Detroit features prominently in America's story: once the innovative center of the seemingly unstoppable car industry, the city has seen its fortunes shift significantly in the last thirty years. Many who regard Detroit solely as a town down on its luck and struggling to survive are missing out on a community that prides themselves on their artistic and creative endeavors, team spirit and resilience. In the week after a controversial documentary painted a picture of Detroit that many residents found offensively bleak, we decided to dig a little deeper, send long-time Detroit resident Celeste Headlee to host from WDET for a few days, and ask residents about their impression of their city.
Just in time for the Kentucky Derby, we talk to Luke Song, a Detroit milliner who created the infamous crystal studded hat worn by Aretha Franklin at the inauguration of President Oba...
We're focusing on the Motor City this week as we broadcast from WDET Detroit. Today we spoke with author, Jeffrey Eugenides, about growing up and writing about the Detroit. We also he...
Author Jeffrey Eugenides was born and raised in Detroit and the city often becomes a central character in his writings. (He lives in Princeton, New Jersey, these days.) He’s based bot...
"I love that Detroit is one of the few cities in America that is thinking critically and rethinking what a city is and can be. You'll find some of the most amazing thinkers and people...
After a recent "Dateline: NBC" documentary angered Detroit residents with what they called an overly negative portrayal of the city, we thought to talk with residents well-versed in c...
Arizona governor passed a controversial immigration law and you had a lot to say on the topic. We hear your responses. Beyond immigration, we got a head-start on our special broadcast...
I am not a native Detroiter. In fact, I wasn't thrilled about moving there when I took a job with WDET in 2001. I'd heard all the same things you have, about the crime, the poverty, t...
Residents of Detroit are up in arms over recent media coverage that they say highlights Detroit's poverty, unemployment and illiteracy, but fails to consider any of the positive aspec...
