Starting a Successful Food Business Isn’t Easy, But Detroit Kitchen Connect Is Here To Help

Subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts: Apple Podcast — Spotify — Google Play — Stitcher — TuneIn — NPR Courtesy of Laura Romito Starting a restaurant or food business is...

COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassador Knocks on Doors in Southwest Detroit: “It’s Worth Somebody’s Life”

Nora Rodriguez, 31, walks down tree-lined Hubbard Street in Southwest Detroit, holding a stack of pamphlets and moving from house...

Tlingit Urban Farmer Kirsten Kirby Shoote on the Power of Connecting to Ancestral Foodways

Rooted shares stories about land tending, community healing and regeneration happening right here on the ancestral land of the Indigenous Anishinaabe, the...

Coulter Highlights Oakland County’s Pandemic Successes, Says Transit Still a Priority

Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter says he's as committed as ever to working with regional leaders to propose, adopt and fund a regional...

Nathan Bomey’s New Book, “Bridge Builders,” Explores Social and Political Divide in America

After writing the 2018 book "After the Fact: The Erosion of Truth and the Inevitable Rise of Donald Trump," author...

Protesters Challenge U.S.’s Middle East Policies as Biden Visits Dearborn

This feature originally aired on NPR. A broad coalition of activists gathered in Dearborn Tuesday as President Joe Biden visited...

The U.S. Birthrate Is Dropping. Experts Weigh In on Why and What That Means for America’s Future.

The United States birthrate has continued to decline, according to new 2020 census data. The government revealed earlier this month...

“We’re Here Today to Support the Palestinian People,” Say Protesters at Dearborn Police Station

Russ McNamara/WDET About 1,000 protesters gathered at the Dearborn Police Station on Tuesday to show their support for the Palestinian...

Amid Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brokers Help for People With Disabilities

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein, who is both Jewish and blind, has been in the Middle East since the...

AAPI Stories: “Our Life Together Has Really Been a Gift”

This month, WDET is amplifying the diverse stories of our local Asian American and Pacific Islander community, sharing the joys...

Tell Us Your AAPI Story

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and WDET, in partnership with Detroit Public TV, is amplifying the...

We’re Thinking About Herd Immunity All Wrong, Says Social Epidemiologist

“Herd immunity” is a term that is often thrown around to indicate a point where the United States would have enough people...