Embrace Michigan Winter With A Uniquely Scandinavian Approach

The days get dark at 5 p.m. The wind chills your bones when you run outside to grab that thing...

Between Takes: Jazz Fusion Reaches New Heights

Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...

Who Is Ike White? New Documentary Captures Incredible Story of Incarcerated Musician

One of the great untold stories of American music history finds a new audience in the documentary “The Changin’ Times...

These Metro Detroit Christmas Light Displays Are Set to Music For Your Viewing Pleasure

It’s one thing to deck out your house in a ton of holiday lights. It’s another thing to make the...

Liner Notes: Exploring the Genius of Digable Planets’ “Blowout Comb”

Welcome to Liner Notes, a collection of audio thumbnail essays that tell the story behind seminal albums that you know...

Theo Parrish Pushes the Boundaries of Electronic Music

Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chicago, multi-instrumentalist Theo Parrish grew up surrounded by music. Influenced by Chicago’s electronic...

Detroit Today’s Annual Festivus Show Has Never Felt More Necessary

From unprecedented mail delays to toilet paper hoarding, 2020 may go down in the Festivus hall of fame as the...

Created Equal: Harriet Washington Unpacks Environmental Racism

Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...

Between Takes: How Motown Production Shaped Rodriguez’s “Cold Fact”

Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...

Looking Back At The Year In Michigan News

In two weeks, 2020 will finally be behind us. "We didn't know what we were in for." - Chad Livengood,...

New Year Means New Democratic Majority on State Supreme Court

A new year means big changes for the Michigan Supreme Court (MSC). Justices nominated by Democrats won a 4-3 majority...

Soul Saturday’s Best of 2020: Reel People

As part of his series reviewing Soul Saturday's Best of 2020 releases, Nick Austin sat down with Speech from Arrested...