Hamissi Mamba Was Ready to Become a Father. He Needed a Visa To Meet His Children

WDET presents Season 3 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. The podcast features a diverse cast of Detroit area storytellers who...

The Trinity International Film Festival Returns for 13th Run

It's a simple mantra that drives husband and wife duo Marshalle Montgomery Favors and Lazar Favors to get organized: “Create the things...

Mosaic Youth Theater Explores the Early Days of Motown Records and The Marvelettes

After 27 years, the founder and director of The Mosaic Youth Theater, Rick Sperling, directs his last show with this...

How Detroit Debuted Toni Morrison’s Opera in 2005

Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson spends some time reflecting on the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, who died in...

Listen to a Sample of Detroit Jazz Festival’s Historic Archives

Jake Neher/WDET Each Labor Day weekend, Hart Plaza swings with the sounds of the Detroit Jazz Festival. But you might...

This Weekend Go to This Late-Night DJ Party, Punk Rock BBQ or Psychedelic Album Release Show

Photo via Trevor Naud Welcome to "Milo Minute," the 60 seconds (or thereabouts) you need to find a local show...

“America You Kill Me” Documents the Legacy of Gay Rights Activist, Jeffrey Montgomery

The year was 1984, Jeffrey Montgomery and his partner were outside of a gay bar in Detroit, when shots let...

From Underground Wonders to True Crime, Detroit’s Source Booksellers Highlights Summer Reads

Reading makes us stop and pay attention to what’s happening in life. That’s the message expressed when talking to Janet...

Sam’s Jams: Jackie Dee “Who”

WDET Dave Hamilton was a producer and musician in Detroit who worked as a session musician at Motown during the...

Detroit Dirt’s Pashon Murray Celebrates Progress Towards a More Sustainable Community

Detroit Dirt co-founder, Pashon Murray, talks with Ann Delisi about how easy it is to compost and how critical it...

Carlos Nielbock Came to Detroit Looking For His Father and Never Left

101.9 WDET presents Season 3 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. The podcast features a diverse cast of Detroit area storytellers who...

Inmates’ Passion for Literacy Revealed Through Tutoring Program

Words No Bars Can Hold Do you remember learning to read? It’s as if a whole world opens up and...