Stephen Henderson talks with University of Virginia constitutional law expert Bertrall Ross and Brennan Center senior fellow Theodore Johnson about the ways the Constitution addresses and frustrates efforts to guarantee ballot access.

Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

The U.S. Constitution and Voting Rights

Stephen Henderson talks with University of Detroit-Mercy environmental law expert Nick Schroeck about what we can do individually and collectively to reverse the extreme weather we're experiencing.

Climate Change in Southeast Michigan

Antoine Bryant is Mayor Duggan's pick to run the city's planning and development department. And Washington Post reporter Amanda Coletta talks about plans to reopen the border with Canada.

Detroit Planning and Development Director Nominee Antoine Bryant; Reopening Canadian Border

In this hour Stephen Henderson looks at the work being done in Washtenaw and Oakland Counties as two newly elected prosecutors are talking about alternatives to prosecution and prison, and looking at how the criminal justice system can be more humane.

Progressive Prosecutors Eli Savit and Karen McDonald

In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with MI Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, and then MSU Entomologist Howard Russell joins the show to talk about why mosquitoes are so pervasive in Michigan right now.

Michigan Lt Gov Garlin Gilchrist; Mosquitoes Swarm SE Michigan

In this hour Stephen Henderson talks about why the vaccine lottery hasn't performed well in Michigan. Plus, Dr. Christine Montross on her book "Waiting For An Echo."

COVID Lottery Flops in MI; Mass Incarceration and Mental Illness

In this hour Stephen Henderson continues the 2021 WDET Book Club discussion of the U.S. Constitution and this time a look at how the document handles racial equality. Experts David J Garrow and Alan Jenkins weigh in.

US Constitution and Race

This hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Erin Einhorn and Olivia Lewis about their recent story about Detroit's Birwood Wall. Plus, public health doctor Abdul El-Sayed on what sleep training his toddler taught him about vaccine hesitancy.

Birwood Wall and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with three experts on trauma and the brain. Owen O'Kane is a therapist and author who coined the term "post pandemic stress disorder," Dr. Mithu Storoni is a neuroscientist specializing in trauma and Laura van Dernoot Lipsky is the founder of Trauma Stewardship Institute.

Sorting Through Post Pandemic Trauma

In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Heather Long of the Washington Post about the incredibly competitive housing market and Congressman Dan Kildee joins to discuss climate change, infrastructure and microchips.

Housing Market Update; Congressman Dan Kildee

In this hour, Stephen Henderson begins the 2021 WDET book club discussions with a look back to the beginning - the Constitution itself, what it says about equality, and how we have worked for 245 to perfect the flaws the Constitution originally had. Law professors Michele Gilman and Kim Forde-Mazrui join the show.

WDET Book Club Constitution and Equality

In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with writer and author Adam Serwer about his new book "The Cruelty Is The Point."

Adam Serwer on His New Book

In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin about the manufacturing hold-up caused by a shortage of microchips, and what that says about trade and manufacturing. Plus, Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah on this week’s return of the Detroit Policy Conference.

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin; Detroit Policy Conference

In this hour with Stephen Henderson, Macomb County public works commissioner Candice Miller on the infrastructure failures that led to massive floods after the storms two weeks ago. Plus, author Matt Haig on his newly released "The Comfort Book."

Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller; Author Matt Haig

In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Dr. Robert Goodspeed about the end of the CDC's moratorium on evictions and what that means for people experiencing housing insecurity in Michigan. Plus, Orlando Bailey joins Henderson to talk about what he's been hearing from residents on Detroit's east side in the weeks following the historic flooding that swept through metro Detroit.

Eviction Moratorium Ends July 31st; Metro Detroit Flooding Aftermath

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