Daily Detroit

Today, we devote the entire Daily Detroit podcast to Aretha Franklin.

We talk to Detroiters you may know, and those you may not, about the Queen of soul.

Guests include:

Evrod Cassimy, a friend of Fr…

Show for August 15, 2018:

- Ford expects to spend a lot of money to renovate the abandoned train station.

- Measles cases are on the rise in Michigan.

- Free showings of the film ‘Black Panther” at t…

- Detroit Lions fans will be able to get their drink and eats on for cheaper. The team and its hospitality partner announced new all-day value pricing at Ford Field for game days.

- Is there a car bu…

Here's our show on August 13, 2018.

- The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is said to be “gravely ill.” That’s according to multiple reports and family friend Evrod Cassimy, a WDIV anchor and reporter…

Saturday, August 11, 2018 show:

The Detroit Grand Prix is, in fact, returning to Belle Isle. That’s thanks to an agreement announced Friday between race organizers and the Michigan Department of Natu…

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for August 9, 2018:

Will she or won’t she? That’s the question facing Detroit city council president Brenda Jones who has the chance to be a U.S. Congressperson f…

From the studios of Podcast Detroit in the Cass Corridor, this is your Daily Detroit News Byte recorded on Wednesday, August 8th. 

We have primary election results, headlines, and today’s deep dive i…

This is your August 2, 2018 show.

Our feature interview today is with Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer. As a note, we've now interviewed all three Democratic candidates and you can…

On our show recorded on August 1, 2018:

- There's a Savor Food and Wine Festival coming to the Detroit Zoo you'll want to check out. HOUR Detroit's Lauren Mohan joins us to talk about the event with …

Next week is the primary election in Michigan, and many voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties will be weighing the issue of transit. And Sven and Jer weigh in with their opinions.

Janitors tha…

On your show recorded on July 30, 2018:

Our feature? At the end of the show, about the 8:52 mark, at the "office" Nuri Gocay, Sven Gustafson, Shianne Nocerini and Jer Staes do a taste test of the new…

Recorded on July 27, 2018:

Our featured guest is Christianne Sims. She's the founder of Detroit City Lacrosse, and she talks about the new program and how it'll impact the youth of Detroit.

Our headl…

We made it to 100 episodes of sharing what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit. Wheee!

There are a few major development projects in downtown we break down, as well as rising rents.

A woman who …

Happy 317th Birthday, Detroit!

We're having an informal happy hour at our Detroit studio to celebrate 100 episodes Thursday. Link on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1882753571790877/

Ph…

This is your Daily Detroit News Byte for July 23, 2018.

Welcome back from the weekend. We hope that it was eventful and dry. Sven is off and in the woods, literally. He'll be back later in the week.

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This is your Daily Detroit for Thursday, June 19th, 2018.

The Detroit Police Department has its first new patrol boat since 1986, and it’s named after fallen Detroit officer Kenneth “Shark” Steil.

A …

On the show recorded on July 18, 2018: It’s the fifth anniversary of the city of Detroit declaring bankruptcy, so we have a special episode. Nathan Bomey, author of "Detroit Resurrected," a book on D…

Blame it on the bollards: We’ve got bikes on the brain here today at Daily Detroit.  A quick weekend trip to Columbus, Ohio, plus this feature in the Los Angeles Times about what LeBron James’ new …

In today’s show recorded on July 16, 2018, we discuss:

• Ford Field’s future retractable roof?
• The future of the Belle Isle Grand Prix
• Detroit misses out on hosting the NCAA Final Four
• The Gordie Howe…

Today, we dive into the new Cass-Henry Historic District, and what it means for two Ilitch-owned buildings threatened with demolition, with Eric Kehoe of Preservation Detroit; MoGo will expand bike s…