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The Metro: Talking to strangers is good for your health, research shows

David Leins, The Metro March 27, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Think about the last place you were in public. It could...

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A collage of images taken by late photographer Bill Rauhauser in Detroit (left). The cover of "Bill Rauhauser: 20th Century Photography in Detroit," by Mary Desjarlais (right).
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The Metro: Detroit photographer Bill Rauhauser’s legacy celebrated in new exhibit

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham March 27, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Bill “the dean of Detroit photography” Rauhauser left a lasting impact...

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The Metro: Utilities face scrutiny over rate increases, customer impact

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Cary Junior II March 27, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved a rate hike...

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The Metro: Access to college education via federal loans facing disruption

David Leins, The Metro, Lauren Myers March 26, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Student loan debt is massive in the U.S., totaling $1.7 trillion....

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The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan is set to take over the QLINE by Sept. 30.
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The Metro: A look at public transit history and where it’s headed in Detroit

The Metro, Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent March 26, 2025

For a good chunk of the 20th century, railcars took Detroiters from point A to point B.  Along Gratiot and...

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A photo of Marine Corp Veteran and therapist Kevin Scott.
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The Metro: How will cuts to the VA and its services impact veterans?

The Metro, Cary Junior II March 25, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans to restructure in early...

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Books donated to Birdie's Bookmobile are shared with children and families via school visits, free book fairs and community events.
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The Metro: Birdie’s Bookmobile is turning the page on Michigan’s literacy crisis

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham March 25, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education plays an important role in the way in which society...

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Michigan Public Radio Network political reporter Colin Jackson at WDET Studios.
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The Metro: Examining state politics in a divided statehouse

The Metro, Jack Filbrandt March 25, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Michigan Legislature is split, with Democrats controlling the Senate and...

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The Metro: County Veteran Service Fund miscalculation puts veteran affairs offices in a tricky financial situation

The Metro, Jack Filbrandt March 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.  Today on The Metro we bring you a conversation with...

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Virginia Romano, CEO of the Dresner Foundation, at WDET Studios.
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The Metro: Dresner Community Center — Gilbert creates new home for nonprofits in Southwest

The Metro, Tia Graham March 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Southwest Detroit is a vibrant community that oftentimes gets overlooked as...

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Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent speaks during a panel discussion in November 2018.
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The Metro: ‘All students’ in Detroit public schools could feel impacts from Department of Education cuts

The Metro, Robyn Vincent March 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education in the U.S. is facing upheaval. The Department of Education...

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Michigan Republican Party Delegates (from left) Randy Guppy Sr., Hassan Nehme, and Hima Kolanagireddy.
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The Metro: The shifting political future of Arab Americans in Michigan

David Leins, The Metro, Lauren Myers March 20, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Arab Americans have long been an integral part of the cultural...

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