Jamie Ducharme, Time, "Why is it so tough to get people to do something so good for and accessible to them? Physical limitations and health problems are certainly a factor for many people. Modern life deserves much of the blame, too, with long, sedentary work days and infrastructure that often makes it easier to hop in the car than walk or bike somewhere. But research suggests there’s another obstacle that affects all of us: our brains don’t want us to exercise."

Rose White, MLive, "Plucked from the dirt, most MI potatoes are sliced, peeled, fried, salted and turned into chips. As the 8th largest producer of potatoes in the country, MI plays a “critically important” role in the chip industry. About 70% of the MI-grown spuds become chips for brands like Frito Lay, Herr’s, Utz Snacks, Better Made Snack Foods and Great Lakes Potato Chip Co."

Janelle D James, BridgeMI: Fluctuating temperatures can be particularly troubling for fruit farmers who rely on cold temperatures to help the trees “sleep” during the winter. If temperatures are consistently too warm, crops can start to bud too early, putting the flower at risk of freezing and jeopardizing spring and summer fruit production when the temperatures drop again.

Benji Jones, The Vox, Greening is complicated. It’s not inherently good. Sometimes it’s very bad. Context matters a lot. Listen to our interview to explain what is happening to the Earth.

FULL EPISODE aired on WJR 760AM radio: Jeff Sloan, Kristin Kujawa, and Mark Pastoria promote volunteering for the Greening of Detroit, feral goldfish in our lakes and the city in MI with the best tasting water. Also (09:18) Benji Jones, Vox, The Earth is Getting Greener! Hooray? (16:34) Juliana Kaplan, Business Insider, DINKs are living the new American dream (26:34) Janelle D James, BridgeMI, Unseasonably warm weather a challenge for fruit farmers in MI. Wrapping up: what your Detroit suburb says about you.

Juliana Kaplan, Business Insider: The costs of rearing a child have skyrocketed. Raising a kid could cost parents upward of $26,000 this year. Being a DINK has always been a way to save money, but as the stigma around the choice to be child-free has faded, more Americans see being a DINK as the key to a new American dream of financial stability, freedom of choice, and a comfortable retirement.

Paula Gardner, BridgeMI, Lansing's Elderly Instruments has a national reputation thanks to the legions of musicians who shop there. Listen to the inspiring ways Eldery has embraced change, adapted to challenges, and consistantly was willing to be innovative for 52 years.

Kelli Korducki, Business Insider, "LinkedIn's appeal as a dating site is the platform's ability to give back some of that control and boost the caliber of their prospects. Because the professional networking site asks users to link to current and former employers, it offers an additional layer of credibility..."

FULL EPISODE aired on WJR 760AM radio:Jeff Sloan, Kristin Kujawa and Mark Pastoria kick off the show with lexicon updates, Ann Arbor Adventures, Detroit Driving Dilemmas, and Historical highlights. (10:55) Kelli Korducki, Business Insider, LinkedIn isn't just for jobs anymore. It's a dating app too. (19:38) Paula Gardner, Bridge MI, Elderly Instruments, celebrates 52 years in business. They finish out the show discussing hobby hunting "How-Tos".

FULL EPISODE aired on WJR Radio 760AM Detroit: Jeff, Kristin, and Mark recap and put a little perspective on this weeks news as well as speak with (08:45) Mark Dent, The Hustle, Powder and profits of ski resorts and (21:03) Dustin Walsh, Crain's Detroit, Can the Detroit Lions win really line our pockets. They wrap up the show discusses the new trend of bosses sending their employees to charm school.