Taking It to the Next Level: Detroit Writer Angela Abiodun on Pursuing Her Craft with a Little Help
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Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning host and producer of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. She’s a founding producer of WDET’s flagship news talk show Detroit Today, a former Morning Edition host at WDET, and a former host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.
She’s reported on stories as diverse as the decriminalization and therapeutic research of psychedelic substances, how Motown mourned the sudden death of musician Michael Jackson, the economic and environmental impact of mineral mining in Wyoming, how anomalous phenomena and research into UAPs has affected the lives of some people in the Southwest, and the impact of President Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election night in Detroit.
Amanda is also a creative writer, artist, certified intuitive and energy healer, and professional tarot reader. Amanda was raised in a mythical Great Lakes forest by Bryan Ferry and a prehistoric wolf, on a strict diet of gummy bears and early electronic music.
The Film That Launched a Thousand Memes: “The Matrix” Turns 20
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Moral Complexity—and Dragons!— How ‘Game of Thrones’ Can Teach You To Be a Better Person
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Legendary Detroit Jazz Club Awaits Its Fate
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A SXSW Recap: The Best Acts Modern Music’s Jon Moshier Saw This Year
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Last Call: Legendary Detroit Bar Serves Up Hometown History at the Detroit Historical Museum
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Author Stephen Mack Jones on the Return of Detroit Detective ‘August Snow’
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This Detroit Native is Now a Celebrated Artist in Canada’s Music Scene
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This Opera May Change the Way You Think About Immigration Forever
Opera MODO Bureaucratic red tape may not seem like a compelling plot for an opera, but seeking freedom in another...
Hope, Struggle, and Triumph: Share Your Small Business Story at the Marble Bar
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The Past is Not Forgotten: The Detroit Sound Conservancy Saves the City’s Music History One Piece at a Time
Detroit Sound Conservancy The Detroit Sound Conservancy celebrates seven years of saving the city’s musical legacy at the Detroit Historical...
Heroin, Police Brutality, and Election Regret: ‘Crimetown’ Finds the Humanity in Detroit’s Seedy History
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