The Spiro Avenue Show

Adham Beydoun is the producer of "Morning Woodward" on the new "Woodward Sports Network". He joins in-studio to debate the future of Matthew Stafford and the flailing Detroit Lions

James Edwards III is the Detroit Pistons Beat Writer for The Athletic Detroit. He joins in-studio on the eve of a new NBA season to explore the overhauled Pistons roster and what lies ahead in '21.

Known as "The First Lady of Michigan State", Tara Stafford has one of the most popular Twitter accounts in Spartan Nation. She joins the show to discus Mel Tucker, Tom Izzo, and much more!

Detroit radio legend Michael "Stoney" Stone joins in-studio to explore the plague of "access journalism" in media, the flailing Detroit Lions, and Justin's history of being a jerk on Twitter.

Anthony Broome of SB Nation visits in studio to discuss the failing marriage between Michigan Football and Jim Harbaugh.

Andy Isaac joins in-studio to discuss being a tortured Lions fan, the end of "Quinntricia", with a touch of MSU & his culinary cult status in Metro Detroit.

Brian Mosallam is on the Board of Trustees at Michigan State University, who is also running for re-election this fall. He is also a former Spartan football player and alumnus. In this episode, Mosallam talks about Mark Dantonio's untimely departure and the dramatic head coaching search in East Lansing that occurred in early 2020. Brian also reveals his thoughts on the Larry Nassar scandal at Michigan State University in 2018, what went on, and how Michigan State University put steps in place to prevent such a disaster again.

Chad Livengood is the Senior Editor for Crain's Detroit Business, Crain's Detroit Business, which serves Southeast Michigan’s business community with pertinent news and information on health care, banking/finance, sports, manufacturing, government/public policy, and more. Chad covers state and local politics and government, and is considered one of the best journalists in Michigan. In Episode 9, He and Justin discuss Covid-19, how Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her staff have handled the crisis, and what she could have done better and worse. The two also revisit the utterly failed District Detroit Project that was proposed by Businessman Chris Ilitch back in 2014 and talk about what happened, and, of course, what didn't.

Nick Sheehan is a producer for "The Ben Shapiro Show," which is one of the most popular and polarizing U.S. political shows across all digital platforms. The Daily Wire, co-owned by Shapiro, has over 2.75 million subscribers on YouTube and is currently ranked 7th on the Apple Podcasts charts for U.S. podcasts. Sheehan is a Michigan native and University of Michigan alumnus, graduating with a B.A. in Film/Cinema/Video Studies. In this episode, he talks about working with Ben Shapiro, how he is off camera, the current hostile U.S. political climate, his personal political leanings, 2020 and 2024 election predictions, his favorite musical and more!

Justin Rogers has been covering the Detroit Lions since 2011. Since 2016, he has been the Lions beat writer for the Detroit News. Rogers is known for his objective, honest, and accurate reporting, and has great understand of what it means to be a true journalist in the era of fake and biased news. In episode 7, he sits down with Host Justin Spiro to talk about the 2020 expectations of Patricia and Quinn from ownership, the Ford's real relationship with the media and the outlook on the Lions' run game. He and Justin also have a great discussion on reporters and journalists publicizing their political views and how that affects the industry and their employers.