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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
Engineer: Nate Bender
Senior Producer: David Leins
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Recent stories from The Metro
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.
The Metro: Every American president, in one Detroit room
Damon DeWitt painted all 45 presidents, each in a different style— and President Buchanan hangs upside down. “Dads of Democracy” is at Wayne State.
The Metro: How this Democratic Socialist plans to govern Ann Arbor
Yousef Rabhi spoke with host Robyn Vincent about why he ran for Ann Arbor’s mayor, and how he wants to govern the city as a self-declared outsider.
The Metro: Allen Park welcomes second annual Paint the Park Mural and Art Festival
Allen Park’s Downtown Development Authority and The Mural People are partnering to host this year’s event, now including a bike ride led by Slow Roll Detroit.
The Metro: After anti-Muslim protest, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud on belonging in America
Dearborn’s last city council meeting was swarmed by anti-Islamic agitators. Mayor Abdullah Hammoud comments on how he hopes to resolve the outpouring of discriminatory sentiment towards Arab American Muslims.
The Metro: Mallory McMorrow on the clinics that closed, the race she left, and what her party got wrong
The Michigan Senate majority whip on the Planned Parenthood closures in her own district, why the state didn’t step in, and the U.S. Senate campaign she suspended in July.
The Metro: How does a new, gigantic bridge affect people living nearby?
The residents of Delray didn’t want the Gordie Howe Bridge to be built there. Now that its built, will the bridge benefit them?
The Metro: He came to WDET as an intern. He leaves as its news director
The longtime news director and Michigan Journalism Hall of Famer talks with The Metro about the stories that shaped him — and the newsroom he built.
CONTAINER on The Metro: Chef Godwin’s Yum Village
Chef Godwin Ihentuge shares how Yum Village is using food to bring people together and build community in Detroit.
The Metro: Life on Detroit’s canals — and the fix that could end it
They call it the Venice of Detroit — canals running inland from the river, past backyards and boathouses. Nearly every parcel there sits in a federal flood zone, and one fix on the table would close those canals off. A chef whose customers arrive by boat and the woman who chairs the neighborhood’s water group joined Robyn Vincent on The Metro.
The Metro: What Republican candidates need to do to win Michigan
Both GOP senate candidate Mike Rogers and Michigan governor candidate John James were endorsed by President Trump. What else do they need to do to secure a win this November? Dennis Darnoi of Densar Consulting joins the show to give his perspective.
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