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Politics and Policy

Focusing on solutions around local policy (and by extension,some politics) in Detroit, Southeast Michigan, and Michigan.

Today's podcast conversation is in two parts.

First, we dig into USA Today (formerly Gannett) buying the Detroit News - just a month after a joint operating agreement ended between the two papers and bringing

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The influential WEF annual meeting has been held for more than half a century in Switzerland, but a key leader is now considering moving it to cities like Detroit.

Today's show is a trifecta where we get Norris, Devon, and Jer all in the studio at once talking local stuff.

Here's the rundown:

01:43 - Shout out to Northern Lights

02:35 -

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The Belle Isle Conservancy unveils a new brand identity, a longtime Detroit spot is going on pause after three decades, what might be next for Detroit's media landscape (and more)

On today’s Daily Detroit, our conversations is with Joanna Whaley, a Democrat running in the primary for State House District 2, covering Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Melvindale and Southgate.

Whaley is not a typical

Jer and Norris talk Detroit nightlife nostalgia and a viral TGI Fridays "club" promo, a wild DDOT discipline case, where auto trends are really heading in 2026, and Jer's feature in Hour Detroit on Michigan

On this episode, Glenn walks through the forces reshaping the industry — rapid technology shifts like automation, AI, and EVs, fierce global competition from places like China, and whiplash in trade and domestic policy that makes

State House Speaker Matt Hall’s move to cancel $645 million in already-approved state funding is the political equivalent of a rug pull, and it has real consequences for projects and people across Michigan.

This

In this pre-Thanksgiving Daily Detroit episode, host Jer Staes and co-host Norris Howard unpack a rare, candid conversation between Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Rocket Companies founder Dan Gilbert about the future of Detroit and

The Set List: 01:42 - Norris went to the new club, Ora - and the Detroit Free Press Marathon is this weekend. We also discuss the likely closure of One Mic Comedy Club.

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