Detroit is Different

  • Latest episode: “Queen Mother Helen Moore’s Fight for Detroit Children for Over 50 Years”
  • Latest episode: “There’s No Place on the Planet that Loves Joe Louis like Detroit, Joyce Barrow-Henderson, Daughter of Joe Louis”
  • Latest episode: “Four Cities, 29 Miles, One Detroit Story: Leona Medley on Legacy, Leadership & Green Space”

  • Latest episode: “Queen Mother Helen Moore’s Fight for Detroit Children for Over 50 Years”
  • Latest episode: “There’s No Place on the Planet that Loves Joe Louis like Detroit, Joyce Barrow-Henderson, Daughter of Joe Louis”
  • Latest episode: “Four Cities, 29 Miles, One Detroit Story: Leona Medley on Legacy, Leadership & Green Space”

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.