Detroit is Different

  • Latest episode: “Sweat Equity, Experience, and Smarts are Talents Richard Hosey pours into Development”
  • Latest episode: “Healing the People and the Land with Dr Demarra West at Hearth Summit Detroit”
  • Latest episode: “How Neighborhood Organizing Shaped Councilmember Latisha Johnson”

  • Latest episode: “Sweat Equity, Experience, and Smarts are Talents Richard Hosey pours into Development”
  • Latest episode: “Healing the People and the Land with Dr Demarra West at Hearth Summit Detroit”
  • Latest episode: “How Neighborhood Organizing Shaped Councilmember Latisha Johnson”

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.