Épisodes

  • 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
  • The Week That Was: Trump Has Nothing to Hide in Epstein Case. That's Hard to Believe The Way He's Acted.
    Nov 22 2025

    Hosts Saeed Khan talks with guests, public relations specialist Beverly Watts, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

    They talk about: Trump says nothing to hide in Epstein files; Judge castigates DOJ prosecutors in case against former FBI Director James Comey; Wayne County Canvassers let Hamtramck mayor election results stand; Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince with full honors; Ousted Hamtramck police chief considers role in NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's administration; Andy Levin endorses Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate Run; Schmuck of the Week.


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    1 h et 18 min
  • Detroit in Black and White: Donavan McKinney Wants To Replace Shri Thanedar. And is Lt. Gov. Gilchrist's Video Too Much?
    Nov 22 2025

    Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with guest, Democratic state lawmaker Donavan McKinney, who is running for Congress in the 13th Congressional District. He wants to unseat Congressman Shri Thanedar and explains why.

    They also talk about Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist's edgy video. Is it the right message for his gubernatorial campaign or does it go too far?

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    1 h
  • Detroit in Black and White: Congresswoman Haley Stevens on Health Care and the Shutdown
    Nov 15 2025

    Hosts Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk with Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens, who is running for U.S. Senate.

    The hosts also talk about other pressing matters including President Trump threatening to sue the BBC and his chances of winning.

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    1 h et 1 min
  • Detroit in Black and White: Adolph Mongo's Advice to Mayor-Elect Mary Sheffield. And Talk of Reparations.
    Nov 8 2025

    Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about reparations in Detroit and whatever happen to the task force set up to address the issue.

    Mongo also lays out what Council President Mary Sheffield needs to do to be a successful mayor and what she needs to avoid.

    The group also talks about SNAP benefits and immigrants getting health care benefits.

    Mongo appears in the second half of the show.

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    1 h et 4 min
  • Superfan Marty Greenberg Talks About What's the Next Step for the Lions? Will Campbell Take Over Offensive Call Playing?
    Nov 4 2025

    One day after a disappointing 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, superfan Marty Greenberg talks with Allan Lengel of Deadline Detroit about what the Detroit Lions need to do to get back on track.

    They discuss the trade deadline, injuries on the offensive line, and whether there’s a chance Coach Dan Campbell might take over the play-calling duties from offensive coordinator John Morton. (Lions photo by Jeff Nguyen)

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    26 min