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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 DetroitMore Mass Transit Minus Macomb County? Plus The Ford Mustang Mach-E
On today's show for Tuesday, November 19, 2019: Two big stories. More mass transit may be moving ahead in Southeast Michigan - minus Macomb County. Shianne…
Daily Detroit10 Things To Know Around Metro Detroit Plus Sven Goes To Belarus
On today's show (yes, we're moving to mornings! Finally!) - A film focusing in part on a Detroit automaker, "Ford V. Ferrari," takes the top spot at the box…
Daily DetroitOn Fatbergs And Contamination Soup
Michigan is the Great Lakes State. Detroit is literally named the city of the strait - our river. And one of the most important assets we have, and resources…
Daily DetroitKarpov's Moving Refugee Exhibit, More Local Journalism Cuts
On today's show: Internationally acclaimed photographer and Detroit resident Kenny Karpov joins us to talk about his upcoming photo exhibit, "Despite It All…
Daily Detroit3 Things That Aren't Working In Detroit
Happy snowmageddon, Detroit! Hope you're all staying nice and warm. On today's episode, we dig out of the early and record-breaking November snowstorm and dig…
Daily DetroitHamtramck On The Rise
It might surprise you that the 2.1 square miles of Hamtramck is the densest, as far as residents per square mile, of any in the state. With roots to before…
Daily DetroitOn Gordie Howe, Michigan, Cartoons And Life With Rob Paulsen
That's the voice of Rob Paulsen. Born in Detroit, raised in Michigan and now with a voice known to millions, the singer and actor is the kind of person that…
Daily DetroitThe Dark Side Of Online Dating Turned To Art With Sareytales
On today's show: We cover four things to know around town in our headlines, then we chat with the artist behind Sareytales. Sarey Ruden turns the creepy…
Daily DetroitLocal Election Highlights Plus Shout, A New Citizen Democracy Mobile App
Despite a steady trickle of leaked recordings of him being horrible, Warren Mayor Jim Fouts was re-elected to a fourth term on Tuesday. On today's show, we…
Daily DetroitPlum Health Moves, Expands Plus 5 Things To Know
On today's show: An old train depot in Holly from 1886 gets a big preservation grant Two metro Detroit communities get top billing as places to retire An…
Daily DetroitDetroit's Industries Are Being Disrupted. What's Next? With Gregg Garrett
Gregg Garrett, our guest today, shares that four million jobs are going to be eliminated through autonomous vehicles from the U.S. economy. On the flip side…
Daily DetroitFCA/PSA Peugeot Merger, Bike Share In The Suburbs And More
We've made it to the weekend! On today's show: We break down the proposed FCA/PSA Peugeot merger deal. A lawsuit involving a popular brewery, Founders, has…
Daily DetroitFrom Fail Jail To U of M Innovation Center In 8 Years
The big news this week in development in Detroit is the announcement of a new University of Michigan Innovation Center, bankrolled and supported by…
Daily Detroit8 Things To Know Around Metro Detroit
On today's show: Turns out the demolishing a theater might not be a requirement to get financing for a redevelopment project that has preservationists up in…
Daily DetroitLead Is In Metro Detroit's Water. What's Next? Plus 5 Things To Know Around Detroit
Lead in our drinking water has been in the news, with quite a few suburban communities learning they have levels of lead that require action. To help explain…
Daily DetroitBreaking Down A Cringeworthy Founders Interview (And Week)
In this episode of the Daily Detroit podcast, we're talking about the raging inferno of controversy that has engulfed Founders Brewing Company in Detroit. We…
Daily DetroitWhy Voters Stick With Warren Mayor Jim Fouts With Vice's Trevor Bach Plus What Know Around Detroit
On today's show, a piece on Vice focusing on Warren, their mayor and his survival despite scandal has been making national rounds. We have the journalist who…
Daily Detroit6 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show: - A big pledge from Wayne State to give free tuition to Detroit high school graduates - The largest periodic table in the world - Lead in the…
Daily DetroitDeleted Emails Dog Duggan, Founders Brewing Controversy, Pistons Preview
On today's show: - Findings of an Inspector General report don't look good for Mayor Mike Duggan and Chief of Staff Alexis Wiley - Founders Brewing is finding…
Daily DetroitUAW/GM Tentative Agreement, Goodbye I-375 And More
On today's show: - Sven helps us understand the UAW/GM Tentative Agreement nearly 50,000 striking GM workers are reviewing - It looks like by 2024 I-375 in…
Daily DetroitReviewing Detroit Style Pizza In Atlanta Plus 4 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show: - Detroit City FC are NPSL Members Cup champions - One of Detroit's larger employers, Strategic Staffing Solutions, to move to the Fisher…
Daily DetroitWhat Donald Trump And Kim Kardashian Have In Common
Joining me on the podcast is chief New York Times television critic James Poniewozik. The Monroe, Michigan-born author has a new book out, "Audience of One…
Daily DetroitSportsball! Detroit Lions Robbed, DCFC Wins In NY
On today's show: The Lions got robbed on Monday Night Football, but also could have made some key plays and the after of the effects of the game have made it…
Daily DetroitWhat's Next For Detroit's Historic Woodbridge Neighborhood
On this edition of your Daily Detroit, we're checking in on what's new in the historic and beautiful Woodbridge neighborhood. it's one of the city's older…
Daily Detroit6 Things To Know Plus A Detroit City FC Update
- There are more details on the mysterious disappearance of a Detriot house owned by a State Representative - The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit says it's…
Daily DetroitTEDxDETROIT Returns With Ideas Worth Spreading For The 11th Year
Detroit is a city with a lot of ideas worth spreading. The 11th TEDxDetroit conference looks to highlight those and gather local luminaries from a variety of…
Daily Detroit9 Things To Know Around Detroit
Hey Friends! Here's what's happening around town. - An update on day 22 of the GM/UAW Strike - Lead has been found in the water in the suburbs of Birmingham…
Daily DetroitWho Should Get $100,000 For Their Business In Detroit?
Starting a business is hard, and even more challenging in a city like Detroit. But there is help out there. Today's episode is your opportunity to hear from…
Daily DetroitZingerman's Tiny Weddings Plus 7 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show, we hit on the headlines of the day from the GM/UAW Strike to new restaurant openings, plus talk to Nieron Hales from Zingerman's Corman Farms…
Daily DetroitE-Bikes Are Rolling Into Detroit With Jason Hall
Jason Hall is a community advocate and bike enthusiast who you might know from those Apple TV ads awhile back showing off the famous group ride, Slow Roll…
Daily DetroitSouthwest Detroit Restaurant Week To Showcase Authentic Latin Cuisine
Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week is October 4-13, 2019 and it brings 24 restaurants to the table highlight food from a variety of Latin countries and regions…
Daily DetroitThe 'Best Crime Of 2019,' Detroit City FC Launches A Women's Team, Plus 3 Things To Know
Hello friends. Today we're covering StateBudgetPalooza, in which Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed all 16 budget bills sent at the 11th hour by Republicans, but…
Daily DetroitFall Detroit Restaurant Openings And Closings
Man about town Devon O'Reilly joins us in the studio to talk about Detroit's openings and closings. One of the notable openings? Smith And Co. And closings…
Daily DetroitA Pedal Pub But With Sewing Machines And Soldering Irons Plus 7 Things To Know
The Detroit Tigers have the worst record in Major League Baseball, and we're wistful of Tiger Stadium's last pitch 20 years ago Electric car startup Bollinger…
Daily DetroitNew Book 'Cheers to Michigan' Explores State's Cocktail Culture, Booze Legacy
Lester Graham is a journalist at Michigan Radio, where he hosts "The Environment Report" and the news magazine "Stateside." Tammy Coxen is the host of Tammy's…
Daily DetroitGM Strike, State Budget Impasse Could Tip Michigan Into A Recession
The United Auto Workers strike against GM over a lack of a new contract has dragged on into a second week. Meanwhile, the negotiations over the state budget…
Daily Detroit40% Of Downtown Detroit Is Devoted To Storing Cars. This Group Says There's A Better Way.
The Motor City is a nickname for our town that is known the world over. After all, we put the world on wheels. But what if the same industry that gave us…
Daily DetroitEastern Market Brewing Co. Buys Axle's Livernois Tap, Plus 3 Things To Know
The now-defunct Axle Brewing said it hoped to find a like-minded brewer to take over their gleaming Livernois Tap when it announced it was ceasing operations…
Daily DetroitSmoke On The River Plus 6 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show: Amazon is looking to build a new facility at the site of the old Silverdome. Also, Amazon is buying 100,000 electric delivery vans from local…
Daily DetroitUAW's Strike Against GM "Doesn't Look Good For Anyone," Analyst Says
Nearly 50,000 UAW workers have gone on strike at General Motors, the first time the union has gone on strike in 12 years, after the last four-year agreement…
Daily DetroitChris Gethard's Beautiful / Anonymous Is Coming To Detroit
Today my guest is Chris Gethard. He's the host of the podcast Beautiful / Anonymous, which tells beautiful stories from anonymous people in a most interesting…
Daily DetroitThe Grand Hotel, Detroit City FC Wins Over Mexican Team Plus 100 Years Of The Waldorf School
It's almost the weekend! On the show today: Sven Gustafson breaks down what he's been able to track down up on Mackinac Island about the Grand Hotel's sale to…
Daily DetroitDoing Development Differently By Putting The Neighborhood First
The nonprofit Jefferson East Inc. has been working since the 1990s to redevelop Detroit's hard-bitten Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood and business district…
Daily DetroitThe Electric Rivian Rises, Why Does Wall Street Hate Ford And More
On today's show, the first half is auto news and the back half a grab bag of other stuff: - A big investment round for Rivian (Sven's story on Autoblog here…
Daily DetroitHow An Old Post Office On Detroit's East Side Found A New, Crafty Chapter
Over on Marlborough and Kercheval is an old post office from the 1940s that you might consider an unlikely spot for a Detroit retail and maker success story…
Daily DetroitDave Coulier Is Coming Home Plus 7 Things To Know Around Detroit
A jam-packed show for you today. Comedian, Actor and Impersonator Dave Coulier is returning to his roots and moving back to Metro Detroit. More at Hour here…
Daily DetroitPreviewing The Vintage Market At Fort Wayne Plus 5 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show: Michigan became the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes. There's a crackdown on drivers and pedestrians with the goal of lowering…
Daily DetroitIs Detroit's Subsidized Comeback Worth It?
Large projects like the new Fiat Chrysler America plant on Detroit's east side that are part of Detroit's comeback - and a lot of economic development in…
Daily DetroitEast Jefferson, Tiny Homes Plus Detroit City FC
For your show for August 29, 2019: East Jefferson is getting a new master plan There's a new app to pay for bus rides on DDOT and SMART and soon the QLINE More…
Daily Detroit7.5 Things To Know Around Metro Detroit
Welcome to your Daily Detroit for Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Here's what to know today: Up in Marysville, a city council candidate that made national news…
Daily DetroitHow Our Laws Make It So Americans Have To Drive
Today's episode is all about cars — specifically, about how the law has paved the way for their dominance in our everyday lives and shaping the way we live in…
Daily DetroitOn Finding Meaning And Gratitude With Lynne Golodner
It's late summer. Things slow down a bit. Think of this episode as a summer book at the beach before fall hits us with crisp breezes and hectic schedules…
Daily DetroitWhat Will Change In Oakland County Under New Executive David Coulter?
Oakland County is under new leadership — and Democratic control — after former Ferndale Mayor David Coulter was sworn in Friday as new county executive…
Daily DetroitSuspicious Looks In Royal Oak Raise Bigger Questions For Metro Detroit
Today's episode hits on three topics. First, journalist Darren Nichols joins us to add context around a racially charged incident in Royal Oak that's made…
Daily DetroitCelebrate The 198th Birthday Of A Colonel Plus 4 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show, we go to the Two Way Inn to talk about celebrating the 198th birthday this weekend of Colonel Philetus Norris. The civil war veteran who…
Daily DetroitMichigan, Field Test For Mass Deportations
The eyes of the nation have been on Metro Detroit, as this is where Chaldean Christian Jimmy Al-Daoud was picked up for deportation to Iraq. The 41 year old…
Daily DetroitHow To Help Detroit's Public Schools With The DPS Foundation's Pamela Moore
Our public school system in Detroit has a lot of needs. Not just for the district itself, but as a lot of families don't have money, a lot of programs that…
Daily Detroit7 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show for August 9th, 2019: Up in Royal Oak, there may be a new plan for the site of long-time Italian restaurant that recently closed. A local…
Daily DetroitThe Next Chapter For Marygrove Plus 6 Things To Know Around Detroit
On today's show: Wahlburgers opens in Royal Oak, Jeff Goldblum descends upon Detroit on a bicycle, Jack White is re-releasing some great stuff, there's a cat…
Daily DetroitA Beer Battle Is Brewing In Michigan
There's a beer battle brewing in Michigan. Our guest on the show is Dayne Barscht, Managing Director of Eastern Market Brewing to talk about it. They're…