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.

The Milo Minute: Charivari Detroit, The Scrappers and Junk Food Junkies

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

Waking Windows Music Festival Debuts in Detroit

The inaugural Waking Windows Festival begins this weekend at El Club. It features more than a dozen national and local...

The Milo Minute: Lin-Say, The Erers and Shigeto

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

This Week’s Metro Times: Read Personal Memories of 1967 from Radical Activists and Writers

This week's Metro Times cover story gathers the stories of nine writers, artists, and activists who experienced 1967's uprising as...

The Milo Minute: White Bee, Pig & Whiskey and Tunde Olaniran

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

The Future Is Here In New Episodes of “Far Off Sounds”

The Detroit-produced web series "Far Off Sounds" travels all over the globe to find unique musical experiences and the one-of-kind people who...

The Milo Minute: Corktown Strut, Her Dark Host and more

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

Milo Minute For June 16 + 17: The Walking Beat, John Cage Rave, and The Go Rounds

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

The Milo Minute: Telephone9, Detroit Music Weekend and Cosmic Light Shapes

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

Spent Saints Gracefully Explores Lives Scarred By Addiction and Depression

In author Brian Smith’s debut collection of short stories, many of the characters spend marked permanently by drug abuse and desperation....

Check Out a Remake of “Purple Rain” Like You’ve Never Seen Before

Tomorrow the Cinema Lamont film series in Eastern Market will present a tribute to Prince like you’ve never seen before. June...

Expanding Detroit’s Musical Legacy All Year Round

This weekend, thousands from across the globe will descend on Detroit for the Movement music festival. Could the enormous cultural...