Daily Detroit

With a labor participation rate around 20 points less than that of a healthy city, Detroit has a talent gap and a skills gap.

And this isn’t unique to the city. It’s impacting the region and the stat…

Our guest today is Kara Swisher, one of the foremost tech and business journalists in the country. Beyond her work at Vox and her column at the New York Times, she’s found success with her podcasts i…

Today we’re hitting pause on interviews to catch you up on some things happening around town.

First up, Amazon has released a new video and some details about the battery-electric Prime delivery vans…

A mover and shaker is helping fund a campaign for equal rights for LGBTQ Michiganders

Speaking of which, a new housing development will be built to support youth in that community (read more in the D…

Look, this has been a busy, long week. Lots of things happening. Serious conversations. Big issues. But today is not that.

No, it’s the weekend so we kicked back, cracked open some Casamara Club and …

On today’s podcast: A deeper dive than we’ve done before on some issues across the state.

Most polls focus on the horserace. Who’s up, and who’s down. But this is more about what is on the minds of m…

Today, we're live from the Detroit Policy Conference at Motor City Soundboard.

There are two main themes for today's show:

First, there's a new energy for regional cooperation from Oakland County Exe…

On today's show:

• Challenging weather conditions and high water levels continue to complicate plans for the highly anticipated Oudolf Garden Detroit project on Belle Isle.
• Auburn Hills-based auto sup…

On today's show:

The GM Detroit Hamtramck plant has a new electric future.

A new poll shows little support for new road funding taxes, a lot of support for expanding protections for LGBT housing and …

Today’s show is a long-form conversation with author Conrad Kickert. He’s a retail and planning expert and professor at the University of Cincinnati.

His most recent book caught my eye, “Dream City:…

The big beer news in town was that Atwater Brewery sold to a subsidiary of Molson Coors, Tenth and Blake. But why? And what's next? To take a look behind the deal, a talk with Atwater owner Mark Riet…

The New Year is a great time to take inventory of what we’ve done and where we’re headed, and I like to talk to Dennis Archer Jr.,the CEO of Ignition Media Group and the president of Archer Corporate…

On today’s show:

Last week on this show we told you how a capitol reporter in Lansing alleged that state Senator Peter Lucido of Shelby Township made a sexist remark to her while she tried to intervi…

Today on your Daily Detroit, we’re talking all things autos. After all, it’s usually at this time of year when everyone’s in town for the North American International Auto Show.

Although the big Detr…

On today's show, Alexandra Schmidt from Bridge Magazine joins us to talk about a new report they released today, "No Substitute: The Public's Agenda To Reduce Michigan's Reliance On Uncertified, Lon…

On today's show, Michigan and Metro Detroit have been talking about the callout by Michigan Advance reporter Allison Donahue of State Senator Peter Lucido, after this exchange, excerpted from her fi…

Detroit lays claim to a rich musical legacy going back decades, including Motown Records, a vibrant jazz scene, techno music and more than one generation of booty-shaking garage rock. But it’s been a…

New research is out that ties economic issues can tie to health issues, specifically when it comes to auto plant closures.

On today’s show, we speak to Dr. Atheendar Venkataramani from The University…

Happy Friday! On today's show:

• The Detroit News has a new report out that says that many City of Detroit homeowners have been overcharged at least $3,700 a year in property taxes since 2010. Find t…

On today’s show, we’re talking with Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller about that green ooze on I-696 and how it impacts neighbors, as well a questions about if sites in Metro Det…