MichMash: ‘The Ballad of Betty Jean,’ Michigan’s Real Life Political Mystery

WDET Digital One result from Tuesday’s primary elections has local reporters and political watchers scratching their heads. One of the...

Drivers Start Your Engine: Detroit Grand Prix Confirmed On Belle Isle

Alex McLenon The Detroit Grand Prix will return to Belle Isle through the year 2021, with an option to extend...

How Alice Cooper Helped Change Punk Rock Forever

Rob Fenn Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m.  If you were born and...

StoryCorps Detroit: Someone I Could Be Myself With

Detroiter Spencer Barefield first met his wife, Barbara, while playing at Cobb’s Corner, a now shuttered jazz club in the...

Oakland Exec Prefers ‘Joining the Klan’ to Helping CEO’s Drive Investment to Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET The head of Oakland County’s government says he would rather be part of the Ku Klux Klan than...

Rashida Tlaib After Victory: ‘People Saw That I Was Real’

Jake Neher/WDET Rashida Tlaib will soon likely become the first Muslim woman ever to serve in Congress. For over fifty...

Milo Minute: Tiny Desk Detroit, Nick Piunti, and Summer Like the Season at the Dequindre Cut

Courtesy of Jeff Milo Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12p.m.  Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s...

Trolls Wanted: Detroit’s Comedy Scene Invites the Audience to Shout Back

Chris Gerard Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. The format doesn't stray far from...

A Look at Seven Massively Influential Albums Released in August During the Past Few Decades

  Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12p.m.   From Lady Gaga all the way back to Chic,...

New United Way of Southeastern Michigan CEO Joins Detroit Today

Jake Neher, WDET Dr. Darienne Driver is the new president and CEO of United Way for Southeastern Michigan. She came to...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: Someone I Could Be Myself With

    StoryCorps Detroiter Spencer Barefield first met his wife, Barbara, while playing at Cobb’s Corner, a now shuttered jazz...

What’s Fresh at Eastern Market: Squash! [RECIPE]

Erin Murphy, Eastern Market Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12p.m.  All summer long we’ve been getting...