Standout Detroit House Songs
House music may have been created in Chicago, but in Detroit's LGBT club scene in the 1980s and 1990s, it...
Laura Herberg is a civic life reporter for Outlier Media, telling the stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here.
StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: Yellowman
In this episode of the StoryCorps Detroit podcast, we hear the story of how Ken met Lori. StoryCorps Ken remembers...
1967 Was Decades Before They Were Born
With the 50th anniversary of the civil disturbance in Detroit happening this year, we've been hearing a lot of oral...
StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: “It seems like fewer of us make it now.”
In 1967, Bill Williams was a teenager living with his extended family not far from the intersection of 12th Street and...
StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: What the Kids Are Saying About 1967
In this episode of StoryCorps Detroit, we look at the violence and looting that occurred in July 1967 through the...
StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: Poetry and Parenting
Detroit-based poet jessica Care moore first gained national attention for her poetry performances when she won five weeks in a...
StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: “Much better than everything people said you were”
WDET/Candice Fortman Jennifer Smith is the founder of Closing the Gap, a nonprofit that uses personalized mentorship to help Detroit...
When the Dentist Office Comes to You
WDET/Laura Herberg A shiny RV adorned with a cartoon warrior holding a shield and a jumbo toothbrush spans several parking...
Is the Tax Foreclosure Process Good for Wayne County but Bad for Detroit?
Annie Perry sits in a bejeweled knit cap, waiting for her number to be called at a foreclosure prevention meeting....
CuriosiD: Who Was John R? [StoryMap]
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode of CuriosiD, listener...
Home Ownership Event Reaches Out to Longtime Detroiters [MEETING AUDIO]
An informational meeting aimed at supporting and bolstering homeownership for longtime and native Detroiters drew more than 60 attendees tonight....
Nonprofit Recruiting Volunteers to Knock on Doors of Foreclosed Homes
Owners of tax-foreclosed homes in Wayne County have until June 7 to prevent their properties from going to auction. That's...