Jay Butler set to retire from radio after long and celebrated career in Detroit
For decades, weekends on WDET have had a familiar soundtrack. Through Jay's Place, Jay Butler has welcomed generations of listeners with...
The Metro: When the power goes out, people call the mayor
What does accountability look like for Michigan’s utilities after over half a million residents lost power earlier this month? Last...
The Metro: How Michiganders are adapting to extreme weather
Over the past four months, northern Michigan has experienced a series of extreme weather events. In March, an ice storm...
In The Groove: The Cure, L7, Mitski + more
New music from Mitski, she's green, mary in the junkyard, Tomoki Sanders, and Ian Fink leads today's playlist. We also play The Cure, Bully, Best...
Visions: Black Jazz Records, Steve Lacy and more
On this episode of Visions, I primarily play music from the 1970's. I have selections from several Black Jazz Records artists:...
CONTAINER on The Metro: Inside Nerd’s House of Both Rows
Brittany Epps, known in Detroit's creative circles as Nerd, is the founder of House of Both Rows. The sustainable fashion...
Acoustic Café: Farewell tour of Judy Collins + archives from Jason Isbell, Jade Bird, Penny & Sparrow and more!
On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, our in-studio guest is folk legend Judy Collins. Judy turned 87 this spring,...
WDET welcomes Kim Hunter as the new host of This Island Earth
When Ismael Ahmed signed off each week with the reminder that "we are all brothers and sisters on this Island...
DER Weekends: Pathways for first-gen students at the University of Detroit Mercy
Dean Dr. Ahmed Radwan of the College of Health Professions at the University of Detroit Mercy is hoping to bring...
In The Groove: Michael Malis, Constantine Novotny perform ‘Another Shore, Another Country’ live on WDET
Alongside comfort classics from Talking Heads, TV on the Radio, Doves, Wes Montgomery and Abdullah Ibrahim are some of the...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit offers respite centers to get people out of wildfire smoke
The city of Detroit’s Health Department is offering guidance and respite centers to help residents to stay safe from the Canadian wildfire smoke. In a...
Metro Detroit Youth Day expands to five days in 2026
Metro Detroit Youth Day is a tradition that arose from tragedy.After a rash of deadly youth violence in the 1980s,...
