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.

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An exhibit opening this weekend in Detroit wants to show the complex relationship Palestinian artists have to their homeland. The show,...

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Remembering Allee Willis: Detroit Artist Apropos On Friendship, Songwriting

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Blues Legend Bettye LaVette Wants You To ‘Sit Down, Shut Up’ and Let Her Sing

Bettye LaVette Bettye LaVette’s decades-long career has had its share of ups and downs over the decades, at one point,...

Detroit Metal Musician Jeremy Waun Takes the Acoustic Route with Latest Album Release

Jerry Waun is recognized on the Detroit music scene as a heavy metal and punk rocker. His name has traveled...

Get Your Food Coma On with Metro Detroit’s Ultimate Comfort Foods

For us in the Midwest, it's the time of year to settle in for the long winter and seek out those...

Metro Detroit Concerts: Film Premiere, Album Releases Mean Stacked Weekend for Local Music

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Listen to CultureShift Host Amanda LeClaire’s Two-Hour Music Takeover

Amanda LeClaire At midnight on Friday, November 22, CultureShift's Amanda LeClaire took over the WDET airwaves for a special broadcast. Exploring the darker, more experimental...

A New Performance at the Arab American National Museum Explores Identity and Place Through Dance

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  Amanda LeClaire Recently, The New York Times sent four journalists and photographers, guided by four themes (patriotism, tradition, community, and youth) to...

Comedian Michael Ian Black, Raised on Punk, Embraces Hair Rockers Like Bon Jovi

The Crofoot Author and actor Michael Ian Black has grown from the young indie comedian of MTV's sketch comedy "The...

With Her Latest Album, Detroit’s Audra Kubat Reaches Into New Sonic Territory

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