Detroit is Different

The Detroit is Different podcast is about exposing artistry, business, ideas, and dynamic people, places, and things that make Detroit a mecca. Tune in weekly and subscribe to get the true stories from the people shaping the culture of an American classic city.

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Episodes (591)

Thursday The Vision Is Bigger Than the No: Amber Ewing’s Detroit Production Story
Thursday “I Need You to Represent Us”: How Law Led Byron Nolen into Political Leadership
Thursday Chris Gilmer-Hill on Roots, Justice, and Organizing in Detroit

Detroit is Different

Jul 16, 2026
2 hours
141 MB

"The vision is bigger than the no.” Amber Ewing, Director and Executive Producer of *Cooking with Comedians Challenge*, brings a Detroit story rooted in family, art, womanhood, and the will to create anyway. In this Detroit is Different conversation, Amber shares how her imagination was shaped by Rosedale Park, Detroit schools she calls “the original HBCUs,” DSA, Oakland University, and the feeling she got watching the Bad Boys Pistons on VHS—realizing later that editing and video/film production made her feel that energy. As “the only Black woman in program” in her college, Amber had “a rough time.” She accepted tha...

Detroit is Different

The Vision Is Bigger Than the No: Amber Ewing’s Detroit Production Story

Detroit is Different

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