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Daily Detroit
What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit! We have conversations that push Detroit forward and share local stories about restaurants, business, development, local government, policy, technology, things to do, transit and more. All in about 22 minutes a day.
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Daily DetroitChef James Rigato Of Mabel Gray On How To Navigate The Coming Meat Shortage
You may have heard that our food system is in dire straits, with shortages of chicken, beef and pork looming because several meat processing plants have…
Daily DetroitArmed Gunmen In The Capitol, Order Closing Venues Extended, Plus Our Local Takeout Recommendations
On today's show: Armed gunmen protest in the statehouse in Lansing. Sven Gustafson talks about it. Governor Whitmer has extended her order closing a number of…
Daily DetroitFord Posts A Big Loss And Construction Workers Will Soon Resume Work
On today's show, some coronavirus-related automotive news for you. Ford posted a hefty, $2 billion loss for the first quarter, blaming it on the coronavirus…
Daily DetroitDearborn & Oakland County Turn Focus To Economic Aid, Detroit City FC Spring Season Is Canceled
Today on your Daily Detroit, a three-parter. We interview Fletcher Sharpe for a rundown about Detroit City FC's spring season being canceled and the status of…
Daily DetroitHow This Detroit Bar Owner Dealt With The World Turning Upside Down
What's a bar to do when you launched a couple of years ago, you feel like you've got a handle on running the place — but then the world turns upside down?…
Daily DetroitCongresswoman Haley Stevens On The Paycheck Protection Program And Michigan
The Paycheck Protection Program, providing forgivable, federally backed loans to businesses to keep people employed - opened for applications today with a new…
Daily DetroitTips For Parents Trying To Balance Everything During Coronavirus
While we're all under a stay at home order, it can be a real challenge to deal with work life, home life, kids and all of that. So we got some tips to help you…
Daily Detroit10 Local Headlines
On today's show: Coronavirus Crisis confirmed numbers update There are new state unemployment numbers The Detroit Public Schools are getting more than 50,000…
Daily DetroitAll Of Michigan Is At Risk Of Coronavirus, Not Just Metro Detroit
Some think Coronavirus and COVID-19 is a "Detroit" or "Southeast Michigan" problem. But with a lack of access to health care, an older population, and risk…
Daily DetroitHuffPost's Jonathan Cohn On Detroit's Coronavirus Crisis
There are so many stories coming out of Detroit around the Coranvirus pandemic. And those stories at HuffPost are being written by local voices. To discuss…
Daily DetroitMillenials Hit Economically Harder During Michigan Coronavirus Shutdown
On today's show, some top-line updates from the State of Michigan and the City of Detroit, plus, we break down a big poll released by the Detroit Regional…
Daily DetroitBONUS: Cocktail Recommendations And How Listeners Are Coping With The Pandemic
A bonus weekend episode that's around the virtual bonfire. We talk about our favorite cocktails we're drinking and share stories of how our listeners say…
Daily DetroitA Run With Sven: For Better Or Worse, The Coronavirus Will Change Us
Lace up your New Balances and go on a run with Sven Gustafson as he talks about the ways the Coronavirus may change us as a society - and the ways it already…
Daily DetroitWhy 5G And Other Conspiracy Theories Spread With Tom Lawrence
Whether it's conspiracy theories like those around 5g, or the willful refusal to believe objective facts when it comes to the pandemic, today we talk about…
Daily DetroitTop Local Stories For 4/15/20: As Demonstrators Protest Whitmer's Stay-At-Home Order In Lansing, California And New York Send Ventilators To Michigan
Today we've got an all-headlines edition of your Daily Detroit. We run down the latest numbers on confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths from the state, and we…
Daily DetroitWhy Those Auto Insurance Coronavirus Rebates Aren't All That
Perhaps you've heard that, because people are driving so much less and accident claims have plummeted during the coronavirus lockdown, your benevolent…
Daily DetroitTo-Go Booze In Michigan? Ford, 3M Team Up Plus Coronavirus Updates
Today's show is in three parts. 1) Coronavirus updates. The latest numbers, with some hopeful signs the curve may be starting to flatten. A quarter of…
Daily DetroitMichigan's Coronavirus Response w/ Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II
On today's podcast, we have an in-depth conversation with Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II around Michigan and the Coronavirus. We talk about a…
Daily DetroitHeadlines 4/10/20: Gig-Economy Unemployment Benefits Start Next Week
Well, so much for a possible reprieve in the coronavirus spread in Michigan. The state on Friday reported 205 deaths in the last 24 hours, an increase of 43%…
Daily DetroitHow A Detroit Church Is Fighting Back Against The Coronavirus
After bouncing around this town for a couple of decades, I can tell you that if you cover Detroit and ignore the faith community, well, you're not covering…
Daily DetroitHeadlines, 4/8/20: Do New Numbers Offer Glimmer Of Hope In Dismal Season Of Coronvirus?
On today's show, we bring you a slew of short updates on the coronavirus situation in and around Detroit. The state on Wednesday reported 1,376 new confirmed…
Daily DetroitCoronavirus Is A Bonanza For News Traffic, But Not Its Bottom Line
If you're listening to this podcast, you're listening to local media. And the Coronavirus pandemic has brought to the front something that you may not realize…
Daily DetroitHeadlines: 4/6/20
On today's show for Monday, April 6, 2020: Detroit Tiger legend Al Kaline has passed away, at the age of 85. The cause of death was not confirmed at the time…
Daily DetroitMinsk, Belarus: Detroit's Sister City Living Under Russia's Shadow
Today we have a special narrative edition of the show for you. We take you out of your coronavirus confines to Minsk, the capital of Belarus in far eastern…
Daily DetroitThe Story Behind The "That Woman From Michigan" Shirt, Plus What To Know Around Detroit
On today's show: The latest news locally around the Coronavirus, including when we might see an apex to cases, schools closed for the year, dismal unemployment…
Daily DetroitDetroit Coronavirus News, Auto Sales Down, Ford Making Respirators
On today's show: Sven and Jer talk about falling sales for the auto industry (including Ford, FCA and GM) and how Ford is making respirators out of repurposed…
Daily DetroitLocal Stories Plus An Economist Puts Coronavirus Unemployment Claims In Historical Perspective
It's Tuesday, in the decent chance you need a reminder of what day it is today, and we've got another full episode worth of coronavirus updates. I also speak…
Daily DetroitDetroit Coronavirus News, No Auto Show This Year, Lullabies From Detroit
On today's show for Monday, March 30, 2020: As of this recording the state numbers for confirmed Coronavirus cases in the state is 6,498 with 184 deaths. The…
Daily DetroitTips To Help Your Small Business Make It Through The Coronavirus Pandemic
On today's show: Matt Roling from Wayne State's Office of Business Innovation joins us to talk about tips to help make sure your business stays afloat or…
Daily DetroitDetroit Police Chief James Craig Has Coronavirus, And Ventilators Get Political AF
The coronavirus pandemic is intensifying in Michigan on multiple fronts. The state reported a jump of 801 new cases, Detroit Police Chief James Craig has now…
Daily Detroit8 Local Coronavirus Updates, Detroit's Building A Dam, Plus Recess At Home Tips
On today's show: Guest Angela Rogensues from Playworks Michigan joins us to talk about play-at-home tips while you're cooped up…
Daily DetroitChecking In On Michigan's Food Supplies, Detroit To Start Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing And More
On today's show: We update the top-line Coronavirus case numbers across the state. Drive-thru testing is going to start Friday at the State Fairground in…
Daily DetroitWhat We're Learning About Coronavirus From Infected Patients, According To A Beaumont Doctor
Dr. Joel Fishbain, an infectious disease specialist with Beaumont, Grosse Pointe, joins the show today and tells us about what's happening on the front lines…
Daily DetroitHow A Bus Company Started Making Hand Sanitizer, What The Governor's Stay-At-Home Coronavirus Order Means
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday issued a stay-at-home order to all Michigan residents, ordering non-essential businesses and workplaces closed and outlawing…
Daily DetroitDetroit Area COVID-19 Updates Plus Tips To Get Through This Mentally w/ Dr. Joel Young
We're doing seven days a week through the COVID-19 crisis. Our featured guest is Dr. Joel Young of the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine. He's a…
Daily DetroitLocal COVID-19 Updates And Things To Know In Metro Detroit
A socially-distanced version of your Daily Detroit, from Detroit and Sven's basement in Ferndale. First, top-line numbers around COVID-19 in Michigan. There…
Daily DetroitBoard Game Recommendations For When You're Cooped Up Plus DPD Hit Hard By COVID-19
There are now 549 confirmed cases, according to the state of Michigan at 3 p.m. Friday. That's up 215 cases since yesterday. Detroit's Police Department is…
Daily DetroitLearning About Birding Plus COVID-19 Updates
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases here in Michigan is now up to 336, with at least three deaths. More labs have come on board to help work through all of…
Daily DetroitFord, FCA and GM Shut Down The Line Plus Local COVID-19 Updates
On today's show: The number of COVID-19 Coronavirus cases in Michigan is up to 146, and the first death in the state occurred. 4 out of 5 deaths so far are…
Daily DetroitLocal Brewery Tries To Persevere In Corona Crisis Plus News Updates
On today's show, more on what's happening with this extraordinary and still-unfolding situation involving the Coronavirus. The Detroit Department of…
Daily DetroitGovernor Closes Bars, Plus How Does The COVID-19 Shutdown Impact Schools?
On today's show: Michigan's bars have been shut down to help blunt the spread of the Coronavirus, along with sit-down service at restaurants and a host of…
Daily DetroitDetroit's New Plan To Preserve Affordable Housing Plus 4 Things To Know Around Town
On today's episode of the Daily Detroit Podcast for Friday, March 13, 2020. More closures tied to the Coronavirus response, from all of the schools in the…
Daily DetroitHow Is COVID-19 Worse Than The Flu? With Dr. Paul Thomas
Our guest on the show today is Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Health. We deep dive into why there is so much attention and effort being paid to COVID-19 and this…
Daily DetroitCOVID-19 Is Here, Amazon Four Star Opens, Michigan Primary And DIA Results Breakdown
On today's episode of your Daily Detroit for Wednesday, March 11, 2020: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that two cases of Covid-19 had been…
Daily DetroitThe Coronavirus Is Coming To Michigan. Here Are Some Practical Tips.
Michigan still has no confirmed cases of the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, as we record this. But it's inevitable it will come to our state. And frankly, there's…
Daily DetroitDetroit Turning On Water To Prevent Spread Of COVID-19, New Sneaker Concept Opening On Livernois
On today's show: The city of Detroit, DWSD and the State of Michigan have a new plan to turn on the water for Detroiters that's been shut off or prevent…
Daily DetroitFun Things To Do In March Plus Restaurant Openings And Closings Around Metro Detroit
The weekend is here and that means the fun lane is open here at Daily Detroit. Joining Jer and Sven Gustafson in the studio is our "man about town," who drinks…
Daily DetroitWhy Is Art Van Closing? Plus Who Does Trump Want To Face In November?
Today's show is two-fer for topics. First, the big news in town is that Art Van is closing their company stores. We covered a bit on the site here, but joining…
Daily DetroitRegional Transit Plans Die On The Vine Plus Detroit City FC News
We're gonna need a new hashtag to keep track of all these false starts on expanding transit in Detroit. Maybe #TransitFailDET? On today's show, we dissect the…
Daily DetroitTalking Eastpointe With Macomb County's First African American Mayor, Monique Owens
Most people in our region live in the suburbs, and we've found many want to know about their — and their neighbors — communities. so today's conversation is a…
Daily DetroitJames Lipton's Detroit Roots, Ballot Help, And Bea's To Open In Eastern Market
On today's Daily Detroit podcast: A Detroiter known the world over, James Lipton, has died. We talk about his career and childhood home. A new law aims to help…
Daily DetroitTrying 7 Flavors Of Hudsonville's Extra Indulgent Ice Cream
Happy Friday everyone! On today's food-focused episode of Daily Detroit for Friday, February 28, 2020. Fort Street Galley is no more after today, after being…
Daily Detroit7 Things To Know Around Metro Detroit
On today's episode: A state representative is planning on personally delivering a letter to President Trump asking for him to free Kwame Kilpatrick. Shianne…
Daily DetroitDetroit Gets Some James Beard Love, Rocket Fiber Sold Plus 3 Stories Around Town
On today's episode of the podcast: Mayor Mike Duggan's State of the City Address took place on Tuesday night. One of the big topics? Auto insurance. We've…
Daily DetroitPaczki, Pot and Passenger Trains: A Daily Detroit Mardi Gras Edition
If you like listening to people eating telling stories over a box of paczki, this episode is for you. Because it's Fat Tuesday, and that can only mean two…
Daily DetroitInside The Congregation Plus 6 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's episode of Daily Detroit for February 24, 2020 A new study shows that sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise among senior citizens both…
Daily DetroitInside Philip Kafka's Long-Game Vision for Detroit
Philip Kafka has made a big splash since arriving in Detroit during the last decade. He's helped open two of the city's most celebrated restaurants, Takoi and…
Daily DetroitDetroit Launches New Arts Fund, And A Lawsuit Targets Recreational Marijuana Licensing Delays
City officials today unveiled their sweeping vision to boost support for arts and culture with a multi-faceted plan that envisions it as a tool to attract…
Daily DetroitCoffee Down Under Will Bring Australian Coffee To Detroit
Australian-style coffee in the Motor City? It's going to become a thing. We talk about it with owner of the forthcoming Coffee Down Under going into Detroit's…
Daily DetroitHow Do You Make Good Grow In Detroit?
On today's show, we look at a group making a garden grow on the east side of the city, Eden Gardens; as well as a non-profit that's helping more than 100…