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.

Looking Back at Old Tiger Stadium, 20 Years After Closing

Bill Dow On September 27, 1999, fans made their last pilgrimage to Corktown for the final game at Tiger Stadium. When...

Bruce Campbell, Famed for “Evil Dead” Role, Has a Surprisingly Smooth Playlist

Actor Bruce Campbell is best known for his role as the brawny, zombie-killer Ash Williams in Sam Raimi’s cult horror classic...

Tales of Love, Horror and Survival: Cine Mexico Now Returns to Detroit

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The Highlights of Motown’s “Unreleased 1969” Compilation

UMG Recordings If you’ve watched Berry Gordy’s documentary "Hitsville: The Making of Motown", then you know the famous house on Grand Boulevard...

Learn How Fungi Can Clean Your Soil Naturally

Food is a huge part of what we talk about on CultureShift. From the best place for a craft cocktail...

Former WDET Music Host Liz Copeland On Filling the Midnight Shift

In 1995, Liz Copeland, now Liz Warner, reigned the nightly airwaves at 101.9 WDET, as host of "Alternate Take," the music program that...

Researchers to Gather to Discuss Science of Hallucinogens

Psychedelics have reemerged into scientific studies over the past decade. Substances like psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, and ketamine have become promising therapeutic drugs for mental...

Celebrate Detroit’s Country Music Scene at the Crofoot in Pontiac

Dan John Miller is well-known around Detroit's local music scene for his long career in country-influenced ensembles like Goober &...

Historic Detroit Church’s Bell Tower, Famous After Shipwreck, Under Renovation

On November 10, 1975,  as news of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck circulated, Rev. Richard Ingalls, pastor of Mariners’ Church of...

The Woodward Dream Cruise Began With a Ferndale Handyman

Photo via Autoweek It's the 25th anniversary of one of the region’s most beloved, most hated and most iconic events: The...

New Book Shares Stories from the European Migration Crisis

Kenny Karpov Detroit photographer Kenny Karpov spent more than four years documenting the migration crisis in the Mediterranean. Now, he...

Local Experimental Jazz Group Griot Galaxy Revisit Debut Album

Detroit's Griot Galaxy, an experimental free jazz group that formed in 1972, is one example of the unspoken storytelling that comes...