The Metro: Detroit Public Theatre’s latest production explores history in conversation with the present

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Now at the Detroit Public Theatre, the new stage play “Confederates”...

The Metro: How is the project to cap I-75 going?

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Downtown Detroit Partnership is developing a project to cap the...

The Metro: What are tariffs? And how could they affect consumers?

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. On Tuesday, President Trump’s order to place 10 percent tariffs on...

The Metro: Tuning in on media habits in Trump’s second term

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. President Donald Trump ran on promises to shrink the federal workforce,...

The Metro: Sharing our favorite stories from our first year on-air

Today on The Metro, we’re celebrating our first year on the air!  It has been a ride. We’ve brought our...

The Metro: Pope Francis Center opens emergency warming shelter during extreme cold

When temperatures dipped dangerously low during the recent polar vortex, the Pope Francis Center opened a 24-hour emergency warming center...

The Metro: Immigration rally in Southwest Detroit

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. President Donald Trump’s administration is making fast and far reaching changes...

The Metro: Pistons eyeing the playoffs

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit Piston fans have been wondering: will the Pistons have a...

The Metro: Homeschooling is on the rise

Most families enroll their kids in a traditional school, whether it's a public, private, or charter school. But since the...

WDET celebrating 1-year anniversary of new programs this week

This week marks the one-year anniversary of WDET's newest programs, and several of our hosts are planning special shows throughout...

The Metro: WDET’s annual ‘Festivus’ airing of grievances for 2024

Grievances, we’ve all had them. Whether it’s traffic, the weather, people nagging at us, we’ve all felt the need to...

The Metro: Exploring gender roles in 2024, from ‘girlboss’ to ‘trad wife’

The ​incoming ​Trump ​administration ​wants ​a ​return ​to ​traditional ​family ​values, ​and ​a ​lot ​of ​people ​who ​voted ​for ​him...