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Have a question about the Detroit region or the people who live here? Anything you’ve always wondered about, found strange or downright confusing?
Meet CuriosiD — a series for the inquisitive. You ask the questions and WDET helps you find answers.
Hosted By: Amanda Le Claire
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CuriosiD: Why Doesn’t Detroit Have A Subway Or Elevated Rail?
Pat Batcheller
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CuriosiD: Who Chooses Detroit’s “Tax-Free” Renaissance Zones?
Shelby Jouppi
August 11, 2016
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CuriosiD: What’s the origin of the Boston Cooler?
Eli Newman
July 25, 2016
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CuriosiD: Did Detroit Ever Have A ‘Gayborhood’?
Melissa Mason
July 11, 2016
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CuriosiD: Why Does a Private Company Own a Major U.S. Border Crossing?
Quinn Klinefelter
June 20, 2016
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CuriosiD: What’s Up With All These Pheasants?
Shelby Jouppi
June 6, 2016
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CuriosiD: What’s the Story Behind the NBC Building in Midtown Detroit?
Sascha Raiyn
May 23, 2016
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CuriosiD: What Are Water Towers Used for Today?
Laura Herberg
May 9, 2016
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CuriosiD: Why Do Police “Shoot to Kill”?
Jake Neher
April 21, 2016
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CuriosiD: Why isn’t there a Taco Bell downtown?
Laura Herberg
January 4, 2016
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CuriosiD: Why Are There Swastikas in Parts of Indian Village?
J. Carlisle Larsen
December 17, 2015
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CuriosiD: Where the Bodies are Buried … Beneath the Streets
Amy Miller
October 29, 2015
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