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Aretha Franklin
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Culture & Music
  • News

Detroit’s Love Affair With Aretha

Quinn Klinefelter August 17, 2018

The death of the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is bringing an outpouring of condolences from fans, from musicians,...

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Pancho Villa's Skull
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

Milo Minute: Motor City Muscle, Pancho Villa’s Skull, and Emily Rose

Amanda LeClaire August 17, 2018

Courtesy of Jeff Milo Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m.  Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff...

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Aretha Fox Theatre Sign
  • Culture & Music
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Racial Attitudes

Stephen Henderson: Aretha Franklin ‘Was The Power Behind Our Voices’

Detroit Today August 17, 2018

WDET The following is an essay from Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: Today, the words don’t feel big enough in...

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StoryCorps Lehman Robinson and Kareem Hakim
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • StoryCorps Detroit

StoryCorps Detroit: How I Became Muslim

Laura Herberg August 17, 2018

Lehman Robinson decided to become Muslim when he was a teenager, working at a secular Michigan summer camp. StoryCorps In...

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Aretha Franklin Chene Park 2017 2:1
  • Culture & Music
  • News

Detroit Saddened by Death of Aretha Franklin

WDET News August 16, 2018

Grammy award-winning artist Aretha Franklin has died. She was 76 years old.  Franklin’s publicist says the singer died from pancreatic cancer....

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Poison on Tap Bridge Flint Water Crisis
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Environment
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Public Safety
  • Youth

Medical Researchers: Kids Were Not ‘Poisoned’ In Flint Water Crisis

Detroit Today August 16, 2018

Jake Neher/WDET When we think about the horrors of the Flint Water Crisis, the thing that often comes to mind first...

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Bowlero Lanes 1
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

Retro Bowling Alley in Royal Oak to Get New Ownership, 1970s Decor

Ryan Patrick Hooper August 16, 2018

Kelly Elliot Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m.  Bowlero Lanes in Royal Oak...

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Rooster Ranch2 7/26/2018
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift
  • Framed by WDET 101.9 FM

Framed by WDET: Rooster Ranch

Erin Allen August 16, 2018

    Sean Work Framed by WDET is an audio-visual experience, produced in partnership with 18 artists, who tell the...

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Bill Schuette Lisa Posthumus Lyons 1 8/15/2018
  • 2018 Elections in Michigan
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Elections
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Schuette Picks Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus Lyons as Running Mate

Detroit Today, Cheyna Roth August 16, 2018

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Attorney General Bill Schuette has chosen Lisa Posthumus Lyons as his running mate for the November election. Schuette...

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NAIAS Auto Show Ford Mustang Bullitt New and Old 1/16/2018
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

A Look Back at Songs Inspired by the Ford Mustang

admin August 16, 2018

Jake Neher/WDET Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. There was a joyous moment in...

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Aretha Chene Park
  • Culture & Music
  • News

Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” Has Died

Quinn Klinefelter August 16, 2018

Grammy award-winning artist Aretha Franklin has died. The singer known as the Queen of Soul was one of the most celebrated...

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StoryCorps Lehman Robinson and Kareem Hakim
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • StoryCorps Detroit

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: How I Became Muslim

Sascha Raiyn, Laura Herberg August 15, 2018

  StoryCorps Lehman Robinson converted to Islam when he was a teenager working at a secular Michigan summer camp. In...

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