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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 food critic on the history and significance of the Michelin star
Detroit Free Press dining and restaurant critic Lyndsay Green explains why Detroit is now being considered, and if she thinks a metro Detroit food spot has a real shot at receiving a star rating.
The Metro: Detroit keeps rewriting its rental safety law. Landlords keep ignoring it
Reporter Aaron Mondry has spent years chronicling Detroit’s housing — evictions, development, the city’s rental rules — for Outlier Media. He joins The Metro to discuss why a 40-year-old safety law still doesn’t work, and the families left living with the consequences.
The Metro: Iron Chef Detroit fundraiser returns for a third year
Carlos Parisi and Jon Kung give their perspectives on food and its ties to community as hosts of the upcoming Iron Chef Detroit contest.
The Metro: Why an eviction defense program creating trust in Detroit’s legal system may not exist next year
Chief Judge William McConico describes what low income tenants and the court stand to lose if the Right to Counsel program shuts down.
The Metro: Sounds Like Detroit celebrates local artists. You curate the lineup
MI Local host Jeff Milo joined The Metro to talk more about the Sounds Like Detroit finalists and how they are shaping the local sound.
The Metro: Coal and ‘The Big Myth’ of the free market
Harvard historian Naomi Oreskes explains why Washington is spending millions to prop up coal — and what it reveals about politics, power, and the free market.
The Metro: Detroit’s cultural exports go beyond cars and techno—it’s the blueprint for free public museums
Charles Lang Freer turned his Detroit home into a living gallery of international artwork. The collection went on to form the country’s first national museum and Asian art museum in Washington DC.
The Metro: Detroit’s 911 dispatchers are calling on Congress for help
Emergency call center workers are not considered first responders. Reporter Byard Duncan set out on a journey across America to find out why so many emergency calls go unanswered. The story aired on Reveal, in partnership with Type Investigations.
The Metro: Lyme disease cases surge as ticks expand into Southeast Michigan
Learn about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease carried by the blacklegged tick aka the deer tick in Michigan from researchers.
The Metro: A children’s art museum in Rosedale Park nurtures Detroit’s next generation of artists
Yvette Rock is the founder and executive director of The RED. She has been working with young artists for decades, encouraging them to develop their skills and exposing them to career artists right here in Detroit.
The Metro: Local stage play highlights the legacy of baseball icon Roberto Clemente
“Roberto Clemente: A Diamond Within” is an original play by Candido Tirado, produced by Plowshares Theatre Company that shares the life of a famous baseball player and humanitarian. It will be playing in the Marlene Boll Theatre from June 12 through June 28.
The Metro: Smartphone ban coming to Michigan K-12 classrooms
A vast majority of Michigan schools already have a smartphone policy in place, but the details vary from district-to-district.
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