Created Equal: Detroiters are turning more foreclosed homes into profit than outside investors
Once dominated by non-local LLCs exploiting the system for quick returns, new data suggests that fewer outside investors are "milking"...
David Leins is the senior producer of WDET’s daily news and culture program, The Metro. He has produced several award-winning podcasts and multimedia series at WDET including Tracked and Traced, Science of Grief and COVID Diaries, which earned a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation. He previously led WDET’s StoryMakers program. David has an M.A. in Media Arts and Studies from Wayne State University, and a B.A. in anthropology from Grand Valley State University with a minor in Arabic. David teaches podcasting at Wayne State University and is an alumnus of the Transom Audio Storytelling Workshop.
Created Equal: Polling locations are largely inaccessible for disabled voters in metro Detroit. Why?
Editor's note: A previously uploaded version of this episode included incorrect audio from an earlier episode about grief and loss.A...
Created Equal: Will Democrats’ enthusiasm prove contagious for independent voters?
Following speeches from high-profile Democrats — including Barack and Michelle Obama and Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz — enthusiasm for...
Created Equal: Detroit-native Tonya Mosley discusses new podcast, ‘She Has a Name’
"Unknown Woman 1987"Set against the backdrop of the drug epidemic in 1980s Detroit, She Has A Name is a story...
WDET partners with Gongwer News Service to elevate state politics podcast ‘MichMash’
Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET is excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Gongwer News Service to further enhance the...
Essential Cooking: Travel Italy like a chef
How would a chef approach traveling to a country renowned for its culinary excellence? In this episode of Essential...
CuriosiD bonus: Who created Blue Moon ice cream?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Blue Moon ice cream...
Essential Cooking: A conversation with James Beard Award winner Warda Bouguettaya
In this episode of the Essential Cooking podcast, Warda Bouguettaya of Warda Patisserie talks with Ann Delisi and Chef...
Essential Cooking: Detroit’s vegan options explained
In this episode of Essential Cooking with Ann Delisi and Chef James Rigato, Sadie Quagliotto of Hip in Detroit and...
Essential Cooking: What the halal to eat in Dearborn with Fred Sareini
Dearborn, Mich. is known for its fantastic food scene that boasts cuisine from around the Arab World. Fred Sareini is...
Essential Cooking: Grey Ghost co-founder John Vermiglio’s path from Chicago to Detroit
Metro Detroit native John Vermiglio is one of the founders and chefs of Four Man Ladder Hospitality — the group...
Essential Cooking: Discover the food of the Italian islands with Katie Parla
In her latest book, New York Times bestselling cookbook author and Emmy-nominated TV host Katie Parla breaks down what makes...