Lance Kawas, the Michigan-based director and producer of Revenge of the Mask, a new short film based on the Dark Horse comic, joins us on the podcast to talk about what’s happening around Detroit.
The D Brief Podcast
Detroit creatives can learn a lot from each other. The D Brief shares the stories of local artists and entertainers to educate and inspire others in the community.
Hosts Seth Resler and Becky Scarcello interview Detroit actors, authors, brewers, chefs, comedians, curators, dancers, DJs, mixologists, musicians, storytellers, visual artists, and more. See a list of our past guests.
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Guests: Gary Graff, Lance Kawas
David Kiley of Encore Michigan
David Kiley, the Publisher and Editor of Encore Michigan, drops by the podcast to talk about the metro Detroit theatre scene.
Guests: David Kiley
Organizations: Encore Michigan, Michigan Celtic Repertory Company
The Week in Detroit with Mark Kurlyandchik and Robert Allen of the Detroit Free Press
Mark Kurlyandchik, restaurant critic for the Detroit Free Press, and Robert Allen, the Freep beer columnist, join us for our first live show at Eastern Market Brewing Company.
Guests: Dayne Bartscht, Mark Kurlyandchik, Mike Geeter, Robert Allen
Organizations: Detroit Free Press, Eastern Market Brewing
Rapper Champtown and The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
Detroit rapper Champtown, the founder of Straight Jacket Records, talks about his new documentary film, The Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop, narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy.
Guests: Champtown
Organizations: Untold Story of Detroit Hip Hop
The Week in Detroit with Saxappeal
Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist Saxappeal joins the podcast to talk about what’s happening in Detroit this week. Also, Steve Johnson of Motor City Brew Tours recommends Michigan winter beers, and the Michigan Science Center tells us about their upcoming free days.
Guests: Lisa Reynolds, Saxappeal, Steve Johnson
Organizations: Michigan Science Center, Motor City Brew Tours
Live at Go Comedy! Improv Theater
Tommy LeRoy, the Technical Director and one of the four co-founders of the Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale joins Seth and Becky for a live show.
Guests: Tommy LeRoy
Organizations: Go Comedy! Improv Theater
The Week in Detroit with Renee Allen of Retro Girls
TV and film costumer Renee Allen has dressed some of the biggest names to come to Detroit, including Jack White. She also owns Retro Girls, featuring usherettes wearing fashions from the 1940s. She joins the podcast to talk about what’s happening in Detroit this week.
Guests: Bailey Sisoy Isgro, Renee Allen
Organizations: Detroit History Club, Detroit History Tours, Retro Girls
D.Cipher: Detroit’s Music Mastermind Collective
Drummer and percussionist Juuni is one of the organizers of D.Cipher, a “music mastermind collective” that aims to grow Detroit’s music economy by helping musicians networks, learn, and perform.
Guests: Juuni
Organizations: D.Cipher, Gabriel Brass Band, ONEFREQ
The Week in Detroit with Musician Travis Reiff
Musician Travis Reiff joins the podcast to talk about everything that’s happening in Detroit this week, including Snoop Dogg’s musical, a Detroit-area actress in Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House, and a street named for Bob Seger.
Guests: Meltdown, Stonechella, Travis Reiff
Organizations: Evil Dead: The Musical, Mighty Ded Woods, University Live, WRIF
Chef Brandon Zarb of Rising Stars Academy
Brandon Zarb left his role as the chef behind Imperial and Public House in Ferndale to become a paraprofessional educator at Rising Stars Academy in Centerline, where he teaches students with mental disabilities to work with food.
Guests: Chef Brandon Zarb
Organizations: Rising Stars Academy
The Week in Detroit with Comedian Mike Green
Detroit comedian Mike Green joins the podcast to talk about his new comedy club in Waterford, One Night Stan’s, and to preview the week in Detroit arts and entertainment.
Guests: Ann Delisi, Mike Green
Organizations: Essential Music, One Night Stan's
Chef Max Hardy of River Bistro and COOP
Chef Max Hardy of River Bistro and COOP talks about returning to Detroit to launch restaurants after being a personal chef for NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire and a stint on the Food Network’s ‘Chopped.’
Guests: Max Hardy
Organizations: COOP, River Bistro
The Week in Detroit with Rapper Mahogany Jones
Detroit rapper and hip hop ambassador Mahogany Jones joins the podcast as we talk about the Erebus haunted house, Zoo Boo, the Game of Thrones concert experience, Kanye West in the Motor City, Evil Dead: The Musical, and more.
Guests: Ed Terebus, Mahogany Jones
Organizations: Erebus Haunted House
John Dunivant of Theatre Bizarre
Every October, thousands of costumed guests descend upon Detroit’s Masonic Temple for Theatre Bizarre, the annual Halloween masquerade party.
Guests: John Dunivant
Organizations: Theatre Bizarre
The Heidelberg Project
The Heidelberg Project’s CEO / President, Jenenne Whitfield, talks about the project’s 30+ year history, founder Tyree Guyton’s plans to dismantle it as part of Heidelberg 3.0, and the upcoming Heidelberg 360 conference.
Guests: Jenenne Whitfield
Organizations: Heidelberg Project, The
DIY Street Fair in Ferndale
The DIY Street Fair returns to Ferndale for an 11th year! Co-Founder and Artistic Director Krista Johnston talks about what to expect at this year’s event.
Guests: Krista Johnston
Organizations: DIY Street Fair
Motor City Comedy Festival
The Motor City Comedy Festival returns to Detroit for a second year. Comedians and festival board members Lauren Uchalik and Esther Nevarez drop by the podcast to tell us all about it.
Guests: Esther Nevarez, Lauren Uchalik
Organizations: Motor City Comedy Festival
Bees in the D
Brian Peterson-Roest, co-founder of Bees in the D, drops by the podcast to talk about the special honey IPA being brewed at Eastern Market Brewing Company.
Guests: Brian Peterson-Roest
Organizations: Bees in the D
Detroit Month of Design
September is Detroit Month of Design! Olga Stella, the Executive Director of Design Core Detroit, drops by the podcast to talk about what design is, why it’s important for artists and businesses, and how Detroiters can partake in this month’s activities.
Guests: Olga Stella
Organizations: Design Core Detroit, Detroit Month of Design
The Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village
Jim Johnson of the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village discusses the upcoming Old Car Festival. We discuss the year of the pickup truck, the Gaslight Parade, and ragtime music.