A Look at Michigan Opera Theatre’s New Season Featuring Literary Masterworks

Jake Neher/WDET The Michigan Opera Theatre’s new season is underway. The 2018-2019 schedule includes a number of productions based on literary works, beginning...

The Duke’s Men: Detroit Jazz Artists Explore the Music of Duke Ellington’s Band

  Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. This Sunday at the Scarab Club, jazz ensemble the Detroit Jazz...

The Milo Minute: Detroit Folk Fest, Release of the New Stupor Zine, Zander Michigan

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

2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket: Nominate Your Favorite Beer

  Last year, Michigan's beer economy was worth $10.5-billion and created over 30,000 jobs for the Mitten State. That means there's lots of Michigan beer...

MichMash: A Light At the End of The Tunnel For Line 5 Pipeline?

WDET Digital A controversial pipeline that carries crude oil and natural gas liquids under the Straits of Mackinac is on...

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Detroit City Councilman Gabe Leland

A federal grand jury has indicted Detroit City Councilman Gabe Leland on charges of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery....

Democratic Nominee for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Joins Detroit Today

Wayne State University The midterm elections are just one month away. Democrats in Michigan are hoping for a wave election...

Mitch Albom Talks ‘The Next Person You Meet in Heaven,’ Charity Work

WDET Detroit Free Press columnist and radio personality Mitch Albom has a new book out next week, “The Next Person You...

PBS Travel Host Rick Steves Talks Support for Legal Pot in Michigan

Brett Levin, flickr. In about a month Michiganders will vote on a few big ballot questions, including whether to legalize marijuana....

Buried & Forgotten: Why Did This Groundbreaking Black Artist Disappear from Local History?

Ryan Patrick Hooper Click the audio player above to listen to this story. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. on WDET...

New Book Explores What White, Well-Off Parents Are Really Teaching Their Kids About Race

Jake Neher/WDET Every day we see division in America -- which only seems to grow more entrenched in this political...

Michigan and Enbridge Reach Deal on Line 5

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration and Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge have agreed to replace twin 65-year-old crude oil pipes in...