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**Daily Detroit**

What to know and where to go in Metro Detroit! We have conversations that push Detroit forward and share local stories about restaurants, business, development, local government, policy, technology, things to do, transit and more. All in about 22 minutes a day.

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Traffic Jam & Snug memories; District Detroit design thoughts + more May 27, 2022

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Previewing "Wolf Hound" + making feature movies in Michigan (ft. Michael B. Chait) May 26, 2022

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Joining me - filmmaker and director Michael B. Chait. He's from the area and has a new feature film shot in large part right here in Michigan and Metro Detroit. There's a new film, Wolf Hound, due out June 3rd. It's an action-packed couple of hours, featuring James Maslow, Trever Donovan and others. Set in German-occupied France in 1944, It's inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses. I talk with Chait about the movie, making movies in Michigan, and a little local cinema trivia! If you want to check out the trailer for Wolf Hound: https://youtu.be/fQxrQ1oOPQM

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Detroit's historic Frederick Stearns House becomes a beautiful bed and breakfast (ft. Rachel Mitchell) May 25, 2022

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Craig short on signatures; What was your first car?; New electric buses + more May 24, 2022

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Today producer Shianne is in the sturdio and we hit a round robin of stories.

- Some Republican gubernatorial candidates, including former DPD chief James Craig, are short on signatures and really might not make the ballot.

- DDOT has new electric buses, and long term this could work out well

- Cars are on the road, on average, longer than ever because of supply shortages and inflation. But what was your first car? We share ours.

- The Inn on Ferry Street in Midtown Detroit should see new life under new owners

- Long-time Eastern Market business Fairway Packing is opening a retail meat shop in the Grosse Pointes

- The Risk podcast is coming back to town!

Pre-roll: The Pro-Democracy Podcast Coalition - https://represent.us/podcast/

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Your Detroit City FC questions; Atlanta United 2 victory wrap-up May 23, 2022

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Detroit City FC beat Atlanta United 2 3-1 over the weekend. Fletcher has the highlights and something he's watching for.

As the team embraces a much-needed bye week, we answer your listener questions about the club this year.

What position would an upgrade best help the men's team for the 2nd half?
If Fletcher Sharpe was GM, do you have any specific players you'd want us to go get?
How are we going to hold on to Trevor James, Rhys, and some of the other top players in the off-season?
Devin Amoo-Mensah has been a very quiet MVP for this team. Who has surprised you on the team so far this year?
With such a small bench, where do we end up in the standings if we make no signings?
The last MLS question will we answer for a long time, though a few asked a version, and we're keeping it to just one question: We're doing great in USL, why aren't we pushing harder for MLS? (Go talk to long timers / SG for the important culture stuff, but there's a lot of soccer reasons, too)
What is keeping the attendance at the women's game so much lower than the men's? What can the team do to improve women's matches attendance?

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What's the future of the People Mover?; Immersive Van Gogh; Pricey plates; Startups feel pinch and more May 20, 2022

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We talk about a ton of things around Metro Detroit:

Devon tried Brazen Bagels; Jer talks up Cafe 1923
Jer previewed the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in a historic building
The Detroit People Mover is reopening with limited stations. Should there be fewer? And what about the future of the elevated rail loop, considering $100m will need to be spent soon?
Unemployment is low, but investors are tightening their belts and businesses are taking a hit. We talk about how to navigate, and how Detroit's startup community might be impacted
A place in Capitol Park is now offering a $175 price fixed menu, no subs, drinks extra. We discuss.
The Wienermobile is in Farmington this weekend, we have details if you want to check it out.

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Ferndale Pride is back June 4 (ft. Julia Music) May 19, 2022

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Ferndale Pride is June 4, 2022. Their Executive Director Julia Music joins us to talk about everything ahead for an even that'll be bigger and better than ever in Downtown Ferndale.

The event is one of the biggest spaces for celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in Metro Detroit.

Also, be sure to check out our Daily Detroit booth at the event and say hi!

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Transit's density problem in metro Detroit; Are rides at fairs going away?; Crash Detroit ends; Who wants Pepsi-roni? May 18, 2022

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A judge has interceded in the debate on Auburn Hills leaving SMART for their own service, keeping them in service for now. But an election is looming; and there's an underlying issue with transit in metro Detroit. IT's population density and distance, as the sprawled region in many places is below the 3,000 people per square mile some studies say is needed to support regular bus service. This applies to other services, too. We discuss.

3,000 per square mile supports bus service: https://kinder.rice.edu/2018/11/13/excerpt-many-cities-have-transit-how-many-have-good-transit

(I didn't mention on the show, but I think I'm going to make a map of the actual population densities around here. It'll be surprising, I think).

Plus, the St. Joan of Arc fair isn't bringing back rides, as the dollars don't make sense for the fundraiser. There are others following suit. Is this a trend, with increasing costs making the juice not worth the squeeze?

The Crash Detroit street band festival is done. We share some memories, and hope some more things pop up.

And, local chain pizza joints will soon be carrying "Pepsi-roni," made by infusing the pepperoni with sugar free Pepsi Zero. Yay or nay?

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POPnology brings R2-D2, ET, Hal 9000 and a Delorean to the Michigan Science Center (ft. Dr. Christian Greer) May 17, 2022

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The Michigan Science Center is bringing some great icons of pop culture and science fiction to Detroit's midtown for an exhibit, POPnology, you won't want to miss.

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91% Chance of playoffs for Detroit City; Miami + Atlanta previews; Remembering Pistons legend Bob Lanier May 16, 2022

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Detroit City FC is proving to the entire USL Championship they're here to stay, and a new rating from USL Tactics puts them at a 91% chance of making the playoffs.

https://twitter.com/USLTactics/status/1526148070186143744/photo/3

We go over the win against Loudoun 4-2. Plus, we look ahead to a Wednesday road match against The Miami FC and then back home on Saturday against Atlanta United 2.

Then Fletcher shares thoughts on the passing of the Pistons legend Bob Lanier.

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