The Metro: Lyme disease cases surge as ticks expand into Southeast Michigan
Reported Lyme Disease cases in Michigan nearly quadrupled between 2022 and 2025.Blacklegged ticks (deer ticks), which transmit Lyme Disease hitch...
David Leins
David Leins is the senior producer of WDET’s daily news and culture program, The Metro. He has produced several award-winning podcasts and multimedia series at WDET including Tracked and Traced, Science of Grief and COVID Diaries, which earned a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation. He previously led WDET’s StoryMakers program. David has an M.A. in Media Arts and Studies from Wayne State University, and a B.A. in anthropology from Grand Valley State University with a minor in Arabic. David teaches podcasting at Wayne State University and is an alumnus of the Transom Audio Storytelling Workshop.
The Metro: Lyme disease cases surge as ticks expand into Southeast Michigan
Reported Lyme Disease cases in Michigan nearly quadrupled between 2022 and 2025.Blacklegged ticks (deer ticks), which transmit Lyme Disease hitch...
The Metro: Smartphone ban coming to Michigan K-12 classrooms
Michigan will be enacting a statewide school phone ban for students from kindergarten through 12th grade this fall.Many schools already...
The Metro: Detroit Techno history and future on stage at Movement this weekend
Since it's founding in 2000, Movement has honored the raw, electrified spirit of the city where Techno was born. It’s a...
The Metro: How ‘social prescribing’ could solve America’s loneliness epidemic
Some public health researchers are turning to a new kind of prescription to address the problem. It’s called “social prescribing.”...
The Metro: First-time campers welcome at Metroparks’ newly renovated Walnut Grove Campground
One of two public campgrounds in Wayne County is reopening this summer after extensive renovations. Located in Lower Huron Metropark,...
The Metro: ‘The most magnificent public utility.’ Libraries are making a comeback
Almost 70 years after National Library Week was founded, the amount of time we spend reading something pales in comparison...
The Metro: Where to go on Record Store Day in metro Detroit
This Saturday is Record Store Day, an industry holiday created in 2008 to support independent record stores when the record...
The Metro: On the ballot, under the radar. How to be an informed voter this election season
It's a big election year in Michigan, with statewide races for Governor, Secretary of State and U.S. Senate. While consequential...
The Metro: Michigan’s ‘RFK Jr.’ is re-shaping public health in St. Clair County
St. Clair County's medical director, Dr. Remington Nevin, is re-shaping the county's public health. He has helped lower the barrier...
The Metro: Artemis II is inspiring a new generation of space enthusiasts
NASA's Artemis II mission has captured the imaginations of a new generation of space enthusiasts, young and old.Reid Wiseman, Victor...
The Metro: Data centers, coming to a community near you
In late 2024, Michigan lawmakers voted to provide tax breaks for large data centers. Since then, local officials across Michigan...
The Metro: School vaccine waivers increase risk of measles outbreaks
Seven people are confirmed to have contracted measles in Washtenaw County with exposure sites in Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, and Canton....