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!

Episode Date
What's the highest point in Detroit?
Feb 08, 2024
What's the history behind Detroit's Outer Drive?
Jan 11, 2024
What happened to the 'World's Largest Stove' in Detroit?
Dec 14, 2023
What's with all the white tile burger joints in metro Detroit?
Nov 09, 2023
What's the story behind Black motorcycle clubs in Detroit?
Oct 12, 2023
How did the Giant Tire end up in Allen Park, MI? And what's it like inside?
Sep 14, 2023
What's the story behind metro Detroit's mile roads?
Aug 10, 2023
What is Superman ice cream? And where does it come from?
Jul 13, 2023
How do you catch fish in the Detroit River? And are they safe to eat?
Jun 08, 2023
Who was Bagley?
May 11, 2023
What is on Boblo Island today? And what happened to the Boblo boats?
Apr 13, 2023
Why are there so many Coney Islands in Detroit?
Mar 09, 2023
Could Detroit's buried streams see the light of day?
Feb 09, 2023
What’s up with all these pheasants?
Jan 12, 2023
Why does steam come out of Detroit’s streets?
Dec 08, 2022
Who made Detroit-style pizza first?
Nov 10, 2022
Are Detroit election officials prepared for another 'stop the count' protest?
Oct 13, 2022
Where does the name Hamtramck come from?
Sep 08, 2022
What happened to the swimmobiles in Detroit?
Aug 11, 2022
Are the woods in Palmer Park a virgin forest?
Jul 14, 2022
Corn Real Good
Jun 09, 2022
CuriosiD: Did you know the Dust Bowl made it to Detroit?
Feb 19, 2020
CuriosiD: What’s the Origin of the Boston Cooler?
Oct 07, 2019
CuriosiD: We Answered All Your Questions About the Mile Road System
Aug 12, 2019
Holocaust Bones Find Resting Place in Massive Michigan Cemetery
Jul 18, 2019
Listeners Ask, Why Does DTW Have Those Giant Fans?
Jun 26, 2019
CuriosiD: Why Isn't Google's Street View of Detroit Up-to-date?
Jul 20, 2018
Why Does Michigan Avenue Have Brick Pavers?
Jul 03, 2018
Could Electric Cars Increase Pollution
Feb 26, 2018
Rumor of a British Bomber Crash In a Detroit Neighborhood Haunts a Listener
Oct 24, 2017
Why Is Detroit Sometimes Called "The Paris of the Midwest?"
Sep 13, 2017
What is the History of Detroit’s Times Square?
Aug 22, 2017
How Did Detroit Become a Center for Arabs in the United States?
Aug 08, 2017
That Waterway in Detroit, Is it a Strait or a River?
Jul 25, 2017
What’s Happened at the State Fairgrounds?
Jul 13, 2017
Lewis Cass, Michigan Governor, Architect of Indian Removal
Jun 27, 2017
Was there busing in Detroit in the early 1960’s?
Jun 20, 2017
Who Was John R?
May 30, 2017
Are There Salt Mines Under Detroit?
May 15, 2017
Who Were the Natives in Detroit?
May 01, 2017
What’s That Smell?
Apr 10, 2017
Why are there 5 Grosse Pointes?
Dec 06, 2016
What Happens to the Stuff I Recycle?
Oct 03, 2016
Why Doesn’t Detroit Have A Subway Or Elevated Rail?
Aug 22, 2016
Who Chooses Detroit’s “Tax-Free” Renaissance Zones?
Aug 11, 2016
What’s the Origin of the Boston Cooler?
Jul 25, 2016
Did Detroit Ever Have A ‘Gayborhood’?
Jul 11, 2016
Why Does a Private Company Own a Major U.S. Border Crossing?
Jun 20, 2016
What’s Up With All These Pheasants?
Jun 06, 2016
What’s the Story Behind the NBC Building in Midtown Detroit?
May 23, 2016
What Are Water Towers Used for Today?
May 09, 2016
Why Do Police “Shoot to Kill”?
Apr 21, 2016
Why isn’t there a Taco Bell downtown?
Jan 04, 2016
Why Are There Swastikas in Parts of Indian Village?
Dec 17, 2015
Where the Bodies are Buried … Beneath the Streets
Oct 30, 2015
How A 1900s Black Detroit Community Was Razed For A Freeway
Oct 19, 2015
Where Did the Michigan Left Come From?
Oct 05, 2015
Why is Detroit Auto Insurance SO Expensive?
Sep 21, 2015
When Detroit was Armed with Nuclear Missiles
Aug 24, 2015
What was the 1932 Ford Hunger March?
Aug 10, 2015
Do You Pronounce the Road Lahser or Lasher?
Jul 27, 2015
Former Tenant of this Man’s Apartment Reformed the Auto Industry
Jul 10, 2015
Who is Louis Stone in Detroit’s history?
Mar 15, 2015
The History of Detroit’s Water Works Park
Nov 06, 2014
Why do Hamtramck and Highland Park exist inside the city of Detroit?
Sep 19, 2014