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A half-American, half-Mexican flag is waved in a crowd of protesters
  • All Things Considered
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Michigan shows up to proclaim No Kings

Russ McNamara, Quinn Klinefelter, Amanda LeClaire, Colin Jackson June 16, 2025

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Detroit attorney Todd Perkins formally announced his campaign for mayor on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at the Considine Little Rock Recreation Center in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
  • Politics, Government & Finance
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Meet Todd Perkins: Attorney, advocate, and Detroit mayoral hopeful

Nadia Zyiad June 16, 2025
Jerome Vaughn at the Mackinac Policy conference sit down for an interview.
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  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Secondary

Mackinac Policy Conference: Victory on roads

Jerome Vaughn June 14, 2025
Streetcars sit on Woodward Avenue in Highland Park in the 1940s
  • Culture & Music
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CuriosiD: Did Detroit automakers sabotage public transit?

Quinn Klinefelter June 12, 2025

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Listen: Did Detroit automakers sabotage public...

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Two modest Detroit homes next to each other on a Detroit street.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • The Metro

The Metro:  Detroit vs Speculators: The lawsuit that never was

Lauren Myers, Sam Corey, Jack Filbrandt, The Metro June 11, 2025

For a long time, one of Detroit’s biggest challenges was blight. Generational disinvestment and residential flight left about 80,000 homes...

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  • Culture & Music
  • In The Groove

In The Groove: Remembering Sly Stone through your voicemails & favorite songs

Ryan Patrick Hooper June 11, 2025

Following the loss of musical genius Sly Stone, I asked for your voicemails to remember him and to share your...

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A male doctor holds a patient file. He's wearing white coat.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • The Metro

The Metro: Routine checkups boost men’s lifespan

Lauren Myers, Cary Junior II, The Metro June 11, 2025

Studies show women live longer than men. According to the CDC, women are expected to live about five years longer....

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FILE - A logo of the General Motors is seen in Hamtramck, Mich., on Jan. 27, 2020.
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: GM to invest $4B, shift SUV and EV production

Jerome Vaughn June 11, 2025

Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.GM to invest $4B in U.S. manufacturing, reshuffle SUV and...

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FILE - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer listens during a briefing, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
  • Immigration
  • News

Immigration center plan stirs debate in Baldwin

admin June 11, 2025

Baldwin, a small town in Lake County, is about to get one of the largest immigration detention centers in the...

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Brick houses in the Bagley neighborhood.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Morning Edition
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ARISE Detroit! celebrates neighborhoods and its founder’s legacy

Pat Batcheller June 11, 2025

Journalist Luther Keith didn't just tell the stories of Detroiters--he was a Detroiter. He cared about the city. But he...

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A photo of the Detroit skyline on June 7, 2023.
  • Environment
  • Public Health
  • The Metro

The Metro: Canadian wildfire smoke is clouding Michigan skies. An expert shares how to stay safe

Robyn Vincent, The Metro June 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The skies over Southeast Michigan...

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Local rock quartet Zastava join Jeff Milo in WDET's studios
  • Culture & Music
  • MI Local

MI Local: Rock quartet Zastava in-studio; new music from Kate Hinote Trio, Idle Ray + more

Jeff Milo June 11, 2025

Each week on MI Local, you'll hear me refer to admittedly cryptic-sounding sub-genres, like for example, "post-punk" and "shoegaze." Well,...

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Satori Shakoor poses in an the front row of an empty theater.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Public Health
  • The Metro

The Metro: Satori Shakoor ‘Confessions of a menopausal femme fatale’

Lauren Myers, Tia Graham, The Metro June 10, 2025

So little is discussed about “The Change”. That’s right Menopause is not widely discussed and can bring a sense of...

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A group of people dressed in white play drums along the Detroit River
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Carnival of the Spirit celebrates 25 years in Detroit

Sascha Raiyn June 10, 2025

In this episode of The Detroit Evening Report, we cover a celebration of African ancestors, a Detroit student facing deportation and...

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FILE - The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) stands on North Capitol Street, April 15, 2013, in Washington.
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: How Trump’s attack on public media threatens democracy and access to information

Robyn Vincent, Nadia Zyiad, The Metro June 10, 2025

President Trump is taking direct aim at NPR and PBS—threatening to cut a billion-dollar lifeline from America's public airwaves. He...

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