Culture & Music

Station Programming April 14, 2015

Have you seen The Merry Widow yet? If not, check out this conversation with host Stephen Henderson and Aaron Blake,...

Station Programming April 13, 2015

Sybarite5 One of the hallmarks of WDET’s work in the community is our partnerships with cultural organizations, and no better example...

Nick Austin April 12, 2015

On today's edition of New Soul Sunday we check out music from Prince protégés including new cuts from Judith Hill,...

Rob Reinhart April 11, 2015

Lady Day's 100th, a new Jack White film, Prince in Motown... all part of the FUNDRAISING edition of Essential Music,...

Quinn Klinefelter April 10, 2015

The Major League baseball season is only a few days old, but the Detroit Tigers have already set a...

Travis Wright April 10, 2015

Courtesy of Jolly Pumpkin Jolly Pumpkin has been bringing quality brews to the state of Michigan for over a decade. With...

Alex Trajano April 10, 2015

Dr. Morten Lauridsen is a distinguished professor of composition at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. His work...

Station Programming April 10, 2015

Flicker CC Sixto Rodriguez, the subject of the Oscar winning documentary "Searching for Sugarman", was born and raised in Detroit. He...

Travis Wright April 9, 2015

Courtesy of the Sussman Brothers Max & Eli Sussman are no strangers to the world of food. Born and raised...

Travis Wright April 9, 2015

Photograph by Carol Friedman R&B songstress Bettye Layette has been making music for most of her life. Signing to Atlantic Records at...

Station Programming April 9, 2015

penner/Creative Commons It’s been 11 years since Prince performed in Detroit, but tonight at the Fox, the artist returns to...

Travis Wright April 8, 2015

"To have a podcast like RISK! and live-shows like RISK! where people know it's a safe space to talk about anything, there's something...