Essential Cooking: 100th Anniversary of Prohibition

What did Prohibition have to do with America’s appreciation of Italian food? A lot, it turns out. Essential Cooking host...

Exploring America’s Historic Thirst for Crap

In Wendy A. Woloson’s new book “Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff In America,” she connects our present day consumption...

It’s Not Just Militias. Right-Wing Extremist Groups Have a History in Michigan.

Over the last century a number of extremist movements have found a home in Michigan.  Some scholars say the activity of militias in...

Conservatives Face Criticism For Rhetoric After Whitmer Abduction Plot Foiled

This week, federal and state law enforcement announced they had disrupted a plot to abduct Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and attack other...

How Anti-Lockdown Protestors Led the FBI to Hartland Township

Six people have been charged in federal court with plotting to kidnap Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and leave havoc in their...

Hang Out With WDET (Virtually) at the 2020 Detroit Podcast Festival

The Detroit Podcast Festival returns this year as a virtual conference. A weekend full of workshops and panel discussions will...

The Motor City’s Techno Legacy Arrives at the Detroit Historical Museum

When the Movement electronic music festival launched in 2000 under the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) banner, no one knew...

Whitmer Responds To Kidnapping Plot: “We Are Not One Another’s Enemy. This Virus Is Our Enemy.”

Governor Gretchen Whitmer made a brief statement this afternoon, addressing the plots to kidnap her and attack the Capitol in...

Read Gov. Whitmer’s Full Response After Kidnapping Plot Unveiled

Today, federal and state officials unveiled charges against 13 people who are accused on conspiring to kidnap the governor and...

Mr. Hockey, The Captain and Stanley: New Book Features Highs, Lows Of Red Wings History

Red Wings fans know Gordie Howe was "Mr. Hockey." Steve Yzerman was "The Captain." Mike Ilitch was just "Mr. I."...

13 People Charged In Plot to Kidnap Whitmer, Attack Law Enforcement

Thirteen people have been charged by federal and state officials for conspiring to commit violence against law enforcement and kidnap...

Charles H. Wright Museum Honors Ed Love

Neil Barclay, CEO of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, honors Ed Love with the Lifetime Achievement...