Mackinac Policy Conference Preview with Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin
WDET's Stephen Henderson and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discuss the upcoming Mackinac Policy Conference, where she will be a keynote speaker. Kearns...
Delray Neighborhood Store Closes After 56 Years [Photo Gallery]
One of the last family-owned businesses in Detroit’s Delray neighborhood closed recently. Green’s Variety Store on Solvay opened in 1959....
Marissa Gawel’s Quest To Chronicle Roadside Attractions
Memorial Day has passed, meaning the unofficial start of summer. Many Michigan residents spent the weekend on a road trip. ...
The Progressive Underground Show 124 (Movement Electronic Music Festival Edition)
This edition of the Progressive Underground profiles the music of the MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL, the global festival (organized by...
Ann Delisi’s Essential Music Playlist for Saturday, May 23, 2015
Ann will start the show with the song "Windows Are Rolled Down" by Amos Lee and by connecting one song...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 5-23-15
This week... Rickie Lee Jones with a new New Orleans sound, Shamir, Flint's own Whitey Morgan and Detroit's own Prime...
NFL Sued Over Painkillers
A new lawsuit accuses a former Detroit Lions coach and other past NFL personnel of requiring players to take painkillers...
Indy 500 Polesitter Has Detroit On His Mind
scottdixon.com This Sunday race driver Scott Dixon will lead a field of 33 cars to the start of the Indianapolis...
Techno Music Legend Juan Atkins on the Origin of the Genre
Marissa Gawel/WDET Producer and musician Juan Atkins is widely credited as the originator of Detroit techno music--along with Derrick May...
Meet the Creative People Fueling Detroit’s Future
NPR’s Michel Martin is traveling the country to tell the stories of people and cities that are shaping the national dialogue, but...
Greenfield Village Remembers the American Civil War
Courtesy of the Henry Ford Greenfield Village is remembering the U.S. Civil War this Memorial Day weekend. The historical site will...
jessica Care moore on Poetry And Creativity In Detroit
Poet and Spoken word performer jessica Care moore was on one of the panels at Motor City Drive, a conversation...