These Metro Detroit Christmas Light Displays Are Set to Music For Your Viewing Pleasure
It’s one thing to deck out your house in a ton of holiday lights. It’s another thing to make the...
Liner Notes: Exploring the Genius of Digable Planets’ “Blowout Comb”
Welcome to Liner Notes, a collection of audio thumbnail essays that tell the story behind seminal albums that you know...
Theo Parrish Pushes the Boundaries of Electronic Music
Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chicago, multi-instrumentalist Theo Parrish grew up surrounded by music. Influenced by Chicago’s electronic...
Detroit Today’s Annual Festivus Show Has Never Felt More Necessary
From unprecedented mail delays to toilet paper hoarding, 2020 may go down in the Festivus hall of fame as the...
Created Equal: Harriet Washington Unpacks Environmental Racism
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
Between Takes: How Motown Production Shaped Rodriguez’s “Cold Fact”
Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...
Looking Back At The Year In Michigan News
In two weeks, 2020 will finally be behind us. "We didn't know what we were in for." - Chad Livengood,...
New Year Means New Democratic Majority on State Supreme Court
A new year means big changes for the Michigan Supreme Court (MSC). Justices nominated by Democrats won a 4-3 majority...
Soul Saturday’s Best of 2020: Reel People
As part of his series reviewing Soul Saturday's Best of 2020 releases, Nick Austin sat down with Speech from Arrested...
Remembering Benny Napoleon with Longtime Friends Warren Evans, Debbie Dingell
Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon passed away yesterday after a month-long with COVID-19 at the age of 65. The following is an...
Livonia Officials Aim to Turn a Historic Park into a Holiday Gathering Space
Laura Herberg/WDET In Livonia, at Newburgh Road, just South of Eight Mile Road sits Greenmead Historical Park, a farm site...
Between Takes: Phil Ranelin’s Vibes from the Tribe
Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...