ML Soul of Detroit

* Mort Crim anchors an encounter with fellow WDIV alum ML Elrick (in which it becomes clear that ML’s work at Local 4 made no impression whatsoever on the legendary newsman).* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), and Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) enjoy a convivial conversation while Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) shows off his new haircut. Joe...

* Celebrity sightings, shyness, covid shots and ML’s surprise alternate identities dominate the top of the show.* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), and Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) get the ball rolling while Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) follows the bouncing ball in Indy. Joey Zuver turns autograph seekers away.* THE STRAIGHT DOPE:  ML pl...

* A rookie empties her clip into a stranger on Christmas Eve, only to find out he wasn’t a stranger at all. Tresa Baldas of the Detroit Free Press tells the tale. M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) carry the show while Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) gets ready to carry his bags to the airport in Indy. Joey Zuver...

* There is no luck of the Irish when it comes to internet connections, as this week’s guests prove during an hour of fractured hairy tales. M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) try to stitch it all together while Joey Zuver books passage on the first boat to Australia.* THE STRAI...

* 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 Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) make listeners wish THEY were under a gag order. Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) cross-examine Mike Rataj. Joey Zuver is sequestered.* THE STRAIGHT DO...

* Gov. Whitmer’s top health official splits with a golden parachute and promise to keep quiet. Detroit News reporter Craig Mauger has that story — and more!* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) make listeners wish THEY were under a gag order. Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennin...

* Hey, it worked for Seinfeld! So this week we do a show about … nothing. M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) yak on and on, while Joey Zuver maintains his igloo.* THE STRAIGHT DOPE: ML hypes upcoming shows before finally relenting and getting this week’s show under way by musin...

* Nasty voicemails and great stories from one of ML’s journalism heroes provide some heat in the midst of an epic snowstorm. M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) catch up with Gerry Shields (Twitter @retail_politics) while Matt Jennings reviews his Soft History notes and Joey Zuv...

* ML's plan to have his mom explain her concern for Shawn backfires when she ends up dishing a bunch of dirt on ML. Then M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) wait patiently for the return of Soft History Professor Matt Jennings. Joey Zuver wisely skips class to build a snow fort....

* A listener lays into Shawn Windsor before M.L. and Darren Nichols compare a current city council controversy with some of the crazy councils of their past. Detroit Free Press contributing columnist Darren Nichols ( Twitter @dnick12 / Facebook Darren Nichols ) is the adult in the room polluted by M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter...

* Kilpatrick is free, but Mike Rataj wonders why Kwame's co-conspirator Bobby Ferguson is still locked up. ML updates us on his campaign for city council until Shawn wakes up to rage at another Red Shovel contributor.* Darren Nichols and Attorney Mike Rataj join M.L. Elrick, Marc Fellhauer, and Shawn Windsor to discuss the commutation of Detroit's ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.* Darren had a thoughtfu...

* ML traverses the state to tell the story of Adam Fox- alleged mastermind of the Gov. Whitmer kidnapping. Plus- ML gets grounded by Facebook & the boys debate the worthiness of digging up someone's social media past. * We open the show trying to figure out what got ML's personal and public pages suspended by Facebook .* Elrick filed his final story for the Detroit Free Press. He went all over...

* Melissa Nann Burke ( Twitter @nannburke ) of the Detroit News recounts the harrowing day that the Capitol was overrun. ML Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) listen in rapt attention. Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) makes some “jokes" while Joey Zuver keeps his head down.*...

* ML is running for Detroit City Council. Plus, Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) sit in rapt attention as Darren Nichols and John Rutherford offer tributes to the late Benny Napoleon and Alto Reed. Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) tries to keep his New Year’s resolution to...

* Big news from M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ) to end the year, but first he and Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) spin some great NuWave holiday tunes. Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) goes on holiday break while Joey Zuver picks his classes for 2021.* THE STRAIGHT DOPE:  If you're sick of the same...

* East Side Santa John McGrail comes down the virtual chimney to see for himself how M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) ended up on the naughty list &Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) in nice, while Joey Zuver is asking one to include receipts with their gifts in cas...

* Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ( Twitter @MayorMikeDuggan ) joins M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ). Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) gives a short but meaningful lesson, while Joey Zuver tries not to get caught napping at the back of the classroom.* THE STRAIGHT DOPE:  M...

* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) uncover what legendary Fox 2 News investigative reporter Scott Lewis ( Scott Lewis Private Investigations ) is up to. Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) chalks another one up to history, while Joey Zuver SWEARS he’s changing majors.* T...

* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) rock out with Dirtbombs drummer and Third Man Records impresario Ben Blackwell ( www.thirdmanrecords.com ). Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) administers his Soft History midterm while Joey Zuver considers transferring.* THE STRAIGHT...

* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) grab some popcorn while Freep Film Festival Executive Director Steve Byrne ( Twitter @AtTheRiv ) gives them the inside scoop on instant classics like “Dope Hookers and Pavement.” Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) waits by the side of...

* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) try to bring calm to their contentious countrymen and countrywomen by … arguing (sigh). Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) observes the melee from the safety of his ivory tower, while Joey Zuver works on his resume.* THE STRAIGHT DOPE:...

* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) put the spotlight on Tim Pamplin ( Twitter @NightCam ), WDIV/Local 4’s streetwise one-man band best known as the Night Cam. Then Detroit Free Press contributing columnist Darren Nichols ( Twitter @dnick12 / Facebook Darren Nichols ) and Univ...

* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ) and Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) find no news can be good news when it comes to the election, fake Kwame Kilpatrick news can be exhausting, and it's never a good thing when a Bond dies. Later, Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) checks in with historical jokes, while J...

* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ), Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) and clear the aisles for Fox 2 Entertainment anchor Lee Thomas ( Twitter @Lee Thomas TV /). Later, Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) checks in with an epic bomb, while Joey Zuver keeps his head down to avoid the arterial spray.* THE STRA...

* M.L. Elrick ( Twitter @elrick / Facebook ML ELRICK / Instagram ml_elrick ), Marc Fellhauer ( Twitter @MarcFell ), Shawn Windsor ( Twitter @ShawnWindsor ) and Detroit Free Press contributing columnist Darren Nichols ( Twitter @dnick12 / Facebook Darren Nichols ) grill Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey — who fires back! Matt Jennings ( Twitter @MattRJennings ) goes for the three-peat while Joey Zu...