Today I’m joined by Khalilah Burt Gaston of the Song Foundation to talk about who actually builds a tech economy — and why it’s often the “geeks, freaks, and weirdos” who drive the biggest

On today’s Daily Detroit, Devon O’Reilly is back at the table after a family vacation in South Haven, so we start with some “Pure Michigan” talk about why that beach town has become

On this episode of Daily Detroit, I sit down with returning guest Dr. Paul Thomas, CEO and founder of Plum Health Direct Primary Care, to talk about The Real Cost of Healthcare for Michigan Families

On today’s Daily Detroit, we start with big news for Detroit City FC fans and the future of Corktown.

We recap our visit to the new Detroit City FC welcome center on Vernor and

In Metro Detroit, it’s not enough to talk about transit plans. There are tons of ideas out there. It's about action.

I sat down with SMART General Manager and CEO Tiffany J. Gunter

Airbnb is betting on Detroit as a destination — and the numbers back it up. On today's Daily Detroit, I'm at the Grand Hotel talking with Vince Frillici, Airbnb's policy lead for the

Did you know Metro Detroit now has five innovation districts?

MICHauto executive director (and new Southwest Detroit pub co‑owner) Glenn Stevens joined us to talk about why Michigan needs a 'moonshot' for innovation.

Plus,

Busy episode today on your Daily Detroit. Here's your rundown of nine stories we talk about today with timestamps:

0:55 - The new New High Société restaurant in Dearborn

05:08 - Revisiting Republica in

Today we talk about how Michigan slipped from a top‑tier state into the bottom 10 on key measures like education, income and population — and why acknowledging the crisis is the first step to fixing

Three stories we talk about today on your Daily Detroit, finished as finalist in Hour Detroit's Best of Detroit (thank you!)

Detroit's Dutch Girl Donuts is back in the headlines, and we start

This episode of Daily Detroit (audio embedded above) was recorded at the Mackinac Policy Conference, and Jer and Devon have a wide‑ranging conversation about Michigan's political future and Detroit's urgency problem.

From

Transit in Metro Detroit is at an inflection point.

We talk with Transportation Riders United executive director Megan Owens about the new Wayne County‑wide transit millage, what an extra eight bucks a month could

On today’s Daily Detroit, we start the week with a conversation with State Senator — and Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful — Mallory McMorrow.

It’s the third in our series of Democratic Senate candidate interviews,

Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has abruptly ended his independent run for governor, blowing up Michigan's 2026 race less than six months before voters head to the polls.

In this emergency episode of Daily

Detroit’s parks, rivers, and wild pockets are far richer and more active than many people realize, and Ian “Ian Outside” John Solomon is on a mission to show Detroiters what they’ve been missing.

Detroit has posted population gains for the third consecutive year, adding more than 5,000 residents and leading the entire state in growth.

Two city residents and a former resident discuss the Census Bureau data

A black bear near Flat Rock, a massive water main break in northern Oakland County, and one of Detroit's most talked‑about restaurants changing course all add up to a busy epsiode of the

Ferndale Pride executive director Julia Music joins us to preview this year's mile-long joyous celebration on West Nine Mile – from a new creamsicle Pride beer to drag, street waffles, stages, and a sensory-

Lifelong Detroiter Jerrylyn Cope Howard joins us to share what it’s really been like to grow up, raise a family, and stay rooted in the city for decades.

From Hudson’s and Kresge’s

We're back at in the studio, kicking things off with Devon's recent trip to Pittsburgh and what Detroit can learn from its dense, walkable core, lively riverfront, and reuse of historic buildings.

Then

Today on Daily Detroit, we're back into our series of candidate discussions as Dr. Abdul El‑Sayed, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Michigan joins me.

We get into why he's getting

Detroit is having a week full of newness — and we've got all of it. PWHL Detroit is officially happening: the city's new Professional Women's Hockey League franchise will play at Little Caesar'

Filmmaker Hannah Fahoome of Now Listen Here Young Lady LLC joins Jer Staes and Norris Howard to talk about Arab Film Fest After Dark — an interactive afterparty she's been building around the Arab Film

Daniel P. Overstreet 04/19/1948 - 05/01/2026

A Detroit Cass Corridor legend has moved on to his next adventure.

Written by Julie Flynn and Jimmy Doom

Danny Overstreet died peacefully in his home

Gas is suddenly a lot more expensive in Michigan — and Spirit Airlines just shut down for good.

Jer talks with GasBuddy head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan about Great Lakes refinery outages, record diesel