The D Brief

The DIY Street Fair returns to Ferndale for an 11th year! Co-Founder and Artistic Director Krista Johnston talks about what to expect at this year's event.

The Motor City Comedy Festival returns to Detroit for a second year. Comedians and festival board members Lauren Uchalik and Esther Nevarez drop by the podcast to tell us all about it.

Brian Peterson-Roest, co-founder of Bees in the D, drops by the podcast to talk about the special honey IPA being brewed at Eastern Market Brewing Company.

September is Detroit Month of Design! Olga Stella, the Executive Director of Design Core Detroit, drops by the podcast to talk about what design is, why it's important for artists and businesses, and how Detroiters can partake in this month's activities.

Jim Johnson of the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village discusses the upcoming Old Car Festival.

Michael Rothstein, ESPN's Beat Writer for the Detroit Lions, joins us to preview the upcoming football season, talk about Matt Stafford's growing family, and dig into how the Lions are addressing the controversy over kneeling during the national anthem.

Jon Witz, the producer of the Ford Arts, Beats & Eats festival in Royal Oak, talks about what's in store for the event's 21st year. Plus, music writer Gary Graff drops by to talk about the Detroit Jazz Fest, the funeral of Aretha Franklin, and his favorite concert of the year.

Last year, Jeff Horste was one of four Detroit comedians selected to perform on Kevin Hart's Comedy Central show, Hart of the City. Kevin Hart was so impressed with Jeff's performance that he flew him out to L.A. to film a half hour special. This week, that performance premieres on Comedy Central as an episode of Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level. Jeff stopped by the podcast to tell us all about it.

Director Jennifer Tuttle talks about her upcoming production of Much Ado Para Nada for Shakespeare in Detroit. WDET's Ann Delisi talks about the new book by MC5's Wayne Kramer and reflects on the life of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

Kwaku Osei-Bonsu, the organizer of Detroit Black Restaurant Week, talks about this year's event and how to celebrate the culinary diversity of the Motor City.