“The Metro” covers local and regional news and current affairs, arts and cultural events and topics, with a commitment to airing perspectives and uncovering stories underreported by mainstream media in Detroit.

The Metro: Steps we can all take to reduce waste

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Americans toss out an average of five pounds of trash each...

The Metro: How a Ferndale church is building community through comedy

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The pandemic was a lonely time for a lot of people....

The Metro: Why egg prices could keep going up

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Egg prices have soared across the country in recent months, with...

The Metro: The Michigan governor’s race is heating up

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan’s gubernatorial race isn’t until November 2026, but several prominent politicians...

The Metro: The future of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the US

In his first week in office, President Donald Trump issued executive orders aimed to reduce diversity, equity and inclusion efforts....

The Metro: New book details the struggle to integrate Detroit schools

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Many school districts throughout metro Detroit, and Detroit in particular, are...

The Metro: Detroit has 300 parks and you can adopt one

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit has over 300 parks. It’s a community resource that requires...

The Metro: Black Bottom Archives celebrate 10 years

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Many Black Americans moved to Detroit during the Great Migration....

The Metro: Should the government be run like a business?

American politics has long had too many lobbyists and too much money fueling campaigns. But Donald Trump’s administration breaks records....

The Metro: Tonya Mosley can’t stop talking about Detroit

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Being from Detroit means a lot of things to a...

The Metro: Should students be paid to attend school?

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 students across the nation have been missing more school. The percentage of chronically absent students...

The Metro: Breaking down the first days of Trump’s second term

President Donald Trump’s first day in office was a flurry of activity.  It included dozens of executive orders, as well...