Sam’s Jams: This Track from Detroit Techno Pioneers Changed Music History
WDET Artist: Cybotron Track: Alleys of Your Mind (1981) In Chicago, a new genre of music called House emerged in...
Trump Impeachment: Watch Live Press Conference With Italian President
President Trump is holding a joint press conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at 12 pm on Wednesday. In announcing...
Elizabeth Warren Is Candidate to Beat After Ohio Debate, Panel Says
Jake Neher/WDET The fourth Democratic debate took place Tuesday night. Even more than usual, it came at a time of...
Meet the DIA’s New Indigenous Art Curator
The opportunity to work with the Detroit Institute of Arts' robust Native American Art collection was the golden ticket that...
Michigan House Passes Bill To Preserve Mental Health Counselors Ability to Practice
Update, 10/24/19: This bill has now passed the State Senate and is going to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be signed...
What Do General Motors Union Workers on Strike Do When They’re Not Picketing?
Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. United Auto Workers have been on strike against...
A Kurdish Chef in Michigan Watches Turkish Military Campaign From Afar With Dismay
The U.S. has tried to deport Kurdish chef Ibrahim Parlak from Michigan for over a decade, arguing he lied on...
Nearly 400 Bird Species At Risk Due to Climate Change, Audobon Society Says
The National Audubon Society says two-thirds of America's bird species face extinction before the end of the 21st century because...
Sam’s Jams: This Funk Songwriter Also Hand-Painted Signs in Detroit
WDET This week at 101.9 WDET, we're celebrating 70 years of music here in Detroit. Each day, Sam's Jams will...
Fourth Democratic Presidential Primary Debate: How, When and Where to Watch in Detroit
The fourth Democratic Presidential primary debate will take place tonight in Westerville, Ohio, north of Columbus, where 12 candidates will...
Satire or Propaganda? The Free Speech Implications of the Violent Trump Video
A fake and incredibly violent video emerged over the weekend. In it, Donald Trump is seen attacking his enemies inside...
Indigenous Musician Jeremy Dutcher Brings Award-Winning First Nations Music to Detroit
Ryan Patrick Hooper In 2018, indigenous Canadian musician Jeremy Dutcher released the Polaris-prize winning album "Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa," a collection of post-classical...
