Poet Ross Gay Discusses How The Pandemic Has Given “The Book Of Delights” New Meaning

The 2021 Midwest Literary Walk is a virtual event on Saturday, April 24. Among the acclaimed authors speaking is Ross Gay, a...

Mark Kurlyandchik Honors Detroit Food Fighters in His Last Piece for the Detroit Free Press

Subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts: Apple Podcast — Spotify — Google Play — Stitcher — TuneIn — NPR Detroit Free Press Mark Kurylandchik has spent the last five years...

Kresge Foundation in Detroit Powers Up New Transmitter for WDET

If you've been listening to WDET for the past few months, you have heard about our need for a new transmitter....

Author Azar Nafisi on How Writers Become Witness to the Truth and the Power That Can Wield

On Saturday, April 24, The Chelsea District Library will host the 11th annual Midwest Literary Walk. Typically set in downtown...

Documenters’ Jimmy Gutierrez Says Program Drives Community Journalism

Detroit Documenters, a program that trains and pays citizens to attend and document public meetings, is growing. Documenters began in...

Biden’s New Environmental Justice Advisory Council Prioritizes Intersectional Approach to Climate Issues

It's Earth Day, and to celebrate the Biden administration is announcing new plans to address infrastructure, climate change and environmental...

Dazmonique Carr of Deeply Rooted Produce Aims To Change the Narrative of Farmers and Food Growers

Rooted is WDET’s newest offering of stories about land tending, community healing and regeneration happening right here on the ancestral land...

Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson Is Aiming for a 90% Campus Vaccination Rate

The recent surge in COVID-19 cases throughout Michigan has dampened hopes of a prompt return to normalcy. Schools and universities...

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges. Now What?

Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all counts in charges related to the death of George Floyd. Below is...

Spring Cleaning in the COVID-19 Era Means Picking Up Lots of PPE

Phyliss Macuga Baker stands in a field next to a shopping center in Canton holding a trash bag and scanning...

Expand Your Environmental Understanding with WDET’s Earth Week Glossary

From green infrastructure to regenerative agriculture, explore the origins and significance of some key environmental terms and hear from a few folks...

The Pandemic Has Been a Boon for Michigan’s Budding Marijuana Industry

It’s 4/20, a day for cannabis enthusiasts to celebrate their natural substance of choice. It’s been more than two years since...