- 94
- Episodes
- 24
- Transcribed
- 62
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
- 425K
- YouTube views
About CuriosiD
You've got Detroit questions, we've got answers. CuriosiD is a podcast from WDET, Detroit's NPR Station. Our reporters answer your questions about the region, like "Who invented the Boston Cooler?" or "Are there really salt mines underneath Detroit?" Something puzzling you about Detroit? Ask about it at http://wdet.org/curious and we might answer your question in a future episode!
- Publisher
- WDET
- Category
- government · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Sept 2014
- Latest episode
- 24 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
24 of 94 episodes have a transcript.
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee: which city has the best encased meat?
23 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who plays cricket in Detroit?
18 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Which communities are considered “Downriver”?
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Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee: which city has the best encased meat?
Published 24 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] In Milwaukee, the brat. And in Detroit, the coney dog. Each one is different, but their origin stories are connected. Historian Bruce Craig says Germans brought their sausage culture with them when they immigrated to America in the 19th century. And from there, each city took the sausage and made it their own. […]
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- Russ McNamara
- Fast Freddy
- Stephen Malboeuf
- Mike Alberts
- Alex McLenon
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Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 424,655
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 47 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 15 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100
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- Quality
- 41
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 97
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