Take a Glimpse Into the Lives of Corktown Residents
Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press It’s no secret that Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood will soon undergo a profound economic transformation. Ford...
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.
Detroit Repertory Theatre Rings in 62nd Season with Family Drama “Evidence of Things Unseen”
Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. One of the oldest theatre companies in Metro Detroit...
The Detroit Urban Craft Fair Returns to the Masonic Temple This Weekend
https://www.facebook.com/handmadedetroit/?eid=ARC4UIvZISbTgv When it began, the Detroit Urban Craft Fair was one of the first local showcases for the new handmade...
Author Steve Hughes Finds Inspiration and Hope in Detroit’s Dives
Wayne State University Press Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Local author Steve Hughes...
In the Halloween Spirit, Corktown Restaurant’s Menu Offers Veal and Pig Brains
Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. In the Halloween spirit, Corktown's Red Dunn Kitchen is...
Milo Minute: Corktown’s UFO Factory Returns and A Halloween Round Up
Courtesy of Jeff Milo Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff...
In the Groove: Snap Judgment’s Glynn Washington
NEI Ideas Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. 'In The Groove' is CultureShift’s award-winning series...
How Will Marijuana Legalization in Canada Affect You?
Creative Commons Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Beginning today, recreational marijuana is legal...
From Easy Bake Ovens to ‘MasterChef’: A Metro Detroit Baker’s Journey Home
Butter Bear on Facebook Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Butter Bear Shop owner...
Detroit Continues Five-Year Redevelopment Stall
If you’ve gone downtown recently you may have noticed large banners advertising a development called District Detroit. In 2013, Olympia...
The Duke’s Men: Detroit Jazz Artists Explore the Music of Duke Ellington’s Band
Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. This Sunday at the Scarab Club, jazz ensemble the Detroit Jazz...
The Milo Minute: Detroit Folk Fest, Release of the New Stupor Zine, Zander Michigan
Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Courtesy of Jeff Milo Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline...