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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: Detroit’s Venice could be underwater. Who should protect it?
A combination of climate change and aging infrastructure is causing massive flooding in Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood. The city has a plan to repair sea walls in the area, but what do residents think is needed to prevent disaster?
The Metro: Detroit hip hop hits the stage at this year’s SXSW
Detroit hip hop takes center stage nationally and internationally at South By Southwest’s showcase this year.
The Metro: ICE’s media machine and the voices going quiet
The federal government is manufacturing content while real sources are going quiet. Journalist Maria Hinojosa on the federal government’s information war — and the cost of fighting back.
The Metro: New exhibition honors the life and legacy of photographer Leni Sinclair.
Leni Sinclair will be honored with a year-long exhibition at the Detroit Historical Society. Ann Delisi moderates a celebration on March 12 to open the exhibit.
The Metro: The view of Iran from the diaspora living in metro Detroit
Wayne State professor Layla Saatchi gives her perspective on the Iran war as a member of the Iranian diaspora.
The Metro: Inside Mon Coeur, a bookstore dedicated entirely to romance
Carolyn Haering owns the romance bookstore Mon Coeur. She joins the show to talk about her love for romance books and recommend some for listeners.
The Metro: Who speaks for Iranians? On the limits of American assumptions
As America and Israel’s war against Iran escalates, a Wayne State scholar warns against reducing 92 million people to a single story.
The Metro: Literature scholar examines queer romance stories amid the success of ‘Heated Rivalry’
Queer love stories are not new, and “Heated Rivalry” scratches the surface of the plethora of stories that have been written about LGBTQ+ romance.
The Metro: Too broken to live in, too expensive to fix. Detroit’s unique housing crisis
Reporter Briana Rice from Outlier Media worked on the “Beyond Repair” series that explores Detroit’s home repair crisis.
The Metro: What it’s like to lead a health department in Trump’s America
Oakland County Health Officer Kate Guzman spoke about the diminishing state of public health under the Trump administration and her efforts to keep people healthy.
The Metro: If ‘Detroit Never Left,’ who wrote the comeback story?
In her new book, Detroit Never Left: Black Space, White Borders, Latino Crossings, Nicole Trujillo-Pagán makes the case that powerful outsiders have long defined Detroit’s problems at the expense of residents.
The Metro: Michigan gives parolees IDs. What more can be done to offer residents a second chance?
Thousands of formerly incarcerated individual’s reenter society each year in Michigan. However, their second chance is often hindered by government regulations.
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