David Brancaccio of Marketplace Digs Into Financial Abuse of Aging Americans
David Brancaccio The total cost of elder financial exploitation is anywhere between $3 billion and $36 billion a year. For individuals...
Wayne County Ethics Board Holds Hearing on Whether Sabree Violated Rules
The Wayne County Ethics Board held a hearing Wednesday to decide whether or not County Treasurer Eric Sabree violated ethics rules....
New Michigan Democrat Party Chair on Beating Trump in 2020
Jake Neher/WDET Lavora Barnes has a long and accomplished career in politics. She has worked on successful campaigns from the...
Why Michigan Republicans Voted to Ban an Abortion Procedure
Jake Neher/WDET Republican lawmakers are advancing bills in the state Legislature that would ban a type of abortion procedure. Rick...
No-Fault Insurance: Republicans Setting Up Showdowns with Gov. Whitmer
Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance system could be getting an overhaul. Last week, Michigan’s Republican controlled legislature passed two bills aimed...
Detroit Myth Busters: Researchers Illuminate, Challenge City’s Civil Rights and Post-War History
Jake Neher/WDET Civil rights and the black power movement in Detroit What do you know about Detroit’s civil rights history?...
Sam’s Jams: Hudson People, “Trip To Your Mind”
Check out our Sam's Jams playlist below and listen to CultureShift weekdays from noon. to 2 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM. Meta...
To Impeach or Not to Impeach?
Jake Neher/WDET Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election didn’t lead to charges against the president for...
Where’s the PFAS? Michigan Leads in Detection of Contaminant [MAP]
Environmentalists, health experts and public officials are growing more concerned about a group of chemicals found in dozens of sites across...
Shara Nova Records As My Brightest Diamond And Her Latest Album “A Million and One” Was Inspired by The Motor City
Shara Nova talks with Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, about living in Detroit, the challenges of re-creating her recorded songs...
Those Hounds Premiere New Single: “You Shouldn’t Be Here”
The urgency in a song like “You Shouldn’t Be Here” by Detroit-based quartet Those Hounds evokes the same sense of...
Mother’s Day Mixtape: Listeners share musical memories of their moms
Courtesy of Alejandro "Alix" Lemus Alejandro "Alix" Lemus doesn't have any memories of his parents together. He was too young...