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17 JUN

Season 6 Finale- Michigan Central Station, The Ellis Island of Detroit

The Michigan Central Station reopening has given Detroit a great story to tell, specifically: how we took a wreck of a building and turned it into something glorious. The Detroit History Podcast takes a dive into how the place slid into such disrepair. Spoiler alert: maybe the station is a symbol of something bigger. Times changed. Automobiles and planes obliterated the railroad industry’s vaunted position of getting people and things from here to there. A story with many moving parts, and that includes an explanation as to why only Ford Motor Company could have taken on such a vast project. Looking for more Michigan history to dive into? Managing Editor Eric Kiska is releasing a new YouTube series called "Tales of the Great Lakes." This docuseries will cover Great Lakes history such as "The Great Lakes Stonehenge," the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the creation of Thousand Island Dressing, and the haunting of the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. The first episode is out now at: https://www.youtube.com/@FirelakeMedia

17 jun

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29 min
HACE 1 DÍA

Our Top 12 Cult Classics, a Blind Ranking!

On this A24 vibe discussion, the A24 Rocks crew blind ranks the top 12 cult classics in film history. How does a blind ranking work? A random number generator will generate a number 1-12 and each podcaster will pick their favorite film at that position, then that number will be gone after it is picked. For example: maybe Kevin will pick The Boondock Saints (this isn't the actual pick) at number 12, that film and number will be off the board, then a random number generator might put Kelley at 6. Each podcaster picks their favorite cult classic at the position they're given, until a top 12 is chosen. And, each podcaster has a veto. Intro- 0:00 to 2:34. What is a blind ranking- 2:34 to 11:10. Our Top 12 Cult Classics- 11:10 to 1:07:18. Honorable Mentions and Outro- 1:07:18 to End. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a24otr/support

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1 h y 13 min
12 MAY

Season 6, Episode 4- How the DIA Turned From a Private Art Collection Into a World-Renowned Museum

Here’s where Detroit was, art-wise, in 1917: a middling art museum on the east edge of downtown Detroit, with little to attract notice. We tell the story of the next 10 years, when the entire world began to pay attention. The magnificent Detroit Institute of Arts building on Woodward went up, with paintings by the yet-to-be-discovered Vincent Van Gogh. How did this happen? We tell that story by looking at Ralph Booth, the publishing scion who had a passion for art; and William Valentiner, the esteemed German art historian who oversaw the acquisitions. Marsha Battle Philpot, an arts aficionado and D.I.A. board member, tells us about Detroit’s vibrant 20s. Interviews: Jeffrey Abt, author of A Museum on the Verge: A Socioeconomic History of the Detroit Institute of Arts." William Peck, author of "The Detroit Institute of Arts, A Brief History."

12 may

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30 min
18/12/2017

Episode 2- You Have Me Mixed Up With a Stool Pigeon, Sir

In this episode of The Detroit History Podcast, we hear a rare recording of a confrontation between Coleman A. Young and a congressional committee in 1952. Many people pleaded their Fifth Amendment rights when the House of Un-American Activities Committee came to town looking for Reds. But a young labor organizer, Coleman Young, gave better than he got, telling his inquisitors: "you have me mixed up with a stool pigeon sir." The exchange was recorded and turned in to an underground hit, but Young couldn't work for a decade. He eventually became the city's longest-serving mayor.

18/12/2017

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16 min
5 MAY

Season 6, Episode 3- Bird, Barry and Miles: The Blue Bird Inn during the 1950s

The Blue Bird Inn was a cathedral of musical wonder in 1950s-era Detroit. This now-defunct west side club featured bebop jazz, featuring musicians such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Barry Harris, Thad Jones, and a longer list of jazz masters. The place was pretty much abandoned a few decades ago, but a local preservation group is taking up its cause, with some help from City Hall. We tell the story of a jazz club, including from the point of view of an archeologist who conducted a dig, yielding curious results. Songs: Wardell Gray- Blue Gray Charles McPherson- Nostalgia Charlie Parker- Blue Bird Miles Davis- Rocker Wardell Gray- A Sinner Kissed an Angel Wardell Gray- Twisted

5 may

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24 min
11/02/2019

Episode 1- Henry Ford's Anti-Semitism

Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent published a series of anti-Semitic articles in the 1920s. They gained wide traction, were translated into several languages and gathered in a four-volume series, The International Jew. Nearly 100 years later, The Dearborn Historian, an obscure quarterly publication, released a story examining this anti-Semitic propaganda. Dearborn's mayor mothballed the issue, and Historian's editor Bill McGraw was informed that his services were no longer needed. In this episode of The Detroit History Podcast, we talk with McGraw, University of Michigan-Dearborn Professor Ron Stockton, and Mike Smith, principal archivist at the University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library and an archivist with Detroit's Jewish News, about Henry Ford's anti-Semitism and the controversy surrounding The Dearborn Historian's issue.

11/02/2019

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25 min
31/03/2019

Season 2, Episode 7- Milliken V. Bradley, The Case Of Cross-District Busing

The topic of busing proved to be one of the most volatile issues in metro Detroit during the early 1970s. This came to a head in the case of Milliken v. Bradley. Two federal court orders mandated the forced busing of children to remedy segregation in metro Detroit. The reaction: The KKK dynamited buses in Pontiac. Thousands took to the streets. The question eventually landed in the U.S. Supreme Court, where a 5-4 decision put a stop to the planned move. We talk with historian Kevin Boyle, a Northwestern University professor and author of the book, "Arc of Justice." He's an expert on the history of race relations in Detroit; Joyce Baugh, a Central Michigan University professor emerita, who has written a book on the topic. And we hear Justice Thurgood Marshall's dissent in the case, in which he predicted the high court's decision would prove to be a disaster for racial justice in this country.

31/03/2019

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26 min
11/12/2017

When The Beatles Came to Detroit

The Beatles came to Detroit twice, once in 1964 and again in 1966, both times at Olympia Stadium. We'll hear the screams when the Fab Four took the stage at Olympia. We'll also hear two eastsiders talk about Beatlemania. And what about those jellybeans?

11/12/2017

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18 min
21 ABR

Season 6, Episode 1- The Sheik and Big Time Wrestling

The Sheik (real name: Edward Farhat) was the most feared bad guy in Detroit wrestling during the 1960s and 1970s. He threw fire. He cut his opponent. He bit them, often winning with his “camel clutch.” His business model was simple: to behave in such a vile manner that people would pay money to watch him battle at air-conditioned Cobo Arena. We look at The Sheik’s impact on the world of wrestling, and how some of his innovations are being copied two decades after his death. And we have a bonus track: a poem by Mark James Andrews about The Sheik’s “good guy” nemesis, Bobo Brazil.

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33 min
2 JUN

Season 6, Episode 6- The Edsel: The Road to Lemonville

The Ford Motor Company had momentum going into the mid-1950s: a young Henry Ford II, who inherited the CEO job from his grandfather roughly a decade earlier, was reversing the company’s fortunes. But then, the company laid the biggest egg in automotive history. It introduced the Edsel in 1957. Despite working with the best brains in the country, the project flopped and was scotched in 1960 costing nearly $2.6 billion in present-day dollars. Worse yet, it became a symbol for a badly-designed product. So what happened? Our analysts say the unusual front grille was the least of the problems facing the company.

2 jun

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25 min

Firelake Media is a multimedia production company where stories come to life in the most enchanting ways. From the whispered secrets taking form in the art of podcasting, to the vibrant visuals of short films and visual art: Firelake Media is dedicated to creating experiences that captivate and inspire. The essence of Firelake Media is rooted in the timeless tradition of storytelling around a campfire. This concept is inspired by those magical nights spent by the fire, where warmth and light create and intimate space for sharing tales that spark imagination and touch the soul.

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Season 6 Finale- Michigan Central Station, The Ellis Island of Detroit

Our Top 12 Cult Classics, a Blind Ranking!

Season 6, Episode 4- How the DIA Turned From a Private Art Collection Into a World-Renowned Museum

Episode 2- You Have Me Mixed Up With a Stool Pigeon, Sir

Season 6, Episode 3- Bird, Barry and Miles: The Blue Bird Inn during the 1950s

Episode 1- Henry Ford's Anti-Semitism

Season 2, Episode 7- Milliken V. Bradley, The Case Of Cross-District Busing

When The Beatles Came to Detroit

Season 6, Episode 1- The Sheik and Big Time Wrestling

Season 6, Episode 6- The Edsel: The Road to Lemonville

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