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Detroit is Different

Season 6

S6E114 -My Family Taught Me to Code: How Bryan Campbell Hacked Life and Built His Own Lane

Detroit is Different episode 442 with Bryan Campbell

“My grandmother taught me how to program when I was seven,” Bryan Campbell shares, setting the tone for a story that stretches from East Side Detroit roots to Silicon Valley boardrooms. In this powerful Detroit is Different interview, Bryan opens up about hacking school systems as a teenager, building websites for Michigan State before they even knew what

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S6E115 -Detroit’s Rock & Soul Rebel: Steffanie Christi’an on Music, Motherhood & Making It

Detroit is Different episode 443 with Steffanie Christi’an

"I sang before I could talk,” says Steffanie Christi’an, capturing the essence of a voice born in rhythm and raised on soul. In this powerful Detroit is Different interview, Steffanie weaves a narrative of musical lineage rooted in Southfield, church choirs, and impromptu jam sessions with her grandfather who taught her guitar and blues. 

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S6E116 -Raised by Revolutionaries, Built for the Future: Fred Durhal III Is Running Detroit His Way

Detroit is Different episode 444 with Fred Durhal III

"I never ran for office thinking that I was going to be rich. I already knew. How did I know? Because your dad, my dad, we weren't poor as folks would like to say. Folks don't like to use the word poor anymore. But we weren't in poverty, or we weren't unfortunate in a lot of ways, but we weren't rich. We still had tough times." 

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S6E117 -Words Are Spells: Shaun Moore-Bey’s Journey from X-Men to Malcolm X

Detroit is Different episode 445 with Shaun Moore-Bey

"Supporting your people isn’t always convenient—but it’s powerful.” That’s the gospel according to poet, author, and creator Shaun Moore-Bey. In this soul-stirring Detroit is Different episode, Shaun takes us on a journey from Conant Gardens to the Cass Tech classrooms, from Mississippi family reunions to standing-room-only poetry readings. 

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S6E118 -From Vinewood to Victory: Victoria Camille’s Journey through Detroit’s Soul

Detroit is Different episode 446 with Victoria Camille’

"You don't know Detroit 'til you know Vinewood!" In this deeply-rooted, powerful conversation, Victoria Camille takes us on a journey through generational migration, community transformation, and grassroots organizing. From her granddad “Kid Heney” the boxer at Joe Louis Arena, to growing up in River Rouge and Santa Rosa, to facing the harsh realities of

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S6E119 -We Don’t Work for the System—We Build Our Own: Bryce Detroit’s North End Vision

Detroit is Different episode 447 with Bryce Detroit

“The breath is the spirit, and your diaphragm is the altar.” In this episode of Detroit is Different, Bryce Detroit opens the mic and the mind. From respiratory therapy to rap, ancestral stories from Lexington, Mississippi to Kinston, North Carolina to the East Side of Detroit, Bryce reveals the roots that shaped his revolutionary rhythm. 

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