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Nick Tobier Interviewed on Stateside

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Stamps Professor Nick Tobier recently discussed his book ​‘Looping Detroit: A People Mover Travelogue’ with Cynthia Canty on the Michigan Radio program Stateside. 

Think of it as an artistic ​“fan letter” to Detroit’s People Mover.

Artist Nick Tobier’s new book is Looping Detroit: A People Mover Travelogue. It’s a collection of essays, photographs and poems inspired by the People Mover and the views it offers of Detroit’s geography and culture.

Tobier, who’s a University of Michigan professor originally from New York City, brings an outsider’s perspective to something that sparks some passionate discussion whenever it’s brought up among Detroiters – the People Mover.

The ​“tiny, tiny train” in a gigantic city: An outsider’s ode to Detroit’s People Mover | Stateside, Michigan Radio