The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit
Every week, the crew from Deadline Detroit breaks down the critical news stories of the week. It's solid analysis mixed with a healthy dose of humor, plus weekly nominees for "Schmuck of the Week."
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 759
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Detroit in Black and White: Illiteracy and Detroit's Schools
Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk to literacy advocate Eric Brown and Keith Johnson, former president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers.
They talk about illiteracy and the iss…
The Week That Was: Michigan's GOP Endorsements of Trump, the FBI and Stressed Out in Detroit
Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, attorney Bill Seikaly, Michigan pollster Ed Sarpolus, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, Adolph Mongo, host of "Detroit in Black and White" podcast …
Detroit in Black and White: Gun Violence, a New Detroit Documentary, the 2024 Election and City Real Estate
Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk to ex-Detroit homicide investigator Ira Todd, Pollster Ed Sarpolus and Detroit real estate partners Michael Williams and Al Stone.
Todd talks abo…
The Week That Was: Can Either Party Depend on Young People in 2024?
Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorney Joel Sklar, automotive journalist Paul Eisenstein, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls, community organizer and political consultant Anthony Bryant, …
Cornel West Asked If It Would Bother Him if His Candidacy Puts Trump Back in the White House
Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with presidential candidate Cornel West and Clementine Barfield, founder of SOSAD (Safe Our Sons and Daughters).
West answers some questions inclu…
Detroit in Black and White: Frankie Darcell Talks About the Anita Baker-Babyface Controversy
Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Jim Nardone talk with Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree and radio personality Frankie Darcell.
Darcell talks about her plans to produce a naional tour in 2024 for…
The Week That Was: Ex-Michigan GOP Official Has Doubts Trump Can Win State in the General
Host Saeed Khan talks with special guest, attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, Jeff Sakwa, developer and former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party, and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Len…
Detroit in Black and White: WSU To Announce New President. Most Popular Plastic Surgeries.
Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk to Wayne State University Board of Governor Dr. Michael Busuito and Luther Keith of ARISE Detroit!
Busuito says Wayne State is expected to soon a…
The Week That Was: Hamtramck's All-Muslim City Council Invokes Right to Discriminate -- Bans Pride Flags on Public Property
Host Allan Lengel chats with special guests, attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, community/labor activist Barb Ingalls and Adolph Mongo, host of the Saturday morning podcast, "Detroit in Black and…
Detroit in Black and White: Radio Personality Frankie Darcell Talks Career and her Exclusive With Cosby
"Detroit in Black and White" host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone, talk with radio personality Frankie Darcell about her career, her years in Detroit and her int…
The Week That Was: Is Gretchen Whitmer Prepping for a 2028 Presidential Bid?
Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorney Joel Sklar, pollster Ed Sarpolus, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.
They talk about: Trump's indictment and …
Detroit in Black and White: WDIV's Will Jones Returns to Detroit and Talks About All the Changes He Sees
Hosts Adolph Mongo, attorney Vanessa Moss and veteran journalist Allan Lengel talk with WDIV anchor/reporter Will Jones.
Jones returned to WDIV earlier this year after spending seven years working in …
Detroit in Black and White: A Fitness Club That Addresses PTSD
Hosts Adolph Mongo and veteran journalist Allan Lengel and special co-host, ex-Trenton Police Chief Jim Nardone talk with John Beaudrie and Eric Negus from Victory Gym VHC, a nonprofit health club Do…
The Week That Was: 2 MSU Students Sue Ex-Professor for Forcing them to Donate to Liberal Group
Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.
They talk about: MSU students sue professor …
Detroit in Black and White: A Father Talks About Gun Violence and Losing his Teen Son
Host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, attorney Vanessa Moss and veteran journalism Allan Lengel, talk with special guest Frank Miles Jr. about gun violence.
In 1993, Miles lost his son, Frank Miles III, 15 …
The Week That Was: Ex-Worker Alleges Giuliani Made a Lot of Crazy Sexual Requests
Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, former federal prosecutor Michael Bullotta, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, former Detroit Free Press reporter and public relations …
Detroit in Black and White: Larry Mongo on Running a Detroit Bar and the $3,000 Damage to His Club
Host Adolph Mongo and co-host, veteran journalist Allan Lengel, talk with Adolph's brother Larry Mongo about running a bar in downtown Detroit and the recent incident in which a man tossed a chair th…
The Week That Was: Michigan City Blocks NAACP and Black Caucus from Memorial Day Parade
Host Nancy Derringer talks with special guests, attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, pollster Ed Sarpolus, public relations specialist David Rudolph and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.
The…
Detroit in Black and White: A Mob Expert Talks About Sinatra's Visits with the Detroit Mafia and the Restaurants They Visited
Adolph Mongo, host of the podcast, "Detroit in Black and White," and his co-hosts, attorney Vanessa Moss and veteran journalist Allan Lengel, talk with Detroit mob expert Scott Burnstein, who is also…
The Week That Was: Can Clarence Thomas and Our U.S. Supreme Court Be Saved?
Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, attorney Steve Fishman, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, Beverly Watts, president of BME Consulting and former director of the Wayne …