Mark Kurlyandchik Honors Detroit Food Fighters in His Last Piece for the Detroit Free Press

Subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts: Apple Podcast — Spotify — Google Play — Stitcher — TuneIn — NPR Detroit Free Press Mark Kurylandchik has spent the last five years...

Author Azar Nafisi on How Writers Become Witness to the Truth and the Power That Can Wield

On Saturday, April 24, The Chelsea District Library will host the 11th annual Midwest Literary Walk. Typically set in downtown...

These Iconic Keyboard Riffs Turn 50 in 2021

Keyboard and guitars share an interesting spot in the modern band in that both play rhythm and lead, sometimes at...

The Detroit Murder That Galvanized the Asian-American Civil Rights Movement

Cinema Detroit In the early summer of 1982, a bar fight in Detroit led to the brutal murder of 27-year-old Chinese-American...

Check Out These New Releases From Jack White’s Third Man Records

Discovering new music is one of the things you’ve told us you love the most about WDET. To satisfy your...

Akeem Smith’s Trip Through Cultural Memory Makes “No Gyal Can Test” Must-See Viewing

Walking into Akeem Smith’s solo debut exhibition is an overwhelming, audio-visual head trip. And that’s a good thing. It’s called...

The 2021 Oscar Shorts Arrive at the Detroit Film Theatre

CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM gives you a front row seat to the latest films playing at the Detroit Film Theatre (DFT). Jake...

After 30 Years, Ani DiFranco Is Still Fighting the Patriarchy With Her Music

Subscribe to Ann Delisi’s Essential Conversations iTunes — Stitcher — Spotify This isn’t the first time Ani DiFranco shaved her head. But she’s also...

Culture D-Tour: How Just A Bit Eclectic Accommodates the Dreams and Aspirations of Young People in Detroit

Courtney Wise Randolph writes about Detroit’s movers and shakers for Detour Detroit. Once a month, she stops by CultureShift to chat with a...

Journalist Julie DiCaro Discusses Sexism, Misogyny and the Media in New Book

For as long as the news media has existed, there has been pervasive sexism and casual misogyny. Nevermore is that...

Musician Omar Sosa On How His Father’s Love of Nat King Cole and a Bootleg Herbie Hancock Cassette Influenced His Sound

Jazz pianist Omar Sosa is celebrated for his unique blend of global sounds with modern electronic elements. But it's his...

Chef James Rigato Remembers Beloved Restaurateur Chef Matt Prentice

Chef Matt Prentice died Thursday, April 8, at the age of 62 after a brief non-COVID-19 related illness. Prentice was...