Michigan’s Options for Fixing the Damn Roads

Joan Isabella/WDET Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will lay out her first budget proposal this week. We expect it will explain in more...

What Is the Lake Erie Bill of Rights?

It's been almost five years since toxic algae polluted Toledo's water supply. Despite efforts to reduce phosphorus and other pollution...

The Progressive Underground Show 291 (Takeover Edition): THE STILETTO MONOLOGUES

Stiletto Monologues Productions On this installment of The Progressive Underground, cast members Rene Ingram-Dunham (playwright and Stiletto Monologues creator), Rochelle Darlene,...

Exhibit Offers Free Trip Back to the ’70s

Many March events will focus on holidays and the promise that Spring may actually come by the end of the...

MichMash: Marijuana Could Once Again Be On Your Ballot in 2019

WDET Digital Recreational marijuana is now legal in Michigan. But some Michigan voters aren’t done casting ballots on cannabis issues....

The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America’s Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919 [AUDIO, TRANSCRIPT]

WDET recently aired a story about the Michigan Polar Bears — a group of soldiers who trained in Battle Creek and...

Hamtramck Music Fest Preview

Hamtramck Music Fest The Hamtramck Music Fest (HMF) returns for its sixth year next Thursday (March 7), kicking off three...

‘Is This Really Happening Right Now?’ Rep. Lawrence Reacts to Attempt to Prove Trump Not Racist

Brenda Lawrence This week’s testimony from President Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was riveting enough. But later...

The ‘Silent Fight’ for Representation in Hip Hop for Women, LGBTQ Community

Gus Navarro/WDET Hip hop is one of America's most prominent art forms of empowerment. But it has also struggled with misogyny...

Munch Madness 2019: Vote for Your Favorite Food in Metro Detroit

Photo via Pie Sci CultureShift airs weekdays 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM Detroit public radio. The 2018 edition of the WDET Munch Madness bracket...

Detroit Photographer Bre’Ann White’s New Photo Exhibit is Stunning

Bre'Ann White Click the audio player above to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM Detroit public radio. Detroit photographer...

Meet the Detroit Songwriters That Just Won Their First Grammy

Piper Carter Click the audio player above to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM Detroit public radio. A sister-duo...