By ML Soul of Detroit
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Eminem, Insane Clown Posse and Elmore Leonard all turn to Howard Hertz for legal advice. He shares some epic stories with ML, Marc and Shawn, while Joe works on his audition tape. STRAIGHT DOPE: Shawn waxes poetic about a restaurant where...
Learn about the Coleman Young most folks never knew when legendary Free Press reporter Bill McGraw schools ML, Marc and Shawn, while Joey studies The Little Red Book. STRAIGHT DOPE: After a stellar intro, ML surrenders and gives listener John Anderson what...
Cronies voted to give Detroit elected officials big raises, so ML, Marc and Shawn talk to one of the reporters who exposed their conflicts of interest, while Joe waits patiently for his same ol’ paycheck. STRAIGHT DOPE: Shawn questions the fairness...
A local man who helps undrafted football players realize their NFL dream tells ML, Marc and Shawn how he works his magic, while Joe waits for Roger Goodell to call his name. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML starts off a bit dour after...
ZZ Top, Battling Bill Bonds and Angry Aretha Franklin are just some of the inside stories Hall of Fame rock critic Jim McFarlin shares when he joins ML, Marc and Shawn, while Joe listens in the green room. STRAIGHT DOPE: We...
Your poet tax dollars wasted, top prison chefs revealed, and track suits for a good cause keep ML, Marc and Shawn busy, while Joe seeks an iron for his velour. STRAIGHT DOPE: Shawn is gone and Marc is back, as the...
Lawbreaker lawmakers high on bribes from Michigan’s new marijuana market dominate this week’s discussion as an investigative reporter and former federal prosecutor join ML and Shawn while Marc is whacked out on vacation wondering what Joe put in those brownies...
We fight the power (company) as we celebrate our 200th episode. Energy Vampire Shawn returns while ML and Marc welcome a cavalcade of dynamic guests and Joe stays grounded. STRAIGHT DOPE: We talk about lots of great subscriber-only stories in the Free...
Shawn swoops in and steals the show with his story about fridge scrubbing, prompting ML and Marc to accuse him of being an energy vampire, while Joe struggles to maintain consciousness. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML discovered an old photo of Shawn from...
Shawn is gone so ML and Marc chop up greedy billionaires, a corruption kingpin, and jocks on jocks while Joe generates green energy. STRAIGHT DOPE: While Shawn slums with Mr. March himself – Tom Izzo – ML and Marc discuss how...
Elliott Hall advised Coleman Young and Kwame Kilpatrick and protected prostitutes who witnessed a massacre in the midst of the 1967 riots — and now he’s telling all to ML and Marc, while Joe runs the show from a safe...
Detroit City FC is getting ready to kick off its season, so ML, Marc and Shawn welcome CEO Sean Mann for our annual “State of the Team” conversation, while Joe warms up on the sideline. STRAIGHT DOPE: After the show starts with...
Another DTE epic fail forced Shawn to buy a generator, sparking an electric discussion with Marc and ML while Joe attempts to harness the power of their wind. STRAIGHT DOPE: The power is out – again. So Shawn bought a generator. The...
Rappers who disappeared on the East Side turn up dead in Highland Park. Free Press reporter Andrea Sahouri tells Shawn and ML how it went down, while Marc is missing and Joe puts out a BOLO. STRAIGHT DOPE Marley Whoop, B12 and Juggs...
Shawn’s son and his roommate recount what it was like to be on lockdown in East Lansing, where ML’s daughters also spent a harrowing night.STRAIGHT DOPE: Another gunman, another massacre at a place where we thought our kids were safe....
Kwame Kilpatrick says he’s changed, so ML and Marc ask an expert before discussing ML’s return to Fox 2, while Shawn deflects and Joe reflects. STRAIGHT DOPE: Kwame Kilpatrick told a judge he is a new man, so we seek the opinion...
Billionaires want more millions to build downtown, so ML, Marc and Shawn ask an expert where the money is coming from — and what we’re being promised. Meanwhile, Joe plots his own course for world domination. STRAIGHT DOPE: JC Reindl of the...
An Eastsider fighting human trafficking in the shadow of Mt. Everest joins ML and Marc to explain how he got involved in rescuing young women from a Nepalese coyotes while Joe sends a St. Bernard in search of Shawn. STRAIGHT DOPE: Paul...
The QLine is a billionaire’s boondoggle now funded with $85 million in tax dollars, so ML, Marc and Shawn dig into the history of the downtown streetcar with Bill Shea, who chronicled its rise from the asphalt, while Joe calls...
A Nazi rally, Cuba and a Mafia hotel are just a few of the places Gregg Sutter went while working for Elmore Leonard. Sutter tells ML, Marc and Shawn what it was like to work as a legman for the...
ML, Marc and Shawn go from Big Game to big shame as their New Year’s resolutions fall apart even before they are made, while Joe resolves to look for a better gig. STRAIGHT DOPE: Shawn Windsor is a murderer. Honest. Listen and...
You have questions, we have answers. Or at least questionable advice. ML, Marc and Shawn pool their wisdom, while Joe considers referring them to the Employee Assistance Program. STRAIGHT DOPE: Joe Jackson once crooned: “Though it’s oh so nice to get advice,It’s...
A Santa School graduate and instructor threatens to put Marc on the Naughty List, while ML, Shawn and Joe play nice. STRAIGHT DOPE: Santa Michael shares lessons learned at the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School, the longest-running Santa School in the...
Eyewitnesses contradict the official account of the Oxford High School shooting, as Free Press reporter Tresa Baldas tells ML and Marc, while Shawn is missing and Joe is action. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML updates listeners on Shawn’s whereabouts – and why it would...
SOUL OF DETROIT The UFO Show 12/6/2022 Episode #183 A UFO expert reveals the hottest spots in Michigan for close encounters, while ML and Shawn wonder whether Marc has been abducted and Joe is grateful there are no anal probes in sight. STRAIGHT DOPE Marc is missing,...
Oxford families deserve the truth, a former school board member tells ML, Marc and Shawn on the anniversary of Ethan Crumbley’s shooting rampage that killed four and left countless lives changed forever. Joe runs the show until Matt Riley makes...
A junkie hooker and a professor meet in the Cass Corridor, what could go wrong? Best-selling author Lowell Cauffiel joins ML, Marc and Shawn to explain, while WSU grad Joe is glad Cass Corridor has come a long way since...
From a frozen embryo to rowdy neighbors to free spending in-laws, ML, Marc and Shawn tackle the tough questions, while Joe ponders out yonder. STRAIGHT DOPE: The election is over, but the questions remain. The crew chews on what happened, and where...
We dish up the origin story of Detroit pizza and look back on a TRIPLE beheading as Professor Tim Kiska of the Detroit History Podcast schools ML, Marc and Shawn, while Joe turns in a note from his mother allowing...
Eli Zaret discusses his Channel 4 documentary and the Big Shame that followed the Big Game in Ann Arbor, an altercation that spurred a verbal battle between ML, Shawn and Marc while Joey dials 9-1-1. STRAIGHT DOPE: Eli Zaret discusses his epic...
Frank Pumpkin zooms in while ML, Marc and Shawn put their gourds together to figure out who is going to win the Big Game, while Joe waits with Linus. STRAIGHT DOPE: Frank Morse grew the biggest pumpkin in Michigan history. He...
ML’s student who went to war in Ukraine is home and reporting back to ML, Shawn and Marc, while Joe huddles in his bunker. STRAIGHT DOPE:Evelyn Aschenbrenner was teaching English in Poland when Russia invaded Ukraine. Unlike most of us, she...
Lies sell better than ever, according to Andy Kroll, who debunks one of the most virulent conspiracies of recent times while ML, Marc and Shawn wonder why they never see Joe – and whether he’s just a voice in their...
Forty-five people died at Memorial Hospital, a tragedy Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Sheri Fink documents in a best-selling book and new Apple TV+ series. She discusses her investigation with ML, Marc and Shawn, while Joey checks the date on the...
ML shares a long but well-told story about a no-show judge while Marc and Shawn wonder where he was for the latest Spartan de-pantsing and Joe thanks his lucky stars he only needs a normal-size commode. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML starts with...
The ESPN/ABC producer who made a monkey out of ML zooms in before ML, Shawn and Marc quiz Free Press sports columnist Carlos Monarrez and Joe draws a circle around them. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML recounts his trip to Seattle to watch...
Shawn reads a mean email before ML’s wife reads a mean email while Marc wonders whether he’s mean email-worthy and Joe is glad to be left out of the whole mess. STRAIGHT DOPE: A Free Press reader, apparent Lions fan, and...
Shawn, Marc and ML discuss their brushes with the law while Joe takes the Fifth. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML is down in the dumps as the audience expresses its unbridled love for Shawn. People can be so cruel! Shawn tells more tales, including...
Shawn comes in late but hot with stories about the Amazing Belvin, his fighter pilot stepdad, while ML and Marc try to stay on target and Joe struggles to blow the canopy. STRAIGHT DOPE: Shawn is late (even for Shawn), but...
BREAKING NEWS: Minutes after we get a verdict in the Whitmer kidnap trial verdict, a former fed offers expert opinion while ML waits to talk about his latest column, Marc seeks legal guidance, Shawn shares a harrowing tale and Joe...
FBI watcher Allan Lengel of Deadline Detroit discusses the raid on Mar-A-Lago while ML, Marc, Shawn and Intern Patrick produce documents and Joe buries the good stuff in the cellar. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML gives a quick recap on some of the more...
Derek Kevra of Fox 2 and musician Max Prokop drop in to promote an ALS fundraiser while ML, Shawn, Marc, Intern Patrick and Kaleena bask in the reflected glow and Joe looks for his umbrella. STRAIGHT DOPE: Derek joins the show...
On primary day, ML reminisces about his time as a candidate, while Marc, Shawn and Intern Patrick debate how best to fix American politics, while Joe votes absentee. STRAIGHT DOPE: One year ago, ML dialed in to the show from the...
Matt Bissonette has played bass for David Lee Roth, Brian Wilson, Rick Springfield and is now touring with Elton John. He tells ML, Marc, Shawn and Intern Patrick about his life in music, while Joey listens in … pianissimo. STRAIGHT DOPE:...
Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido fires back at critics as ML, Marc, Shawn and Intern Patrick try to get a word in edgewise, while Joe seeks leniency. THE STRAIGHT DOPE: When Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido offered ML a job as...
Motown HOF songwriter Mickey Stevenson takes ML, Marc, Shawn, Intern Patrick and Kaleena behind the scenes at Hitsville, U.S.A., while Joe keeps things humming. THE STRAIGHT DOPE- Motown’s first A&R; man Mickey Stevenson – fresh from induction to the Songwriters Hall...
ML is one vacation this week. The almighty has bestowed the assembly of the show to his Intern Patrick. Enjoy these clips featuring Al Sobotka, Sam Riddle, and Ukrainian refugee Valeria
A young woman who fled a war zone shares her harrowing tale with ML, Marc, Shawn and Intern Patrick, while Joe works for peace. THE STRAIGHT DOPE: Valeriya Isakova recounts her flight from Ukraine with her family in February, after Russian...
Marc is back from the Spam Museum and tells ML, Shawn and Marc about his visit to Mount Rushmore and other parts West, while Joe enjoys another staycation. THE STRAIGHT DOPE: ML discusses his daughters’ Father’s Day gift for him: An...
Marc is missing so college kids Kaleena and Patrick take over the show while ML and Shawn die slowly and Joey stays chill in his cryogenic chamber. THE STRAIGHT DOPE Marc is on special assignment, find out where he went and...