The Metro: Michigan ends mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds convicted of murder
America delivers harsher criminal punishments than almost any other country. That harshness can be seen in our prison sentences, which...
Sam Corey
Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro. Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
The Metro: Michigan ends mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds convicted of murder
America delivers harsher criminal punishments than almost any other country. That harshness can be seen in our prison sentences, which...
The Metro: WDET is ‘rooting’ itself in local environmental reporting with tree canopy project
WDET is embarking on a new project exploring the multifaceted relationship between trees and community health in Michigan. Amanda Le...
The Metro: Congresswoman Tlaib on improving Black maternal health outcomes
The United States spends more on health care costs than any other rich nation, yet maternal death rates remain...
The Metro: Auto industry taking an economic turn due to tariffs
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The stock market has rebounded somewhat since last week, but there...
The Metro: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed enters US Senate race in Michigan
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The race for the U.S. Senate in Michigan is heating up. ...
The Metro: Former US Attorney Barb McQuade on Trump’s defiance of court orders
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Last month, the U.S. government deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a native...
The Metro: Labor professor says Trump tariffs’ impact on autoworkers ‘will be very painful’ to watch
What will Michigan’s economy look like one year from now? How about just six months? Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever...
The Metro: Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs at the Detroit Economic Club
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke at a Detroit Economic Club event...
The Metro: A professor’s thoughts on reforming DEI at universities
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the U.S. are under threat. ...
The Metro: Navigating an uncertain stock market
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Economists are describing what’s happening in the markets as volatile. President...
The Metro: Attorney representing pro-Palestine protester detained at Detroit Metro Airport
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Many free speech advocates are alarmed as the Trump administration revokes...
The Metro: Changes underway on Monroe Street in Greektown
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Greektown Neighborhood Partnership is working on a “Monroe Streetscape Transformation...