Arts and culture in Hamtramck are thriving, yet not many know about its community and resources offered to a wide array of people.

Passenger Recovery was founded in 2016 with the goal of helping traveling artists maintain sobriety with tools and resources to allow for safe experiences on the road.  

Now, the artistic and sobriety space, Recovery Community Center, is trying to do even more to foster and protect local and visiting talent, and to expand its programming. They've found they often partner with the Hamtramck Queer Alliance, providing a safe space for many different groups in the area. 

Bryan Wolf is the Director of Passenger Recovery and Passenger Radio, a music and sound professional and educator. Tim Price is the Outreach and Marketing Director of Social Media for Passenger Radio WHCK. He is also the founder and curator of the Christopher Street Gallery in Hamtramck.

Bryan and Tim joined The Metro to talk more about what’s being happening in Hamtramck’s arts and culture scene.

Jova Lynn, co-director of the Museum of Contemporary Arts Detroit, joined The Metro to talk more about renovations, new exhibitions and 20 years of MOCAD. 

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Detroit was built for cars, but its future depends on people. Public transit in the Motor City has long struggled to keep up with the city’s needs, from unreliable service to missed school days and lost job opportunities. In this episode, we explore what it would take to build a Detroit that truly moves everyone.

Transit advocate Deanne Austin joins Robyn Vincent to talk about how mobility shapes opportunity, what Detroit’s next mayor must prioritize, and how better buses could strengthen education, access, and everyday life.

Poverty is going up in Detroit. So too are the costs of food and housing. All of this means that many are struggling to pay their bills, and homelessness — particularly for kids — is on the rise. 

Anthony Eid, the senior director of public policy for the Community Development Advocates of Detroit, and the policy and advocacy coordinator for COTS, a housing agency in the city, joined The Metro to discuss.

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Capturing love through photography

Elonte Davis is a Detroit-based photographer and a 2025 Kresge Fellow. His work has been featured in Forbes Magazine, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

For Elonte, photography is a powerful tool to spread love and joy, helping people see themselves differently and with greater appreciation.

George Wallace's observational humor, and masterful storytelling have earned him a place among comedy's most iconic figures. 

As a comic, writer and actor he has been casted in "Seinfeld," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Mr. Deeds" and so many more staple TV shows and films. Wallace is perhaps best known for his iconic “I Be Thinkin’ routines and his signature “Yo Mama” jokes. He currently stars alongside Laverne Cox in the comedy series, "Clean Slate." 

In 2004, Wallace headlined his own show at The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. It was initially only greenlit for 30 days, but the show became so popular it ran for over a decade. That's how he earned the nickname “The New Mr. Vegas.”

Wallace joined the The Metro to discuss all the things he appreciates most in his life.

He will take his impeccable timing and authentic insights to the Fisher Theatre stage Saturday October 25th.  

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has now pardoned Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee and father of six facing deportation to Laos — a country he’s never lived in. Just before that decision was announced, The Metro’s Robyn Vincent spoke with immigration attorney Aisa Villarosa of the Asian Law Caucus about Yang’s detention, due-process concerns, and the calls for his release.

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America does not have a democracy. Author Osita Nwanevu, a writer at The New Republic and The Guardian, says that's true because of the electoral college, gerrymandering in the House of Representatives, and a Senate that gives more power to land than people. 

Nwanevu joined The Metro to discuss his new book, and why creating a fully representative democracy could make us all better off. 

At Comerica Park, deaf and hard-of-hearing volunteers say they were excluded from a concessions program after a confusing interaction with a “secret shopper.” Now their lawsuit, led by the Sugar Law Center, is testing what equal communication means under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Co-host Robyn Vincent speaks with attorney Liz Jacob about access and accountability.

Access a full transcript of their conversation at wdet.org.

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While the arts and humanities are facing defunding and disinvestment nationally, there’s a brand new space to experience the arts in Detroit’s Live 6 neighborhood. 

The Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre opens next month with a production of Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night.” It is the university’s first permanent theater on that campus, despite a 150-year history of theatre productions.

Previously, students in the award-winning theatre program had practiced and performed in temporary buildings and spaces, including a space in the YMCA in Downtown Detroit.

Jocelyn Boryczka, Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Science at University of Detroit Mercy, joined Tia Graham to discuss the new Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre and what it means for the future of arts programming in the Live 6 area.

She says the vision for the theatre extends beyond the university walls and invites residents of the Live 6 neighborhoods to be a part of the theatre now and in the future.

The Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre’s first production will be Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” with performances November 7-16. Tickets available online.