Journalist Farai Chideya On Politics, Harassment And New Podcast

By all standards, Farai Chideya has had a distinguished career as a journalist, author, and radio host. She has covered...

Wayne State Researcher Predicts A COVID-19 Spike As Winter Nears

It has been more than seven months since the novel coronavirus was first detected in Michigan. "We have a better...

Avoid the Political Season Attack Ad Environment

As a public media station, WDET DOES NOT RUN POLITICAL ADS.  As a consumer and a marketer, this unique benefit is now...

Senator Cory Booker on the 2020 Presidential Race

If 2016 is any indication Michigan will be a critical battleground state in the November election. After more than two...

Mental Health Expert: Limit News Intake, Check In On Friends

How are you doing? It’s a question that has become ubiquitous in our daily interactions with people. It’s simply a...

Big Ten Reverses, Schedules Season Start For Oct. 24th.

The Big Ten says it will play its first football games of the season on October 24th.  The move reverses...

Watch Now: Detroit’s Double Winter Premieres “Hot Stones” Music Video

Noah Elliott Morrison CultureShift and 101.9 WDET are excited to partner with the Detroit-based band Double Winter to premiere the...

First Look: Belle Isle’s New Multi-Million Dollar “Oudolf Garden”

With planting finished at Oudolf Garden Detroit, the free public garden on Belle Isle is one step closer to opening...

Experts Predict Trump, Biden In Close Race For Michigan

The presidential election is now just two short months away and states across the country are gearing up to begin...

Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade Says William Barr Failing as AG

The Trump administration has adopted an unprecedented approach to governing, breaking countless democratic norms throughout the first term. "We need people...

Essential Conversations: The Untold Stories of Motown

When Berry Gordy launched Motown Records, he had an innate ability to recognize talent, hear a hit song and create Hitsville, a...

150 Years Later, America Has A Second Chance At Reconstruction

A nation that’s been battered by a national crisis. Americans struggling to make ends meet. Political tensions high. Many people...