Colorado’s Pot Culture

In 2012, Colorado voters legalized marijuana for recreational uses, joining a few other states in a trend that started with...

Who Is Detroit’s City Council?

Stephen Henderson is joined by M.L. Elrick of Fox Detroit news and Christine MacDonald, who covered the old City Council for...

Boon or Boondoggle? The Pros and Cons of Proposal 1 [Download Ballot Language]

On Tuesday, May 5, Michigan residents will decide whether to raise the state's sales tax from six percent to seven...

The Progressive Underground Show 120

Kristian Hill On tonight's episode we interview filmmaker Jennifer Washington, founder of the Micro Music Film Festival who will chop...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 4-25-15

This week on RREM... Neil Young tickets, a new song from Lianne La Havas, My Morning Jacket, a studio take...

The Life and Legacy of Frida Kahlo

In conjunction with the Detroit Institute of Arts' ongoing exhibition, “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit,” author and art historian Hayden Herrera...

Feds Sue Quicken Loans

   The federal government is suing lending company Quicken Loans for allegedly issuing improper mortgages.    The Justice Department accuses...

Bird Flight: TQM Recordings Co. At United Sound Systems

Courtesy of Top Quality Music Toronto-based producer Ron Skinner's Top Quality Music project makes unique recordings in unique spaces. Together with the Detroit...

Detroit News Columnist Neal Rubin Talks Bookstock and Social Media Vigilantism

  Joan Isabella Bookstock, the region’s largest charity book and media sale, will run from April 26 - May 3....

US Seeks Cut In Greenhouse Gasses From Farms, Forests

The Obama Administration is unveiling a plan to significantly cut so-called greenhouse gas emissions from US farms and forests. The...

“My Heart is an Idiot” Author Davy Rothbart Talks About Adventures, Love, and the Origins of Found Magazine

< Midwest Literary Walk Found Magazine Davy Rothbart is the creator of "Found Magazine", a collection of odds and ends...

Governor Snyder Fills Detroit Potholes to Campaign for Proposal 1

Marissa Gawel/WDET Governor Rick Snyder filled in potholes along Michigan Avenue in Detroit today while campaigning for a ballot proposal that...