Detroit Food Entrepreneurs Bring A Childhood Indian Snack to the U.S. and They Call It POPLETTES!
Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, talked with the founders of Poplettes about the origins of this mini-popcorn snack that is...
Netflix Central Park Five Series Spotlights Criminal Justice Problems. We Still Haven’t Fixed Them
Jake Neher/WDET In 1989, five teenage boys from Harlem were arrested and charged with the rape and beating of a...
Fight Over Fuel Economy Puts Detroit Automakers in a Pickle
Automakers -- including Detroit's "big three" -- are caught in the middle of a fight over fuel economy. On one...
Detroit Jazz Festival Celebrating 40 Years in ‘Jazz Mecca’
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s history is rich with jazz music and culture, and those melodies and stylistic qualities played a major...
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Celebrates Juneteenth this Weekend
Jake Neher/WDET Everyone knows about the 4th of July. But have you ever heard of Juneteenth? The holiday’s name combines...
Salt Mines Below Detroit Inspire Local Poet to Create Techno-Inspired Choreopoem
Courtesy of jessica Care moore Click the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. CultureShift airs weekdays from...
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Explains Dropping Charges in Flint Water Crisis Case
Jake Neher/WDET Prosecutors have dropped all remaining charges in the Flint Water case. But they say they’re launching a new...
These Are My Ghosts Premieres First Single of Musical Storybook
Courtesy These Are My Ghosts Believe it or not, every sound in the above track was made by one guy...
Detroit’s Motown Movement Seeks to Build Community And Sustainability
The house at 1995 Ford St. in Detroit's Dexter-Linwood neighborhood isn't just another boarded-up building -- it's an experiment. Three...
Milo Minute: Remnose, The Scrappers, Prude Boys
Brian Rozman Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into...
Join WDET at the Detroit Podcast Festival
Join WDET for a series of workshops and storytelling in support of the 2019 Detroit Podcast Festival. Whether you're looking to...
Dismantling the EPA: Big Regulatory Rollbacks and Lowest Staff Levels Since 1980s
This past Tuesday, four former EPA administrators testified before Congress and said that they're afraid for the public's health as...
