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...
LA Times Looks At Innovative Ways Detroit ER is Trying To Stem Violent Crime
Los Angeles Times The problem of violent crime in a city like Detroit seems almost hopelessly complex as it spreads...
Here’s Why New Medicaid Work Requirements Affect You, Even If You’re Not On Medicaid
Jake Neher/WDET Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law last Friday that places an 80-hour per month work requirement in order to...
Should Social Studies Standards Reference NAACP or Roe v Wade? Some Republicans Say No
Jake Neher/WDET What parts of American history, controversial or not, should our kids learn about in school? And who should decide...
Redistricting 101: Your District, Your Politicians, But Does Your Vote Matter?
An Introduction to Redistricting: Voters elect someone to represent them in Congress and the state Legislature. That individual represents a...
Does Michigan Have a District that Looks Like Homer Simpson? You Be the Judge
Public Back in 1812, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry approved a voting map that had one district carefully drawn to favor...
Who Should Draw Michigan’s Political Maps? Voters May Decide [PHOTOS + MAP]
A state elections board certified a petition to change the method of setting the boundaries for Michigan's congressional and state...
Become A Gerrymandering Expert Just By Listening [PODCASTS]
On a hot summer day, there are few things cooler than learning about gerrymandering. Don't know what we're talking about?...
Voters Not Politicians: The Cons [TRANSCRIPT]
Jamie Roe If this November's statewide ballot allows Michigan voters the choice to change the process of drawing the state's...
Policy Meets the People: Introducing the Issue of Gerrymandering
This week, WDET dives into the issue of redistricting in Michigan. Here’s an introduction to what you’ll find on air...
Voters Not Politicians: The Pros [TRANSCRIPT]
A proposal to change the way Michigan's political maps are drawn could be on the November ballot. The Voters Not...
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)...