Your soundtrack to discovering Detroit. Music, arts, food and what’s happening (that’s actually worth your time).
Hosts Amanda LeClaire, Ryan Patrick Hooper and Rob Reinhart will guide you through a playlist of new and iconic music while introducing you to the people that are creating and influencing Detroit culture — from musicians and chefs to poets, filmmakers, visual artists and storytellers.
The CultureShift team will help you navigate what to do each week with a curated calendar of events and spotlights on the most interesting places to visit in our region. And because it’s live, you’ll have a chance to interact with the show each day.
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Upcoming documentary follows the fight against chronic diseases in Detroit
Amanda LeClaire
May 25, 2022
Rebecca Goldberg aims to honor Detroit’s legacy of techno
Amanda LeClaire
May 24, 2022
Monica Blaire stops apologizing, starts producing on new album “How To Dress Well in the Dark”
Ryan Patrick Hooper
May 24, 2022
Saajtak premieres music video, “Concertmate 680,” off upcoming album
Jeff Milo
May 19, 2022
Bookstock is back for 2022
Amanda LeClaire
May 18, 2022
The 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival lineup highlights voices old and new
Ryan Patrick Hooper
May 16, 2022
New exhibit, “Looking for the Light,” aims to destigmatize mental illness
Amanda LeClaire
May 16, 2022
Litter is a significant problem in Detroit. Kids could be the solution
Amanda LeClaire
May 12, 2022
Progressive Art Studio Collective brings the arts to disabled adults in Detroit
Ryan Patrick Hooper
May 10, 2022
Life of civil rights icon becomes an opera with “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X”
Ryan Patrick Hooper
May 6, 2022
Grief is an ongoing process. Here’s how to manage it
Amanda LeClaire
May 6, 2022
How to speak the hidden language of charisma — plus the one thing you shouldn’t do on Zoom
Amanda LeClaire
April 30, 2022
From Detroit to Broadway and back: Actor Joe Joseph returns home with “The Band’s Visit”
Ryan Patrick Hooper
April 27, 2022
Freep Film Festival brings diverse array of documentaries to Detroit
Ryan Patrick Hooper
April 27, 2022
New book explores the future of collective bargaining
Amanda LeClaire
April 5, 2022
Larry “the Drummer” Hull, a Detroit legend, has died
Ryan Patrick Hooper
March 31, 2022
Group works to save Main Art Theater in Royal Oak
Amanda LeClaire
March 30, 2022
Detroit artist Stoop Lee talks about growing up with fellow artists in P.S. 118
Jeff Milo
March 21, 2022
Songwriter Tobias Lipski discusses ATMIG’s myriad influences, new EP “Avec Muscles”
Jeff Milo
March 14, 2022
New book “The Art of Insubordination” challenges assumptions of dissent
Amanda LeClaire
March 4, 2022
“Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back” captures highs and tensions of tap dancer’s storied career
LaToya Cross
February 17, 2022
Culture D-Tour: Pushing the boundaries of sound with techno artist Henry Brooks
Courtney Randolph
February 16, 2022
Independent Restaurant Coalition calls for Congress to refill the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
Ryan Patrick Hooper
February 16, 2022
Detroit deaf rapper Sean Forbes brings American Sign Language to the Super Bowl
Ryan Patrick Hooper
February 16, 2022
Culture D-Tour: Detroit’s Restorying Agency Project explores our ecological environment
Courtney Randolph
February 14, 2022
How “hustle culture” has become status quo in the American workplace
Ryan Patrick Hooper
February 14, 2022
Enter the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest
Dorothy Hernandez
February 8, 2022
The life and times of Anthony Bourdain, explained by those who knew him best
Sam Corey
February 1, 2022
Learn the secrets of self-improvement with vintage instructional records
Jon Moshier
January 31, 2022
Sober curious. Nondrinker. A new language around sobriety is emerging
Ryan Patrick Hooper
January 28, 2022
Culture D-Tour: The art of practicing gratitude with Detroit artist Kristle Marshall
LaToya Cross
January 27, 2022
Going sober? Detroit bars and brands are embracing “dry January” and beyond
Ryan Patrick Hooper
January 27, 2022
Didn’t learn much about sex in school? Zoë Ligon fills in the gaps with “Carnal Knowledge”
Ryan Patrick Hooper
January 27, 2022
Motor City Mobile Wellness aims to bring holistic health care to Detroiters
Amanda LeClaire
January 27, 2022
“Grandmothers of America” captures the beauty and wisdom of aging
Ryan Patrick Hooper
January 25, 2022
Kenny Washington broke the NFL’s color barrier. Why don’t we know his story?
Ryan Patrick Hooper
January 21, 2022
Khana Detroit brings Pakistani street food to Michigan, one pop-up at a time
Ryan Patrick Hooper
January 18, 2022
“Book Smugglers” exhibit arrives at the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills
Ryan Patrick Hooper
January 18, 2022
The People’s Oracle Provides Insight Into What 2022 May Bring
Amanda LeClaire
January 7, 2022
That’s So Cheugy: Here’s the Most Mispronounced — and Misunderstood — Words of 2021
Ryan Patrick Hooper
December 31, 2021
New Book “Poetic Song Verse” Explores When Poetry and Popular Music Collide
Ryan Patrick Hooper
December 28, 2021
Detroit Phoenix Center Advocates for Young People Experiencing Homelessness
Amanda LeClaire
December 23, 2021
$100 Million Investment from Wilson Foundation Makes Detroit’s Art Scene A Whole Lot Richer
Ryan Patrick Hooper
December 17, 2021
Michigan-Based Chefs Make Food Magical in New Disney-Inspired Competition Series “Foodtastic”
CultureShift
December 15, 2021
This Week at the Detroit Film Theatre: “Hive”
CultureShift
December 9, 2021
Feeling Anxious or Depressed This Holiday Season? Author Jenny Mannion Shares These Tips for Healing
Amanda LeClaire
December 7, 2021
Detroit Free Press’ New Restaurant and Dining Critic Lyndsay Green Aims to Tell Stories Beyond the Plate
Amanda LeClaire
December 3, 2021
Director Mike Mills Brings Detroit Students to Big Screen in “C’mon C’mon”
Ryan Patrick Hooper
November 29, 2021
HAS Heart Organization Bridges the Military World and Civilian World Through Art
Amanda LeClaire
November 24, 2021
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