November 12, 2016: Lucky Thompson, Wallace Roney, and Kenny Burrell

Ambitious Detroit Urban Farm Project Adds Hoop Houses

An ambitious 15 million dollar project to develop a large scale urban farm on the city’s east side is breaking...

The Progressive Underground Show 192

Jive Records On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we sample tracks from the newly released A Tribe Called Quest album along...

Wanted: Housing for Homeless Veterans

Earlier this month Americans celebrated Veterans Day. As part of the recognition, the  Michigan State Housing Development Authority or MSHDA...

Are Students Missing Out on Literary Classics with Common Core?

Amanda Kuhn Love them or hate them, there’s at least one thing about the new Common Core State Standards that is...

Ann Delisi Interviews Iggy Pop and Jim Jarmusch

On October 25, 2016, The Detroit Film Theater premiered “Gimme Danger”, the new documentary about The Stooges, one of music’s...

November 5, 2016: Cory Weeds, Mike LeDonne, and One For All

Your Election Day 2016 Soundtrack From Detroit Today

WDET It's here! Election Day 2016 is upon us. No matter how frustrating this election cycle has been for many...

The Progressive Underground Show 191 feat. DIVINITI

Whasdat Music On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we interview international recording artist DIVINITI who will come to the studio bearing exclusive musical...

“Hate Is Un-American,” Gold Star Father Khizr Khan Joins Detroit Today

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Khizr Khan, the father of slain American soldier Humayun Khan, offered to lend Donald Trump his copy of the United States Constitution...

“Vagina Monologues” Creator Eve Ensler on the Presidential Election

Inflection Point host Lauren Schiller is joined by women's advocate and writer Eve Ensler.  They discuss Ensler's work fighting violence against women...

Live In Studio A: Mollywop

Jake Neher/WDET There’s a food security activist in Detroit who’s dedicated his life to ensuring black communities in the city...