Authentically Detroit
Hosted by Donna and Sam and Orlando · Donna & Sam
4.8from 74 ratings
- 342
- Episodes
- 33
- Transcribed
- 74
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 110
- YouTube views
About Authentically Detroit
Authentically Detroit is the leading podcast in the city for candid conversations, exchanging progressive ideas, and centering resident perspectives on current events. Hosted by Donna Givens Davidson and Sam Robinson. Produced by Sarah Johnson and Engineered by Griffin Hutchings. Check us out on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @AuthenticallyDetroit!
- Publisher
- Donna & Sam
- Category
- government · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 11 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 28 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
33 of 342 episodes have a transcript.
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Black Voter Obsession & Preserving Black Stories with Donna and Sam
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Draw It Out with Justin Ward and CallJimboFirst
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Protecting Black Futures: Health, Education & Community with Asia McWright
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Black Voter Obsession & Preserving Black Stories with Donna and Sam
Published 28 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And these are the facts. And this is the data. And they could not exploit that dissatisfaction if we did a better job as a community of engaging and supporting and empowering voters who have felt like they have been thrown away. And so we get angry. I get angry at them like, oh, that's so dumb. You're so dumb, whatever, doing this, whatever. But I mean, that's not really a healthy or productive response. That's an emotional response. I think strategically these groups matter when nobody else is doing the work. And so What I'm excited about is post-election doing more of the work of making sure that we're reaching out and organizing and educating people, not so that they can vote like me, but so that they are not so easily manipulated by these social media bots. […]
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- Justin Ward
- CallJimboFirst
- Asia McWright
- Monet Harris
- Dawn Wilson-Clark
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 110
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 50 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 24 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 66
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts Authentically Detroit?
Donna and Sam and Orlando host the show. Published by Donna & Sam.
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