Ryan Ermanni’s new gig keeps him from a Fox 2 reunion with ML, so the newsman is forced to grab the conch shell (actually, an empty Timmy Ho cup) and summon Marc and Shawn so the news team can assemble!

STRAIGHT DOPE: Ryan Ermanni was going to stop by on his way to host his new show on WJR, but asks for a rain check because it turns out he’d rather do a great radio show at the Golden Tower of the Fisher Building than a mediocre podcast in a shabby basement.

Can you judge a man by his donut? ML believes you can, and tests his theory by bringing in some Tim Hortons for Marc and Shawn.

ML, perhaps unwisely, offers to invite any Soulmate who signs up for $100 a month (or more) to his epic, annual backyard beer party – featuring The Smiths United. In the process, Marc and Shawn realize they had not yet received THEIR invites to the gig. OOPS!!!

Shawn was on the road with the Tigers last week, but can’t wait to weigh in late on the debate over whether “Jaws” holds up 50 years later. (He says yes, Marc says no, ML unloads on Richard Dreyfus.)

Marc says “Jaws” makes him think of “Open Water,” which leads to ML reminiscing about the time he was almost lost at sea in the Great Barrier Reef. It’s a long (and old) story, but even Shawn thinks it was well-told.

A broke ML managed to backpack for a month in Australia by doing chores at youth hostels to pay for his accommodations and meals, prompting Marc to extoll the virtues of hotel living – and reveal his enmity toward AirBNBs.

Shawn is heading to Las Vegas for work, but unlike most folks, says he’s not a big Vegas fan. ML speculates it’s because he’s upset about where the dancers strategically position their feathers.

What is the biggest rivalry in college football? SPOILER ALERT: The Athletic says it’s UM v. OSU. Where does the sports website rank MSU-UM? And why the hell is Minnesota-Wisconsin ranked so highly?!? ML, Marc and Shawn opine on the seemingly low ranking of the Egg Bowl, the Apple Cup and a bunch of other rivalries with goofy names. 

The Detroit Tigers are roaring this season! Shawn returns from a week on the road with the Hometown 9. His one of his many outstanding stories from the road.

Readers of a recent edition of the Free Press can be forgiven for their confusion. On one page, the newspaper endorsed a candidate for mayor. On another page, ML reveals how she used taxpayer money in questionable ways. Then there’s Shawn’s column on the importance of Malik Beasley to the Pistons on the front of the sports page, which contrasts with the revelation reported about Beasley’s legal problems. 
Read ML’s column here.

Read Shawn’s column here.
Marc wonders how the Pistons apparently didn’t have a clue Bealey had financial troubles when his paychecks got garnished. ML agrees that if anyone should have had a head’s up, it’s his employers … who get the writ of garnishment!


Sweet, gentle Shawn ERUPTS at ANY SUGGESTION that people making MILLIONS OF DOLLARS are at fault when they BLOW ALL THAT DOUGH. ML and Marc beg to differ … while hiding under their desks.

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GEEK OF THE WEEK: ML has plenty of geeks, but settles on anti-woke Americans who love our country so much that they DEFECT TO RUSSIA!!!

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