[Podcast] Downriver Detroit: The Working Class, the Environment, and the Bonds of Place

teller — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:58:04 -0400

Dr. Lisa Fine explains how the working class, local unions, and sportsman’s organization collaborated throughout the twentieth century to preserve the ecosystems and waterways located Downriver, a collection of working class industrial, exurban, and rural communities south of Detroit along the Detroit River. read more »

[Podcast] Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity

teller — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:00:15 -0400

Dr. Cedric De Leon explains how, from the founding of the African Blood Brotherhood in 1919 through the 1963 March on Washington, Black workers linked racial justice to economic justice and challenged the American labor movement to become more racially inclusive in its fight for workers’ rights. read more »

[Podcast] Tales From the Reuther Library Director’s Office: An Interview with Katrina Rouan

teller — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:07:28 -0400

Katrina Rouan and host Dan Golodner trade quips while reflecting on the progress that has been made during her first 18 months as the director of the Reuther Library as well as the goals and challenges that lie ahead for the archives. read more »

[Podcast] Wildcat of the Streets: Detroit in the Age of Community Policing

teller — Fri, 01 May 2026 15:58:24 -0400

Dr. Michael Stauch explains how newly elected Detroit Mayor Coleman Young introduced “community policing” to the city in 1974, an experimental approach to law and order that included affirmative action hiring policies and neighborhood police stations to address community concerns about both police brutality and criminal activity in the neighborhoods. read more »

[Podcast] Women on a Mission: The Remarkable Heroes Who Put Men on the Moon

teller — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:37:29 -0400

Children’s book author and engineer Suzanne Slade describes the creative process she used to engage the next generation of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) with the stories of twelve women who worked behind the scenes on the Apollo lunar landing mission. read more »