Daily Detroit is your all-local daily podcast newsmagazine that helps you make sense of what is happening in Detroit and Metro Detroit in about 20 minutes a day.
We break down the most interesting news and people — plus things to do in the city of Detroit, Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Overcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast shows.
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You'll hear a mix of timely local coverage and deeper features, all focused on Detroit and Southeast Michigan.
Detroit's Great Green (and Blue) Spaces with Ian Outside
Roman Mars helps us discover the 99% Invisible City
Belle Isle's Bright Future
Put Down Your Phone and Pick Up Detroit
Predictions! For Detroit (and Michigan) in 2026
Detroit’s Best Food, Music Venue Struggles, and What’s Next (with Melody Baetens)
The Future of Midtown (and Chinatown)
Inside The New Detroit Apple Store
The Inside Story of Detroit's RoboCop Statue
9 Wants For Downtown Detroit (From Someone Who Lives There)
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By listening to Daily Detroit:
• You'll have the inside track on what's happening with timely Detroit and Metro Detroit news, explained clearly
• Get guides built on personal experience to restaurants, bars, neighborhoods, and things to do around town
• Interviews with local leaders, experts, and creators across business, politics, arts, transit, and more
• Mini-documentary style deep dives into big issues affecting Detroit's future
Our hosts and regular voices you can trust
Daily Detroit is hosted by award-winning local journalist Jer Staes, who has produced more than 1,900 episodes of the show since 2017.
Regular contributors like Devon O’Reilly, Norris Howard, Shianne Nocerini, Fletcher Sharpe and others join Jer to talk about sports, culture, development, food and drink, and the issues that matter in and around Detroit.
Across the week, the show brings in voices from around Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties to keep the focus on real people, real local issues, and the best this place has to offer.
Recognition and credibility
Daily Detroit has been highlighted by Crain's Detroit Business on its "Who's Who" list of influential Metro Detroit leaders' favorite podcasts, alongside national shows like The Daily, Acquired and SmartLess.
We've been a finalist for the Podcast Awards best daily podcast in the country, and carry a 4.8 star ranking in Apple Podcasts and 4.9 stars in Spotify.
The podcast has also been recognized on Detroit podcast leaderboards for its consistent local focus while keeping it fun and entertaining.
Daily Detroit is locally owned, locally produced, and focused entirely on Detroit and Metro Detroit every day. We record at our studio in TechTown.
Guests and expertise
Daily Detroit regularly features subject–matter experts and people doing interesting work in and around Detroit, with guests ranging from national voices to local leaders.
• Nationally known guests have included Kara Swisher, Roman Mars, Pati Jinich, Phillip Lewis, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Abdul El–Sayed (among others).
• Locally, the show has featured many civic and business leaders such as Eric Larson of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, transportation advocate Megan Owens, urbanist Mark Nickita, MichAuto leader Glenn Stevens, journalist Andrew Lapin, startup founders like Mike Burton of Lockstop, and many more people shaping Southeast Michigan.
How to listen and follow
Daily Detroit is free to listen on your favorite podcast app.
You can also listen to the latest episodes using the player on this page and browse nearly 2,000 past episodes to find topics you care about.
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