Detroit Next
Detroit Next is a podcast and content channel brought to you by BridgeDetroit in collaboration with Detroit is Different. Stephen Henderson and Malachi Barrett will breakdown everything you need to know about the upcoming elections in Detroit this year.
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This is Detroit Next
Welcome to Detroit Next, the one-stop-shop for all things related to the 2025 municipal elections in Detroit. This is a collaboration between BridgeDetroit and Detroit is Different.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephen Henderson and BridgeDetroit reporter Malachi Barrett host in-depth conversations around politics, city government and all the issues that will play a factor for the voters in Detroit during the August primary and the November general election.
Henderson, who co-founded BridgeDetroit, has decades of experience covering elections in Detroit and beyond. Barrett covered state politics in Michigan for years before coming to Detroit where he covers city government.
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Episodes
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Black Detroit developers Richard Hosey, Sonya Mays and Chase Cantrell discuss barriers to development in the city, along with some opportunities with BridgeDetroit's Stephen Henderson and Malachi Barrett.
This is the fourth episode of Detroit Next, a collaboration between BridgeDetroit and Detroit is Different. Head to BridgeDetroit's YouTube page to watch the full episode now.
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Detroit City Councilman and mayoral candidate Fred Durhal III talks about his plans to continue pushing for development in the city with BridgeDetroit's Stephen Henderson and Malachi Barrett.
This is the third episode of Detroit Next, a collaboration between BridgeDetroit and Detroit is Different. Head to BridgeDetroit's YouTube page to watch the full episode now.
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Mayor Mike Duggan and mayoral candidate Solomon Kinloch share their views on social safety nets in Detroit with our hosts, Stephen Henderson and Malachi Barrett of BridgeDetroit.
This is the second episode of Detroit Next, a collaboration between BridgeDetroit and Detroit is Different. Head to BridgeDetroit's YouTube page to watch the full episode now.
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
This is the first episode of Detroit Next, a podcast that explores Detroit's upcoming elections.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephen Henderson and BridgeDetroit's Malachi Barrett begin to unpack the mayoral race, the City Council race and the issues that will be top of mind for Detroiters throughout 2025.
Detroit Next is a collaboration between BridgeDetroit and Detroit is Different. Head to BridgeDetroit's YouTube page to watch the full episode now.
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Longtime Detroiter and Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Henderson introduces you to Detroit Next, a podcast and content channel from BridgeDetroit and Detroit is Different.
This project is the one-stop-shop for news, information and analysis of the 2025 elections in Detroit.
Henderson and BridgeDetroit's Malachi Barrett will be guiding these discussions about the mayor's race, City Council clashes and the Board of Police Commissioners race all the way through the 2025 November election.