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After a full house for a mayoral debate at the Eastside Community Network on Saturday, Jer and Norris are joined by Donna Givens Davidson of ECN and Orlando Bailey of Outlier Media who together do the Authentically Detroit podcast.

Watch the full debate, in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/live/swYXMhlbFIU

On the all-local podcast, we recap the substantive debate we moderated with a number of candidates for Detroit mayor; but also debate some issues on our own around what the future of the city of Detroit might look like around housing, business, development, neighborhoods, and transit.

Though there are places we disagree, we all think that this election is very important to the future of Detroit.

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Eastside Community Network: https://www.ecn-detroit.org/

Outlier Media: https://outliermedia.org/

Authentically Detroit: https://www.authenticallydet.com/

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One of the areas that Detroit is seeing more action and activity is investment.. from real estate to venture capital. It's have a real impact on the ground, but what is making it tick? What's good, and what still needs work? Chris Rizik of Renaissance Venture Capital joins us on the show, and brings decades of experience. He's seen the lows, and the rise up we're experiencing now and levels with us on the the good, the bad, and the ugly.

01:40 - Venture Capitalist Chris Rizik talks about why capital is needed to drive innovation and growth in Michigan, Metro Detroit, and the City of Detroit

07:13 - Why is Detroit an attractive place for capital investment?

09:02 - What are current risks for residential and business development?

11:50 - What verticals are our state best positioned for in the near future?

15:46 - How does Chris balance multiple projects?

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Today, we answer a listener question that we got from more than a dozen of you.. What is an Unc? We've referenced the Unc on the show.

But what does it mean to be an Unc, beyond the AAVE or slang definition you can find online?

Norris Howard shares his experience growing up in a Detroit neighborhood and the role Uncs play in the black community, from how to spot an Unc to some fun typical things and more.

If YOU are an Unc and wanna come on the show, let us know!

Also, we have a few suggestions on some places to go around Juneteenth this weekend and results of our Better Made Chip bag color poll.

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After 36 years, the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) between the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News is dissolving at the end of the year.

While they have had competitive newsrooms, the JOA meant their back-end operations like sales and payroll were consolidated.

Now, they're breaking apart and we get into what it could mean and ways the papers could cut a path forward with Matt Friedman of Tanner-Friedman Public Relations.

If we're honest, when most JOAs have ended, one of the papers eventually folded. But that doesn't mean they're doomed, and we talk about some strategies to find a way to not just survive, but thrive.

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Annalise Frank from Axios Detroit joins Jer to talk about plans for biking and walking over on the new Gordie Howe bridge and a full recap with thoughts on the Mayoral Debate on WDIV-TV4 Monday night.

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Today's guest is the senior Senator from Michigan, Gary Peters. With a record of being one of, if the not the most effective senator on the floor — we talked about Selfridge, the importance of Universities, Protecting the Great Lakes and why he's turning the page to a new chapter at the end of this term.

Rundown:

01:16 - Why is Sen. Peters leaving the Senate this term? "A good run"

03:01 - Why was it important to get a new deal for the Selfridge ANGB in Macomb County?

05:37 - The work for better environmental protections for our Great Lakes

07:12 - Patreon Supporters' Question: What can be done to protect research and innovation in our universities?

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Today on your Daily Detroit, a conversation about what happens when a state starts pushing back on one of its greatest challenges?

After decades of decline, Michigan is seeing some positive population growth — particularly among young adults.

My guest is Hillary Doe, Chief Growth Officer for the state of Michigan. Now, "Chief Growth Officer" might sound like pure bureaucratic jargon, but in this case, it represents a real shift.

It's a story of targeted investments, a focus on community building, and an understanding that attracting people is about creating a place where people want to be.

It's also a check in from a year ago, when we last talked to Hilary about the progress and the work to do.

How do you reverse a brain drain? What does it take to make a state a place people choose? And can a state really change its narrative? There's still a lot of work to do, but it looks like Michigan and Detroit is starting to make some progress.

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Whether it's tips from Norris to Jer for his first Tigers game of 2025, the most Detroit accident ever where a truck of oil to make Better Made potato chips spilled (which leads us to a conversation about Detroit's underrated food, corned beef egg rolls), or some advice on moving to Detroit, we have you covered.

Specifically, we talk about the kinds of housing types in the city, the fact there's many different neighborhood experiences and it's important to find what fits your vibe, to look for active block clubs, and to remember to listen more than you talk when you first get here.

Obviously there's more than that, but we thought with the kind of feedback we're getting from listener we'd get it started.

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