Motor City Drive
NPR host Michel Martin is driving her national live events series to Detroit, where she’ll gather some of the city’s...
From The Council Table, To A Jail Cell
Scott Benson is the Detroit City Councilman for the Third District, on the city’s East side. He’s an urban planner...
Rock-n-Roll Don’t Quit
Andrea Sartorati/Creative Commons The Rolling Stones are going back on tour with a 71-year old Mick Jagger. Bob Dylan never...
Negotiating With Iran
Courtesy of Saeed A Khan Both Iran and the United States are really dug in to the negotiations according to Saeed...
Senator Debbie Stabenow and Alzheimers
U.S. Department of Agriculture Join WDET host Stephen Henderson and Michigan’s Senior Senator Debbie Stabenow for a conversation about the...
Why Are We Giving The Least To The Kids That Need The Most in School?
The link between poverty and education creates special challenges for educators in Michigan, both in Detroit and in the suburbs....
New Report: State Hampering DPS By Withholding Money to Pay Debt
WDET “It is just absolutely unfathomable and unacceptable for us as a community to allow the neediest children, the children who...
New Dean Of UM Music, Arts, Theater: Students Need To Be Artists And Entreprenuers
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Aaron Dworkin, the founder of the Sphinx Organization, speaks with Stephen about his...
State House Ties Welfare Benefits to School Attendance
Pkay Chelle/Creative Commons Michigan Public Radio's Jake Neher reports: “The state House has approved a bill that would end welfare...
Does Michigan State Stand A Chance In The NCAA Tournament?
Nick Meador Michigan State University is gearing up to play Oklahoma tonight, Wisconsin advanced to the Elite Eight after defeating UNC, and Kentucky crushed West...
The Mistreatment Of Young African American Men Is “An American Issue”
scottlum “It is an American issue.” -Waldo E. Johnson, PhD "The names have become all too familiar, and not in...
State House Works To Shrink Criminal Code
Pkay Chelle/Creative Commons By: Rick Pluta, Capitol Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio Network The state House has begun an effort to...