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The Detroit History Podcast returns for Season Six with a menu of programs as diverse as wrestling, bebop jazz, and a failed automobile. We'll look at the life of The Sheik, who threw fire and terrorized fellow grapplers during his wrestling career, which peaked in the 1960s and beyond. We saw something different on the road while we prepped for Season Six: an Edsel, which was the biggest flop in automotive history when it was introduced in 1957. We wanted to know: how could the smart people at Ford Motor Company fail in such a big way? We'll hear about the Bluebird Inn, a west side jazz club where Miles Davis played in 1953 and 1954. And we'll explain how the Detroit Institute of Arts grew in the 1920s, acquiring priceless Van Gogh paintings at a time when nobody knew who he was. New episodes drop every Sunday night at 8.
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Special Episode- The Ted Lindsay Interview
The Detroit Red Wings 100th season will begin soon, so The Detroit History Podcast team thought we'd revisit an interview we did 7 years ago with Detroit Red Wings all-time-great Ted Lindsay. Lindsay was a key part of the 1950s Detroit Red Wings teams that won several Stanley Cups, and was on the sa
Special Episode- The Michigan Murders, a Conversation with Documentary Filmmaker Andrew Templeton, & a DHP Update
In this special episode, we give an update on The Detroit History Podcast and tell you what we've been working on lately. And as a special bonus: Managing Editor Eric Kiska interviews documentary filmmaker Andrew Templeton who is screening his new film "1969: Killers, Freaks, and Radicals," a movie
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