Top Legislators Give Mixed Response to Snyder Keeping Lyon in Office

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Gov. Rick Snyder is raising a lot of eyebrows by keeping the state health...

What Will Last Week’s Shooting Mean for Civility in Washington?

J. Carlisle Larsen/WDET Last week, on the day of the shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, we...

June 18, 2017: Blue Note Highlights Part TWO

The Progressive Underground Show 219 feat. JEAN LUC-PONTY & JAMES CARTER

Getty Images On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we interview iconic fusion jazz violinist JEAN LUC-PONTY in advance of his Chene Park...

New PBS Series Visits Detroit In Search of Family Photos

An upcoming PBS World Channel series is filming in Detroit for the next five weeks. It’s called “Family Pictures: USA,” and...

Milo Minute For June 16 + 17: The Walking Beat, John Cage Rave, and The Go Rounds

Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years...

NPR’s Invisibilia Hosts Join Detroit Today to Talk About New Season

Invisibilia This season of NPR’s show Invisibilia is labelled their “concept album” -- where every episode explores a different concept that is...

Here’s Why You Should Care About Changes to Michigan’s Teacher Retirement System

Jake Neher/WDET Bills moving through the state Legislature would make major changes to Michigan’s teacher retirement system. The Republican-backed bills...

California Dem Supports Michigan’s Conyers Leading Committee that could Impeach Trump

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Recent reports found that U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) of Detroit, the ranking member on the powerful House...

Columnist Daniel Howes on Week’s News, Detroit Auto and Tech

Jake Neher/WDET What does new and innovative technology emerging within the auto industry mean for Detroit?   Daniel Howes, a columnist...

Comedian W. Kamau Bell Talks Visiting Detroit, Hamtramck, Dearborn

W. Kamau Bell is a young comedian and commentator who wears many hats; he hosts two podcasts, he's an author,...

Sturgeon Recovery Endangered on Lake Ontario

On the shores of the lower Niagara River, about 10 miles from Niagara Falls, a group of biologists from the...