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 with Anson Smuts, a senior economist at …
PODCAST: Detroit 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 tested positive for COVID-19, and Ford and …
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What 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 of the battle against the coronavirus. …
PODCAST: COVID-19 Updates And What The Governor’s Shelter-In-Place Coronavirus Order Means
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday issued a stay-at-home order to all Michigan residents, ordering non-essential businesses and work places closed and outlawing all public or private gatherings between …
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Paczki, Pot And Passenger Trains: A Daily Detroit Mardi Gras Edition Podcast
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 things here in Detroit: jelly-filled paczki …
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Inside 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 Magnet, and he’s the developer behind the …
PODCAST: Detroit 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 talent and use the arts as a catalyst for …
PODCAST: New Shop 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 the owner of the forthcoming Coffee Down Under going into Detroit's Financial District, Tarun …
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PODCAST: Ferndale Garage Project Problems Plus 6 Things To Know In Metro Detroit
On today’s podcast, we discuss: Sven dove deep into the muck that is the DOT parking garage project in Ferndale. He’s got an in-depth story and we talk about it. Detroit’s city council wants action …
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Ferndale OKs Spending $1M After Mixed-Use Parking Deck Mixup
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story mischaracterized Council member Greg Pawlica's remarks. It has been corrected. The Ferndale City Council authorized spending up to $1 million more on …
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On Electrification, Change in Autos w/ Glenn Stevens plus Bonstelle Theatre to get New Life
On today's show: Our feature conversation is with Glenn Stevens. He's the executive director of MICHAUTO, and an interesting voice to talk with Sven Gustafson about the future of electrification, …
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PODCAST: The Fisher Building is getting a facelift plus 5 things to know around town
On today's podcast: A new report from the University of Michigan is forecasting that the city of Detroit will have faster growth than the rest of Michigan. Read the report here. The Sears …
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On Detroit’s workforce participation and skills gap with Jose Reyes
With a labor participation rate around 20 points less than that of a healthy city, Detroit has a talent gap and a skills gap. And this isn’t unique to the city. It’s impacting the region and the …
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Kara Swisher on what’s next for autos, tech in Metro Detroit
Our guest today is Kara Swisher, one of the foremost tech and business journalists in the country. Beyond her work at Vox and her column at the New York Times, she’s found success with her podcasts …
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PODCAST: Pontiac Reconsiders The Woodward Loop, Plus 7 Things To Know
Today we're catching you up on some things happening around town. First up, Amazon has released a new video and some details about the battery-electric Prime delivery vans that Plymouth-based …
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Trying Out Detroit’s Leisure Soda Casamara Club w/ Jason LaValla
Look, this has been a busy, long week. Lots of things happening. Serious conversations. Big issues. But today's podcast is not that. No, it’s the weekend so we kicked back, cracked open some …
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PODCAST: Downtown Detroit’s Development Paradoxes With Retail & Urban Design Expert Conrad Kickert
"If you open up a building next to a Dan Gilbert development that's a good thing. There's more people on the sidewalk, more crowd, more buzz, more Instagram pictures — If you open up a development …
PODCAST: Why Atwater Brewery Sold Plus 5 Things To Know Around Detroit
The big beer news in town was that Atwater Brewery sold to a subsidiary of Molson Coors, Tenth and Blake. But why? And what's next? To take a look behind the deal, I talk with Atwater owner Mark …
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Auto Sales Continued A Tear in 2019, Plus Blake Griffin News And Recycling In Detroit
On today's episode, we wrap up 2019 auto sales with Michelle Krebs, executive analyst at Autotrader. The industry finished the year above 17 million cars and trucks for the fifth straight year, the …
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10 Things To Know In 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 office - Michigan Governor Gretchen …
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New 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 Tastings, a series of food and drink …
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Eastern 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 in June, and it appears to have found one …
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UAW’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 expired without an agreement over a new …
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Ford’s Plan For Its Dearborn Research & Engineering Center Looks Like A Scandinavian Silicon Valley
Ford’s Dearborn campus may be best known today for the so-called Glass House headquarters building or the “Salt and Pepper Shaker” office towers visible from the Southfield Freeway. But the …
Detroit Employment Recovers To Levels At The Start Of The Great Recession
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics information shared by the city, 230,655 city residents are employed. The last time Detroit hit that number was 2009. The city pins the success on improved …
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Doing 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, located on the far east end of Jefferson …
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Dave 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. KMart is closing all but three of …
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Is 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 Michigan - almost always come with incentives …
L. Brooks Patterson Was A Complicated Man Who Reflected A Conflicted Region
L. Brooks Patterson, who died Saturday at age 80 at his home in Independence Township, was one of the Detroit area's most consequential and controversial figures in local politics. To some, he …
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Detroit Artist Sheefy McFly Discusses The New Mural He’s Unveiling This Weekend At Mo Pop
Happy Friday. On today's show, Jer speaks with Detroit muralist Sheefy McFly — he's the one who was arrested while doing a city-commissioned mural on a Detroit viaduct. He's got a new mural that …
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