In The Groove with Raphael Saadiq
July 20, 2018 on CultureShift
As a teen, Saadiq considered Earth, Wind & Fire to be his musical superheroes. Years later, studio sessions with a founding member of the band would become a true story.
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StoryCorps Detroit: Chalk Drawings on the Hudson Building
July 19, 2018
A Detroit artist uses the Hudson Building as his personal canvas.
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Activist Randall Robinson Looks Back on Nelson Mandela’s Life 100 Years After His Birth
July 18, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
“He was a special, very special, human being.”
StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: Chalk Drawings on the Hudson Building
July 18, 2018 on StoryCorps Detroit
A Detroit artist uses the Hudson Building as his personal studio.
Reporters, Retirees Look Back at Detroit’s Bankruptcy Five Years Later
July 18, 2018 on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
“This was a city that faced a financial cataclysm.”
Framed by WDET: From LA to Detroit
July 18, 2018 on CultureShift
“Running around with a Good Times plaque on the back…that meant that the birthplace of lowriding gave you an OK.” - Victor Villalobos
Working Out The Kinks: With New Music on the Horizon, a Look Back at The Kinks’ Capricious Career
July 16, 2018 on CultureShift
With a reunion in the works and a tease of new music from the band, we explore the long & varied career of The Kinks.
Standing Room Only: Is Detroit’s Hottest New Restaurant a Food Cart in an Alley?
July 16, 2018 on CultureShift
Coney classics like the Greek salad and lamb shank pita get an upgrade at chef Jesse Knott’s Skip food cart in the Belt Alley downtown.
Singer Songwriter Lissie Talks About Her New Album “Castles”
July 15, 2018 on Ann Delisi's Essential Music
Lissie went from recording for Sony, to recording on her 47-acre farm in Iowa where she now lives when she’s not on the road
Empire Strikes Back: Can Detroit Restaurants Survive One Bad Review?
July 13, 2018 on CultureShift
Free Press food critic Mark Kurlyandchik talks his viral restaurant review of Empire Kitchen & Cocktails and the role of a critic in Detroit’s changing dining scene.
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