CuriosiD
By WDET
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You've got Detroit questions, we've got answers. CuriosiD is a podcast from WDET, Detroit's NPR Station. Our reporters answer your questions about the region, like "Who invented the Boston Cooler?" or "Are there really salt mines underneath Detroit?" Something puzzling you about Detroit? Ask about it at http://wdet.org/curious and we might answer your question in a future episode!
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The untold history of Detroit's Fortune Records
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May 08, 2025 |
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What happens to old fire trucks in Detroit?
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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How did Ann Arbor get its name?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Does Gen Z know who Bob Seger is?
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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What's the oldest bar in Detroit?
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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What happened to the Cobo Hall Christmas Carnival?
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Why are cider mills so popular in Michigan?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Is the Main Branch of the Detroit Public Library haunted?
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Behind the Scenes: Celebrating 10 years of CuriosiD
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Who was Thomas Mollicone? The story behind the naming of an east side Detroit park
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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What is the history behind the Belle Isle Boathouse?
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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What happened to Detroit jazz venue Strata Concert Gallery?
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Why do the Detroit Lions wear 'Honolulu' blue?
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May 30, 2024 |
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Is the medicinal magic of Vernors a myth or reality?
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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What's the highest point in Detroit?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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What's the history behind Detroit's Outer Drive?
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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What happened to the 'World's Largest Stove' in Detroit?
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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What's with all the white tile burger joints in metro Detroit?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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What's the story behind Black motorcycle clubs in Detroit?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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How did the Giant Tire end up in Allen Park, MI? And what's it like inside?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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What's the story behind metro Detroit's mile roads?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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What is Superman ice cream? And where does it come from?
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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How do you catch fish in the Detroit River? And are they safe to eat?
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Who was Bagley?
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May 11, 2023 |
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What is on Boblo Island today? And what happened to the Boblo boats?
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Why are there so many Coney Islands in Detroit?
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Could Detroit's buried streams see the light of day?
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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What’s up with all these pheasants?
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Why does steam come out of Detroit’s streets?
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Who made Detroit-style pizza first?
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Are Detroit election officials prepared for another 'stop the count' protest?
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Where does the name Hamtramck come from?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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What happened to the swimmobiles in Detroit?
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Are the woods in Palmer Park a virgin forest?
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Corn Real Good
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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CuriosiD: Did you know the Dust Bowl made it to Detroit?
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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CuriosiD: What’s the Origin of the Boston Cooler?
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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CuriosiD: We Answered All Your Questions About the Mile Road System
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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Holocaust Bones Find Resting Place in Massive Michigan Cemetery
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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Listeners Ask, Why Does DTW Have Those Giant Fans?
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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CuriosiD: Why Isn't Google's Street View of Detroit Up-to-date?
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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Why Does Michigan Avenue Have Brick Pavers?
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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Could Electric Cars Increase Pollution
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Feb 26, 2018 |
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Rumor of a British Bomber Crash In a Detroit Neighborhood Haunts a Listener
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Oct 24, 2017 |
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Why Is Detroit Sometimes Called "The Paris of the Midwest?"
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Sep 13, 2017 |
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What is the History of Detroit’s Times Square?
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Aug 22, 2017 |
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How Did Detroit Become a Center for Arabs in the United States?
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Aug 08, 2017 |
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That Waterway in Detroit, Is it a Strait or a River?
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Jul 25, 2017 |
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What’s Happened at the State Fairgrounds?
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Jul 13, 2017 |
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Lewis Cass, Michigan Governor, Architect of Indian Removal
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Jun 27, 2017 |
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Was there busing in Detroit in the early 1960’s?
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Jun 20, 2017 |
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Who Was John R?
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May 30, 2017 |
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Are There Salt Mines Under Detroit?
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May 15, 2017 |
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Who Were the Natives in Detroit?
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May 01, 2017 |
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What’s That Smell?
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Apr 10, 2017 |
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Why are there 5 Grosse Pointes?
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Dec 06, 2016 |
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What Happens to the Stuff I Recycle?
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Oct 03, 2016 |
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Why Doesn’t Detroit Have A Subway Or Elevated Rail?
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Aug 22, 2016 |
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Who Chooses Detroit’s “Tax-Free” Renaissance Zones?
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Aug 11, 2016 |
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What’s the Origin of the Boston Cooler?
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Jul 25, 2016 |
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Did Detroit Ever Have A ‘Gayborhood’?
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Jul 11, 2016 |
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Why Does a Private Company Own a Major U.S. Border Crossing?
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Jun 20, 2016 |
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What’s Up With All These Pheasants?
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Jun 06, 2016 |
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What’s the Story Behind the NBC Building in Midtown Detroit?
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May 23, 2016 |
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What Are Water Towers Used for Today?
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May 09, 2016 |
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Why Do Police “Shoot to Kill”?
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Apr 21, 2016 |
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Why isn’t there a Taco Bell downtown?
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Jan 04, 2016 |
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Why Are There Swastikas in Parts of Indian Village?
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Dec 17, 2015 |
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Where the Bodies are Buried … Beneath the Streets
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Oct 30, 2015 |
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How A 1900s Black Detroit Community Was Razed For A Freeway
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Oct 19, 2015 |
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Where Did the Michigan Left Come From?
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Oct 05, 2015 |
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Why is Detroit Auto Insurance SO Expensive?
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Sep 21, 2015 |
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When Detroit was Armed with Nuclear Missiles
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Aug 24, 2015 |
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What was the 1932 Ford Hunger March?
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Aug 10, 2015 |
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Do You Pronounce the Road Lahser or Lasher?
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Jul 27, 2015 |
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Former Tenant of this Man’s Apartment Reformed the Auto Industry
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Jul 10, 2015 |
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Who is Louis Stone in Detroit’s history?
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Mar 15, 2015 |
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The History of Detroit’s Water Works Park
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Nov 06, 2014 |
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Why do Hamtramck and Highland Park exist inside the city of Detroit?
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Sep 19, 2014 |