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![Detroit Pistons head coach Monty Williams yells during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Detroit.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MontyWilliams_Pistons-scaled-e1710553928434-900x507.jpg)
The Metro: Pistons competing to not have the worst all-time team record
Is there light at the end of a bad season? Pistons Beat Writer and co-host of The Pistons Pulse podcast Omari Sankofa II joined “The Metro” to discuss.
![The nonprofit Eastside Community Network is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EastsideCommunityNetwork-e1710452313870-900x507.png)
The Metro: Eastside Community Network celebrates 40 years of service
ECN President and CEO Donna Givens Davidson joined “The Metro” on Thursday to discuss the organization’s 40-year milestone and plans for the future.
!["Attack From Within," by Barbara McQuade.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AttackFromWithin-900x506.png)
The Metro: Former US Attorney Barbara McQuade on the ‘sabotaging’ impact of disinformation
McQuade joined “The Metro” to discuss her new book, “Attack from Within,” which describes how to identify and fight the spread fake information.
![Sign at the Movement festival that says Techno City.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Movement-Techno-City-900x506.jpg)
The Metro: Detroit’s Movement festival celebrates techno music’s history, progression
Movement Music Festival Director Jason Huvaere joined “The Metro” on Tuesday to preview some of the unique experiences festival goers can expect this year.
![Wayne County Executive Warren Evans.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Warren_Evans_10-21-e1710200060244-900x507.jpg)
The Metro: Warren Evans says Michigan Dems are failing to engage Black elected officials
Evans joined “The Metro” to talk about the party’s failure to connect with Black voters and what needs to happen to fix it.
![A flooded sidewalk](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSCF3183-scaled-e1709930264339-900x507.jpg)
The Metro: Detroit expands program to prevent basement flooding
More extreme weather events, caused by climate change, will continue to cause flooding challenges in the city.
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