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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.
Hosts: Tia Graham and Robyn Vincent
Producers: Sam Corey, Cary Junior II, Jack Filbrandt
Engineer: Nate Bender
Senior Producer: David Leins
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Recent stories from The Metro
The Metro: New book details the struggle to integrate Detroit schools
U-M law professor Michelle Adams joined the show to discuss her book, “The Containment,” and share expertise on the challenge to integrate Detroit schools.
The Metro: Detroit has 300 parks and you can adopt one
The executive director of the Detroit Parks Coalition joined the show to talk about the city’s Adopt-A-Park program.
The Metro: Black Bottom Archives celebrate 10 years
Looking back on a decade of gathering and sharing oral histories from Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood.
The Metro: Should the government be run like a business?
Today on The Metro, we discussed how wealthy individuals are now influencing our politics, and how much of a change that is from past administrations.
The Metro: Tonya Mosley can’t stop talking about Detroit
Detroit native and co-host of Fresh Air, Tonya Mosley, joined “The Metro” to discuss her career in public media and her love of Detroit.
The Metro: Should students be paid to attend school?
Today on the show, we discuss a new approach Detroit Public Schools Community District is trying out to curb chronic absenteeism.
The Metro: Breaking down the first days of Trump’s second term
Today on “The Metro,” we dig into some of the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office and discuss the boundaries of presidential power.
The Metro: Fighting misinformation in the age of social media
We are all very aware of how misleading and false information can spread by just
The Metro: How Citizens United ruling is driving ‘dark money’ in politics, 15 years later
Fifteen years after the landmark Supreme Court decision, we’re taking a close look at how the ruling has changed American politics.
The Metro: The future of renewable energy, utility industry in Michigan
Today on The Metro, we discussed what it would look like for our utilities to run entirely on renewable energy and how to bring the cost down for consumers.
Images from above show wealth inequality in Detroit, around the world
Photographer Johnny Miller joined “The Metro” to discuss his project “Unequal Scenes” and why his images are so effective at visualizing inequality.
The Metro: Does the Motor City need a new slogan?
WDET’s own Ryan Patrick Hooper and Waajeed, along with other cultural commentators and creators in the city, joined the show to discuss how to better market Detroit to the world.
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