Songs Celebrating the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment
As part of 101.9 FM WDET's Book Club, we're inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every resident...
Adam Serwer’s “The Cruelty Is the Point” Explores the Rise of Trump in America
Former President Donald Trump has frequently been criticized for his brand of politics, wherein he degrades and mocks his political...
Add These Family-Friendly Southeast Michigan Destinations to Your 2021 Summer Bucket List
WDET’s “How to Summer” is a season-long series that offers insider tips and advice from social media and listeners on...
Hundreds of Thousands of Retail Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs, Finding Better Ones
As we transition from more than a year of COVID restrictions into some return to life as before, two jobs...
Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ Brings Hidden History of the Harlem Cultural Festival to the Masses
New York in the summer of 1969 had two major events -- one, Woodstock, which is still talked about to this...
Planning Efforts for Return of Woodward Dream Cruise Underway
Event organizers are in the midst of planning this summer’s return of the Woodward Dream Cruise. The popular mid-August classic car...
Hear Brood X Cicadas at Their Peak in Michigan
Every year a group of annual cicadas come out in the summer and emit an electrical-sounding buzz. But there are...
Essential Music: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ album turns 50
On June 22, 1971, Joni Mitchell released her fourth studio album titled Blue. At this point in her career she had...
To Fix Labor Shortage, the Service Industry Needs to Start Humanizing Workers, Restaurant Owner Says
Businesses across Michigan say they’re having a tough time finding enough workers. As part of the weekly series MichMash, Cheyna...
Listen to New Track from Matthew Milia, “Me and My Sweetheart”
It seems that with every song Matthew Milia writes, he inches closer and closer to achieving a neo-folk/indie-pop magnum opus...
Books to Add to Your Summer 2021 Reading List
These long summer days provide us with the perfect opportunity to dive into a new book. " explores how our lives...
New Podcast “I’m Kind of a Big Deal” Amplifies the Stories of People with Dwarfism
When Detroit native Christophe Zajac-Denek was born, the doctors told his parents that he would likely never lead a normal life....