curiosiD Archives - WDET 101.9 FM

Streetcars sit on Woodward Avenue in Highland Park in the 1940s

CuriosiD: Did Detroit automakers sabotage public transit?

Quinn Klinefelter June 12, 2025

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Listen: Did Detroit automakers sabotage public...

An exterior view of Fortune Records on Third Avenue in Detroit's Cass Corridor.

CuriosiD: The untold history of Detroit’s Fortune Records

Jenny Sherman, Natalie Albrecht May 8, 2025

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...

Bob Seger vinyl records for sale at Peoples Records in Detroit.

CuriosiD: Does Gen Z know who Bob Seger is?

Amanda LeClaire February 13, 2025

The oldest known picture inside of the Two Way Inn, taken in the early 1900s.

CuriosiD: What’s the oldest bar in Detroit?

Ryan Patrick Hooper January 16, 2025

Visitors take in a holiday display at the Ford Rotunda Christmas Fantasy in 1959.

CuriosiD: What happened to the Cobo Hall Christmas Carnival?

Amanda LeClaire December 12, 2024

A collection of photos from past CuriosiD episodes. WDET is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the listener-centered podcast this year.

Behind the Scenes: Celebrating 10 years of CuriosiD

Jerome Vaughn September 26, 2024

WDET’s CuriosiD podcast answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.For the past decade, CuriosiD has...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which acquired the boathouse in 2014, is seeking a private partner to help fund the restoration of the iconic structure.

CuriosiD: What is the history behind the Belle Isle Boathouse?

Amanda LeClaire July 31, 2024

WDET’s CuriosiD podcast answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...

Concert poster promoting a Herbie Hancock concert at Strata Concert Gallery in Detroit.

CuriosiD: What happened to Detroit jazz venue Strata Concert Gallery?

Rob Reinhart June 27, 2024

WDET’s CuriosiD podcast answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode...