The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit

Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, Detroit Free Press columnist M.L. Elrick; seasoned attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: Trump's controversial aide Natalie Harp; Why did Black pastor Lorenzo Sewell show up at the Dearborn City Council meeting on a night far-right-wingers were rallying against Muslims; the never-ending war in Iran; anti-Muslim activist brings Christian crusade and rally to Dearborn; Fox 2 News responds to accusations in suit by fired anchor Taryn Asher with allegations of its own; Canadians launch petition to expel U.S. ambassador Hoekstra; some Israelis could move out of Israel if Netanyahu is re-elected; and Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about Lorenzo Sewell, the Black pastor of Detroit's 180 Church, who joined white right-wing agitators and spoke last Tuesday before the Dearborn City Council, railing against Muslims and accusing the city of operating under Sharia law.The hosts and viewers criticize his appearance and wonder how he could possibly appear that night.The pastor, who is a big supporter of President Donald Trump, also expressed concerns to the council about Jake Lang, the anti-Muslim, right-wing agitator who was physically attacked recently while appearing in Dearborn.The pastor said:"The spirit of Hubbard is still in this city. The spirit of racism still dwells in this city. This is a city that has prospered with your mosques and your call to prayer, but yet it's on the back of my people, it's on the back of Black people, that we are funding everything you do. You look down on us, your police enacting justice on us, and when Jake Lang talked about Jesus, he was assaulted because you are not under American law, you are under Sharia law. That is the reason why you have made no arrest."

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, seasoned lawyers Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, and labor and community activists Barb Ingalls and Nancy Derringer.They talk about the confirmation of Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Trump's expanded powers, problems with the Navy, Trump's escape on the catering truck, Trump's endless war in Iran, some U-M students getting no grades the first semester, and Schmuck of the Week.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, pollster Ed Sarpolus, seasoned attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about Tuesday’s election and the U.S. Senate race, including what winner Abdul El-Sayed needs to do to win over Haley Stevens’ voters.

Hosts Adolph Mongo and Allan Lengel talk about the U.S. Senate race and whether candidate Abdul El-Sayed can win over Black voters who overwhelmingly supported Congress member Haley Stevens in the Aug. 4 primary.Mongo also addresses what Black voters are thinking.

Host Saeed Khan is joined by attorney Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer, and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.The panel discusses:The hostility Dr. Anthony Fauci encountered on Capitol Hill.President Trump's visit to Michigan.The Nov. 4 election and what to expect.Trump's jokes—and bombs—at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.How accurate are the polls?Are televised debates too light on details and too heavy on slogans

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about the upcoming election, the polls and Detroit Black voters' attitudes about Arab candidates

Democratic Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit tells the co-hosts of Detroit in Black and White why he wants to be Michigan's next attorney general.He talks about cracking down on employers who cheat workers out of wages, consumer protection, price gouging, voting rights, and the need to unite the Democratic Party.He says he was motivated to run for attorney general after reading the Republicans' Project 2025 report, which he saw as a blueprint for dismantling democracy.He will square off against Republican Doug Lloyd and Libertarian Jason Dye in the Nov. 3 election.

Hosts Vanessa Moss and Jim Nardone talk about voting fraud and President Trump's proposed Save America Act, which would overhaul federal elections by requiring voter ID at the polls and proof of citizenship to register to vote. Congress to date has refused to pass the legislation.

Host Saeed Khan talks with seasoned attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; union and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They discuss: Sen. Lindsey Graham's death at 71; a judge voiding Trump's IRS immunity; the DOJ launching a grand jury investigation of UAW President Shawn Fain; Attorney General Todd Blanche's hearing; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's desire for the military to conduct testosterone tests; a Wayne County judge representing a defendant in an East Lansing courtroom; and Vice President J.D. Vance telling podcaster Joe Rogan that he's concerned about the sexual optics of eating a corn dog in public.One panelist suggests the public send Vance corn dogs. Another panelist, a friend of Sen. Gary Peters, names the senator the "Schmuck of the Week."

Hosts Adolph Mongo and Jim Nardone discuss reparations, the Senate filibuster, and the mystery man, Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Host Nancy Derringer talks with seasoned lawyers Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. (Regular host Saeed Khan is on the road.)They talk about: the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term, with major decisions on birthright citizenship, executive power, and transgender rights; a bounty of hilarity—the reflecting pool and the Great American State Fair; Sen. Slotkin's call for new Democratic leadership, which draws criticism; University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker's apology after a university investigation confirms the lewd messages were real; and Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel, and Jim Nardone talk about the Constitution on July 4, birthright citizenship, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, and carrying guns.

The New York Congressional Democrats who were endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani did well last Tuesday night. Is that a good indicator of where the Democrats are headed? Or will the Democratic Party's U.S. Senate race in Michigan with progressive Abdul El-Sayed be a better measure of where the country is headed?The Week That Was host Saeed Khan discusses the matter with guests: freelancer and former Detroit News feature writer Jim McFarlin; seasoned attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They also talk about the disastrous reflecting pool in Washington, the ongoing Middle East conflict, and some Schmucks of the Week, including CNN's Scott Jennings and GOP gubernatorial candidate John James, who shamelessly parrots President Trump's fraudulent 2020 election claims.

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about rats and cockroaches and landlords who fail to keep rental properties up to standards.The panel's advice for renters with issues like rats: Notify the landlord in writing immediately, document evidence, and report the violation to BSEED (Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department) to initiate a formal, free property inspection. Renters can call the city's Property Maintenance at (313) 224-2733 or (313) 628-2451. Or submit a residential rental complaint through the City of Detroit BSEED Rental Property Page.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests: Detroit Police Commissioner and public relations specialist Beverly Watts; seasoned attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: President Donald Trump's questionable truce with Iran; the cursed reflecting pool; Michigan GOP governor’s race tightening with Mike Cox and John James statistically tied; state Sen. Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt is running an embarrassing, fictitious campaign ad generated by artificial intelligence; New York Times reporters gaining access to audio recordings from the White House Situation Room; wife of ex-GOP state House speaker pleads guilty to embezzlement charge; Hamtramck mayor sues city council after it fires city manager; Adopt-A-Road controversy surfaces over "Voices for Palestinians" sign; and Schmuck of the Week.

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans says he's lobbying community leaders to help pass a countywide public transportation millage that will fund and expand the SMART bus service. "The transit system is so important to Wayne County — to have a good, solid transit system," Evans said during an interview Saturday on the videocast/podcast Detroit in Black and White. "Macomb's overcome their obstacles. Oakland's overcome their obstacles, and we're still the ones sitting here trying to decide whether we should be in or whether we should be out."Evans said even if some people choose not to use public transportation, it's important to their communities — to students, seniors, and hospital workers trying to get to work. He realizes there's resistance in some Wayne County communities that don't favor paying for public transportation."For the last 6, 8, 10 months, we've gone to every community in Wayne County, sat with the leadership in those communities, and asked them what they'd like to see the transit system do for their communities," he said.Until this election, cities in the county could opt out of participating in the approximately 1-mill property tax for SMART bus funding. In 2024, state lawmakers in Lansing passed a bill prohibiting the county's communities from opting out.In the past, 17 communities in the county opted out of the millage. The 26 other municipalities that are already in the SMART system wouldn't see an increase in their millage rate.If approved, revenues would be distributed to Wayne County, SMART, DDOT and other community and regional transit providers. If the measure fails, communities served by SMART would lose those services. Evans said the millage would cost each household an average of about $8 a month."We want to call ourselves a region," he said, noting, "we're not a region until we act like one."

Host Saeed Khan talks with veteran attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: Trump storms off interview on Meet the Press; Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidates court one vote: Trump’s. Will he endorse anyone and, if so, when? Primaries in Maine, South Carolina and Los Angeles show Trump still on the ballot; Trump nominates Todd Blanche for Attorney General; former Fox 2 News anchor Taryn Asher files sex discrimination suit; and Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk about pressing issues of the week including whether Mayor Mary Sheffield should take any responsibility while sitting on boards.The Detroit News reported this week as council member president, Sheffield sat on the People Mover board but never attended a meeting from 2023 to 2025 while an official for the agency was involved in a $300,000 kickback scheme. Sheffield also sat on the board of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy when CFO William A. Smith was busted for stealing more than $40 million.They also talk about President Trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center, media coverage of the city and the delay in the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel, and Jim Nardone talk about the clubby Mackinac Policy Conference, its exclusivity, and how it barred journalist Charlie LeDuff. They also discuss a judge's order to remove President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Grand Prix.

Hosts Saeed Khan talks with guests, veteran lawyers Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she won't run for president in 2028; could she and Mike Duggan end up being university presidents in Michigan? The Democratic U.S. Senate race; will establishment Democrats back Abdul El-Sayed if he wins the primary? Why does Congresswoman Haley Stevens fudge answers about Israel and AIPAC? State Sen. Mallory McMorrow said her Jewish husband was the target of an antisemitic slur at the Michigan Democratic Convention; MAGA cannibalism in Texas brings victory to a Trump-backed candidate in a Senate primary; politicians and policymakers gather for the Mackinac Policy Conference, which bars journalist Charlie LeDuff; and Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanesa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with former Detroit Police Chief James Craig about Teen Takeovers and about his run for mayor. 

Detroit in Black and White hosts Adolph Mongo and Jim Nardone talk about the pressing issues of the week.Mongo rails against "so-called progressives," saying they're hurting the future of the Democratic party.They also talk with Justin Onwenu, a fourth-generation Detroiter, organizer, and attorney who is running for state senate.

Host Saeed Khan talks with former Fox 2 anchor Huel Perkins; veteran attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They discuss: Did President Trump accomplish anything in China? Acting AG Todd Blanche warns reporters who receive classified information about potential investigations; the FCC warns Disney that the agency is monitoring censorship; former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan slips in the latest poll for the governor's race; John James and Perry Johnson go at it; and Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk with Detroit community activist Nicole Small, who talks about reparations and what's happening, and not happening in Detroit. 

Hosts Adolph Mongo and Allan Lengel talk to Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who explains why she thinks she's the best choice for U.S. Senate in Michigan.She talks about a host of issues, including data centers, cars, Israel, reparations, roads and differences on issues within the Democratic Party.

Hosts Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about politicians looking down on less educated voters; the Trump administration sometimes ignoring more educated people in certain fields like health care, and owning a pit bull. 

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests: veteran attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: a gunman caught at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner; POTUS and FLOTUS calling for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the comedian’s joke; King Charles III meeting with Trump; former FBI Director James Comey getting indicted for “sea shells by the sea side”; SCOTUS scaling back the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana in a congressional redistricting case; Grosse Pointe High School grad Jamie Ding’s Jeopardy! streak ending at 31 wins; and Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with attorney Leon Weiss, who works for the Conviction Integrity Unit of the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, which has overturned dozens of wrongful convictions.Weiss also talks about his father, Rube Weiss, and his mother, Elizabeth Weiss, who were actors and did voice-overs for TV and radio commercials. Rube Weiss was also Santa Claus for many years in the annual Hudson's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.He also talks about his brother, David Weiss, aka David Was, who is the co-founder of the group Was (Not Was).

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, veteran attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: Israel, Jewish Democrats and the Michigan Democratic  Convention; Trump and the Iran war;  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear tells Dems to talk plain English; FBI Director Kash Patel defends himself against allegations about being drunk, sues The Atlantic magazine; Sentencing judge in the Kwame Kilpatrick cases says she's disappointed Trump commuted his sentence;  Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel, and Jim Nardone discuss identity theft, credit card scams, and Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin’s push to create an independent commission to determine whether the president is fit to serve.They also discuss the competent military figures that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fired.

Host Saeed Khan talks with veteran attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They discuss: men in Congress taking advantage of women; The DOJ firing of 2 Detroit prosecutors in abortion clinic case causes uproar among criminal defense attorneys and federal judges; Trump disparaging Pope Leo XIV;  Trump/Vance ally Viktor Orban trounced in Hungary’s election; Artemis II touching down after a successful moon mission; Detroit getting a WNBA team in 2029; and Schmuck of the Week.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, veteran attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: U.S.-Iran ceasefire; Melania Trump's denial; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer withholds dndorsements in U.S. Senate and Secretary of State races (Is she being wimpy?); Would the draft make us think twice about war? What's up with fired Fox 2 News Anchor Taryn Asher? Federal judge in Bay City pleads no contest to drunk driving; the University of Michigan men’s basketball team takes it all.  Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about Mayor Mary Sheffield's press conference on a "Teen Takover," high rates some downtown Detroit parking lots are charging and people visiting Detroit for events.

Hosts Saeed Khan talks with public relations specialist and Detroit Police Commissioner Beverly Watts, veteran attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joe Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: Trump’s address to the nation on Iran; Trump says that U.S. “doesn’t have to be there for NATO”;  Suspected Iranian group hacks and discloses FBI Director Kash Patel’s email account; America and the world observe No Kings Day; Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI charge and the many Schmucks of the Week including John James,  President Trump, Acting AG Todd Blanche, Tiger Woods and more.

A crowd of teens converged in downtown Detroit Friday night as part of a “Downtown Takeover” that had been promoted on social media. Fox 2 reports that police detained some teens who were violating curfew.Detroit police say a gun was fired during the commotion, but no one was hurt.Detroit in Black and White hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel, and Jim Nardone talk with viewers about the “City Takeover,” parents’ responsibility in dealing with their children, and places youngsters can hang out in town.

Hosts Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about all the pizza joints around town, and viewers weigh in. They also discuss news of local investors buying Buddy's Pizza from CapitalSpring, an equity firm that bought the chain in 2018.Some people think the quality of Buddy's has slipped since the equity firm bought the chain. Can the new owners bring Buddy's quality back?They also talk about the death of FBI Director Robert Mueller and President Trump's gleeful reaction.

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with Dr. Anil Kumar, a urologist, who is running as an independent for the 11th Congressional District in Oakland County. The seat is currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, who is running for the U.S. Senate.Kumar, a lifelong Democrat, explains why he’s running as an independent and discusses problems with the health care system, the cost of living, addressing the needs of the Black community, and the war in Iran.

Host Nancy Derringer talks with public relations specialist and former Detroit reporter Darci McConnell, pollster Ed Sarpolus, veteran attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman and Joe Sklar; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.Pollster Ed Sarpolus talks about Republican Perry Johnson gaining steam in the gubernatorial race and questions the momentum of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens. He's also skeptical of a Detroit Regioinal Chamber poll that shows ex-Mayor Mike Duggan in a tie in the governor's race. He thinks Duggan has a better chance of playing a spoiler than being a winner. They panel also talks about: Iran War update; Head of National Counterterrorism Center quits; The constant lies from President Trump about the motive for the Iran War;  FCC threatens to pull broadcast licenses of media outlets who report negatively on the war; Judge quashes subpoenas in DOJ probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell; Schmuck of the Week.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests: veteran attorneys Steve Fishman and Bill Seikaly; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They discuss the terrorist attack at the West Bloomfield synagogue; Trump saying he wants to appoint the next Iranian leader — which host Saeed Khan suggests could be called “The Ayatollah Apprentice”; Trump being panned for wearing a baseball cap to a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base; and Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about the attack on the synagogue in West Bloomfield Township and security in other schools. They wonder more money isn't spent beefing up security at schools and paying teachers better salaries. 

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about sex workers, the Iran war, the Epstein files and President Donald Trump's cult-like following.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, veteran lawyers, Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: US and Israel attacking Iran and the Trump's ever-changing explanations for doing so; Khan, a Wayne State University professor, addresses question as to whether Iran will attack on U.S. soil; Bill and Hillary Clinton each provide depositions to House Oversight Committee on Jeffery Epstein;  DHS Secretary Kristi Noem gets the boot; Lions trade running back David Montgomery to Houston Texans; Schmuck of the Week.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests: veteran attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They discuss: a recap of the State of the Union speech; Whitmer’s last State of the State address; a U.S. ambassador to Israel telling Tucker Carlson that Israel should take over the Middle East; whether Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s decision not to endorse Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist will hurt her; whether Trump is turning on his Supreme Court; whether some of the Trump-appointed justices can show independence; panelist Fishman’s basketball days at the University of Michigan; whether the USA hockey team should have shown up for the State of the Union; and Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about former Wayne County official Alicia Bradford and her husband, Larry Bradford, who face potential jail time after they pulled guns on a customer at a Farmington Hills gas station following a dispute that began over a 10-cent deposit fee being charged for a can of Mountain Dew.The panel discusses gun responsibility. They also talk with Wayne State University Professor Saeed Khan about the U.S. and Israel attack on Iran.

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about Vanessa's bid for Wayne County Probate Court and all the work that goes into running; the Supreme Court votes against President Trump's tariffs; and the six Congress members, including Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who made a controversial  video about directing the military not to carry out illegal acts. Right or wrong?A D.C. federal grand jury rejected charges against the six. 

"The Week That Was'" podcast host Nancy Derringer talks with guests, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, content creator Myron Watkins, attorney Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.The group talks about a number of issues, including the controversy involving Wayne County Sheriff Raphael "Ray" Washington and allegations in a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against him filed by former sheriff’s office official Regina Parks. Washington has insisted all the allegations are unfounded.They also talk about the latest report by WXYZ's Ross Jones that includes allegations that Washington sexually harassed WDIV's Ericka Erickson, who worked as the sheriff's communications director in 2021–2022. Erickson raised concerns with sheriff officials but never filed a formal complaint or lawsuit.Jones' report includes secret recordings Erickson made on the job, including one with the former sheriff's chief of staff, Michael Turner, who told Erickson Washington was a "womanizer" who made him uncomfortable with his bahavior with certain woman on the job.M.L. Elrick said he's worked with Erickson and considers her a good friend and said she has always been nothing but professional and wouldn't have done anything to trigger any potentially inappropriate behavior by Washington. (Starts at 41:37 mark) "She's a beautiful woman I think that's an objective fact," Elrick said. "And she's also one of the people who's made me happy that I'm not a beautiful person because there are people who can make your life miserable if they're attracted to you."I've never known her to be flirtatious.I've never known her to be promiscuous. I've never known her to be provocative and I've never known her to use whatever skin-deep appeal she may have to advance her career or to get ahead on a story. She's the consummate professional she's really hard working."If somebody were to sit down and say to me, the reason this happened is because of some conduct on the part of Erica Erickson, I can just tell you, in knowing her as a colleague again as a friend for over a decade that would blow my mind."The group also talks about DTE's $100 million fine for polluting Zug Island, the Supreme Court's ruling against President Trump's tariffs, and Trump's interference with the Gordie Howe International Bridge and Matthew Moroun's involvement.

Hosts Vanessa Moss and Jim Nardone talk with lifelong Detroiter Adam Hollier, who explains why he dropped out of the race for Michigan Secretary of State and is now running for a state Senate seat.He talks about the public service jobs he's held over the years. He says that since he left the Senate in 2023, there hasn’t been a Black man there.

Hosts Vanessa Moss and Jim Nardone talk about Detroit Black History Month and highlight some outstanding people, including Flint’s Claressa Shields, a world champion boxer, and former Detroit Tigers star Willie Horton.They also talk with special guests, viewers Mike Evans—who discusses immigration, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office questioning rulings by Detroit’s 36th District Court, and the NAACP in Detroit—and Les Little, who talks about corporate money hijacking elections.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests veteran attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: DOJ releases a large (and last) batch of Epstein files—50% remain unreleased; Trump calls on Republicans to nationalize elections and mentions Detroit by name; former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick cuts a deal to repay restitution after fighting it for years; the decline of The Washington Post; what’s next for journalism? Predictions for the Super Bowl; Schmuck of the Week.