“The Queen of Soul Stays Here” – How New Bethel Baptist Church Raised Aretha Franklin

“Just like Graceland has the King of Rock, Elvis Pressley, the Queen of Soul stays here. No one gets that.”...

Framed by WDET: Artistry

Justin Milhouse Framed by WDET is an audiovisual experience that tells the stories of a side of Detroit that is too often...

VIEW: The Official Program for Aretha Franklin’s Funeral Service

The official program for the funeral of Aretha Franklin has been released. WDET 101.9FM will carry the uninterrupted broadcast of the funeral on...

A Musician and Friend Remembers The Queen of Soul

Listen with the audio player above. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon on 101.9 WDET.    Dozens of artists will pay tribute to Aretha...

Don Was and Wayne Kramer Talk About How They Met, Wayne Kramer’s New Book, and Aretha Franklin

Don Was and Wayne Kramer were in Detroit for performances at The Ann Arbor Blues Festival with John Sinclair and...

She de Cuisine: Women Chefs Creating Positive Kitchen Culture

Ann Delisi talks with Detroit native, Chef Elle Simone, whose professional life in Detroit was as a social worker, but...

Fans Stand In Line to Remember the Queen of Soul

Thousands of fans from both Detroit and hundreds of miles away lined the sidewalks near the Wright Museum of African...

The Milo Minute: Hamtramck Labor Day Festival, Double Winter, Saxophonist Tia Fuller at the Detroit Jazz Fest

Listen with the audio player above. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications...

Come Sail Away: Norma G’s Brings Trinidadian Cuisine to Detroit’s Eastside

Norma G's Facebook page Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Has the Detroit restaurant...

Let’s Go Nightclubbing: Tracing the DNA of Iggy Pop’s 1977 Hit Throughout Popular Music

Timber Timbre Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. David Bowie and Iggy Pop were...

“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent this summer reading with listeners, discussing some...

Playwright Neil Simon Dies at Age 91

Playwright Neil Simon, a master of comedy whose laugh-filled hits such as "The Odd Couple," ''Barefoot in the Park" and...