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PopulismHazen PingreeSteve Babson

What is populism, really? (ft. Steve Babson)

What is populism, anyway? There’s a lot of talk about populists and the concept of populism in today’s political discourse but little talk about what the roots are and what it actually means. Author and labor educator Steve Babson joined me in the studio to discuss his book, “Forgotten Populists: When farmers turned left to save democracy.” This conversation hits a number of points: 03:29 – Populism as an alternative to capitalism 05:40 – One of the most notable populists was legend...

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LISTEN: Kevin Allison of Risk! Headlines Refreshed Happy Hour Podcast

Warning: Episode contains salty language. Not many F-bombs, but F-bombs nonetheless. Friends, we’re back! After a brief hiatus, the Daily Detroit Happy Hour returns with a fresh new episode. Truth be told, we’ve been taking some time to refocus the show and what we’re about. So you’ll notice some new things. In the interests of offering more variety, we’ll be doing more and shorter segments, which was always a goal anyway, at a slightly faster pace. We’ll still feature great interviews wi...

Book InterviewpodcastThe Divided City

PODCAST: Ensuring Detroit's Revival Benefits Everyone With Alan Mallach, Author Of "The Divided City"

How does can an urban revival work for everyone? That’s a question at the center of Detroit’s nascent comeback. Sven Gustafson talks with Alan Mallach. He’s the author of new book, “The Divided City: Poverty and Prosperity in Urban America.” Mallach is a senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress in Washington DC. A city planner, advocate and writer. He is known for his work on housing, economic development, and urban revitalization. He’s also a former director of housing & econom...

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LISTEN: How Mama Shu Is Saving One Of America's Most Blighted Blocks

What do you do when a neighborhood… and your city… crumble? Leave? Throw your hands up? Not Mama Shu. She’s taken tragedy — the death of her son by a hit and run driver, Jakobi Ra — and turned that energy into Avalon Village. Avalon Village is a magical corner of Highland Park where Mama Shu and a group of people who love their city have made a safe place. A homework house. A place for entrepreneurs. A place for living… and soon a place for playing. For the newest Daily Detroit Happy Ho...

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News Byte Podcast: Getting Detroiters Into Jobs, Bike Lane Rollout Bumps w/ Todd Scott, The Platform Buys Another Building & Riverdays

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for Wednesday, April 25th.  * Real estate outfit The Platform buys another big New Center building * A school that aims to get Detroiters into jobs gets a million dollar donation * We have details on the Riverdays festival this summer * And Mayor Mike Duggan says he’s getting complaints about all the bike lanes sprouting up around Detroit. Sven talks with Todd Scott of the Detroit Greenways Coalition for the inside scoop about why both motorists and...

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PODCAST: Affordable Home Prices, Pizza News, A Marvel Mortgage Cameo, Forgotten Harvest CEO Kirk Mayes & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte podcast for Monday, April 2. Here are our stories: * Wayne County is among the most affordable places in the nation to buy a home. * Detroit Bus Service changes are coming * Fuel economy standards may be changing * Detroiters line up for free pizza…. and the pizza bots are coming * A locally based company is going to be front and center in an upcoming Marvel Studios movie * International Dark Sky week is coming * And Sven caught up with the CEO of...

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Detroit's Growing Dining Scene With Restaurant Of The Year Parc Chef Jordan Hoffman And Hour Editor Steve Wilke

Hour Detroit magazine named Parc its 2018 restaurant of the year in its March edition — yes, Daily Detroit readers, there’s still a place for print media — and so this week’s episode takes you down to Campus Martius for a conversation about the restaurant, the award, food and the city’s fast-changing dining scene. We chat with Parc’s executive chef, Jordan Hoffman, and Hour Detroit Editor Steve Wilke in a wide-ranging conversation that touches on everything from the restaurant’s gorgeous ur...

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LISTEN: DCFC Gets On TV, State Of The City Recap, Fail Jail Is Less Fail, Spring Markets Coming Downtown & More

This is you Daily Detroit News Byte for Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Our stories: * A new plan emerges for the fail jail * Detroit City FC will be broadcast on Fox Sports Detroit for the first time * Mexicantown in Detroit is getting support to grow its business district * Mirror, mirror on the wall.. what are the best Metro Detroit suburbs? And two conversations. One focusing on Mayor Mike Duggan’s State of the City and Daily Detroit’s Shianne Nocerini talks about new spring markets d...

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LISTEN: Big Sean And Emagine Building A Movie Theatre, 140+ More Detroit Cops, Pothole Ice Cream, New Factory Opens & More

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte Podcast for February 27, 2018. Our Detroit news stories today: * Detroit has a new budget and that could mean more officers on the streets * All of Detroit’s election day poll workers are to be re-tested * A long time Detroit politician, Burton Leland, has died. * You can get some ice cream to soothe your pothole woes. * A new factory opens in Detroit. * Big Sean and and Emagine team up to open a movie theatre in the city. * A steel factory open...

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LISTEN: Fostering Civility + Collaboration At The Detroit Policy Conference With Marlowe Stoudamire, Detroit 67 & Butterfly Effect Detroit

This year’s Detroit Policy Conference takes place March 1 at MotorCity Casino Hotel, and the agenda is all about civility and putting aside our differences to help move Detroit forward. On this episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast, we talk with two people closely involved in putting the conference together. * Marlowe Stoudamire is the owner of Butterfly Effect Detroit, a business consultancy, the founder of the MASH Detroit neighborhood business incubator and the project director...

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PODCAST: Melody Baetens Talks Paczki Bombs, Music And Covering Detroit

Our guest on the Happy Hour this week could be considered Detroit cultural royalty, if there is such a thing. Around the Daily Detroit office, we often joke that the shirts that say “Detroit Hustles Harder,” to be more accurate, should have said “Detroit Hustles/ Side Hustles / Other Hustles / Weekend Hustles Harder.” Because it seems like the people who are doing things around here are always wearing many hats. We were honored to have Melody Baetens, a woman of many talents and who is one o...

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LISTEN: Nigel Barker, Impossible Wahlburgers, MoGo Love, Detroit Pistons Value And More

Here’s what we’re covering today on your Daily Detroit News Byte. * Prison food will no longer be privatized in the state of Michigan * MoGo, Detroit’s bike share, gets some love * General Motors employees getting large bonus * What are the Pistons worth? More than a billion dollars. * Paczki Run! * Emagine adds games before the movie * Berkley is looking for a new city councilmember * Wahlburger’s Impossible Burger hits Detroit Feature Interview: Nigel Barker, Photographer, Perso...

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NEWS BYTE PODCAST: 400 Detroit Jobs, Burns Night, Antietam, The RenCen, And Detroit Rental Enforcement

Welcome to your Daily Detroit for Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018! On the show: * Enforcement of rental regulations is becoming more stringent in the city * 400 jobs are coming thanks to Flex’N’Gate * Three fun happenings: Boogie Fever reopens, Antietam closes, and the top of the RenCen gets a James Beard chef * Burns Night celebrating all things Scottish is happening at Urbanrest Brewery with Ackroyd’s Scottish Bakery: https://www.facebook.com/events/838131263040408/ * Don’t forget to c...

Amazon HQ2Detroitpodcast

A Look In The Mirror: 5 Smart People On Detroit’s Amazon HQ2 Disappointment

Detroit’s failure to make the list of 20 finalists for Amazon’s $5 billion HQ2 project and its 50,000 jobs has been the talk of the town. Especially after the all-hands-on-deck effort to produce a joint Detroit-Windsor bid that had many people believing the Motor City, once considered strictly a longshot, had a serious chance. In our latest episode, we talk to five local experts from a variety of backgrounds for their perspectives on what the failure says about our region and where we go fr...

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PODCAST: Board Games In Metro Detroit

Board games are making a big comeback, and they’re making a comeback here in Metro Detroit. Especially during the winter season, games with friends at a bar might just be the ticket to have fun without the sun. Madison Reitzel and Kyle Sweeney are at the front of this changing trend – and board games are much different today than they used to be, moving faster and having more creative ways of playing. So this week, Sven Gustafson dives into a neat corner of Detroit’s culture. The Loaded...

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Daily Detroit News Byte Podcast For Jan. 8, 2018

Welcome to your Daily Detroit for January 8, 2018. Our main topics today: * A Detroit City Councilmember is under scrutiny for ethics * Detroit’s crime rate seems to be for the most part down * Detroit’s a top travel destination * Michigan’s population is up, but not growing as fast as the rest of the country * Metro Detroit is getting a new FAST transit service to make bus service better in the region * Deep Dive: There’s a new garden coming to Belle Isle from famed designer Piet O...

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News Byte Podcast: Little Caesars HQ, For The Love Of Sugar, A Diner Discussion And More

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Flipping The Script When It Comes To Inclusion And Impact In Detroit's Startup Scene With Amanda Lewan

[smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/dailydetroithappyhour/DD-33-Happy_hour_Amanda_Lewan_mixdown.mp3″ image=”http://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/2/9/b/429b7ae4400ffd60/height_480_width_640_overlay_amanda-lewan-square.jpg” twitter_username=”TheDailyDetroit” ] For today’s episode of the Daily Detroit Happy Hour podcast, Sven Gustafson sits down with Amanda Lewan, who, along with the organization she leads, Bamboo Detroit, is part of flipping the script when it comes to entrepreneur...