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
Why Such a Horrible Detroit Tigers Season So Far? Columnist Lynn Henning Explains
The Detroit Tigers have the worst record in the American League and the second worst in the majors. Owner Chris Ilitch assured fans this year the rebuild was done. Ugh. Should fans be worried? Detroi…
Floods, Storms, and Fires...What's the Best Way to Respond When Your House Gets Hit?
Given the massive amounts of flooding we have seen this summer, Craig thought it wise to talk to some professional restoration experts on how best to react if and when your home falls victim to flood…
The Lions Have A Knack For Losing Creatively - This Week is No Exception
Craig's and his guests Pat Batcheller of WDET, and Jeff Wattrick (formerly of WDET) have watched a lot of Detroit Lions football together over the years. They have watched a lot of very strange end…
The Week That Was - September 24th, 2021
Join host Craig Fahle and his panel as they break down the big stories of the week! Expected topics include the widening corruption probe at Detroit City Council; Haitians crowd the Southern border;…
Conversations from Mackinac: Which Tools Does Michigan Need to Attract Business and Investment?
Craig's guest is Mark Burton, partner and co-leader of the Economic Development Incentives Group at Honigman, a post he took in March. Prior to joining Honigman, Mark Burton was the CEO of the Mich…
Day 2 at Mackinac, And, How Do We Turn Climate Change and Infrastructure Needs Into an Asset?
On today's show, Craig checks back in with Nancy Kaffer of the Detroit Free Press, to get her perspective on this year's Mackinac Policy Conference this year.
Then, Craig speaks with David Naftzger, …
An Update from the Mackinac Conference, and We Also Break Down the Lions Latest Loss
Today, Craig has a two guest show...first, a conversation with Nancy Kaffer of the Detroit Free Press, who is attending this year's Mackinac Conference Policy hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber. …
The Week That Was - September 19th, 2021
On this edition of "The Week That Was" Guest host Nancy Derringer and Allan Lengel talk to the panel to discuss the big stories of the week. On this week's agenda: James Craig's official entrance …
"Detroit's Big Shot Talent Competition" Gets Underway This Week at Planet Ant
Craig's guest is Seth Resler, host of the D Brief Podcast. Seth and his team have created a new live show, Detroit's Big Shot Talent Competition, which launches Wednesday September 15th at Planet An…
The Return of Football...and the Return of the "Armchair Benchwarmers"
Craig's guest today is friend, colleague, and fellow long suffering Lions fan Pat Batcheller. Pat is better knows as the morning anchor on 101.9 WDET, Detroit Public Radio. The two have been wring…
Remembering 9/11 - 20 Years Later
Craig and Allan Lengel of DeadlineDetroit.com sit down to discuss the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Deadline Detroit Editor Allan Lengel was a reporter at The Washington Post, working on t…
The Week That Was - Friday September 3, 2021
Join host Craig Fahle and his panelists as they discuss the big stories of the week so far...and it has indeed been a busy week. The group will focus on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Hurrica…
Is Michigan's Petition Drive System Broken?
Today, Craig revisits a conversation from earlier this year with John Lindstrom, former publisher of Gongwer News Service in Lansing. They discuss Michigan's constitution, and a provision that allow…
The Week That Was - 08/27/2021
Join host Craig Fahle and his panelists as they try and untangle the news of the week. On the agenda, terrorism and chaos attempt to disrupt the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan; COVID still rages, w…
The QLine Gets Ready to Reopen: What Changes Are in Store?
Craig's guest is Dan Lijana, spokesperson for the QLine M1 Rail project. The QLine is getting ready to reopen to passengers in late September, after shutting down due to COVID last year. The comp…
The Week That Was - 08/20/2021
Join host Craig Fahle and his panelists as they discuss the big news stories happening this week. On this week's show, they will discuss the situation in Afghanistan as the U.S. evacuation struggles…
The Withdrawal from Afghanistan is Hectic - Did it Have to Be This Way?
Craig is joined by Saeed Khan, Senior Lecturer in Near East and Asian Studies at Wayne State University. The two discuss what's happening as the U.S. tries to evacuate it's personnel and many of tho…
The Push for Electric Vehicles is On: Are Local Utilities the Weakest Link?
Craig's guest is Paul Eisenstein, Publisher of TheDetroitBureau.com. The two discuss recent lengthy power outages for tens of thousands of Metro Detroit residents, and whether or not the uncertaint…
The Week That Was 08/13/2021
Join Craig and his band of merry political pranksters as they discuss the important (sometimes less important, but silly or strange) stories of the week!
On the agenda: President Biden gets a win in…
Finding Quality Child Care Just Got Easier in Wayne County
Craig's guest is Jeffrey Miles, Senior Director for Early Childhood Excellence with the United Way for Southeastern Michigan. They just announced that their Connect4Care Kids program has expanded be…