Detroit is Different

  • Latest episode: “I Set Up Shop and Built the Vision, Jason Phillips on Art, Ink, and Detroit Legacy”
  • Latest episode: “Breaking Curses, Building Community: Inside the Modern Day High Priestess with Ber-Henda Williams”
  • Latest episode: “From Scripts to Fatherhood: MJ the Don on Creativity, Patience, and Legacy”

  • Latest episode: “I Set Up Shop and Built the Vision, Jason Phillips on Art, Ink, and Detroit Legacy”
  • Latest episode: “Breaking Curses, Building Community: Inside the Modern Day High Priestess with Ber-Henda Williams”
  • Latest episode: “From Scripts to Fatherhood: MJ the Don on Creativity, Patience, and Legacy”

It’s not about showing your teeth—it’s a reminder to be kind, Phillip Simpson, founder of The Smile Brand, takes it from Sojourner Truth Homes and seven & Hoover to DSA hallways, a U-M critique that birthed his iconic smile, and the ATL streetwear era that sharpened his business grind. He breaks down jitting, mentors like Joyce Ivory and Tyree Guyton, closing the Baltimore Gallery, and why Black men’s joy is resistance—not performance. This one is Detroit to the bone: family, faith, murals, and a mission to make kindness contagious. Tap in and catch the full journey behind the face you’ve seen all over the city.