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Hosts: Tia Graham and Robyn Vincent
Producers: Sam Corey, Alex McLenon
Engineer: Nate Bender and Jose Llanas
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Recent stories from The Metro
The Metro: Why Michigan’s Senate race reveals gaps between candidates and voters
Grassroots Midwest is a bipartisan advocacy firm. CEO Adrian Hemond joins The Metro to discuss trends he’s noticed this election cycle, particularly among Democratic voters in Michigan.
CONTAINER on The Metro: Majesty Hope Bland and her woven purpose
Meet Season 2 resident Majesty Hope Bland, a Detroit fiber artist transforming textiles and upcycled materials into one-of-a-kind pieces.
The Metro: In Her Honor – A portraiture series giving the Black Maternal Health epidemic a face
Artist and advocate Omari Maynard and Mothering Justice’s Danielle Atkinson join The Metro to discuss “In Her Honor,” a portrait series honoring Black and Brown mothers lost to maternal mortality.
The Metro: Plan to partially remove Flat Rock Dam moving forward
Flat Rock City Council voted unanimously not to purchase the dam from Huron-Clinton Metroparks for $5.
The Metro: Homicides are down. This former FBI agent credits community leaders.
Violent crime fell sharply across the U.S. in 2025, with Detroit recording its fewest homicides in decades. Former FBI Detroit chief Andy Arena joins The Metro to discuss what may be driving the decline.
The Metro: Detroit actor Bennie Taylor and his growing Hollywood career
Actor Bennie Taylor sits down with The Metro’s Tia Graham to talk about his career, Detroit and the future.
The Metro: El-Sayed won Michigan and lost Detroit. Pastors could shape what comes next
Bishop James Williams explains what his congregants make of the U.S. Senate race and how their political preferences have been shifting.
The Metro: Detroit’s T. Barb returns from Los Angeles for WDET comedy showcase
A native Detroiter, T. Barb will highlight the fourth and final “What’s So Funny About Detroit” comedy night of the summer.
The Metro: Why ‘the last vestige of acceptable racism’ is intensifying
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) logged 25% more complaints of Islamophobia this year. Lead staff attorney of CAIR-Michigan Amy Doukoure joins the show to discuss.
The Metro: ‘One Buck Rule’ has Michigan deer hunters divided
New regulations aimed at reducing Michigan’s deer population will limit most hunters in the Lower Peninsula to one buck per year in 2027. The state also launched a pilot ‘earn a buck’ program in five counties.
The Metro: Jay Inslee on where the climate movement should go next
Former governor of Washington Jay Inslee has been at the center of the climate movement in the Democratic party. The Metro spoke with him about climate politics today when he came to town to stump for Jocelyn Benson.
The Metro: International Overdose Awareness Day marks 25 years of prevention, education and saving lives
Although numbers are trending down in Michigan, education, the distribution of Narcan kits and peer recovery groups remain top priority for local organizations.
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