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Politics and Policy

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

Welcome back to Daily Detroit, your podcast for everything Metro Detroit!

Today, we’re talking about the crisis of talent attraction and retention in Southeast Michigan.

With me is Jayme Powell, the executive director of

Welcome to your Daily Detroit for Monday, August 12, 2024. On the all-local podcast today:

Steve Friess shares his recent experience working the polls in Superior Township, offering a firsthand account of the election process

Welcome to your Daily Detroit for Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

In this episode, Jer and Norris dive into the crucial races, including Elissa Slotkin's dominant performance in the US Senate primary, Hill Harper's missed bid

Welcome back to Daily Detroit, your go-to podcast for all things happening in Southeast Michigan.

In today's episode, Jer Staes is joined by journalist Steve Friess to dive deep into the current political landscape leading

Hey friends,

I heard the weekend was pretty eventful. Something about a President not running for a second term? Then the Democratic Party rallying around VP Kamala Harris?

Before we get into the latest stuff

Welcome back to your Daily Detroit, your all-local podcast sharing what to know and where to go in Southeast Michigan.

First, a shout-out to Mickey Lyons, who recently brought us a vintage Detrola tabletop radio.

Today, we pivoted from our planned episode to cover a story that has profound implications both nationally and locally: President Joe Biden has announced he will not seek a second term.

We don't always play

On this Monday episode of the podcast, Danielle North, founder and CEO of Degree Forward joins me.

Danielle shares her insights on the critical gaps in education and talent, emphasizing the importance of degree completion

It’s easy to open up your favorite social media app and think that everyone is thinking a certain way. It doesn’t matter the topic. in our always connected world, whether it’s about

It's Juneteenth, and normally we take Federal holidays off.
But today, we're getting into a conversation about the holiday, the scope of our coverage in Metro Detroit, the changes in our area, as well as

In this deep-dive episode, we explore the transformative work of Force Detroit, a nonprofit organization led by Dujuan "Zoe" Kennedy.

His story goes from end to end - from prison to being invited to the

Today on your Daily Detroit, we're chatting with Ryan Hertz, the head of Lighthouse Michigan.  Ryan tells us about the amazing work Lighthouse is doing for affordable housing and emergency services in Oakland County

Welcome to your Daily Detroit, your essential guide to what’s happening in Southeast Michigan. It’s Wednesday, June 12, 2024, and we’re broadcasting from our studio at TechTown.

First off, a huge congratulations

As long as we’ve done this show, growing Michigan, and getting it into gear to be competitive against the rest of the country has been a topic.

Honestly, it sometimes feels like I'm screaming

It's been a busy week up at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference, put on by the Detroit Regional Chamber. But what are some of the things happening that could impact you?

State Representative Mike McFall

How does Michigan and metro Detroit turn the corner on being the place people want to choose to build their lives? On your Daily Detroit, we explore this pressing question with Khalilah Burt Gaston, the

Michigan has a problem with whippets.

Brought to the front of the collective mind after that gigantic fire and explosion in Clinton Township - Michigan has passed new laws to begin to deal with the

Norris Howard is in the co-host chair, and we get into some interesting topics on the podcast around Metro Detroit.

The rundown:

01:05 - There are new districts for the Michigan State Legislature in

Special guest Sam Robinson, reporter for Axios Detroit, joined Norris and Jer at the Daily Detroit studio and we talked about what's going on around town with politics and a little development.

The rundown:

02:

The Michigan Primary was on Tuesday night, and Norris Howard is in with some thoughts on it (and other things around town).

01:03 - Norris is back from San Diego

02:55 - First

Wide-ranging show from food to economics. Devon O’Reilly is in.

01:33 – In “Where we’ve been” we talk about the longtime mainstay of Z’s Villa and the breakfast and lunch spot Promenade

Whether it’s public or charter schools, Detroit students are fighting an uphill battle. Between trasportation, transparency, and even dealing with extreme temperatures – anything involving the future of Detroit hinges on Detroit’

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When national pundits fly over local places, make noise, drop their ****, and leave — we who live here have to clean it up

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