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The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit

The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit

Auteur(s): Allan Lengel / Deadline Detroit
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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."

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  • The Week That Was: MSU and U-M Seem to Match Scandals.
    Dec 13 2025

    Host Saeed Khan talks with guests Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick; attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

    They discuss:

    They discuss:

    • The firing of University of Michigan coach Sherrone Moore and scandals at Michigan State University.
    • Whether media mega-mergers may depend on President Trump’s whims
    • A Democrat’s win in the Miami mayoral election — and whether it’s a big deal
    • Australia banning social media for those under 16 (with Attorney Fishman, who owns a flip phone, weighing in)
    • Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asking a judge to relieve him of restitution payments
    • A Hamtramck city clerk suing city officials, claiming retaliation for reporting election misconduct
    • Schmuck of the Week
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    1 h et 9 min
  • Detroit in Black and White: Should We Take All the Vaccines? Is RFK Jr. Right?
    Dec 6 2025

    Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about Friday's vote by a federal vaccine committee to not recommend that newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B, which is a highly infectious virus that can cause liver damage. The committee is carrying out an agenda set by Robert Kennedy Jr., scretary of U.S. Health and Human Services.

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    52 min
  • Detroit in Black and White: Dan Gilbert's Downtown. Could Kwame Kilpatrick Get Elected Mayor Again?
    Nov 29 2025

    Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about Mayor Mike Duggan's tenure and Dan Gilbert's contributions to downtown Detroit and Duggan's legacy.

    They also discuss whether Kwame Kilpatrick could win a mayoral election in Detroit if he received a pardon, which would clear the way for him to run. Under state law, he is barred from running for local or state office for 20 years after his conviction.

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    1 h et 3 min
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