NPR’s Don Gonyea and Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne Discuss Biden Era Politics

America is at a point of transition in the COVID-19 pandemic and politically. While some leaders in Washington cling to...

Detroit Organizations Create “Hubs” To Serve Students Learning Outside of School

Felicia Legardy started her first day care 25 years ago. Just as K-12 schools closed last spring because of the...

The Plight of the Sky Chefs: Essential Labor in the Pandemic Age

Essential and unseen -- the caterers that make sure meals and drinks are ready for your Delta flight. Now more...

Tribute from Harvey Thompson

SUBMITTED BY: Harvey Thompson, U.S. Vocal Jazz Ambassador to Japan I remember sending Ed my first CD, “Jazz Is Anything...

High School Sports, COVID-19 Variants Fueling Spike in New Cases in Michigan

New COVID-19 infections in the state are rising. It is being driven largely by high school sports and the presence...

WDET’s Chris Campbell Says Detroit’s Reach on Music Extends Far Beyond the City

Detroit has always been a superpower of music, with homegrown artists like Aretha Franklin, Jack White and Juan Atkins. Entire genres were born...

WDET Is Going to the Dogs … And Cats

WDET is here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You know who...

Amp Fiddler, Motown’s Progressive Funk and Soul Man, Connects the Dots of Detroit’s Rich Musical Heritage

Growing up as one of five children steeped in Motown, soul and jazz, Joseph "Amp" Fiddler was surrounded by music from...

Harvey Ovshinsky Dives Into Detroit’s Underground and Alternative Media Scene in His New Book “Scratching the Surface”

Harvey Ovshinsky is a veteran educator and a multimedia journalist whose lifelong passion for telling Detroit stories was once described by...

Former Governor Rick Snyder Loses Challenge to Flint Water Charges

A judge has rejected a request to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a former Michigan governor in the Flint water scandal....

More Parents Think Their Kids Have ADHD Now That They Are Learning From Home

Parents have learned a lot during the coronavirus pandemic about how their children learn.   "Pandemic schooling" has been a very different...

Whitmer Defends Decisions on Pace of Reopening and Nursing Homes

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is defending the speed at which the state has reopened gathering places such as restaurants, schools and youth...