Before Detroit was known for cars, it was known for stoves. And The World's Largest Stove was birthed in the late 19th century at the peak of the country's stove fever. Beginning of the End producer Laura Herberg explores its bizarre life and death.

[21:43] A man that worked for two decades to preserve the legacy of the Motown musicians known as the Funk Brothers.

[2:20] Alex has a short message for our listeners on how you can keep our show kicking it into the future.

[28:04] Meet Satori. A famed storyteller facing the end of her breast and finds the grace to rewrite her own story.

[27:01] Meet Emil Baur. After becoming fascinated with utopian societies and transcendentalism, Baur decided to lead a group of German Methodists into a swampy region of Michigan to start a new utopian society from scratch.

[21:22] We explore the story of how two larger-than-life musical movements came to their demise.

A woman choses to permanently end her relationship with an inanimate object that some of us consider our best friend.

A Detroit high school teacher doubts his ability to make a difference and help his students.

David joined the Army at the ripe age of 17 without thinking twice. But something made this starry-eyed Army hopeful turn to intentionally getting himself an honorable discharge.

Five high school seniors chronicle their last four months at Cass Tech in Detroit.

Phreddy Wischusen's gramps turned 101. He wanted to know what it's like for a son to know that his father’s death is coming and how does he prepare for it? Listen to Phreddy interview his dad about his grandpa's, their changing relationship and how the two of them are preparing for the end.

Him and Her have been together for 6 years. But after all this time, their priorities have grown apart- and it's showing. What might it mean for them to call it quits? Listen to this couple separately contemplate ending their relationship.

Laurinda's an ex-punk rocker who thought she had life totally under her control. But when she discovered what her new husband was hiding, it changed everything.

Want a sneak peak at WDET 101.9 FM's new podcast? The Beginning of the End launches on June 24, featuring stories of endings told by the people who have to live with what comes next.