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Motor City Marvels: How Detroit Shaped Comic Book Icons May 08, 2025

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Today, we're diving into a world of capes and incredible local talent. The Detroit Historical Society has just opened a brand new, year-long exhibit called "Heroes vs. Villains: The Art of the Comic Book," and it's packed with surprising connections to our city.

Did you know Detroiters had a hand in everything from The Simpsons and Futurama to the Batmobile and legendary DC and Marvel storylines?

We sat down with the curators – Billy Wal-Winkel, Brendan Roney, and Kevin Hawthorn – right in the middle of the exhibit to get the inside scoop. I really enjoyed this conversation.

To the Detroit Historical Museum!

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What makes a good coffeeshop?; Your Ono opinions; New life for Cooley, new stuff for City Airport May 07, 2025

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Detroit is like the weather. Wait fifteen minutes, and something new will happen. Well, in Detroit's case, stuff will happen.

Part of what's awesome about following this town. Norris Howard joins Jer to talk about:

02:39 - Friend of the show Mickey Lyons nominated for a James Beard award for her writing at Punch

04:56 - What makes a good coffeeshop? (new James Oliver location in Woodbridge)

10:29 - New life for Cooley complex and Airport high school moves

18:10 - Your Ono feedback

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Canadians are pissed, Why Ono left Michigan, Your housing feedback May 06, 2025

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Today, Norris Howard joins us to talk about the hot stories of the day and your big feedback about rental housing in Detroit and Metro Detroit.

01:02 - Six Mile or McNichols?

03:12 - Canadians are pissed off. Norris went to Toronto and felt it first hand. We think this has direct implications for Detroit from tourism to infrastructure projects like a possible train line between Chicago, Detroit and Toronto.

11:44 - Why Santa Ono Left. We discuss an enlightening piece in the Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/2025/05/05/finley-insult-costs-university-of-michigan-its-president/83450091007/

20:25 - Is there a market for two bedroom housing in the city of Detroit? Do we need zoning reform to make it so more people can move here? What other changes does the next mayor need to make?

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Ono leaves U of Michigan for Florida, Báez bounceback, and the Pistons could have won May 05, 2025

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Today: University of Michigan president Santa Ono is unexpectedly leaving for the University of Florida. We talk about it.

Plus, Javier Báez' play rebounds this season as the Tigers soar to the top of the American League.

And we talk about how the Detroit Pistons could have won that series against the Knicks, and what to build on for next season.

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New jets, New Greek spot, New (smaller) apartments May 01, 2025

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On today's Daily Detroit (with Norris Howard):

00:40 - What car should Norris buy next?

03:07 - Detroit's new apartments are among the smallest apartments in America, even smaller than Manhattan

05:45 - Selfridge gets new jets and a new lease on life, while Whitmer gets criticism for working with Trump

10:48 - Rep. Shri Thanedar tries to impeach President Trump, while a primary challenge mounts up

15:10 - A new Greek restaurant coming to Woodbridge Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day.

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Devon's new job, Events this weekend, and Why we go to the Mackinac Policy Conference Apr 30, 2025

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Today's episode Producer Shianne and Devon O'Reilly join Jer to talk about things around town.

We're going back to the Mackinac Policy Conference this year. We talk about why we do it and how we've found it benefits listeners and readers
Devon's got a new job! We talk about why he's making a change after a decade
We get into things to do this weekend as Cinco De Mayo and Derby Day are almost here
Plus, Jer talks about why you NEED seersucker in your wardrobe if you run hot

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Previewing Ferndale Pride, Michigan's Largest Free LGBTQAI+ Festival Apr 29, 2025

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Ferndale Pride 2025 is May 31, 2025! Learn about everything happening on the day and events leading up that will be a lot of fun.

Also, be sure to stop by our Daily Detroit booth!

https://ferndalepride.com/

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Pistons heartbreak, Ripping off the Riverfront, Overrated foods and more Apr 28, 2025

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Fletcher Sharpe and Jer Staes hit some of the stories you might have missed and talk about the heartbreaking loss by the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon.

The rundown:

01:00 - Detroit Basketball playoffs talk

07:28 - Detroit Canada border confusion (and consequences)

13:11 - Detroit Riverfront CFO gets 19 years in the slammer

16:31 - Overrated foods and toppings Daily Detroit shares what to know and where to go in Detroit every day.

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We Believe In Detroit Apr 24, 2025

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One of the most common pieces of listener feedback we get is why are we often positive about Detroit? Why don't we generally cover mayhem? And how can we think Detroit and Metro Detroit is a place to live?

Often times, the criticism is strongest from the people who are here.

Devon, Norris and Jer talk ask instead, why wouldn't you want to be optimistic about where things are headed? If you're looking for reasons to feel good about the region, or just want to hear us hash out why we do what we do, this conversation about perspective, progress, and pushing past the cynicism is for you.

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More Than History: Faith, Community, and Serving Detroit's East Side Apr 23, 2025

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How do organizations with deep roots and old traditions handle the challenges of today's communities? Especially in a city like Detroit, which has such a unique and sometimes difficult story.

The Solanus Casey Center on Detroit's East Side is a solid example. It honors the memory of a respected figure, Father Solanus Casey, but it's also very involved in the neighborhood today, offering real help like food and counseling.

So, how does a place like this keep going? How does it balance its spiritual goals with practical help for people? And what can its long history, and how it has changed, teach us about building strong communities?

My guest on Episode 1,656 of the show is Brother Steven Kropp, the Director of the Solanus Casey Center. He talks about connecting the Center's past to the real needs people have now, the quiet power of simply being present, and how faith can lead to direct action in surprising ways. This conversation explores what it really means to support a community

With the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, head of the Catholic Church, I figured this was a good time to talk about the work happening on the ground.

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