Detroit is Different

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  • Latest episode: “From Foreclosure to Liberation Zones: Writing Detroit’s Future with Ru Colvin”
  • Latest episode: “Dexter to Delray to DPSCD: Arlyssa Heard on Saving Detroit Schools”
  • Latest episode: “From Redistricting to the Ombudsman: Sherry Gay-Dagnogo on Power, Schools & Service”

“If you want to make $100K as a filmmaker, all you need is $11.40 an hour—24 hours a day.” That’s the kind of paradigm-shifting wisdom Timashion Jones drops in this electric episode of Detroit is Different. From childhood summers flipping on mattresses in west side alleys to building cinematic masterpieces screened on Tubi and PBS, Timashion shares how his upbringing in a tight-knit Detroit neighborhood, rooted in Black entrepreneurship and creative hustle, shaped his vision as a filmmaker. “We caught the bus everywhere,” he says. “But once I got that Pontiac 6000, we were EVERYWHERE.” He breaks down how being raised by a mother who ran transmission shops and bounce house businesses inspired his leap from engineering to independent film. From the Emmy-winning “Cody High” documentary to his latest hit “Mirror of Deception,” Timashion tells stories that uplift, educate, and heal. This episode is a journey through legacy, Detroit culture, family, faith, tech, and tenacity. “My mom told me, ‘What’s the worst that can happen? You just go back to work.’ So I bet on myself.”