In The Groove: Music from Massive Attack, Tara Clerkin Trio, Little Dragon + more
We’re matching the gloomy weather with something a little hazy today. Spinning tracks from The Marías, Tara Clerkin Trio, plus jazzier...
The Metro: BasBlue builds possibility and power for women and nonbinary people in Detroit
BasBlue is a community driven nonprofit rooted in Detroit. Its goal is to reimagine what opportunity can look like for...
MI Local: Tears of a Martian premieres new music + Pinkeye returns!
You'll often get quiet a zesty sonic stew when you tune in to MI Local! Part of that is due...
The fight against a $1.2 billion U-M and Los Alamos-backed data center continues
Activists in Ypsilanti Township keep fighting to halt a data center development associated with nuclear weapons research.Stop the Data Center members...
Detroit Evening Report: Highland Park increases surveillance around senior housing
The City of Highland Park is expanding its camera surveillance coverage of senior housing complexes. Police Chief James McMahon says seniors have complained about an...
In The Groove: Your obsession songs from Bryan Ferry to the Buzzcocks
This was one of my favorite call-in segments on the Groove Hotline ever! It’s all about obsession songs—not quite earworms,...
The Metro: Detroit pays private ambulances. Patients pay, too
When you call 911 in Detroit, who’s paying for the ambulance? It’s a question that’s tripped up the Detroit City...
The Metro: Detroit’s Alternative Press gave a voice to a generation of artists. A new book tells its story
When political tensions are high, artists and creatives use their work to weigh in. In 1960’s Detroit, a poet and...
Crossing the Lines: Highland Park resident wants to see more schools open in the city
As part of Crossing the Lines WDET is speaking to Highland Park residents about the city and upcoming state elections.Highland...
Crossing the Lines: Highland Park resident says smart planning can reduce poverty
Highland Park is a small city that once had a relatively large population for its size. At the height of...
The Metro: How to lead a classroom according to a teacher on the cusp of retirement
Shirley Brezzell didn’t plan to become a teacher. But after a stint as a banker and home-schooling her children, she...
The Metro: How Islamophobia shaped American policy — from 9/11 to now
A few years ago, Hamas attacked Israeli civilians, and Israel responded against Palestinians with what many experts call genocide. Although...