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John Sherwood, left, and Scott Duck, both of the American Museum of Magic, stand beside the milk can used in Harry Houdini’s famous escape act. Duck holds a photo of Houdini performing the trick.
  • Culture & Music
  • Featured
  • News

Harry Houdini still haunts Detroit 100 years after his Halloween death

Quinn Klinefelter October 31, 2026

News

Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at Macomb County, marking 100 days into his presidency, April 29, 2025.
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Secondary
  • The Metro

The struggle to build trust in local elections is pushing this clerk into retirement | The Metro

Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent, The Metro October 27, 2026
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  • CONTAINER On The Metro
  • Secondary

Margo Moon’s Shell Shock’D Tacos | CONTAINER on The Metro

Tia Graham October 26, 2026
Detroit native and Grammy-winning saxophonist Kenny Garrett.
  • Visions with Kaleigh Wilder

Visions: Kenny Garrett, Patrice Rushen, Edgefest, and more

Kaleigh Wilder October 5, 2026

On this episode of Visions, I play a mix of classics, recent cuts, and music made by musicians from Detroit.I have...

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The Detroit Institute of Arts.
  • The Metro

The Metro: Recent staffing cuts to the Michigan Arts and Culture Council leaves them scrambling

Tia Graham, Alex McLenon, Haley Gavigan, The Metro October 5, 2026

The Michigan Arts and Culture Council is a state agency that distributes grants to creative and cultural projects.  While the...

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  • Big Sonic Heaven

Big Sonic Heaven: The explosion of shoegaze

Darren Revell October 5, 2026

Tonight, Big Sonic Heaven featured some great new shoegaze from Encarta 98, out of Bogotá, Colombia. They were handpicked by...

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Picture of Matt Myers, Houndmouth lead. Matt holds a guitar at dusk.
  • Acoustic Café
  • Culture & Music

Acoustic Café: The band Houndmouth as guests, in-studio archives from Fitz & The Tantrums + more

Rob Reinhart October 4, 2026

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café,  the Indiana band Houndmouth, now 15 years on, have released their 5th album...

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APROPOS
  • Culture & Music
  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: October albums, new Tegan & Sara, Detroit’s Apropos + more

Rob Reinhart October 3, 2026

This week on Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, tickets for the Ann Arbor Folk Festival are on sale early this year...

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View of the Detroit Riverfront on a clear day
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: ‘Reclaim the Rivers’ initiative budgets $90 million for clean-up and restoration

Hernz Laguerre October 2, 2026

State and local leaders announced a new waterway cleanup project in Detroit. The "Reclaim the Rivers" initiative will put close...

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  • Environment

Centuries-old red pines discovered in Upper Peninsula

Callum Johnston October 2, 2026

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources announced the 2025 discovery of a centuries-old stand of red pine trees last week. The...

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  • MichMash

MichMash: Will Michigan temporarily suspend the gas tax?

Hernz Laguerre October 2, 2026

In this episodeWhat are state lawmakers saying about temporarily suspending the gas tax?A Republican strategist weighs in on the midterm...

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The Black-led and community-owned Detroit People's Food Co-op held its grand opening on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit People’s Food Co-op asks for more support to stay open

Bre'Anna Tinsley October 1, 2026

The Detroit People’s Food Co-op is seeking more residents to buy into the neighborhood grocery store. The co-op is running...

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Kimberly Adams
  • The Metro

The Metro: Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams on who carries the economy, and who gets to lead

Robyn Vincent, The Metro October 1, 2026

The numbers can tell you what is happening in the economy, but they rarely tell you why.  For example: among...

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A young child peers out of the blinds on a window.
  • News
  • Public Safety

How can you prevent childhood sexual abuse?

Bre'Anna Tinsley October 1, 2026

One in 4 girls and 1 in 20 boys in the United State experience childhood sexual abuse according to the...

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  • Morning Edition

Red Wings begin NHL play with lots of questions

Pat Batcheller October 1, 2026

The Detroit Red Wings have missed the last ten Stanley Cup playoffs, the longest active postseason drought in the National...

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