18-Year-Old Musician from Detroit Receives Over $1 Million in Scholarships
Ryan Patrick Hooper Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Since he was a toddler, 18-year-old Josh...
Framed by WDET: Sundays at the Carpet House
Amy Sacka Framed by WDET is an audio-visual experience, produced in partnership with 18 artists, who tell the story...
Inside Decaying Michigan Central Station, Detroiters Made Memories
Joshua A. Gaudette CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. More than 20,000 people signed up to legally tour the future Ford...
In The Groove with Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson
Photo by Nick Anderson Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Did you know that...
Detroit Saxophonist Dave McMurray Releases New Album “Music is Life” on Blue Note Records
In this interview with Essential Music host Ann Delisi, Dave McMurray talks about the early days of Was (Not Was)...
Jeff Buckley’s Tour Manager Discusses His New Book “Jeff Buckley, from Hallelujah to The Last GoodBye”
Essential Music host, Ann Delisi, talks with author Dave Lory about this new book, his first meeting with Jeff Buckley...
East African Refugees Opening Restaurant in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET This week has brought a flurry of conversation regarding immigration. Specifically, who deserves to be in America and why?...
Milo Minute: Detroit River Days, “Unheard,” and Undesirable People
Courtesy of Jeff Milo Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12p.m. Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff...
If Marijuana Becomes Legal, How High Can You Get in Michigan?
Brett Levin, flickr. Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. When Michiganders step into the voting...
Smartphones, Email and Online Communities: Tech Analyst Says Sometimes You Should Take a Sabbatical [TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO]
Note: danah boyd does not capitalize her name. Sandra Svoboda/WDET When danah boyd started researching how people used technology and...
This Week in Music: June Birthdays, Anniversaries, and More
Click on the audio player above to listen. Two 60s Rock Icons celebrate another year around the sun, Queen Latifah...
Not-so-Broke Artists: Detroit’s Creative Class Cashes in on $25,000 Kresge Grants
Noah Stephens / Kresge Arts in Detroit Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. For...