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The Brandy Show...
by Jim Brandstatter, The Brandy Show - Jim Brandstater, Jim Brandstatter - Conversations with...
The Voice of U of M Wolverine Football talks sports and much more with his friends and contacts from 50 years in broadcasting. In addition, Jim relives singular moments in history in his unique narrative style. Past commentaries and opinion essays are part of the mix in this diverse and "one of a kind" podcast. Enjoy!
Episodes
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History - The Declaration of Independence
With the upstart colonies of the new world flexing their muscles against their English oppressors, the United States of America was born. There were so many seminal moments during the formation of this new union, it's is hard to pick one or two events that stand at the top as the "one thing" that...
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History - Gen Douglas MacArthur, Duty-Honor-Country
In May of 1962, General Douglas MacArthur, one of the most decorated soldiers of his generation was named the Sylvanus Thayer Award winner by the United States Military Academy. The award honors those whose accomplishments and service to the national interests have exemplified the the academy's...
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Commentary - Chad Henne and Back up QB's
When Chad Henne, a former Michigan quarterback and multi year NFL star retired from the NFL. he took some heat in social media after his last seasons as a back up in Kansas City to Patrick Mahomes. Chad retired on top of the football world with a Super Bowl ring ending a wonderful career. I read...
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Conversations With - Robert Soderstrom
It was over 100 years ago when an athletic director genius and visionary named Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan had an idea. It was about intercollegiate athletics for all. One part of that plan was a massive football stadium that was far beyond the scope of anything that had been...
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History - Lee's Letter to Davis
Bits and pieces of history that are surprising come from all aspects of historic events. For instance, Robert E Lee, the South's greatest General in the Civil War tendered a resignation letter to his president, Jefferson Davis when the war was still raging. Davis wrote Lee back and refused to...
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History - MacArthur Accepts Japan Surrender
On September 2nd of 1945, the Emperor of Japan surrendered to the Supreme Allied commander, General Douglas MacArthur of the United States. The event took place in Tokyo Bay on the deck of the United States battleship Missouri. It marked the end of one of the bloodiest and deadliest conflicts in...
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Commentary - Gambling, The New Normal
Gambling has been looking for a foothold to invade the world of professional and college sports for a very long time. You can go back to the Black Sox scandal in major league baseball way back in 1919 as an example. But now, gambling enjoys seats in the front row. It used to be available only in...
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History - Mark Twain's Alphabet
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain is one of America's literary treasures. Not only a great writer of classics like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Twain was an essayist, humorist and wonderful speaker. He would, and could converse on just about any topic. From politics, to the arts, to...
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Commentary - A Game or a Business?
A commentary on the fragile balance the NFL manages between its standing as the colossal giant in professional team sports, and the underbelly of its mega successful standing as a business beast. When the players that create the beast become expendable, despite their exemplary service, the…
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History - The Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln was one of two people asked to speak at the dedication of the cemetery in Gettysburg. The other speaker took more than 2 hours for his address, Lincoln's lasted a little more than two minutes. Despite the brevity of the remarks, they have lasted much longer than the other speakers...
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Commentary - Commanders are Lions Heartbreakers
The analysis of the game doesn't do this Lions loss justice. It's more about the dashing of the dreams of a fan base. This was the year all the past was going to be forgotten...instead, more heartache and hopes put on hold again greeted the proud franchise faithful in a playoff run that wasn't.…
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Commentary - Open Letter to Matthew Stafford, 2021
My take on the Matthew Stafford trade from Detroit back 4 years ago. It's an open letter to Stafford. In many ways it's a thank you note to him for his great efforts in Detroit to make the Lions a winner. Even through it didn't happen, Stafford did everything in his power to make it work....
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History - The Four Horseman, Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice takes sportswriting to another level. He brings a story about a football game to the literary world. A massive college game and four Notre Dame players achieve legendary statues in one day thanks to Rice and his beautiful description of the events that happened before him on a...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Carl Grapentine
If you have ever been to Michigan Stadium for a football game, it is an experience. And nothing adds to that experience more than the impressive baritone voice that greets you on the public address system every week. The booming words, "BAAAAAAND...TAKE THE FIELD!" sends shivers of excitement and...
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The Brandy Show - Coversations with...Mark Snyder
As you enjoy the 2024 Michigan Football season, and revel in the memory of the 2023 National Championship team, don't forget that in 1997, Michigan was also atop the college football world with a national title authored by Coach Lloyd Carr and a group of Wolverines who would settle for nothing…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Fritz Seyferth
One of the most important lessons I learned in my athletic life came from being part of a team. The importance of working together, and focusing diverse personalities and talents to focus on a common goal has been one of the most vital lessons of my life. I learned that from team sports. My…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...John Ryder, Michigan Hero's Museum
The city of Frankenmuth is a treasure in the State of Michigan. The village is a slice of Bavaria just outside Saginaw and north of Flint. Chicken dinners at Zehnders, the Bavarian Inn, and the and Bronners Christmas store dominate the quaint little spot amidst acres of farmland. But, tucked in...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Sam Webb
If you want to know the inside story on University of Michigan Athletics, you must listen and follow Sam Webb. The WTKA radio veteran broadcaster in Ann Arbor has built himself into an encyclopedia of Wolverine information. Whether it's football or basketball, or anything Wolverine related, Sam...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Jerome Bettis
Growing up in Detroit and its challenges Jerome's decision to turn down Michigan and Michigan State and go to Notre Dame out of high school Those college days at ND and his record against Michigan Getting drafted by the Rams in the NFL Learning about the game in the NFL The move to St Louis and…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Bruce Madej
We talk abut the current change of environment in collegiate athletics with NIL, Transfer portal, etc Bruce talks about his impact on the Chris Weber post game story after Webers "time out" in the NCAA title game Bruce was in the middle of the Gary Moeller to Lloyd Carr transition in football…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Eddie Murray
Detroit Lions hopes in 2023 The kicking game and the NFL pressure cooker for kickers The failure in San Francisco in the playoff that had Monte Clark praying on the sidelines The current NFL and the improvement in the kicking game The difference when he went to Dallas from his time in Detroit The...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Jim Hackett (Part 2)
Why even take the Michigan Athletic Directors job...Hackett was retired when he accepted the position. Comments on his predecessor, Dave Brandon The timing of leadership The importance of integrity Jim Harbaugh on his radar immediately The difficulties and requirement in hiring a Divison 1 head...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Jim Hackett (Part 1)
Topics explored include college athletics How playing football under Bo Schembechler aided in his progression to CEO positions The Ford Motor Company The automobile indistry The emergence and future of the electric vehicle revolution Steelcase and it's evolution when that business changed CEO...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Jake Moody and Xavier DeGroat
A July 7th, 2023 event to raise awareness and funds for autism at Webers Inn in Ann Arbor. Jake Moody talks about his most pressure-packed kick in college. Jake Moody discusses the trust between a kicker and coach. Jake Moody talks about the practice and process a kicker must master to become one...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Greg Stejskal
The Jimmy Hoffa disappearance is still an open case Bo Schembechler was front and center in cleaning up steroid abuse, and crooked sports agents The messages Greg imparted on Michigan Football teams when asked to address the team by Coach Schembechler The GM executives family kidnapping Tracking...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Jim Betts
Betts frankly talks about a young black man's options out of high school in the mid 1960's The University of Michigan's unique draw that appealed to Betts, and ultimately got him to Ann Arbor Trying to keep the dream alive of playing quarterback as a young black athlete in the mid 60's Relating…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Scotty Buchzeiger
We talk about the amateur boxing ranks The life of a young boxer without any amateur experience. The tough road of a young pro..how to schedule fights Hanging out with world champions like Hilmer Kenty, Milton McCrory, Thomas Hearns and others Being managed by James Toney and Jackie Kallen A…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Carol Hutchins
We discuss Title IX and its effects on womens athletics We talk about her favorite players and favorite teams. Her start at MSU and then becoming an icon at Michigan. We talk about transgenders competing against women. We discuss rule changes she advocated to make womens softball a better game.…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with...Dick Honig
jimbrandstatter.com facebook: jim brandstatter 76 twitter: @jimbrandstatter Controversial calls from big game referees and officials Replay officials with questionable rulings dwindling supply of sports officials Be sure to visit all past episodes of "The Brandy Show." There is a wealth of…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with Jared Wangler
There has been so much written and said about the Name, Image, and Likeness legislation in collegiate athletics, it was high time we tried to understand it. Former Michigan player Jared Wangler, and the son of Wolverine legend John Wangler is right in the middle of the NIL explosion. As a matter…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with Tom Lewand
The 2022 NFL Draft is upon us, so the last episode of season 4 of Conversations with features a chat with former Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand. Since the Lions have always been a story on draft day because of their success, or a=lack thereof, I thought Tom would be a perfect finish to this...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with Dave Rozema
Former Detroit Tiger Dave Rozema was one of my favorite Tigers of all time. He is a Grand Rapids Michigan native, who wound up playing for his home state team, and a world champion to boot. David was part of a group of players like Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Jack Morris, Dan Petry, and Lance...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with Elaine Crosby
Elaine Crosby is one of the University of Michigan's finest student athletes. During her years at Michigan she began as a tennis player but, switched to golf in mid stream, and became an All American and moved on to the LPGA tour. It's an incredible testament to her determination and talent to…
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with Bill Keenist, Part 2
The Brandy Show's wide ranging discussion about our beloved Detroit Lions continues with Part 2 of our Conversation with Bill Keenist, retired long time front office staff member with the Lions. In this second part of our chat, we delve a little more deeply into one of the more difficult era's in...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with Bill Keenist, Part 1
As we get ready for another Super Bowl that does not include our beloved Detroit Lions, I thought we ought to have a conversation about them. During the Super Bowl era, a good friend, and exceptional executive worked for the Lions in just about every capacity. His name is Bill Keenist. He was...
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The Brandy Show - Conversations with Dick Honig
In Football, officiating is so important to every game, and in big games it seems to be magnified. For that matter, in any game, the officials and their handling of events can be massive. It is the hope of everyone that the officiating goes un-noticed and doesn't impact the outcome. To discuss...
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The Brandy Show-Conversations with Greg Kinney, U of M Bentley Historical Library
In our last episode of the 2020 season, we spend some some time with Greg Kinney. Who is Greg Kinney you ask? Well, he's the keeper of the keys to the incredible vault of University of Michigan Football history at the Bentley Historical Library in Ann Arbor. With such a rich and legendary…
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The Brandy Show-Conversations with Michael Patrick Shiels
Enjoy my Conversations with one of Michigan's most versatile and popular media personalities. Michael Patrick Shiels is currently the host of Michigan's Big Show, a morning drive radio standard that is syndicated across the State to tremendous ratings and success. But, Shiels current vehicle...
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The Brandy Show-Conversation with Matt Millen
Enjoy a chat with one of the most interesting and polarizing sports figures in Detroit in many years. Matt Millen came from the broadcast booth, after a spectacular football career that featured Super Bowl wins, to run the Detroit Lions. He was going to bring the Lions back to greatness...well,...
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The Brandy Show-Conversation with Dick Purtan
One of the great voices in Detroit joins us in this episode and walk down memory lane recalling his fabulous Hall of Fame broadcast career. Very simply, Dick Purtan set a standard in morning drive talk/entertainment radio that is impossible to quantify. Dick's instincts, and idea's about morning...
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The Brandy Show-Conversation with Jamie Morris
One of the most celebrated running backs in Michigan Football history is Jamie Morris. In a football program that has a reputation as a rush first, pass second offense, Jamie is the classic example. He's still very prominent in the record books too. He's the Maize and Blue's fourth all time…
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The Brandy Show-Conversation with Bob Lipson, Michigan Replay
Remember Michigan Replay? Some called it the Bo Show, Michigan Football's coaches show? Well, this Conversation with....is a walk down memory lane with Bob Lipson. He was the only executive producer of the show in its more than 30 year run. It's all the inside stuff through the years about the...
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The Brandy Show-Conversations with Tim Kiska
His name is Tim Kiska. He’s a professor of journalism and screen studies at Wayne State. He has a PHD in history from Wayne State, but more importantly, he is a treasure trove of knowledge of Detroit’s political and media history. From Roman Gribbs, to Coleman Young, to Kwame Kilpatrick he’s got...
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The Brandy Show-Conversations with Mickey Redmond
Detroit Red Wings hockey legend Mickey Redmond is a great story teller, a great player, and a legendary Detroit broadcaster. Red Wings games without Mickey just aren't the same. Hear tales of Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, the Russian Five, Scotty Bowman, and many more from the man who has seen it…
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The Brandy Show-Conversation with Jerry Hanlon
A chat with a Michigan Football icon. Jerry Hanlon came to Michigan with Bo Schembechler in 1969. He has never left. Considered one of the finest offensive line coaches ever, Jerry's knowledge of Michigan football is unparalleled. His opinions about how the game has changed and where the game is...
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The Brandy Show-Conversation with Angelique Chengelis
She is a top talent in the newspaper business.... the beat writer for University of Michigan Football.... an Ohio native, and wanted to be in the newspaper business since she can remember. She is a friend and fun to be around. She knows her stuff as well as anyone on the inside of Wolverine…
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The Brandy Show Conversation With Dan Petry
Dan Petry is one of the integral members of the 1984 World Series Champion Detroit Tigers. He and Jack Morris, now in the Hall of Fame, were 1 and 2 on the Tigers pitching staff of Sparky Anderson's world champs. It was a magical season for Petry and the Tigers, and he remembers it like it was...
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The Brandy Show Conversation With Greg Kelser
Michigan State’s NCAA basketball Title in 1979 put the MSU basketball program on the map. It has never left its stature as a national power since then. One of the real building blocks of that dynamic was Greg Kelser. A Detroit Henry Ford High School grad, he joined MSU two years before Earvin…
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The Brandy Show Conversation With Don Clemons
Detroit Lions Coach Don Clemons came to Detroit back in 1955 when Darryl Rogers was named head coach. For the next 27 years, “Clem” stayed on the Lions staff (until 2012), through nine head coaches, numerous frustrations, and great triumphs, in a career he wouldn’t trade for the world. And, he’s...
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The Brandy Show Conversation With Lomas Brown
Lomas Brown is now the radio analyst for the Detroit Lions games, which by the way, was my job for 31 years before Lomas took over. That notwithstanding, Lomas and I are still good friends. He was a Lions offensive tackle for 18 seasons with the NFL — including 12 in Detroit, and he was on the...
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The Voice of U of M Wolverine Football talks sports and much more with his friends and contacts from 50 years in broadcasting. In addition, Jim relives singular moments in history in his unique narrative style. Past commentaries and opinion essays are part of the mix in this diverse and "one of a kind" podcast. Enjoy!
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