Filmmaker Ken Burns says Vietnam War Holds Lessons for Trump Era
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Renowned filmmaker Ken Burns says the Vietnam War helped create the current divisive climate in the U.S. But...
Experts say Female Genital Mutilation is Both Crime and Cultural Practice
A metro Detroit doctor has been ordered detained while she awaits a trial on charges of mutilating the genitals of...
WDET Presents “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me” Live at the Fox Theatre
NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me will be live at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Thursday, June 15 at 7:30pm....
The Progressive Underground Show 210: Modern Soul Divas Edition (feat. GOAPELE)
SkyBlazeRecordings On tonight's edition of The Progressive Underground, we spotlight the music of many of the female innovators of modern...
See WDET’s Exclusive Tour Through King Tutankhamun Exhibit [VIDEO]
AnnMarie Scaramuzzino/WDET The Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun has been a cultural icon for almost a hundred years. That’s since his...
New State Pot Bureau Ready to Regulate and Collect $$$
The State of Michigan announced this week the establishment of the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation. The new organization, under...
Digitally Recreating Detroit’s Black Bottom Neighborhood
Jake Neher/WDET The Black Bottom neighborhood was once the epicenter of Black life and entertainment in Detroit. Black Bottom was...
The Unexpected Challenges of Fixing Up A Cheap House in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET A few years ago a young man from Adrian published a fascinating piece on the website Buzzfeed about...
The Milo Minute: Berserker Fest, The 44 Territories, and The Muggs
Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...
UM Professor Wins Pulitzer Prize: Hear Heather Ann Thompson’s WDET Interview Here
Blood In The Water University of Michigan history professor Heather Ann Thompson won a Pulitzer Prize this week for her nonfiction book...
City of Detroit Has Only Three Fully Licensed Medical Pot Shops
“Only three are approved right now. There are some that are still going through the process. 61 of them are...
Author Peter Markus Talks New Book on Teaching Poetry in Detroit Schools
Courtesy of Peter Markus Author Peter Markus has spent the last two decades as an Artist in Residence with InsideOut...