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
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 -
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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