What’s it like to actually be ON the Supreme Court? Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack was elected to the court in 2012 and became the Chief Justice last year. In addition to having a key role in deciding the constitut

What Will Be the Effect of 3rd Parties In This Year’s Election?

Feb 18th, 2020 44m 9s

There’s no question that some people blame third parties – especially the Libertarians and the Green Party – for Donald Trump’s surprising election four years ago. Six million people voted for either the Green or Libertarian candidates for Pre

A Candid Conversation with Dana Nessel, Michigan’s Attorney General

Feb 11th, 2020 32m 11s

Dana Nessel was elected Michigan’s Attorney General in November 2018. She is the first woman to hold that office in state history, the first openly gay person to hold that office, and the first Democrat to hold it in nearly twenty years. Since

Geoffrey Fieger - Why We Need a "Clear Vision for 2020"

Jan 22nd, 2020 47m 54s

Geoffrey Fieger is one of Michigan’s most fascinating personalities and Michigan’s most successful medical malpractice lawyer. He became nationally famous in the 1990s for his defense of Dr. Jack Kevorkian in five trials and before the world’s

Women Who Shouldn't Be In Prison

Jan 15th, 2020 38m 30s

Women who shouldn’t be in prison -- and the effort of a few dedicated people to free them. The vast majority of Michigan’s state prisoners are men. Women inmates are all housed in a single prison, the Huron Valley Correctional Facility near Ann

Is American Democracy Really in Serious Danger?

Jan 7th, 2020 56m 49s

We have a President, Donald Trump, who often doesn’t appear to understand the nature of the presidency or its traditions. Nor does he seem to understand the central role of our Constitution. Mr. Trump also doesn’t seem to recognize that in o

Is Detroit's Comeback Sustainable?

Dec 24th, 2019 52m 22s

We all know that Detroit has made a big comeback in recent years – at least we have been told it has. And it’s true that anyone walking around downtown or the midtown area will see streets that look better than they have in decades. But how d

What Future Does The US Auto Industry Have?

Dec 17th, 2019 47m 26s

Metro Detroit is the place that put the world on wheels. Eleven years ago, there was a very real possibility that the domestic auto industry might not survive. Now, after billions to bail out the industry, a confusing landscape of what does “Am

Does Our Legal System Still Work? A Legendary Judge’s View - Judge Avern Cohn

Dec 10th, 2019 35m 37s

U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn has now been a federal judge for more than forty years, has served during the administrations of seven presidents and witnessed a lot of history – and is still on the bench and going strong at 95. But what does h

Downstream from Here: A Big Life in a Small Place

Dec 3rd, 2019 33m 49s

Charles Eisendrath covered some of the major stories of the 1970s as a foreign correspondent for Time Magazine, before returning to Michigan to reinvent and revitalize one of the world’s most prestigious journalist fellowship programs. He knew

Detroit’s Black History: More Fascinating Than You Ever Knew!

Nov 25th, 2019 48m 28s

There’s so much more to black history than that black people were once slaves, that Martin Luther King made a famous speech called “I Have A Dream,” that there were riots in the 1960s, that segregation has ended, and the fact that Barack Obama

Asking the Top Sheriffs: What Can We Do About Crime in Metro Detroit?

Nov 19th, 2019 48m 18s

Did you know violent crime dropped in Detroit last year? Even so, the city still ranked as the nation's most violent, according to FBI crime data. Whatever your background, income or status – you are concerned about crime. It affects everyone.

The Geoffrey Fieger - The Man You Thought You Knew

Nov 12th, 2019 46m 18s

Everybody knows Geoffrey Fieger is the toughest and most flamboyant attorney around. But do you know that he thinks Donald Trump is a “criminal and scam artist?” Did you know that he thinks that the intelligence in our country has gone down dr

The Gordie Howe Bridge Across the Detroit River…Will It Ever Really Happen?

Nov 5th, 2019 40m 36s

For nearly twenty years, a battle has raged over building a new bridge across the Detroit River. The Ambassador Bridge is nearly ninety years old, in questionable shape, wasn’t built for today’s huge trucks and is in a location that, given tod

The Truth About Impeachment: Will it happen? What would it mean?

Oct 29th, 2019 49m 13s

The House of Representatives has begun an “impeachment inquiry” into President Donald Trump’s behavior, specifically in regard to the Ukraine. It’s alleged he tried to get that nation’s President to get dirt on former Vice-President Joe Biden’s

Crisis in Michigan’s Messed-Up Mental Health System

Oct 22nd, 2019 35m 47s

There is a crisis in mental health care in Michigan. A single mother had to wait for months to have her son hospitalized, even though he had repeatedly tried to kill her. A 19-year-old autistic, severely mentally ill man kicked an elderly man t

Wrongly Convicted: One Woman’s Lonely Search for Justice for Her Husband

Oct 15th, 2019 39m 32s

Louise O’Connell is a senior banking executive, accountant and fraud investigator. Her husband Jim was semi-retired and spent time helping out at the church they belonged to and a preschool it ran. One day in 2013, a seven-year-old former pre

Politics & Prejudices Podcast: Will the census really count all of us? And will redistricting reform really happen?

Oct 8th, 2019 39m 19s

The U.S. Census is next April -- and it’s more important than ever for Michigan. For the first time, redistricting has been taken away from the politicians and given to the people. Kurt Metzger is probably Michigan’s best-known and most expe

Are Our Politicians Bought and Paid For?

Oct 1st, 2019 37m 23s

Almost everybody knows that it takes indecent amounts of money to run political campaigns nowadays. But what you might not know is that politicians often try to hide just how much is being spent – and more importantly, where it is coming from.

Will the census really count all of us? And will redistricting reform really happen?

Sep 30th, 2019 37m 22s

The nation’s citizens will be officially counted by the U.S. Census Bureau next April -- and for Michigan, this will be more important than ever. That’s because, for the first time, redistricting has been taken away from the politicians and gi

USA & China – Trade, Tariffs and Tension

Sep 25th, 2019 39m 56s

Economically, China and the United States are the two most important superpowers in the world – and now they are involved in an escalating trade war. Does this make sense? Who is most likely to be hurt? The answer may surprise you. Listen to

What does a coffee company and a bus company have to do with the Detroit comeback story?

Sep 19th, 2019 30m 33s

Here’s what happens when two guys from Detroit take different and unique paths to step up and make a real community and economic impact. A.J. O’Neil is a regular guy. He was a roofer until he fell off a roof and almost died. No longer able to

How the (BLEEP) Did This Guy Make An Award Winning Movie?

Sep 11th, 2019 30m 14s

There's no way millennial Mike Rott could have made an award-winning documentary film about a Tuskegee airman. He'd never had a day of film school. But since he didn't know he couldn't do it .... he did. Luft Gangster has won awards and been sh

Living Transgender, The Real Story

Sep 11th, 2019 27m 5s

Civil rights and women’s rights have come a long way. America has even begun to recognize that gay and lesbian people have legitimate rights to live their lives the way they want to. However, society has lagged much further behind about respect

The Truth About Michigan's New Car Insurance Law

Sep 11th, 2019 36m 53s

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill designed to significantly reduce car insurance rates. But when you read this bill it contains loopholes for the insurance companies and turns out that it may not be all it’s said to be. Find out the truth the