Our playlist gets a bit interrupted when we’ve got to pause our programming for the spring fundraiser. And a lot of you asked about the music we were playing! So I put it all in one playlist for you — broken down by day it aired and theme (as it turns out, we did lose two days of the fundraising shows due to a technical difficulty, so sorry about that!).

Check the playlists and listen for two weeks after the air date using the media players below. And if you didn’t get a chance to make a gift to WDET during fundraiser, it’s not too late to support your source for news, music and conversation!

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlists for WDET’S SPRING FUNDRAISER 2025

Monday, March 10 (Belle Isle Bangers)

• “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” – Roy Ayers Ubiquity
• “Weak” – SWV
• “Climbing” – Caribou
• “Happy Feelin’s” – Maze & Frankie Beverly
• “Help Me Lose My Mind (feat. London Grammar)” – Disclosure
• “Ain’t It Nice” – Madison McFerrin
• “No One’s Watching Me (feat. Olivia Dean)” – Ezra Collective
• “Her Strut (Remastered)” – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• “I Want You (John Morales M+M Pianopella Mix)” – Marvin Gaye
• “I’m Coming Out” – Diana Ross
• “Didn’t I (Dave Allison Rework)” – Darondo
• “This Land Is Your Land” – Chicano Batman
• “Turnin’ Me Up” – BJ the Chicago Kid
• “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell

Tuesday, March 11

• “It’s Rough On Rats (If You’re Asking)” – Jack White
• “Inner City Blues” – Rodriguez
• “S.N.C.” – Darkside
• “Thrown Around” – James Blake
• “Operator (DJ Koze’s Disco Edit)” – Låpsley
• “Mum Does the Washing” – Joshua Idehen
• “Because I’m Me” – The Avalanches
• “I Think Of You” – Rodriguez
• “AA   BOUQUET   FOR   YOUR   180   FACE” – Saya Gray
• “Another Star” – Stevie Wonder
• “Back 2 Me (feat. Sadie Walker)” – Girls Of The Internet

Wednesday, March 12 (Motown Throwdown)

• “Money (That’s What I Want) [Single Version / Mono]” – Barrett Strong
• “Cruisin’” – Smokey Robinson
• “Respect” – Aretha Franklin
• “Please Mr. Postman” – The Marvelettes
• “Needle In a Haystack (Single Version)” – The Velvelettes
• “Love Child” – Diana Ross & the Supremes
• “We Can Work It Out” – Stevie Wonder
• “P.Y.T.” – Michael Jackson
• “Didn’t Cha Know” – Erykah Badu
• “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) [Single Version / Mono]” – Temptations
• “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” – Temptations
• “I Want You Back” – Jackson 5
• “Keep On Truckin” – Eddie Kendricks
• “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” – Marvin Gaye
• “Isn’t She Lovely” – Stevie Wonder
• “Twenty Five Miles” – Edwin Starr
• “Bernadette” – Four Tops
• “I’m A Road Runner” – Junior Walker & The All Stars

Thursday, March 13 (313 Day — All Detroit Music)

• “One Nation Under a Groove” – Funkadelic
• “Jump” – Aretha Franklin
• “Baby I Love You” – Aretha Franklin
• “Think Twice” – Detroit Experiment
• “Chains Of Love” – Dirtbombs
• “Livin’ for the City” – Dirtbombs
• “I Wanna Be Your Dog” – The Stooges
• “Put Your Hands up for Detroit” – Matthew Dear 
• “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” – Jones Girls
• “Lansana’s Priestess” – Donald Byrd
• “Let The Moon Get Into It” – Soft Location
• “Catamaran” – Bear Vs. Shark
• “Want it (feat. Amp Fiddler & Dames Brown) [Jon’s 6 Mile Edit] [Mixed]” – Jon Dixon
• “God’s Been Good to Me” – The Mighty Walker Brothers
• “Stay Down” – Detroit Cobras

Friday, March 14 

• “The Punch” – Shigeto & Kesswa
• “Mercy (feat. Jacob Lusk)” – Blessed Madonna
• “Love and Hate in a Different Time (Original)” – Gabriels
• “Estrelar” – Marcos Valle
• “Nomalizo (Eddie C Rework)” – Letta Mbulu
• “Taurus” – DJ Holographic
• “JOY (Unspeakable) [feat. Pharrell Williams]” – Voices of Fire
• “Free” – SAULT
• “Little Things” – Lake Trout
• “(I Know) I’m Losing You” – Rod Stewart
• “Radiant Hue” – Shadow Show
• “Sandwiches” – Detroit Grand Pubahs
• “N THE D” – Sheefy McFly
• “Check Stub” – DJ Assault

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

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Detroiters celebrated 313 Day on Thursday — a time to reflect on the beauty of Detroit and to celebrate the past, present and future of a city so many of us love.

Artist and educator Sabrina Nelson returned to The Metro to help celebrate the city and encourage listeners to support WDET during the station’s Spring Fundraiser. 

Nelson, a native Detroiter born in the wake of the 1967 Rebellion, is a studio art teacher at the Detroit Institute of Arts and on staff at the College for Creative Studies. During her conversation with The Metro hosts Tia Graham and Robyn Vincent on 313 Day, Nelson shared her inspirations behind her work and why she loves Detroit and WDET so much.

Living in Detroit in the ’80s, Nelson has memories riding the “Iron Horse” — the Detroit Department of Transportation Grand River Bus — and listening to Ed Love on WDET. 

“When I went to CCS, that’s all I listened to,” Nelson said. “Actually, WDET is the first station I heard Me’shell NdegéOcello’s ‘Plantation Lullabies,’ and that was when [former WDET host] Nkenge Zola was here.” 

Detroit touches every part of the world and Nelson is always connecting with people from the city while traveling, she said. 

“Detroit is my home. It is my anchor,” Nelson said. “I fly and yo-yo myself out to Zimbabwe, to Paris. I always come back, because this is home.”

Use the media player above to hear the full conversation.

Listen to The Metro weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon ET on 101.9 FM and streaming on-demand.

WDET kicked off its 2025 Spring Fundraiser last week, and we are offering some exciting incentives to encourage listeners to support the station.

Everything we do at WDET is community-focused, and without support from the community we serve, we wouldn’t be able to continue the ever important work of highlighting local, fact-based news that impacts you, uplifting Detroit artists and musicians, and keeping listeners abreast of what’s happening in the city and region.

More than 50% of our operating budget is funded by WDET members. If you are someone who appreciates and values the work we do, and haven’t made a gift of support to WDET, consider making your first donation during our spring fundraiser to take advantage of generous funding matches and other awesome incentives. All first-time donors will also receive an exclusive limited edition WDET water bottle.

Those who make a gift during fundraiser will also have opportunities to be entered into exclusive drawings during specific programs, with a focus on Detroit’s entertainment, restaurants, and unique local experiences.

The War and Treaty tickets, studio visit

Anyone who makes a gift during Ann Delisi’s Essential Music, Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, March 15, or during Acoustic Café  from 1-3 p.m. this Sunday will be entered into a drawing for two tickets to see the acclaimed country husband and wife duo, The War and Treaty at Saint Andrew’s Hall on March 29.

The lucky winners will also be invited to WDET Studios to watch Ann Delisi as she interviews Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter live at noon, the day of the show.  

Related: Ann Delisi talks with The War and Treaty for Essential Conversations

Win tickets to Movement

There will be several opportunities during various WDET programs this week to win a pair of tickets to will be Detroit’s iconic Movement Electronic Music Festival, taking place downtown at Hart Plaza on Memorial Day weekend. 

All you have to do is make a gift during The Boulevard with Waajeed from 8-10 p.m. Wednesday, March 12; during The Progressive Underground with Chris Campbell from 6-8 p.m. this Saturday, March 15, or The New Music Show with Shigeto that night from 8-10 p.m., and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win one of several pairs of tickets to Movement.

Additionally, those who make a donation during an extended In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper, from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 14, and you could win a pair of VIP tickets to Movement. Winners will also receive a Movement swag bag. 

Majestic Theatre golden ticket

Those who make a gift to WDET during In The Groove from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, March 12-13, could be among the five winners to receive 10 “golden tickets” to see any show of their choice at the Majestic Theatre or Magic Stick this year, regardless if the show is sold out.

Hamtramck Blowout and Jazz Fest

Donate during Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! from 10-11 a.m. this Saturday or during Sound Opinions from 10-11 a.m. Sunday to be entered for a chance to win a pair of wristbands to Hamtramck Blowout. The three-day music festival will showcase over 200 local bands and performers across dozens of venues and community spaces around the city, March 20-22. 

Also, those who donate during the Don Was Motor City Playlist from 8-10 p.m. on Friday could win a Detroit Jazz Fest bundle, which includes four premium front-of-stage tickets to all three days of the festival. The annual festival is held downtown on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30-Sept. 2.

There will be another opportunity to win a day pass to Jazz Fest during  this week’s re-air of Alternate Take with Liz Warner, from 10 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, March 15.

Stay up-to-date with the latest incentives WDET is offering during the 2025 spring fundraiser at wdet.org or by downloading the WDET app.

WDET kicked off its 2025 Spring Fundraiser on Thursday, and our hosts, reporters and staff have some extra special incentives planned to encourage listeners to make a gift of support to Detroit public radio.

As a member-funded, nonprofit radio station, everything we do — from our fact-based, community-focused reporting to our diverse music programming — is made possible because of listeners who become members.

Located in the heart of Midtown Detroit, WDET has been deeply rooted in Detroit for over 75 years. If you are someone who appreciates the work we do, please consider supporting it.

Listeners who make a gift to the station can choose from an array of thank you gifts, ranging from exclusive WDET swag to one-of-a-kind experiences.

All new members who make a gift during the Spring Fundraiser, which ends Sunday, March 15, will also receive a limited edition WDET skyline water bottle.

Additionally, gifts made during specific shows and programs throughout fundraiser will be entered into “chance to win” drawings.

Listen daily, visit wdet.org, check your email, and follow @wdetdetroit on Instagram to find out during which shows your donation will act as an automatic entry to win the following prizes:

• Weekend passes to Movement Festival 2025, held over Memorial Day weekend
• JaZZ PAZZ bundle to the Detroit Jazz Festival, held over Labor Day weekend
• Wristbands for the Hamtramck Blowout, held March 20-22
• Vinyl records pressed at the iconic Third Man Record store and pressing plant in Detroit
• Vinyl records handpicked and bundled at Found Sound in Ferndale by Modern Music host, Jon Moshier
• Detroit Historic Society “Streets of Detroit” tour with take-home Detroit Monopoly game
• The Vault Package
• Achatz Pies on Pi Day March 14
• Gift card to Basan in District Detroit
• Suite tickets to a Pistons game, with parking and Players Club passes
• One-year digital subscription to the Washington Post or the New York Times
• And more!

Membership has its benefits, too!

Members power WDET and receive benefits throughout the year, including invitations to members-only events and offers such as pre-sale tickets, discounts, and opportunities to attend special events.

View our latest thank you gifts and become a member today »