How Will Marijuana Legalization in Canada Affect You?
Creative Commons Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Beginning today, recreational marijuana is legal...
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.
From Easy Bake Ovens to ‘MasterChef’: A Metro Detroit Baker’s Journey Home
Butter Bear on Facebook Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Butter Bear Shop owner...
Detroit Continues Five-Year Redevelopment Stall
If you’ve gone downtown recently you may have noticed large banners advertising a development called District Detroit. In 2013, Olympia...
The Duke’s Men: Detroit Jazz Artists Explore the Music of Duke Ellington’s Band
Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. This Sunday at the Scarab Club, jazz ensemble the Detroit Jazz...
The Milo Minute: Detroit Folk Fest, Release of the New Stupor Zine, Zander Michigan
Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Courtesy of Jeff Milo Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline...
Don’t Miss the Best in Contemporary Mexican Cinema This Month in Detroit
Cinema Lamont Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon. Contemporary Mexican cinema is having a renaissance. Directors Alfonso...
Growing Up Creative in Detroit: Panel Discussion Aims to Unravel How Detroit’s Creative Community Has Changed
Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Detroit’s Month of Design continues tonight, September 26,...
REVIEW: Michael Moore’s New Documentary, ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Lacks Singular Focus
Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Filmmaker Michael Moore’s latest documentary is out in theatres....
Milo Minute: Shadow Show, Jacob Sigman, and Strange Beautiful Music Festival
Courtesy of Jeff Milo Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12p.m. Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s...
Common Ground Art Fair Returns to Birmingham
James Parker Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. As summer winds down, the...
Love and the Universe: Comedian Matthew Starr Looks to the Sky for Relationship Advice
Matthew Starr Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Science fans and comedy lovers...
A Musician and Friend Remembers The Queen of Soul
Listen with the audio player above. CultureShift airs weekdays at noon on 101.9 WDET. Dozens of artists will pay tribute to Aretha...