Is the ‘Windsor Hum’ Finally Over?
A mysterious noise has plagued residents of Windsor and parts of downriver Detroit for years. The 'Windsor Hum' made headlines worldwide,...
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.
MOCAD Fires Director After Allegations of Abuse
The Museum of Contemporary Arts Detroit board has fired chief curator and director Elysia Borowy-Reeder after allegations of abuse and racism. ...
Detroit Band L-Seven’s Powerful Influence Finally Honored with Record Release
Between 1980 to 1983, Detroit band L-Seven mesmerized those who saw them perform live in the city's small, but passionate...
Take a Virtual Tour Through Detroit History With Google Street View and Zoom
Last year, Detroit Experience Factory took 13,000 people around the city. This April, its busiest season when the world was stopped by a...
“Bird Box” Sequel Arrives: Detroit Author Josh Malerman Talks “Malorie”
Penguin/Random House In 2014, a novel about mysterious entities whose sudden appearance on Earth took the lives of everyone who...
Michigan Restaurant Workers Make Too Little to Qualify for Emergency Funding
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended expectations and lives for Michigan's service workers. In the past few decades, the restaurant industry...
COVID-19 Could Finally Push Michigan’s Service Workers to Unionize
We’re facing an unprecedented time for many business sectors, but especially the food industry. Many restaurants were forced to close...
Thirty Years Ago, Nelson Mandela Visited Detroit
On June 28th, 1990, only months after being released from spending nearly three decades in prison, Nelson Mandela arrived in Detroit...
Motown’s Little-Known Political Hits Started Before Marvin Gaye
Motown's political legacy is often connected to the 1971 release of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On?” But the label’s past with politics...
Duggan on Police Driving Into Protesters: “What Are You Supposed to Do?”
A video shows a Detroit police vehicle accelerating through a crowd of protesters on Sunday night in Southwest Detroit. Protesters...
During Black Lives Matter Movement, Protest Art Can Be the Needle That Threads Change
Artist Nina Simone said that it is an artists’ duty to reflect the times they live in. This resonates in the current era of socio-political unrest. ...
Juneteenth, No Longer in the Shadows of American History
City of Detroit Juneteenth, the annual cultural celebration honoring the day in 1865 when Black people in Galveston, Texas learned of their...