Podcast

ML Soul of Detroit

Music, Music Commentary, News, News Commentary

News, views, inside stories -- long AND short -- all well-told.

Episodes
302
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 8 min
On air since
2021
Latest episode
1 week ago

Episodes

302 episodes, newest first

  1. Houdini Whodunnit? – October 27, 2026

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    Harry Houdini died in Detroit 100 years ago — or did he? Keith Matheny of the Free Press discusses his […]

    1 hr 6 min
  2. GROUCHO & THE FUNNYMEN – October 20, 2026

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    Shawn Windsor is back and grouchier than ever while Marc is his ebullient self and ML tries — and fails […]

    1 hr 9 min
  3. Surgeon Scandal – October 13, 2026

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    Erika Erickson is back — dogging a controversial plastic surgeon and revealing how “Steve” ripped off a retired police sergeant. […]

    1 hr 8 min
  4. THE OTHER SIDE OF JUSTIN VERLANDER: Anthony Fenech Tells All – October 6, 2026

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    Justin Verlander is a Detroit legend. A future Hall of Famer. One of the greatest pitchers ever to wear the […]

    1 hr 27 min
  5. Deadline for Detroit’s News? – September 29, 2026

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    Detroit’s newspapers helped save Detroit from burning to the ground in 1967. A new documentary from Eric Kiska and Michigan […]

    1 hr 10 min
  6. Barber Poll Results – September 22, 2026

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    You want answers, but Detroit officials aren’t even asking questions. So ML, Marc and Shawn ask Tez the Barber and […]

    1 hr 21 min
  7. Mayor Missing – September 15, 2026

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    Mayor Mary Sheffield dodged an appointment to meet Jason Colthorp on FlashPoint, raising questions about what she may be afraid […]

    1 hr 53 min
  8. Big House Time Machine – September 8, 2026

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    ML thought he was late, but Marc put 1 second more on the clock. Then Shawn shares a behind-the-scenes story […]

    1 hr 1 min
  9. City Hall & Football Follies – September 1, 2026

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    Detroit’s new mayor is raising old concerns about ethics in city politics and ESPN’s Dan Wetzel drops in to talk […]

    1 hr 31 min
  10. Missing: ML MIA – August 25, 2026

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    What a mess. ML Elrick is late, Marc is annoyed, Shawn is resigned, and Brandon McAfee gets promoted to substitute […]

    1 hr 6 min
  11. Taryn Asher Outburst Analyzed – August 18, 2026

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    STRAIGHT DOPESPECIAL OFFER: Get 15% off Detroit City FC tickets by entering promo code SOUL at check out when you […]

  12. Screwing, Dealing, & Running – August 11, 2026

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    Meet the wild man of Detroit journalism — Tom Henderson — who tells tales of reporting, drug dealing, screwing and […]

    1 hr 32 min
  13. Putting the FUN in Funerals – Aug 4, 2026

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    Erika Erickson is BACK — livening up the show with talk about funky funerals. You’ll die laughing! STRAIGHT DOPESPECIAL OFFER: […]

    1 hr 10 min
  14. Skubal Knows – July 28, 2026

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    ML Elrick’s stil off enjoying the breathtaking views of Lake Como, Italy, and Shawn Windsor out in Chicagoland covering Big Ten Media Days, […]

    53 min
  15. Wieners & Best – July 21, 2026

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    University of Michigan’s secrecy, the World Cup’s American moment, and why complaining after making $160 million earns you Geek of […]

    56 min
  16. Spartan Soap Opera – July 14, 2026

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    Chaos and college sports go together like Shawn and surgery stories, so we invite David Harns of Spartans Illustrated to […]

  17. Michigan Mystery – July 7, 2026

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    One of Detroit’s most notorious crimes inspires a murder mystery set Up North. Author Bryan Gruley joins ML and Marc […]

    59 min
  18. Motel Hell – June 30, 2026

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    ML Elrick and the crew dive deep into one of the most tragic, surreal, and downright chaotic chapters in Metro […]

    1 hr 2 min
  19. The Love Bus – June 23, 2026

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    Bus workers playing hooky for nookie expose deeper problems with Detroit’s transportation agency, as Detroit’s Inspector General Kamau Marable tells […]

    1 hr 19 min
  20. Out of Order – June 16, 2026

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    Erika Erickson makes a big splash with a story about a pool party gone wild before ML discusses the disastrous […]

    1 hr 53 min

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