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...

WSU Hires Director of Multicultural Student Engagement

Wayne State University has launched a new Office of Multicultural Student Engagement. Its purpose is to get students more involved in...

Invasive Species Makes First Appearance in Michigan

Officials with Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources are confirming the state’s first case of an invasive species. It’s called yellow floating...

Can Football Thrive if it Doesn’t Change?

Robert Thornbladh, former football player and assistant coach for the University of Michigan Wolverines, speaks with Stephen Henderson today about...

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...

CuriosiD: Why is Detroit Auto Insurance SO Expensive?

This week's installment of CuriosiD looks at one of the city's most popular questions. Click on the audio player above or use...

Snyder Forms Political Fund to Back Candidates

Governor Rick Snyder has started a political fund to support candidates who share his centrist views on governing. The governor revealed...

Republicans Dream of Winning at Mackinac Conference

Many Michigan Republicans spent the weekend on Mackinac Island, where they enjoyed fine dining and cocktail receptions, listened to the campaign pitches...

The Progressive Underground Show 141

  On tonight's The Progressive Underground we bump tracks from Patrice Scott, Oscar Key Sung, Bebel Gilberto, Sylvan Esso, Leila...

Who’s Waiting? Band Postpones Detroit Show Due to Illness

The seminal rock band The Who is postponing the remainder of its North American tour, including a concert scheduled in...

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...