Created Equal

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Hosted by Stephen Henderson, Created Equal is about the promise of opportunity and the challenge of inequality from the city that built America — Detroit.


Episode Date
Defining Mike Duggan's legacy in Detroit
Nov 18, 2024
Weekly recap: Unpacking Michigan’s election results; next steps for Democrats and more
Nov 15, 2024
How middle-class concerns helped drive the election's outcome
Nov 14, 2024
Unpacking Michigan's Election Day turnout
Nov 13, 2024
What now for the Democratic Party?
Nov 12, 2024
How is education status affecting American politics?
Nov 11, 2024
Is Michigan still a 'blue wall' state?
Nov 08, 2024
Examining the future of conservative politics under Trump
Nov 07, 2024
What do the election results say about American voters? 
Nov 06, 2024
Is America's democracy on the ballot?
Nov 05, 2024
Previewing Election Day in Michigan
Nov 04, 2024
Weekly recap: Video game unions; election distrust and more
Nov 01, 2024
How to manage election-related stress
Oct 31, 2024
How early voting affects voter turnout and election distrust
Oct 31, 2024
Organized labor could level up the video game industry
Oct 28, 2024
Weekly recap: Christian nationalism in America; Michigan’s teacher shortage and more
Oct 25, 2024
Who will Black conservatives support this election? 
Oct 24, 2024
K-12 teacher shortages in Michigan
Oct 23, 2024
Christian nationalism and the hidden roots of white supremacy in America
Oct 22, 2024
WSU official on efforts to improve graduation rates among Black students
Oct 21, 2024
Why Canadians are watching the US presidential election closely
Oct 18, 2024
Defining the American 'Middle'
Oct 17, 2024
Conservative politics and the ‘False White Gospel’ 
Oct 16, 2024
Reactions to this week's Michigan US Senate debate
Oct 15, 2024
Weekly recap: Reflections on Oct. 7; community land trusts and more
Oct 11, 2024
Can collective land ownership help fix affordable housing in Detroit?
Oct 10, 2024
Reflecting on Arab American grief in the diaspora
Oct 09, 2024
Metro Detroit Jewish leaders reflect on Oct. 7, one year later
Oct 07, 2024
Weekly recap: Black roots of country music; Ford’s BlueOval City and more
Oct 04, 2024
Experts discuss what it takes to win a political debate
Oct 03, 2024
'BlueOval City' EV complex promises jobs but residents want more input
Oct 01, 2024
Detroiter's new memoir details Black roots of country music
Sep 30, 2024
Weekly recap: The cost of Texas’ expanding highways; financial burden of child care
Sep 27, 2024
The difficulties of paying (and getting paid) for child care in the US
Sep 25, 2024
Texas wants its big highways even bigger
Sep 23, 2024
Measuring the value and implications of standardized tests
Sep 12, 2024
Takeaways from this week's Trump-Harris debate
Sep 11, 2024
Rethinking solutions for pets who live in poverty 
Sep 10, 2024
Detroiters are turning more foreclosed homes into profit than outside investors
Sep 09, 2024
Research suggests belief that people in poverty have 'thick skin'
Sep 05, 2024
Why educator says Wayne County judge's reaction to sleeping girl was 'unfair'
Sep 03, 2024
Weekly recap: Rock widows; accessibility at metro Detroit polling locations and more
Aug 30, 2024
What's next in the 2024 election season now that the conventions are over?
Aug 29, 2024
Polling locations are largely inaccessible for disabled voters in metro Detroit. Why?
Aug 28, 2024
New book shares lessons about grief from the widows of rock musicians
Aug 27, 2024
Weekly recap: The Morrill Act; enthusiasm at the Democratic National Convention and more
Aug 23, 2024
Will Democrats’ enthusiasm prove contagious for independent voters?
Aug 22, 2024
How state universities profit from land taken from Native Americans
Aug 20, 2024
Former museum curator explains how he returned items to Native American tribes
Aug 19, 2024
Weekly Recap: Michigan's minimum wage increase, Minnesota's impact on the Midwest and more
Aug 16, 2024
How progressive policy made Minnesota the most prosperous state in the Midwest
Aug 15, 2024
War in Gaza places Arab Americans in a difficult position for November elections
Aug 14, 2024
MLK Jr. biographies reveal an intimate look into life of the Civil Rights icon
Aug 13, 2024
How the Michigan Supreme Court's ruling on minimum wage, sick leave will affect workers and businesses
Aug 12, 2024
Weekly recap: The ripple effect of Milliken v. Bradley, Harris’ presidential run and more
Aug 10, 2024
Could Harris' presidential bid be a watershed moment for women in politics?
Aug 08, 2024
The Milliken v. Bradley decision's effect on Detroit schools, 50 years later
Aug 07, 2024
What is the future of Detroit's I-375?
Aug 02, 2024
How will this week's Supreme Court decision on foreclosure profits affect Detroit homeowners?
Jul 31, 2024
Shortage of local clerk candidates in Michigan raising concerns about election integrity
Jul 30, 2024
The risks and benefits of aging in place
Jul 29, 2024
Weekly recap: The Black-white wealth gap in America; Kamala Harris’ political record and more
Jul 26, 2024
Who is VP Kamala Harris as a politician?
Jul 25, 2024
How does the GOP adjust their strategy now that Biden is out?
Jul 24, 2024
Examining the Black-white wealth gap in America
Jul 23, 2024
What does the Democratic Party do now that Joe Biden dropped out?
Jul 22, 2024
Weekly recap: Political polarization in America; corporate price gouging and more
Jul 19, 2024
Detroit to adopt new rules for use of facial recognition technology by police
Jul 18, 2024
Why are prices still so high in America?
Jul 17, 2024
What role would Michigan Delegates play in a contested Democratic Convention?
Jul 16, 2024
How political polarization fueled misinformation in wake of Trump assassination attempt
Jul 15, 2024
Advocates on addressing neighborhood gun violence in Detroit
Jul 11, 2024
How 'ghost streams' contribute to Detroit flooding
Jul 10, 2024
How police misconduct is protected through 'qualified immunity'
Jul 09, 2024
The end of race-based kidney testing
Jul 08, 2024
Weekly recap: Missing persons neglected in Chicago; Canada’s Reconciliation Commission and more
Jul 05, 2024
How Michigan's $82B budget will affect the state's most vulnerable populations
Jul 03, 2024
What the US can learn from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Jul 02, 2024
Investigative report sheds light on Chicago missing person cases
Jul 01, 2024
Reacting to the Biden-Trump presidential debate
Jun 28, 2024
A look at Republican efforts to court Black and Latinx voters
Jun 27, 2024
ReThink I-375 coalition releases list of 'action items' for MDOT
Jun 26, 2024
Uncovering the truth behind the phrase '40 acres and a mule'
Jun 25, 2024
First over-the-counter birth control pill expanding contraception access across US
Jun 24, 2024
Weekly recap: Urban heat islands; the ‘lockdown generation’ and more
Jun 21, 2024
Why urban areas like Detroit are more at risk during heat waves
Jun 20, 2024
The legacy of Juneteenth, nearly 160 years later
Jun 19, 2024
How Gen Z became the 'lockdown generation'
Jun 18, 2024
Michigan author digs into the Midwest's Indigenous history
Jun 17, 2024
How incarceration impacts fatherhood
Jun 13, 2024
Award-winning podcast retells the Lenard Clark case
Jun 12, 2024
Are the correct people held accountable under America’s felony murder statute?
Jun 11, 2024
How did the Civil War change the workplace for Black Americans?
Jun 10, 2024
Whitmer focused on finalizing budget, tackling mental health crisis
May 30, 2024
Duggan, Stabenow and Peters talk Mackinac Policy Conference goals; plans for the future
May 29, 2024
This week: WDET Special Coverage from the Mackinac Policy Conference
May 29, 2024
How current U.S. political dynamics impact the Mackinac Policy Conference
May 28, 2024
Weekly recap: Wage increases for migrant workers; rise of kids consuming cannabis edibles; more
May 24, 2024
How Detroit's techno culture created space for the Black LGBTQ community
May 23, 2024
America's 'racial ghosts' and how they influence society
May 22, 2024
The concerning rise of kids unintentionally consuming cannabis edibles
May 21, 2024
Wage increases for migrant workers putting pressure on Michigan farmers
May 20, 2024
Weekly recap: The legacy of Brown v. Board of Education; what’s next for the RenCen building; more
May 17, 2024
Wherefore art thou, Detroit?
May 16, 2024
What's next for Detroit's iconic RenCen building?
May 15, 2024
The man who lived according to the constitution — literally
May 14, 2024
Schools still segregated 70 years after Brown v. Board decision, report finds
May 13, 2024
Weekly recap: Benefits of local banking; quantifying white privilege; more
May 10, 2024
How social media monitoring and work-life balance shape motherhood in 2024
May 09, 2024
Reckoning 375: Community members speak out against I-375 plan
May 08, 2024
Can white privilege be quantified?
May 07, 2024
Is local banking the key to economic prosperity?
May 06, 2024
Weekly recap: Foster care in America; Detroit's air pollution problem and more
May 03, 2024
Air pollution is plaguing Detroiters’ lungs
May 02, 2024
What Columbia's crackdown on protesters tells us about free speech on college campuses
May 01, 2024
Foster care in America from a children’s advocate raised in the system 
Apr 30, 2024
How the impacts of inflation divide the Democratic Party
Apr 29, 2024
Weekly recap: Financial disclosures and accountability in Michigan politics; the ‘Paradox of Debt’ and more
Apr 26, 2024
First-ever financial disclosures paint a cloudy picture of accountability in Michigan politics
Apr 25, 2024
New report raises questions about nonfatal police shootings in Detroit
Apr 25, 2024
How your debt fuels our economy
Apr 23, 2024
How the war in Gaza complicates pregnancy
Apr 22, 2024
Weekly recap: New ethnic categories added to US Census; the pros and cons of land contracts and more
Apr 19, 2024
Will the UAW break the southern anti-union stronghold?
Apr 18, 2024
The pros and cons of buying a home on a land contract in Detroit
Apr 17, 2024
Implications of the new 'MENA' category on the US Census
Apr 16, 2024
Is the new ‘Hispanic or Latino’ census category good enough?  
Apr 15, 2024
Weekly recap: Segregation in country music; the importance of free play for kids and more
Apr 12, 2024
Kids need free play more than ever
Apr 11, 2024
Lawsuit claims local government buildings violate disability rights 
Apr 10, 2024
What Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter tell us about the segregation of country music in America
Apr 09, 2024
Can tech regulation solve mental health issues? 
Apr 08, 2024
Weekly recap: Maternity care deserts; the complexity of migrant smuggling and more
Apr 05, 2024
Does Detroit’s credit bump tell the full story?
Apr 04, 2024
New state House districts are finalized after bumpy, but successful process
Apr 03, 2024
New book explores the complicated practice of migrant smuggling
Apr 02, 2024
Maternity care deserts and the loss of health care access for women
Apr 01, 2024
Weekly recap: Food security; rural poverty and more
Mar 29, 2024
Detroit-native Tonya Mosley discusses new podcast, "She Has a Name"
Mar 29, 2024
Is sports betting fueling a public health crisis?
Mar 28, 2024
What Gov. Whitmer's budget tells us about her priorities
Mar 26, 2024
What rural areas and urban cities have in common
Mar 25, 2024
Help us shine a light on inequity, support us during our Spring fundraiser
Mar 15, 2024
No-knock warrants and the right to privacy
Mar 14, 2024
Why memories about Black life and history matter today
Mar 14, 2024
Does SCOTUS ruling on the Colorado insurrection clause set a dangerous precedent? 
Mar 12, 2024
New book explores gambling’s impact on Detroit’s Black community
Mar 11, 2024
Weekly recap: Racial disparities in victim compensation; defining prosperity and more
Mar 08, 2024
Is gentrification without displacement possible?
Mar 07, 2024
Why haven’t we elected a woman president yet?
Mar 06, 2024
How do we define prosperity?
Mar 05, 2024
Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied compensation
Mar 04, 2024
Weekly recap: Why the order of state primaries matter; Ayesha Rascoe’s new book 'HBCU Made' and more
Mar 01, 2024
Assessing the impact of the 'uncommitted' vote in Michigan
Feb 29, 2024
The right to vote wasn’t included in the Constitution. Why not?
Feb 28, 2024
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe compiles essays celebrating Black colleges
Feb 27, 2024
Why does state primary order matter?
Feb 26, 2024
Weekly recap: Black invention in America; Detroit’s scrapyard problem and more
Feb 23, 2024
The consequences of omitting America’s racial history
Feb 22, 2024
Our immigration system is broken. What does the Constitution say about it? 
Feb 21, 2024
Detroit has a scrapyard problem
Feb 20, 2024
Setting the historical record straight on Black invention in America
Feb 19, 2024
Weekly Recap: Rediscovering Indigenous history; voting rights and more
Feb 17, 2024
Should our political maps be drawn based on geography or race? 
Feb 15, 2024
Flint's Rx Kids program aims to abolish childhood poverty
Feb 14, 2024
Are voters' rights at risk if Trump is kept off Colorado ballot?
Feb 13, 2024
Rediscovering Indigenous American history with Ned Blackhawk
Feb 12, 2024
Weekly Recap: Reparations, a nation divided and more
Feb 12, 2024
What is Detroit doing locally about possible reparations for Black residents?
Feb 12, 2024
What is white rage? And what really divides our nation?
Feb 07, 2024
Reparations for Black Detroiters
Feb 06, 2024
Shining a light on inequities in Detroit, America
Feb 05, 2024
Beverly Daniel Tatum, "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria?
Mar 25, 2021
Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa On Her Memoir, "Once I Was You"
Mar 10, 2021
Eddie Glaude, “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own"
Feb 24, 2021
S3 Ep 10: Poet Caroline Williams Randall
Feb 10, 2021
S3 Ep 9: Jerald Walker, author of How To Make A Slave
Jan 27, 2021
S3 EP 8: JM Holmes, How Are You Going to Save Yourself
Jan 06, 2021
S3 EP 7: Eric Deggans, Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation
Dec 30, 2020
S3 EP 6: Harriet Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste
Dec 30, 2020
S3 Ep 5: Jim Wallis, author of America’s Original Sin
Dec 16, 2020
S3 Ep 4: Sarah Broom, The Yellow House
Dec 09, 2020
S3 EP 3: Carol Anderson, White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
Dec 02, 2020
S3 Ep 2: Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys
Nov 25, 2020
S3 Ep 1: Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be An Antiracist
Nov 25, 2020
Created Equal Season 3 Preview with Stephen Henderson
Nov 19, 2020
S2E15: “What the Eyes Don’t See” author Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and State Senator Jim Ananich of Flint
Dec 12, 2019
S2E14: Dr. Janet Stout
Dec 12, 2019
S2E13: Ron Fonger
Dec 03, 2019
S2E12: Dimple Chaudhary and Eric Schwartz
Dec 03, 2019
S2E11 Lindsey Smith p. 273
Nov 25, 2019
S2E10 Melissa Mays
Nov 25, 2019
S2E9 Marc Edwards - p.63
Nov 06, 2019
S2E8 Virg Bernero - p.178
Nov 06, 2019
S2E7: Jiquanda Johnson
Oct 29, 2019
S2E6 Thomas Sugrue
Oct 29, 2019
S2E5: Curt Guyette
Oct 28, 2019
S2E4: Elin Betanzo
Oct 27, 2019
S2E3: Congressman Dan Kildee
Oct 26, 2019
S2E2: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Oct 17, 2019
S2E1: Stephen Henderson
Oct 17, 2019
Declarations: Jim Wallis on America's Original Sin
Feb 03, 2017
06. Radical Empathy
Jan 30, 2017
Declarations: Khizr Khan on American Patriotism
Jan 20, 2017
05. The Electoral College Compromise
Jan 13, 2017
Declarations: Four Tops
Jan 05, 2017
04. American Hymnal
Dec 30, 2016
Declarations: Mass Incarceration
Dec 22, 2016
03. Of Prison and Politics
Dec 16, 2016
Declarations: The Undefeated
Dec 08, 2016
02. Jacking the Media
Dec 01, 2016
Declarations: The Neo-Liberal Turn
Nov 23, 2016
01. The Kiss
Nov 18, 2016
00. Created Equal Trailer
Nov 10, 2016