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Not Slim, but Shady – May 23, 2023
Eminem, Insane Clown Posse and Elmore Leonard all turn to Howard Hertz for legal advice. He shares some epic stories […]
Revisiting Coleman – May 16, 2023
Learn about the Coleman Young most folks never knew when legendary Free Press reporter Bill McGraw schools ML, Marc and […]
Overcompensated – May 9, 2023
Cronies voted to give Detroit elected officials big raises, so ML, Marc and Shawn talk to one of the reporters […]
Secrets of an Agent Man – May 2, 2023
A local man who helps undrafted football players realize their NFL dream tells ML, Marc and Shawn how he works […]
Rock & Roll Never Forgets – April 25, 2023
ZZ Top, Battling Bill Bonds and Angry Aretha Franklin are just some of the inside stories Hall of Fame rock […]
Poetic Justice & Prison Epicures – April 18, 2023
Your poet tax dollars wasted, top prison chefs revealed, and track suits for a good cause keep ML, Marc and […]
Weed Greed – April 11, 2023
Lawbreaker lawmakers high on bribes from Michigan’s new marijuana market dominate this week’s discussion as an investigative reporter and former […]
Powerless – April 4, 2023
We fight the power (company) as we celebrate our 200th episode. Energy Vampire Shawn returns while ML and Marc welcome […]
Energy Vampire – March 28, 2023
Shawn swoops in and steals the show with his story about fridge scrubbing, prompting ML and Marc to accuse him […]
The Cure to Corruption – March 21, 2023
Shawn is gone so ML and Marc chop up greedy billionaires, a corruption kingpin, and jocks on jocks while Joe […]
Hall of Justice – March 14, 2023
Elliott Hall advised Coleman Young and Kwame Kilpatrick and protected prostitutes who witnessed a massacre in the midst of the […]
Balls Out – March 7, 2023
Detroit City FC is getting ready to kick off its season, so ML, Marc and Shawn welcome CEO Sean Mann […]
Soul Power – February 28, 2023
Another DTE epic fail forced Shawn to buy a generator, sparking an electric discussion with Marc and ML while Joe […]
Rapper Murder Mystery – February 21, 2023
Rappers who disappeared on the East Side turn up dead in Highland Park. Free Press reporter Andrea Sahouri tells Shawn […]
Not Again Again – February 14, 2023
Shawn’s son and his roommate recount what it was like to be on lockdown in East Lansing, where ML’s daughters […]
Kilpatrick: Sorry Not Sorry – February 7, 2023
Kwame Kilpatrick says he’s changed, so ML and Marc ask an expert before discussing ML’s return to Fox 2, while […]
Billionaire Bonanza – January 31, 2023
Billionaires want more millions to build downtown, so ML, Marc and Shawn ask an expert where the money is coming […]
Human Tragedy – January 24, 2023
An Eastsider fighting human trafficking in the shadow of Mt. Everest joins ML and Marc to explain how he got […]
Train to Nowhere – January 17, 2023
The QLine is a billionaire’s boondoggle now funded with $85 million in tax dollars, so ML, Marc and Shawn dig […]
ML-More Leonard- January 10, 2023
A Nazi rally, Cuba and a Mafia hotel are just a few of the places Gregg Sutter went while working […]
New Year’s Devolution – January 3, 2023
ML, Marc and Shawn go from Big Game to big shame as their New Year’s resolutions fall apart even before […]
Dear Souly – December 27, 2022
You have questions, we have answers. Or at least questionable advice. ML, Marc and Shawn pool their wisdom, while Joe […]
Santa Exposed – December 20, 2022
A Santa School graduate and instructor threatens to put Marc on the Naughty List, while ML, Shawn and Joe play […]
Missing, Inaction – December 13, 2022
Eyewitnesses contradict the official account of the Oxford High School shooting, as Free Press reporter Tresa Baldas tells ML and […]
The UFO Show – December 6, 2022
SOUL OF DETROIT The UFO Show 12/6/2022 Episode #183 A UFO expert reveals the hottest spots in Michigan for close […]
Whistleblower – November 29, 2022
Oxford families deserve the truth, a former school board member tells ML, Marc and Shawn on the anniversary of Ethan […]
Crimes of the Soul – November 22, 2022
A junkie hooker and a professor meet in the Cass Corridor, what could go wrong? Best-selling author Lowell Cauffiel joins […]
Questions for the Soul – November 15, 2022
From a frozen embryo to rowdy neighbors to free spending in-laws, ML, Marc and Shawn tackle the tough questions, while […]
Extra Cheesy – November 8, 2022
We dish up the origin story of Detroit pizza and look back on a TRIPLE beheading as Professor Tim Kiska […]
The Big Shame – November 1, 2022
Eli Zaret discusses his Channel 4 documentary and the Big Shame that followed the Big Game in Ann Arbor, an […]
Pumpkin Heads – October 25, 2022
Frank Pumpkin zooms in while ML, Marc and Shawn put their gourds together to figure out who is going to […]
War is a Drag – October 18, 2022
ML’s student who went to war in Ukraine is home and reporting back to ML, Shawn and Marc, while Joe […]
Conspiracy Weary – October 11, 2022
Lies sell better than ever, according to Andy Kroll, who debunks one of the most virulent conspiracies of recent times […]
5 Days at Memorial – October 4, 2022
Forty-five people died at Memorial Hospital, a tragedy Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Sheri Fink documents in a best-selling book and […]
Heavy Duty Toilet – September 27, 2022
ML shares a long but well-told story about a no-show judge while Marc and Shawn wonder where he was for […]
Winless in Seattle – September 20, 2022
The ESPN/ABC producer who made a monkey out of ML zooms in before ML, Shawn and Marc quiz Free Press […]
As Far As I Know… September 13, 2022
Shawn reads a mean email before ML’s wife reads a mean email while Marc wonders whether he’s mean email-worthy and […]
Mr. Belvin Air – August 30, 2022
Shawn comes in late but hot with stories about the Amazing Belvin, his fighter pilot stepdad, while ML and Marc […]
Bull Fighter – August 23, 2022
BREAKING NEWS: Minutes after we get a verdict in the Whitmer kidnap trial verdict, a former fed offers expert opinion […]
Raiders of the Lost Docs – August 16, 2022
FBI watcher Allan Lengel of Deadline Detroit discusses the raid on Mar-A-Lago while ML, Marc, Shawn and Intern Patrick produce […]
Weather or Not – August 9, 2022
Derek Kevra of Fox 2 and musician Max Prokop drop in to promote an ALS fundraiser while ML, Shawn, Marc, […]
We Fixed Politics – August 2, 2022
On primary day, ML reminisces about his time as a candidate, while Marc, Shawn and Intern Patrick debate how best […]
Rocket Matt – July 26, 2022
Matt Bissonette has played bass for David Lee Roth, Brian Wilson, Rick Springfield and is now touring with Elton John. […]
The Lucido Rules- July 19, 2022
Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido fires back at critics as ML, Marc, Shawn and Intern Patrick try to get a […]
Hitsville S.O.D. – July 12, 2022
Motown HOF songwriter Mickey Stevenson takes ML, Marc, Shawn, Intern Patrick and Kaleena behind the scenes at Hitsville, U.S.A., while […]
Best Ones Yet – ML SOD 2022 – July 5, 2022
ML is one vacation this week. The almighty has bestowed the assembly of the show to his Intern Patrick. Enjoy […]
Good Heads – June 21, 2022
Marc is back from the Spam Museum and tells ML, Shawn and Marc about his visit to Mount Rushmore and […]
The Kids Are Alright – June 14, 2022
Marc is missing so college kids Kaleena and Patrick take over the show while ML and Shawn die slowly and […]
Perfection – June 7, 2022
ML gets stabbed – TWICE – to start the day, then gets needled by Marc and Shawn while Patrick counts […]
Detroit TV History – May 31, 2022
A look back at Detroit’s biggest dance party reveals that ML might have made “The Scene,” though Shawn and Marc […]
Sam Riddle Me This – May 24, 2022
Sam Riddle and Monica Conyers were Detroit’s political power couple in the Awful Aughts, which landed both of them in […]
Deadliest Catch – May 17, 2022
A man who fishes guns out of the Detroit River tells ML, Marc and Patrick us what else his magnet […]
Professor Perv – May 3, 2022
The student journalist who exposed a predotory professor tells ML, Marc and Shawn how he did it, while Joey tries […]
Kick Balls – April 19, 2022
While Dan Gilbert tried to buy an English soccer team, Detroit’s hometown team hit new heights … ML and Shawn […]
Connect the Plots – April 12, 2022
A conspiracy theorist and a lawyer walk into a basement … ML and Marc inquire while Joe waits for the […]
Hunter’s Laptop – April 5, 2022
A reporter who scrutinized Hunter Biden’s laptop data joins ML, Marc and Shawn as they untangle the twisted tale of […]
It’s (Jerry) Spring-er Time- March 29, 2022
Jerry Springer Show secrets dominate this week before ML and Marc fight with Shawn, which really seems like the fashionable […]
March Sadness University – March 22, 2022
Rob Parker replaces Shawn after ML and Marc catch up on the wild Whitmer kidnap plot trial while Joe says […]
You Suck – March 15, 2022
Tom Izzo trolls Shawn, who gives ML and Marc the backstory, while Joe waits for coach to put him in! […]
Runaway Windsor – March 8, 2022
Shawn hijacks the show, just one of many conspiracies ML and Marc discuss while Joe debates whether to turn state’s […]
Podcast Like a Rockstar – February 22, 2022
Homegrown hitmaker J.T. Harding discusses his career, his two dads and how his path crossed with M.L. during high school […]
The Dirty Show – February 15, 2022
Longtime Detroit provocateur Jerry Vile talks dirty and discusses some of his greatest (s)hits while Marc and ML listen with […]
No Apologies – February 8, 2022
A deep dive into a politician and his a lucrative friends and family plan starts the show, before ML and […]
Podcast on Fire: A Werbe Story – February 1, 2022
Back when liberals were conspiracy theorists, Peter Werbe ruled the airwaves. ML and Marc ask him what he thinks about […]
A Lotta Bull – January 25, 2022
ML rages at the latest evidence Detroit’s political machine will never shed its culture of corruption. Prosecutor turned defense attorney […]
Saint Kwame – January 18, 2022
One reason Kwame Kilpatrick is going to be an internet preacher, and not a history teacher, is because he doesn’t […]
Creeper of the House – January 11, 2022
Who’s a bigger creep, Lee Chatfield of Kwame Kilpatrick? ML and Marc chop it up with David Zeman, who edited […]
Kids Today – January 4, 2022
Two disasters have one thing in common: Shawn Windsor. ML and Marc grill him on what he witnessed, while Kaleena […]
Happy NuWave Year – December 28, 2021
Happy New Year! ML rolls out some New Wave holiday songs, good and bad, to ring in 2022. THE STRAIGHT […]
Happy Holi-daze – December 21, 2021
ML is back from Costa Rica for an underwelming reunion with Marc and Yawn special guest Kaleena enlightens the old […]
¿Dónde está ML? – December 14, 2021
ML seeks refuge in Costa Rica with the mysterious Sergei while Marc and Shawn pine away in Drew’s basement and […]
Rataj Reflects – December 7, 2021
Legal eagle Mike Rataj joins the crew to discuss legal issues stemming from the Oxford High School shooting. ML, Marc […]
Podcast of Misfits Toys – November 30, 2021
Big Blue didn’t blow it, so Marc, Shawn and special guest Matt Riley chop up the Wolverine-Buckeye game, while ML […]
Live Soul! – November 23, 2021
Bluemaster Laith Al-Saadi from Team Adam Levine tells tales about The Voice before laying down some mean licks, while ML […]
Hot Rod – November 16, 2021
Rod Meloni of WDIV reveals how he pulled a scoop out of a 30-year-old horror story. Before and after his […]
After the Fall – November 9, 2021
ML’s city council campaign is over, so let the post mortem begin! Shawn fawns, but a fight breaks out nevertheless. […]
The Running Man – November 2, 2021
It’s Election Day, so Candidate Elrick has more important things to do than hang out with Shawn & Marc. He […]
Pissed & Make Up – October 26, 2021
Shawn is back in the basement … but is he back in ML’s good graces? Marc soaks it all in […]
ML’s Mom Knows Best – October 19, 2021
ML’s mom pays a surprise visit to talk politics and Carmen Harlan’s quiche. Tensions run high, and ML invites listeners […]
Pow! – October 13, 2021
As ML prepares for a great debate, his coach dials in to discuss strategy and political pitfalls. Big takeaways: ML […]
Detroit Politricks – October 5, 2021
Dirty money is flowing in the race against ML, but he figured out who is behind it. Political operative TM […]
Fed Flips – September 28, 2021
ANOTHER Detroit city councilman pleads guilty, so ML, Shawn and Marc talk to the prosecutor who worked the case. Oh, […]
ML’s Island– September 21, 2021
The last time ML was on Mackinac Island he was hot on someone’s trail. Now, he’s back to help clean […]
The Write Stuff – September 14, 2021
Listeners take over — but only after ML debuts a sweet new video. Marc appreciates the quality, while Shawn seemingly […]
Knight Time! – September 7, 2021
ML reveals a secret about an Eastsider who just turned 100, then provides a cogent critique of Shawn’s new podcast. […]
Council Corruption – August 31, 2021
Two public officials ML investigated get raided by the FBI, and the corruption cloud over Detroit City Hall expands. Shawn […]
Raging Tide – August 24, 2021
A newly uncovered report reveals that ML was right — water officials must install backflow preventers to stop floods! Shawn […]
Magnum M.L. – August 17, 2021
Prince saves the life of one of ML’s former students, who then goes on to work for the Insane Clown […]
Viva Shawn Vegas – August 10, 2021
The election is over, so it’s time for some behind the scenes stories! We also fill Shawn’s empty chair with […]
O, Shawn! – August 3, 2021
M.L. Elrick left a (somewhat) steady job at the Free Press to run for Detroit’s City Council. It was an […]
Water Everywhere – July 27, 2021
Information floods in on what went wrong with Detroit pumping stations, then the crew reveals the student athlete they will […]
Woody: Tour de Force – July 20, 2021
Woody Woodriffe welcomes ML back to the podcast by sharing his obsession and expertise on the Tour de France. Marc, […]
Unity – July 13, 2021
Drew Lane pops in, as Shawn Windsor & Marc Fellhauer are without ML again. Our fearless host is out on […]
ML-NIL SOD-1 – July 6, 2021
ML’s political career puts him behind the pulpit, then Marc and Shawn put him behind the 8-ball on student athlete […]
ML’s Waterworld – June 29, 2021
Two to three feet of water filled ML’s basement in the latest “500-year” flood. And DCFC CEO Sean Mann joins […]
ML M.I.A. – June 22, 2021
Elrick (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)is on vacation, yet seems to be playing close attention to the show as his fellow Pulitzer Prizer winner […]
Ministry & Music – June 15, 2021
Our church correspondent provides an eye-witness account of Kwame Kilpatrick’s Sunday sermon before we debut a new release from The […]
Kilpatrick Speaks – June 8, 2021
Kwame Kilpatrick is getting married and becoming a preacher, according to an exclusive report at DeadlineDetroit.com. M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook ML […]
Detroit Lyin’ – June 1, 2021
Detroit Lions beat writer Dave Birkett (Twitter @DaveBirkett) has covered hope, heartbreak, hard times — everything but a playoff victory. […]
No Waves & Humblebrags – May 25, 2021
Every reporter has a story they thought would make a splash that instead made a thud. M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook […]
Just the Dietz – May 18, 2021
Kevin Dietz dishes on his career in journalism, from Cheboygan to the Gulf War to Naked Golf — and everything […]
From DPD to GOP – May 11, 2021
Chief James Craig is giving up police work for politics. Pundit Tracey Martin joins the crew to speculate on his […]
Free Bobby & Bikes – May 4, 2021
Mike Rataj explains how he got Kwame Kilpatrick crony Bobby Ferguson out of prison. Then Zak Pashak of Detroit Bikes […]
City Hall Circus – April 27, 2021
A stealth effort to wipe out Mayor Mike Duggan and a top councilwoman emerged this week, so we turn to […]
House of Windsor – April 20, 2021
Shawn ascends to the throne as we dive into the House of Windsor, where Milk Duds have replaced Turkish Delight […]
Super-Zeros – April 13, 2021
Star War author Charles Soule forsakes Skywalker Ranch for the Red Shovel basement to rap about his career as a […]
The Real Anchorman – April 6, 2021
Mort Crim anchors an encounter with fellow WDIV alum ML Elrick (in which it becomes clear that ML’s work at […]
Celeb Sightings & Shots – March 30, 2021
Celebrity sightings, shyness, covid shots and ML’s surprise alternate identities dominate the top of the show. M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook […]
Cop Shoots Back – March 24, 2021
A rookie empties her clip into a stranger on Christmas Eve, only to find out he wasn’t a stranger at […]
Blighting Irish/Erin go Blah – March 17, 2021
There is no luck of the Irish when it comes to internet connections, as this week’s guests prove during an […]
Rat on Ice – March 9, 2021
Mike Rataj opens up about his unlikely friendship with one-time antagonist M.L.. M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook ML ELRICK/Instagram ml_elrick), Marc […]
Gov. Gag Order – March 3, 2021
Gov. Whitmer’s top health official splits with a golden parachute and promise to keep quiet. Detroit News reporter Craig Mauger […]
Hear Goes Nothing – February 23, 2021
Hey, it worked for Seinfeld! So this week we do a show about … nothing. M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook ML ELRICK/Instagram […]
1-800-You-Suck – February 16, 2021
Nasty voicemails and great stories from one of ML’s journalism heroes provide some heat in the midst of an epic […]
My Mother the Narc – February 9, 2021
ML’s plan to have his mom explain her concern for Shawn backfires when she ends up dishing a bunch of […]
Hunter Now Hunted – February 2, 2021
A listener lays into Shawn Windsor before M.L. and Darren Nichols compare a current city council controversy with some of […]
Free Bobby? – January 26, 2021
Kilpatrick is free, but Mike Rataj wonders why Kwame’s co-conspirator Bobby Ferguson is still locked up. ML updates us on […]