ML Soul of Detroit

Brad Galli left WXYZ to start his own sports reporting venture. He drops in to explain how it will work […]

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2026

Mackinac politics, Mike Duggan’s surprise exit, Muskegon memories, Memorial Day reflections, and why Michigan never stops being complicated. STRAIGHT DOPE:SPECIAL […]

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2026

Shawn gets rooked by a crook who hooked his son’s wreck and strippers in Montreal are on strike. SOLIDARITY! STRAIGHT […]

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2026

Turns out ML’s local connection in Reykjavik is really from Rochester. She zooms in to discuss how she became a […]

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2026

This week, the Soul goes international — broadcasting (allegedly) live from Dublin, where the Guinness flows, the accents get thicker, […]

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2026

Detroit’s great buildings are Dan Austin’s passion — and his legacy. Before colon cancer claims him, he needs your help […]

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2026

Deadline Detroit thinks the Michigan Democratic Party may have a Jewish problem. Editor Allan Lengel tells ML and Marc what […]

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2026

Erika, a $1 million soccer challenge, a DCFC legend, an epic Irish pub and a discount on an MLS game — […]

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2026

Rob Wolchek and Darren McCarty star in this bonus-laden episode Marc put together so ML would let him leave town. […]

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2026

Kwame Kilpatrick is back in the news and Shawn is gone, so ML and Marc catch up on Hizzoner’s latest […]

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2026

Shawn got a pee pass that lets him cut the line in an emergency, prompting Marc and ML to wonder […]

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2026

The Governor and Speaker of the House flipflopped on their claims they want you to have access to information about […]

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2026

Shawn shares his adventures with balloons before ML goes ham on a (former?) listener. STRAIGHT DOPE Shawn is back in the […]

Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2026

Darko State News talks about his big scoop on the latest Sherrone Moore scandal before Shawn Windsor steals the show […]

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2026

Darren McCarty is into wrestling, but ML and Marc are lovers, not fighters, so they ask D Mac to tell […]

Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2026

Presidential candidate (?) Rahm Emanuel joins ML and Marc to talk about everything but his political ambitions.  STRAIGHT DOPEWho’s Rahm Emanuel, […]

Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2026

Erika Erickson is BACK! ML is, too, but from Quebec City. Marc is always here. ALWAYS. STRAIGHT DOPE Erika and […]

Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2026

Charlie Langton, Jennifer Hammond and ML are HACKED! Hear all about their troubles with X. STRAIGHT DOPE Soulmates already know, […]

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2026

The Detroit newspaper war fizzled. So ML, Marc and author Bryan Gruley look back at the last great Detroit newspaper […]

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2026

ML is impatient for peace in Ukraine, while Marc says he’s fine if we snatch Greenland. Disagreement over college football […]

Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2026

A deep dive with legendary Fox 2 investigative reporter Rob Wolchek as he prepares for his upcoming retirement in March 2026. The […]

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2026

ESPN scoop-machine Dan Wetzel reveals how he spent his Christmas vacation breaking big stories about the Michigan Wolverines. STRAIGHT DOPE:  ML […]

Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2026

Happy New Year! This week we are revisiting two more of our Patreon BONUS episodes. Two legendary Detroit sportscasters, Bernie Smilovitz and John […]

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2025

Merry Christmas! This week we are revisiting two of our Patreon BONUS episodes.  We go deep into Detroit mob history […]

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2025

Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield’s dad the Rev. Horace Sheffield III talks about what it’s like to be father of the first […]

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2025

A secret marriage in Detroit and a secretive engagement party in Lansing start this week’s show, before ML and Marc […]

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2025

Jocks, celebrities and local media luminaries assemble THIS FRIDAY, Dec. 5 to help raise money for the Tom Kowalski Foundation […]

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2025

No soup for Erika Erickson, whose big scoop about a whistleblower at Campbell’s is making national news … and ML, […]

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2025

Dan Wetzel of ESPN explains how U-M blew up a plan to bring $2.4 billion into the Big Ten while […]

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025

Instead of discussing the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, we wreck an hour of your day by discussing two different […]

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025

Charlie LeDuff digs digging into dirty deals and dug up a doozy last week involving a demolition contractor and a […]

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025

Shawn is back talking about a 9th grade rager while ML and Marc are grateful Erika’s ears aren’t exposed to […]

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

Erika is all fired up for Halloween, bringing a touch of evil to Red Shovel Network headquarters where the conversation […]

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2025

The Office’s Todd Packer, David Koechner, talks about doing trivia at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle on 10/26, his time on […]

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2025

ML returns from Munich, so Shawn decides to talk up his trip to Des Moines, while Marc waits for Calgon […]

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2025

ML checks in from Oktoberfest, as Dan Wetzel joins Marc in the studio to talk about the weird things in […]

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2025

Erika Erickson is back. We find out who is annoying us this week AND what public official ML Elrick annoyed. […]

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2025

John Keating zooms in from retirement to tell ML, Marc, Shawn – and ML’s daughter Sophie – terrific tales of […]

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2025

Tom Selleck’s mustache and Hawaiian shirt combo do charity work in Hazel Park, and our special guest tells Erika, Marc […]

Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2025

The truth – and Shawn – is out there somewhere. ML and Marc search for it, while Erika is away […]

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2025

ML is STILL recovering from high school, so why is he going to his 40th class reunion this weekend? Marc […]

Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2025

ESPN’s Dan Wetzel opines on the NCAA and Michigan Wolverines, while Marc defends the Big House and ML and Shawn […]

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2025

Erika, Marc and ML put the “fun” in funeral, as the show gets off to an oddly macabre start, before […]

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2025

Marc and Shawn wait for ML to return from Fox 2, where he dropped in to opine on the Detroit […]

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2025

Join us FRIDAY at the Cadieux Café for Soul Night! Two bands, lots of great VIP experiences and free swag […]

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2025

Erika sends Shawn to Las Vegas so he won’t make fun of her song selection for Room 7609, but Marc […]

Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2025

It’s been 50 years since Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, and mob expert Scott Burnstein tells ML, Marc and Shawn he knows […]

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025

Ryan Ermanni’s new gig keeps him from a Fox 2 reunion with ML, so the newsman is forced to grab […]

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2025

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, ML goes to Burt Lake while Erika […]

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025

A Detroit mayoral candidate slams her opponents, and our expert says there’s a chance of an upset in the primary. […]

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025