Amanda LeClaire
Host and producer at WDET-FM (Detroit MI)
Host + reporter : Detroit NPR @wdet Voice talent Professional tarot reader + reiki healer
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1 day ago |
wdet.org | Sam Corey |Amanda LeClaire
WDET is embarking on a new project exploring the multifaceted relationship between trees and community health in Michigan. Amanda Le Claire, lead reporter and managing editor of the tree project, joined The Metro on Earth Day to talk about Detroit’s tree canopy and some of the most recent stories produced by the WDET newsroom.
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1 week ago |
wdet.org | Amanda LeClaire
A once-forgotten cluster of vacant lots on Detroit’s west side is now home to Circle Forest, a community-led reforestation project created by the nonprofit Arboretum Detroit. Co-director Andrew “Birch” Kemp says the space, made up of 12 formerly vacant lots, was transformed from illegal dumping grounds into an accessible public green space. “We cleared out like 60 yards of garbage and did a tree assessment, pulled out invasives, planted 200 native trees,” Kemp said.
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2 weeks ago |
wdet.org | Amanda LeClaire
Detroit Opera’s latest production looks to the future by reinterpreting Mozart’s Così fan tutte through the lens of artificial intelligence. Artistic Director Yuval Sharon reimagines the classic opera with humanoid robots created as ideal companions… and the ethical consequences of programming them to serve human desires.
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3 weeks ago |
wdet.org | Amanda LeClaire
American Forests, the nation’s oldest conservation nonprofit, says Detroit has planted 25,000 trees since launching a local tree equity partnership in 2021 —part of a broader plan to plant 75,000 by 2027. Benita Hussein, chief program officer of American Forests’ Tree Equity Program, says the initiative targets neighborhoods with fewer trees and higher exposure to extreme heat and respiratory illness.
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1 month ago |
wdet.org | Alex McLenon |Amanda LeClaire
Chris from Sterling Heights, who didn’t share his last name, says for him the protests are also about calling out the Trump administration’s policies, on issues like immigration. “I can’t sit idly by anymore,” he said. It’s become too big of a deal, it’s too important now. If I just sit by on the sideline and just let it happen, I’m part of the problem.”Kennedy says the group did get some support from passing motorists, who would honk or wave a fist in support.
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