Naomi Oreskes on the coal bailout and the myth of the free market

Sounds like Detroit celebrates local artists. You curate the lineup

Over 150 Michigan performers entered NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert this year. Only 10 of them will be eligible to appear in Sounds Like Detroit [https://wdet.org/tiny-desk-detroit-2026/]. It's a local musical showcase that’ll take place at Batch Brewing Company on August 13. Before the concert starts, Detroiters have the chance to select the top five musicians who go on to headline the show based on their entry videos.  This year's top 10 includes: - IIAJIDE - Michelle Held - Aisha Ellis - KTCHN - Jubilee Jackson - Checker - Vaughn Black - Rose St. Germaine - Mild Pulp - Laurie Love Jeff Milo is the host of MI Local on WDET. He also is the coordinator and main host of Sounds Like Detroit. He joined The Metro to talk more about the chosen finalists and how they are shaping the local sound. For more information, go to WDET.org/TinyDesk [http://wdet.org/TinyDesk] and cast a ballot before June 19.

Naomi Oreskes on the coal bailout and the myth of the free market

Coal is dying. Gas, wind, and solar got cheaper, and the market moved on. So why is the federal government spending about $700 million, and reaching for a 1950 wartime law, to keep coal plants open and even build new ones?  Harvard historian Naomi Oreskes — author of "The Big Myth" — joins host Robyn Vincent to unpack the contradiction at the heart of America's coal revival: the same movement that insists government should stay out of the way is now using government power to overrule the market. Then they turn to a very different plan — the World Inequality Lab's new Global Justice Report, which maps how to lift the world's poorest and hold warming under two degrees by taxing the very richest. Why does one get called "pragmatic" and the other "impossible"? It's a conversation about coal, capitalism, and who gets to decide what's realistic. Mentioned in this episode * The Global Justice Report (World Inequality Lab): Global Justice Project - World Inequality Lab [https://inequalitylab.world/en/global-justice-project/]

Detroit’s cultural exports go beyond cars and techno; it's the blueprint for free public museums.

Most people don’t realize the first free national public art museum has its roots in Detroit.  During the turn of the 20th century, Detroit experienced a cultural boom. The Detroit Institute of Arts opened in 1885. Pewabic Pottery opened in 1903. The Scarab Club began in 1907. The College for Creative Studies traces its roots to 1906 as the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts. All of this was happening as Charles Lang Freer crafted his home to reflect the cultures of the world.   Freer wasn’t born in the city, but moved here for opportunity and economic growth. Following the success of his railroad car business, he retired at the age of 47. He became a student of art, collecting, traveling and amassing an impressive collection.  He turned his Ferry street home into a living gallery, collecting thousands of American, Asian and Middle Eastern art works. The collection went on to form the country’s first national art museum and the first Asian art museum.  So, why isn’t the Freer House and its history more known in Detroit? Why isn’t it considered a major cultural export like cars or Motown?  Dr. Chase F. Robinson is the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art [https://asia.si.edu/about/].  He and his team worked closely with the Freer House in Detroit to curate a new exhibition in honor of the nation's 250th anniversary. He tells The Metro more about the history behind the Freer House. A Museum in the Making  [https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/exhibitions/museum-in-the-making/]will be on display June 27 through August 8 at the National Museum of Asian Art in the Freer Gallery of Art.

Detroit’s 911 dispatchers are calling on Congress for help

Reporter Byard Duncan spent a year finding out how often emergency calls go unanswered. His reporting was the source of recent episode of the investigative podcast Reveal called "911, Please Hold." [https://revealnews.org/podcast/911-emergency-response-calls-understaffed-dispatchers-hold-type-investigations/] His search took him from California to Capitol Hill, and one common theme emerged: emergency call centers dispatchers are not classified as first responders. In the federal government’s eyes, they sit alongside receptionists and bill collectors. There’s a move in Congress to change that, and this past winter, a team from Detroit’s 911 center went to Washington to fight for it. Why aren't emergency call dispatchers considered first responders? Duncan joined The Metro to share his findings. "911, Please Hold" was produced by Byard Duncan for Type Investigations [https://typeinvestigations.org/] in partnership with Reveal. [https://revealnews.org/]

Lyme disease cases surge as ticks expand into Southeast Michigan

Lyme disease cases have spiked in Michigan during recent years. Dr. Jean Tsao [https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/jean_tsao], professor and tick researcher in Fisheries and Wildlife department at Michigan State University and Dr. Peter Gulick, [https://osteopathicmedicine.msu.edu/info/faculty-staff-directory/view-staff-member/477/peter-gulick]professor of Medicine at Michigan State University join the show to discuss increasing tick populations in Michigan and how to identify and mitigate the risks of Lyme disease.