Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funds Projects Large and Small

President Donald Trump's 2020 budget proposal calls for a 90 percent funding cut for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which...

Detroit Vocal Powerhouse Steffanie Christi’an Releases Her First Full Length Album That Was 5 Years in the Making

Steffanie Christi'an talks with Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, about how proud she is of this new body of work, her...

“Boy Howdy, The Story of Creem Magazine” Documentary Kicks Off The Freep Film Festival

Ann Delisi talks with music journalist and one-time editor-in-chief at Creem Magazine, Susan Whitall, and the documentary's producer JJ Kramer...

Do Politically Charged Times Make For Better Art? Artist Ann Lewis Says Yes

Courtesy of Ann Lewis Click the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. CultureShift airs weekdays from 12...

One Woman’s Crusade to Bring Shower Facilities to Detroit’s Homeless Population

Courtesy of Eugenia Bajorek Click the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. CultureShift airs weekdays from 12...

What Will Eastern Market Look Like in Five Years?

Courtesy of Melody Baetens Click the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. CultureShift airs weekdays from 12...

Finding Her Voice: Detroit Poet Bayan Founas Discusses Identity In New Book

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Ann Delisi’s “Essential Conversations” Podcast: Complete Season 1 Now Available

The complete first season of Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations podcast is now available via WDET.org, iTunes, and Stitcher. The podcast...

College Bribery Scandal: Is the Idea of Meritocracy Shattered?

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) The college admissions scandal was definitely the head scratcher of the week. Not because...

The Combined Talents of Some of Detroit’s Most Accomplished Musicians is a New Group Called Audio Birds

Ann Delisi talks with Audio Birds about what it's like to perform together given their collective histories, the importance of...

Last Call: Legendary Detroit Bar Serves Up Hometown History at the Detroit Historical Museum

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Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations: Terri Lyne Carrington and Esperanza Spalding

Michelle Andonian WDET presents Ann Delisi's Essential Conversations podcast.  Hosted by Detroit storyteller Ann Delisi, this interview series recognizes the creative spirit...