Intersections: Detroit

5.0/5

Critic Rating

***** Nominee - British Podcast Awards 2024 ***** Detroit: A city of deep history, a people driven by resilience and hustle – experience the city through the diverse voices of its people, as chosen by a panel of their peers. Narrated by jessica Care moore, with original music by Efe Bes, Marcus Elliot & Brian Eno. "An artful tapestry about a bruised but resiliant town focused on renewal" - Financial Times "A colorful journey from voice to voice" - the Guardian


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Lauren Passell • Podcast The Newsletter Jun 26, 2023

"...a love sonnet to the city that’s been crushed and neglected but full of resilient people who love it and find beauty on every corner, even in some of its ugly moments...a mouth with a lot of teeth missing yet was full of people and life and diversity,” which is a stunning line and a metaphor for the show."

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Score: 5

Fiona Sturges • Financial Times Jun 11, 2023

"Wrapped around their testimony are elegant, immersive soundscapes that weave in the hubbub of the city — car horns honk, pedestrians talk on their phones, life bubbles away. There is original music, too, courtesy of Detroit musicians Efe Bes and Marcus Elliot and, unexpectedly, Brian Eno. Their soundtrack is ambient and unobtrusive in parts, but in other instances takes centre stage. Those who, like me, come to this series knowing little about Detroit beyond the big historical markers — cars, Motown, economic decline — get a different picture, one that is full of creativity and community, and one in which a bright future beckons."

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Score: 5

Alexi Duggins • The Guardian May 25, 2023

"...thoughtful...As you’d expect from a place with a rich musical heritage, it features a hypnotic soundtrack from Detroit artists and original music by Brian Eno. A colourful journey from voice to voice."

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