The Metro: Marriage rates are falling. A Wayne State expert says that might not be a bad thing
There has been a lot of discussion in the recent years about the direction romance is heading. The marriage rate...
Cary Junior II is an audio journalist and producer for The Metro on 101.9 WDET. Cary has worked as a producer or host on a number of projects. His work includes short and longform audio, documentary series and daily radio. In his five year career in journalism he has worked for Crooked Media, the Detroit Free Press, and now WDET - Detroit's NPR station.
The Metro: Marriage rates are falling. A Wayne State expert says that might not be a bad thing
There has been a lot of discussion in the recent years about the direction romance is heading. The marriage rate...
The Metro: Detroit’s Alternative Press gave a voice to a generation of artists. A new book tells its story
When political tensions are high, artists and creatives use their work to weigh in. In 1960’s Detroit, a poet and...
The Metro: Royal Oak’s Sidetrack Bookshop opened with no shelves — now it’s a community institution
Sidetrack Bookshop is an independent book store in Royal Oak. It’s nestled between Washington Avenue and the train tracks there....
The Metro: Dabls brings 45 years of artistry to MOCAD’s reopening exhibition
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is re-opening this weekend after closing last year to perform renovations on the...
The Metro: How vinyl records outlived the formats meant to replace them
Technology changes the world around us at a fast pace. So fast, our jobs, the way we communicate, even the...
The Metro: How American cities stopped making room for teenagers
Detroit teenagers have been gathering in large numbers downtown over the past few weeks.On its face, there's a simple explanation:...
The Metro: A new book details former Detroit Tiger Ron LeFlore’s unlikely journey from prison to the major leagues
The story of retired baseball player Ron LeFlore is one worth repeating. LeFlore was a gifted athlete who refused to let...
The Metro: Why one sports fan is opening a bar dedicated to women’s sports
Alissa Graff found out, despite the growing interest in women's leagues, she would still need to fight for screen time...
The Metro: How sports challenge the boundaries of American society
This year marks 150 years of Major League Baseball. In that time, baseball like every sport, has become intertwined with...
The Metro: Men are getting vasectomies at record rates, but do they really understand reproductive health?
In 2022, the Supreme court overturned Roe v. Wade which eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion for pregnant people....
The Metro: Detroit techno legend Carl Craig turns nuclear physics into sound art at MSU
In 2020, Detroit DJ and producer Carl Craig was tapped by the Dia Art Foundation in New York City to...
The Metro: Detroit’s Senate Theater revives the lost art of silent film with live organ performance
For over 30 years, silent films were a major attraction at theaters. The movies relied on visual storytelling techniques and...
