Being Gay, Black and Muslim in Metro Detroit

Laura Weber Davis, WDET The murderer at the center of the Orlando nightclub shooting last week killed dozens of gay...

Making a Better, Safer Motor(less) City

"I think there's no question that advocacy from the local community will make a difference," says Armando Carbonell, chair of...

CuriosiD: Why Does a Private Company Own a Major U.S. Border Crossing?

In this episode of CuriosID, listener Evan Fekete asks... How did the International Ambassador Bridge become privately held? It just seems that, like,...

The Progressive Underground Show 174

Swing Out Sister On tonight's The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell introduces new music from Ian Finkelstein, Byron the Aquarius,...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 6-18-16

This week on RREM, Case/Lang/Veirs, new Fitz & The Tantrums, Detroit's Joshua Davis, The Legal Matters, tickets and much more......

Detroit Launches Program to Track Demolitions Online

Officials in Detroit are launching a new online program that tracks where and when homes will be demolished in the...

Rolling Stone Breaks Down the Success of “Hamilton”

There’s a ticket on Broadway that’s nearly impossible to get at a reasonable price; "Hamilton".  “Hamilton” is a Hip-Hop-inspired telling...

Historian Draws Parallels Between Trump and Zachary Taylor, Who Killed His Party

"We have an anti-politics politics," says historian Gil Troy. "We love outsiders. We think politicos have sold their souls... We’re always looking...

Teen Court Offers Hope and Hard Lessons

When a child in Wayne County commits a minor crime…the child and their parents are given a choice. They can...

Cass Tech Teacher Honored at Tony Awards

Da'Stanza Murphy/DPS Marilyn McCormick, Cass Tech drama teacher of 40 years, was honored with a Tony Award for Excellence in...

Marijuana Legalization Campaign Challenges 180-Day Rule For Collecting Signatures

Jake Neher/WDET The campaign trying to legalize marijuana in Michigan has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's six-month time limit...

Federal Court Tosses Lawsuit Filed by Anti-Islamic Group

Michigan Legislature The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a First Amendment case filed against the Allegan Police...