Dearborn’s Arab American Food Scene Adjusts to a COVID World
It’s been nearly one year since COVID-19 threw restaurants across Michigan into turmoil. In Dearborn, MI, the city’s thriving food scene...
David Leins is the senior producer of WDET’s daily news and culture program, The Metro. He has produced several award-winning podcasts and multimedia series at WDET including Tracked and Traced, Science of Grief and COVID Diaries, which earned a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation. He previously led WDET’s StoryMakers program. David has an M.A. in Media Arts and Studies from Wayne State University, and a B.A. in anthropology from Grand Valley State University with a minor in Arabic. David teaches podcasting at Wayne State University and is an alumnus of the Transom Audio Storytelling Workshop.
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Hang Out With WDET (Virtually) at the 2020 Detroit Podcast Festival
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Six Detroit Artists. One Global Experience. Introducing “COVID Diaries: Stories of Resilience.”
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COVID-19 Fact Guide: FAQs, Hotlines and Expert Sources
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In Arab Detroit, Youth Speak Up About Census
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This woman’s Christmas wonderland recaptures childhood joy for visitors
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Meet the 2020 WDET StoryMakers Fellows
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