ML Soul of Detroit

The lead prosecutor in the Kwame Kilpatrick public corruption trial schools ML, Marc and Shawn on the pardon process – and how Biden and Trump have exercised their “divine right of kings.” STRAIGHT DOPE: Mark Chutkow zooms in to educate ML, Marc and Shawn on how the pardon process is SUPPOSED to work, which is news we can all use, because Joe Biden and Donald Trump sure seem to be doing everything...

Shawn says he saw Dan Campbell weep after the Commanders mastered the Lions, which didn’t bother ML, who considered cursing them after they messed up his charity hockey game. Marc is appalled. STRAIGHT DOPE: After overcoming the Lions’ efforts to derail his annual outdoor charity hockey game at Clark Park, the weather joined the conspiracy to ruin ML’s best-laid plans. Luckily, the rain ended and...

Mike Rataj and the Piece of Garbage reunite to reminisce about the origin of their charity hockey game at Clark Park after Marc comes up with the perfect intro and before Shawn zooms in. STRAIGHT DOPE: It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since ML and Mike Rataj dominated the news with their spirited legal discussion during the Kwame Kilpatrick corruption trial. That fracas resulted in ML being...

Mike Duggan and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer take some friendly fire when a couple of jackasses join ML and Marc – and by “jackasses,” we mean Democrats. STRAIGHT DOPE: The jackass is one of the symbols of the Democratic Party ginned up by cartoonist Thomas Nast more than a century ago. Some folks think it’s an especially apt mascot after the Democrats lost Michigan to Donald Trump and lost control of th...

During the holidays there are a lot of James Bond films on TV and not all of them are worth your time, but we value your time. So check out this archived episode in which we help you find the best James Bond episodes. Do we expect you to die? No, we expect you to listen. And please consider becoming a soulmate. That's our Patreon supporters group. It keeps the show coming back every week. We'll be...

Let ML, Marc and Shawn keep you company as you do last-minute shopping or try to pick out the perfect Christmas movie. STRAIGHT DOPE: Marc helps those of you who still have hard-to-please people on your Christmas list by offering his suggestion for the gift everyone wants. Then ML tells listeners how they can give it to the show! “It’s a Wonderful Life” is the “Shawshank Redemption” of holiday mov...

Find out which McDonald’s Snoop Dogg worked at in metro Detroit, where Jimmy Hoffa made his last call home and why Michael Jackson has a headstone in Detroit, even though he’s not buried here, when author Steve Platto joins ML and Marc … before Shawn butts in. STRAIGHT DOPE:  Steve Platto – and Marc – watched a show about Robin Williams that mentioned how he once lived in Detroit. That prompted ea...

Hear how ML’s stories about Eminem and Kid Rock almost got him fired from the Free Press as Shawn, Marc and ML discuss their brushes with career death. STRAIGHT DOPE: Buy merch! Buy merch! Buy merch! Our online store closes TUESDAY DECEMBER 10th at 10 PM. ML shouldn’t be here, but after the Indian government TWICE denied him a visa to attend the wedding of a guy he met while riding motorcycles in...

Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports joins Marc and Shawn to talk college football, throwing ML into a frenzy. But first, Matt Riley drops in to hype his annual Killer Cares fundraiser for kids. STRAIGHT DOPE:  Before we start raising money for kids, ML tries to raise money for the show by pushing Soul of Detroit merch. We’ll take orders until Dec. 10, and purchases ship before the holidays. Here’s how to g...

Fox 2 Morning legend-turned-author Alan Lee tells ML and Marc how he went from a reporter in the Virgin Islands to Detroit TV news icon to thriller-writer taking meetings in Hollywood. Shawn, like Alan’s protagonist, zooms in from an undisclosed location. STRAIGHT DOPE: Alan L. Lee – don’t forget the L – had the sweetest gig in all of journalism, working for a newspaper and television station in S...

Prosecutors are debating over who should hold Oxford school officials accountable for the tragedy that happened at the high school. Free Press ace Tresa Baldas (and ML’s wife) joins Marc, Shawn and ML to discuss the latest developments, and how Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel are handling it. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML considers starting the show with a di...

Eli Zaret visits to drop some wisdom on minor topics like the future of America and an even bigger deal: The future of the Detroit Lions. Then Shawn drops in to share more tales of his misspent youth. STRAIGHT DOPE: Eli Zaret is feeling salty after last week’s elections, offering hot takes on how the Democrats got owned. Men playing women’s sports, government-funded gender reassignment surgery and...

An Only Fans creator running for office, a bold prediction, election deniers and ML reflects on the reaction to the night he got stomped as ML, Marc and Shawn try to avoid talking politics on the most political day of the year! STRAIGHT DOPE: We’re trying to avoid politics on election day, but ML nevertheless makes a bold prediction. Then he takes credit for a prediction he made before the Donald...

Erika Erickson is replaced by ML and a shit show ensues. STRAIGHT DOPE: We start today’s report with some very good news: Erika Erickson is returning to our local airwaves when she becomes the nightside reporter at WDIV-TV, in a clear attempt by Local 4 to make amends for depriving the viewing public of ML 17 years ago. ML goes behind enemy lines to party at Duggan Fife and Matt Riley’s epic tailg...

ML is off doing good in the world, Erika steps up, Marc prepares a show, and Shawn happily derails everything into nothing. STRAIGHT DOPE : Elrick is off the show again as he's speaking to the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association to promote his "Eye on Michigan" student journalism endeavour. Shawn found ML's wikipedia page and we question who did the editing.  For some reason there isn't a p...

Shawn is back from the road, where he saw something awful in Dallas that Marc watched at home and ML is glad he missed. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML raves about last week’s guest Andy Dirks, whose excellence on the Tigers radio broadcast was on full display Saturday during what turned out to be the hometown nine’s last game of their remarkable season … a season you could call a “Fantastic Voyage.” (More on t...

Erika Erickson is back and we’re talking with Tigers broadcaster Andy Dirks… while Shawn is cleaning his dirty drawers in Cleveland. STRAIGHT DOPE: Fresh off his appearance on the Rachel Maddow Show, ML starts the podcast with a tribute to his favorite host of the Carlos & Shawn podcast … Mr. Monarrez. Former Tiger Andy Dirks, who provides color commentary, zooms in to talk about the Detroit T...

Michigan lawmakers took $6.3 million in freebies – and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. That’s what ML’s student investigative reporting program Eye On Michigan found when they spent a year examining free meals and trips lobbyists reported giving to state officials.   STRAIGHT DOPE: Prepare to be disappointed: Erika is off this week and ML is back in the big chair. After recapping his trip to B...

ML has left the building. The Leftovers welcome Bill Morris to discuss his definitive book on the Detroit Lions. Plus- Erika's many cars, Shawn's "lack" of style, Marc's panda hatred, and the best named doner in show history. STRAIGHT DOPE:  ML Elrick has decided to take the week off to recover after following his Spartans east. MSU dropped a heart breaker to Boston College. Shawn, Erika, and Marc...

Erika Erickson makes her debut as a co-host, showing ML, Marc and Shawn how a REAL professional does podcasting! STRAIGHT DOPE: Special thanks to Mr. Magoo for this week’s outstanding graphic, which we’ve been saving for Erika Erickson’s debut as a co-host of the show. The question now is whether we will rise to her level … or drag her down to ours? Jane’s Addiction cancels its tour, but ML is mor...

Marc and Shawn cop to their role in various capers, while ML takes the Fifth. But first, he makes a major announcement! STRAIGHT DOPE: Hey, you – yeah, you! We start off this week with an appeal to our listeners to “tell a friend” about the show. Partly because we’re trying to grow our audience, but partly because we’re stealing Dan Wetzel’s great idea. More listeners also helps our bottom line, w...

Shawn has a small bone to pick with ML, who has a bone to pick with the people in charge of security in the tunnel at the Big House, while Marc bones up on multiple multi-part TV series. STRAIGHT DOPE: College football kicked off with some big games and big stories, but ML wants to know why no one is reporting on the BIGGEST story: Another tunnel incident at the Big House! Marc and Shawn just igno...

Some punk named Drew Lane booted us from the studio, so we got a late start today on our discussion of whether Kamala Harris should give an interview soon, Kwame Kilpatrick’s latest GOP speaking engagement, Lee Chatfield’s fundraisers in court, ML’s latest investigations and Connor Stalions, who stars in a Netflix documentary. STRAIGHT DOPE: ML is mad that some nobody named Andrew Aldrich wouldn’t...

Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports is back from the Olympics, where he watched beach volleyball and Simone Biles and wonders whether there’s anything cooler than the Eiffel Tower. STRAIGHT  DOPE If you’ve ever wondered what Patreon subscribers hear in our bonus episodes, there’s no better time to check them out! We’ve lowered the cost to $5 a month so you can listen in as we go into overtime with Bernie S...

Bernie Smilovitz joins ML, Marc and Shawn to tell amazing tales of his career and the time he met Keith Moon of The Who passed out in the Watergate hotel. STRAIGHT  DOPE Bernie Smilovitz has been retired for five weeks, but he’s still telling great stories…though he starts off playing nice to avoid getting his “nuts cut off.” Yes, Bernie has seen “Weekend at Bernie’s.” Listen to what he thinks abo...