A New Pope for a New Age
Stephen Henderson talks with Father John Staudenmaier today about The Pope’s upcoming visit to Philadelphia, and the role his holiness...
Exploring the inner workings of the ‘Hidden Brain’ with Shankar Vedantam
Stephen talks with NPR Science correspondent Shankar Vedantam about NPR’s new podcast, Hidden Brain. Mission Statement: Vedantam wants to connect people...
Stream Live: “Detroit Performs Live” wsg Jessica Hernandez, Bettye LaVette & Alexander Zonjic
Stream Live at 7:30 p.m. Detroit Performs Live! is a live event and live broadcast from Detroit Public TV. Featuring...
Band of Brothers: JR JR Return With New Name, New Music
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Music Detroit duo JR JR are one of the city’s most celebrated bands. For the past...
Culture City Weekend Calendar: Beach House,The National Arab Orchestra and Michigan Burlesque Festival
Download of the Week “Shadow” by Chromatics Fans of this chilled-out, 80s-ish electro outfit have been patient as the band’s...
Buzz Aldrin and the First African Americans in Space
Stephen talks with Steven Moss, co-author of “We Could Not Fail: The First African Americans in the Space Program,” and...
GOP Debate Hints at Who’s in the Bullpen
Guest hosts Laura Weber Davis and Travis Wright speak with National Journal Senior Political Correspondent Tim Alberta about last night’s GOP...
Short: The End of Cont@ct
Ashley Weber Meet Ashley She chose to permanently end her relationship with an object many of us consider an extension of ourselves...
DIA Announces New Director
Marissa Gawel/WDET The Detroit Institute of Arts has selected a replacement for former president and CEO Graham Beal. The museum’s...
Detroit Artist Unveiling Literary Portrait Series
Courtesy of Nicole Macdonald A Detroit artist is unveiling a set of paintings honoring literary figures of the city’s past...
Big Times Big Plans for Detroit Musician Jessica Hernandez
The summer concert season is waning but it’s coming to an end with some big names and big events. Robert...
Lions and Regner and Batch–Oh My! MSU, UM Look Strong
Detroit’s NFL team has played just one game this season, but already fans are using the familiar phrase “same old...