVID-19 Safety
Hip Hop Public Health is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 with the mission of helping increase knowledge of healthy...
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.
Check Out These October Releases From Third Man Records
Discovering new music is one of the things you’ve told us you love the most about WDET. To satisfy your...
The Friendship Circle Knows the Difference a Friend Can Make
In 1994, husband-wife duo Bassie and Levi Shemtov declared that they would dedicate their lives to social outreach, with a mission to...
Meet the Woman Diversifying Psychedelic Culture
People of Color Psychedelic Collective Ifetayo Harvey, the founder of the People of Color Psychedelic Collective, is looking to make...
It’s More Than Exhaustion: You’ve Reached “Surge Capacity”
After eight months of pandemic-related self-isolation, illness, and disruption of daily life, it's no surprise that many of us are...
Finding Help For Nearly 200,000 Michiganders With Dementia
Nearly 190,000 people are living with Alzheimer’s or a form of dementia in Michigan. With that, there are an estimated...
Meet ‘1A’ Host and Detroit Native Jenn White
Coming of age on Detroit’s westside, Jenn White’s mother wanted her children to experience all that the city had to...
Drawing On Global Languages To Find New Ways to Be Happy
Joy, glee, cheer, exhilaration: These are all synonyms for the word 'happiness' in the English language. Ask anyone and they'll...
She Became Her Mother’s Caregiver — And Found A Creative Muse
Hanging Out On McDougall, Collage On Canvas, 48"×48", Artist: Judy Bowman Judy Bowman left home when she was 18 years...
Here Are Third Man Records’ September Vinyl Releases
Every week on CultureShift, Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo shares three of the latest local releases from the region’s independent...
Don’t Worry, This Doctor Says It’s Okay to Not Shower Daily
Penguin/Random House The COVID-19 has changed how often we think about our own cleanliness, for example, by washing our hands...
Beyonce, Folklore And the Power of Pop Culture
Kinitra Brooks While the term “pop culture” is often used to imply lighter topics in films, music or books, Dr. Kinitra...