We love you, Don Gonyea: Veteran NPR correspondent hangs up his mic after 4 decades
ADRIAN MA, HOST: The NPR newsroom is a little smaller than it used to be. You might already know about...
The Metro: Two English teachers discuss Christopher Nolan’s take on ‘The Odyssey’, host summer lecture series
Christopher Nolan’s film “The Odyssey” brings one of the most famous stories in literature to the big screen. Homer’s epic...
In The Groove: New music from Getdown Services, aron!, Alabama Shakes, + more
New music from Wet Leg, aron!, Tyler Ballgame, Getdown Services, and Alabama Shakes. We also revisit Michael Kiwanuka, Chaka Khan, R.E.M., Bonobo & Arooj...
The Metro: What Michigan gets wrong about wildfire smoke
Smoke from wildfires in Ontario and Minnesota has been lingering in Michigan skies. Some of it started on July 7,...
Detroit Evening Report: Department of Construction and Demolition gives update on contaminated dirt removal
The Detroit Department of Construction and Demolition gave city council an update on the removal of the contaminated dirt in...
The Shake Out: Early tracks from Detroit legends, rare tunes and more
This week on The Shake Out: Early tracks from Detroit legends ArethaFranklin, the Contours, and George Clinton, plus rarities from...
In The Groove Song of the Week: My New Band Believe’s ‘Love Story’
The banality of life is hard to capture in a song. My New Band Believe makes it seem easy with...
The Metro: Air quality in Detroit is better. A local physician is still concerned
Wildfire smoke at times last week made Detroit’s air quality the worst in the world — that's in a place that...
SMART looks to chill out riders with ‘cooling buses’ and heat up regional transit through new ballot proposal
The hot and smoky weather recently invading metro Detroit takes a toll on more than just residents.It also stresses machinery,...
Big Sonic Heaven: New music from Echo & The Bunnymen, She’s Green, Atmos Bloom + more
In this week’s show on WDET, we featured the first new music from Echo & The Bunnymen in 12 years,...
Detroit Evening Report: Wildfire smoke expected to linger, take precautions says Detroit Health Department
The Detroit Health Department says people should continue to plan for poor air quality from Canadian wildfires. Yesterday, the Michigan...
The Metro: ‘Divining Freedom’ represents Detroit not only as a city, but as an idea
"Divining Freedom," the debut novel of Donna Givens-Davidson, follows Black Detroit families across five generations. The story spans more than...
