Detroit is Different

  • Latest episode: “Built for the Ride: Tiffany Gunter’s Detroit Transit Story”
  • Latest episode: “The Black Church is Still the Healing Balm for our Community, Dr. Charles Williams”
  • Latest episode: “Global Swagger of the Motor City, Drake Phifer talks Detroit Diaspora 2026”

  • Latest episode: “Built for the Ride: Tiffany Gunter’s Detroit Transit Story”
  • Latest episode: “The Black Church is Still the Healing Balm for our Community, Dr. Charles Williams”
  • Latest episode: “Global Swagger of the Motor City, Drake Phifer talks Detroit Diaspora 2026”

Charles Wilson joins Detroit is DIfferent to discuss the Detroit Department of Transportation bus system in the 1980s and 1990s. Wilson shares how as a Vietnam vet, he navigated beyond that to sustain his family. He shares stories from famous routes like Fenkell, Woodward, Dexter, and Gratiot. Wilson also opens up about how Detroit’s poor busing route system kept many passengers from arriving to work on time. Learn the difference between Chicago, New York, and LA bus systems. The agreement between SMART bus and Detroit. It was an interesting and insightful interview with Mr. Wilson.