ML Soul of Detroit

City Hall & Football Follies – September 1, 2026

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

Missing: ML MIA – August 25, 2026

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

Taryn Asher Outburst Analyzed – August 18, 2026

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

Screwing, Dealing, & Running – August 11, 2026

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

Putting the FUN in Funerals – Aug 4, 2026

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

Skubal Knows – July 28, 2026

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

Wieners & Best – July 21, 2026

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

Spartan Soap Opera – July 14, 2026

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

Michigan Mystery – July 7, 2026

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

Motel Hell – June 30, 2026

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

The Love Bus – June 23, 2026

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

Out of Order – June 16, 2026

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

Hello, Galli! – June 2, 2026

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

Duggan Ducks Out – May 26, 2026

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

Hookers & Strippers – May 19, 2026

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

Iceland Kicks – May 12, 2026

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

Hopeless Wanderers – May 5, 2026

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

Historic Detroit Buildings – April 28, 2026

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

Deadline Detroit Takeover – April 21, 2026

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

Kickin’ it with Erika – April 14, 2026

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