Find out which McDonald’s Snoop Dogg worked at in metro Detroit, where Jimmy Hoffa made his last call home and why Michael Jackson has a headstone in Detroit, even though he’s not buried here, when author Steve Platto joins ML and Marc … before Shawn butts in.

STRAIGHT DOPE

Steve Platto – and Marc – watched a show about Robin Williams that mentioned how he once lived in Detroit. That prompted each of them to dig into William’s time in metro Detroit. But only Steve wrote a book about what he found. Get your copy of “Motor City Famous” here.

Steve put 2,300 miles on his car finding out where celebrities with ties to Detroit lived, hung out and are buried. But he didn’t know about Eddie Cicotte, who ML asks about it. Listen and learn who Eddie was, where he’s buried – and why he’s infamous.

Find out where Eminem and Malcolm X lived in Detroit – and what happened to their homes (spoiler alert: One was demolished and the other will be a museum).

Did you know Gumby’s creator came from Detroit? Steve tells us about the famous-but-not-famous who made the cut for his book.

Find out where to meet Steve on Saturday (12/21) to buy his book and get it signed – just in time for the holidays!

Are the Lions toast? Shawn says “No!” Read his latest missive here.

ML offers Shawn a great Lions story. Will he do it? Subscribe to the Free Press and find out! It’s only $25 for 2 years. Hit this link to get the deal.

The mayor’s race is ON! Get ML’s take on the early frontrunner – and some of the challenges she’ll face. Read all about it here.

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GEEK OF THE WEEK

Vandals who apparently thought Ebeneezer Scrooge was REAL, and who didn’t know he turned out to be a good dude, are this week’s geek.

ROOM 7609

Listener Will gets his wish – for a mere $2.50 – as we book Highly Suspect into the New Wave suite to cover “Send Me An Angel.” You can also send us your favorite deep cut or obscure band – and a story about them or why they mean something to you – by writing to [email protected].

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ML’s imbibing, J. Peterman and a listener sets ML straight on a newsmaker. We welcome all your comments – and constructive criticism – at [email protected]

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