We’ve been talking about it for months, and today we do it.  We hypnotize Laura Biehl.

When he died last month, words like “legend” and “icon” were used to describe Hugh McDiarmid, Sr.  Hugh was a political reporter and columnist for the Detroit Free Press, and for most of us on this podcast, his career spanned a time before ours.  So, we set out to do some learning and asked two of Hugh’s colleagues to talk about their friend.

For a podcast based in Michigan’s capital city, we’ve made it 42 episodes without talking to a lobbyist.  No longer.

There aren’t many TV reporters in Michigan who can say their coverage of the State Capitol is seen by viewers in four different TV markets across the state.  In fact, there’s just one… Mikenzie Frost.

Today, we talk our hometown with the creators of the wildly popular parody social media account, @LansingMIFacts. 

Your long summer of silence is over.  The Cold Oatmeal podcast is back! 

It’s season three, and we start it with Charlie. Charlie LeDuff, that is. Buckle up, and earmuffs, kids

How many “hits” must one have in order to compile a “Greatest Hits” album?  Today, we push this existential question to its limits.

Before our summer furlough, we listen back to our favorite moments with some of our favorite guests from season two.

You know those times when you have to get up super early, and you toss and turn afraid you’re going to sleep through your alarm?  Now, imagine “super early” actually means 1:30 a.m., and you have to do it every day, and after you do it you have to go on LIVE TV for four hours.

That’s the life of today’s podcast guest, Ann Marie LaFlamme.

It’s the “Nikki Summit,” and on the agenda are social media strategies and tips, John Beilein, online pet peeves, broccoli, and news embargoes.

It’s time to spin the wheel, draw a card, and hit the buzzer.

Today, Matt Ottinger is our guest on the podcast.  For 29 years, Matt hosted “QuizBusters” on PBS.  He’s also a game show expert and a former contestant.