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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: A film, cinema and a city reclaiming what was always its own
Detroit’s techno legacy and its long fight to bring film back downtown come together at Campus Martius with a free screening of God Said Give ’Em Drum Machines, hosted by Treuse Cinema and the Electric Roots Film Festival.
The Metro: The body keeps the receipt
Financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin joined The Metro to talk about money, debt, and shame amid an affordability crisis.
The Metro: Detroit Techno history and future on stage at Movement this weekend
Legends and up-and-coming DJs will provide the soundtrack for Movement Electronic Music Festival in Hart Plaza May 23-25, 2026.
The Metro: Detroit’s teen takeovers force hard conversation
After a 14-year-old was shot downtown, Police Commissioner Darious Morris joins The Metro on curfews, sanctioned spaces, and what parents owe their kids.
The Metro: How Abraham Aiyash plans to lower costs if he’s elected to the state Senate
Former state Rep. Abraham Aiyash stresses affordability and lessening corporate influence in politics during his campaign for Michigan senate.
The Metro: How the mainstreaming of misogyny created the blueprint for modern day incel culture
Researcher Julia DeCook explains how a term once rooted in loneliness and connection became associated with online misogyny and male supremacist ideologies.
The Metro: Why health is the common theme threading Detroit’s city departments
Ali Abazeed leads Detroit’s health department, and founded Dearborn’s before that. He spoke to The Metro’s Robyn Vincent about what the city is doing to reduce overdose deaths and help residents be healthier.
The Metro: Catching up on the local culinary scene with Detroit News food critic
Detroit News dining critic Melody Baetens joined the show to catch us up on the summer food festival calendar, new restaurants and more.
The Metro: Why property taxes are preventing people from moving to Detroit
Attracting more people to the city means more tax revenue for Detroit. But new residents are discouraged by high property taxes.
The Metro: Healing the mental wounds of domestic violence
What does it take to heal after domestic violence? JoJo Dries of On the Wings of Angels joins The Metro to speak on the mental health work survivors face.
The Metro: A new book details the political mind of poet Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes is known as a writer and poet, not a political commentator. A new book by Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks explores this overlooked aspect of a cultural icon.
The Metro: Are popular therapy terms helping or hurting how we understand mental illness?
Mental health has come to the forefront of the public consciousness. But, as people adopt therapy speak, has stigma surrounding mental illness disappeared or just taken another form?
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