Kasich Supporter Vows to Avoid GOP Convention, ‘Incendiary’ Trump
WDET is examining issues at the Republican National Convention getting underway this week in Cleveland. It’s a gathering a former...
A Look Back at Conventions of Yesteryear
GOP Convention, Flickr The Dump Trump campaign is over as organizers failed to gain significant momentum at the Republican Convention. It...
Looking at the History of the Republican Party with WSU’s Marc Kruman
Jake Neher/WDET For many people the Republican Party is the party of Lincoln and Reagan. But how similar are those...
GOP Convention Not Feeling So Festive This Year
Mallory Benedict, PBS NewsHour/Flickr For the next two weeks, Detroit Today will be focusing on the national party conventions. This week,...
Longest-Serving House Member Touts National Impact, Rival Claims Voters Neglected in 13th Congressional Primary Race
This week WDET begins examining the upcoming primary elections in Michigan. We start with a look at the race in...
The Progressive Underground Show 178: Charivari Detroit 2016 edition
Charivari Detroit On this episode of the Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews Todd Johnson, Theresa Hill & Grant Gray,...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 7-16-16
This week on RREM, brand new Michael Kiwanuka, forthcoming Banks & Steelz, Detroit favs Laura Rain and Chris Bathgate, plus...
Summer Vacation: Under the Radar Michigan Guys Talk Beer, Fishing, and Selfies
Stephen Henderson/WDET If you tune into public television in Michigan, you know the program “Under the Radar: Michigan,” which takes viewers...
Tigers Return to Action vs. Royals
The Detroit Tigers host the Kansas City Royals Friday at Comerica Park. Detroit entered Major League Baseball's All-Star break with 46...
Canadian Children’s Music Performer Fred Penner Reflects on Long Career
Fred Penner This weekend, Detroit’s annual gathering of world music comes to Midtown. Acts from Detroit’s diverse landscape of artists, as...
New Novel Retells Wild Life of Bluesman Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Singer Screamin’ Jay Hawkins may have had only one major, lasting hit, “I Put a Spell On...
Snyder Asks MI Supreme Court’s Advice On Payments To Private Schools
Elizabeth Garrett Gov. Rick Snyder has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to offer an opinion on whether it’s ever possible...