Essential Cooking: What the halal to eat in Dearborn with Fred Sareini
Dearborn, Mich. is known for its fantastic food scene that boasts cuisine from around the Arab World. Fred Sareini is...
David Leins is the senior producer of WDET’s daily news and culture program, The Metro. He has produced several award-winning podcasts and multimedia series at WDET including Tracked and Traced, Science of Grief and COVID Diaries, which earned a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation. He previously led WDET’s StoryMakers program. David has an M.A. in Media Arts and Studies from Wayne State University, and a B.A. in anthropology from Grand Valley State University with a minor in Arabic. David teaches podcasting at Wayne State University and is an alumnus of the Transom Audio Storytelling Workshop.
Essential Cooking: Grey Ghost co-founder John Vermiglio’s path from Chicago to Detroit
Metro Detroit native John Vermiglio is one of the founders and chefs of Four Man Ladder Hospitality — the group...
Essential Cooking: Discover the food of the Italian islands with Katie Parla
In her latest book, New York Times bestselling cookbook author and Emmy-nominated TV host Katie Parla breaks down what makes...
Essential Cooking: Demystifying champagne with Paulina Schemanski
Take a deep dive into everything champagne with Paulina Schemanski, sommelier at Mabel Gray. She tells Essential Cooking hosts Ann...
Essential Cooking: Baobob Fare co-owner, ‘Chopped’ winner Hamissi Mamba shares his culinary journey
The Essential Cooking podcast returns for an all-new season! This week, Baobab Fare chef and co-owner — and recent winner of...
MichMash: What is the future of Michigan’s right-to-work law after Dems control Lansing?
Michigan adopted a right-to-work law in 2012, which critics say weakened unions in the state. Now that Michigan Democrats control...
Our favorite podcast episodes of 2022
WDET was busy making a lot of podcasts in 2022! We covered surveillance, food, state politics, and Detroit history, society...
Essential Cooking: Chef Javier Bardauil brings a wood-fired Argentinian culinary experience to Detroit
In this episode: Chef Javier Bardauil talks about his time working with Chef Francis Mallmann at his Buenos Aires restaurant,...
Company tied to Flint Water Crisis spins involvement with digital campaign
Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode: Veolia North America, a company hired by Flint in...
Essential Cooking: Chef Phil Jones on doing good with healthy food
Subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts: Apple Podcast — Spotify — Google Play — Stitcher — NPR In This Episode: How healthy, plant-based foods can make...
Michigan Democrats expected to keep state Supreme Court edge with Whitmer pick
Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode Chief Justice Bridget McCormack to step down from Michigan...
Election dynamics shift with abortion rights on the ballot
Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode: Lauren Gibbons of Bridge Michigan joins MichMash Abortion rights...