• M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook ML ELRICK/Instagram ml_elrick), Shawn Windsor (Twitter @ShawnWindsor) and Marc Fellhauer (Twitter @MarcFell) come together virtually for their first-ever work-from-home show.
• THE STRAIGHT DOPE:  St. Patrick’s Day is a week behind us, but ML is SO proud of the limericks he wrote for last week’s show — but forgot to read — that he offers a little doggerel to start this week’s show.
• Marc does roll call, asking the boys from whence they’re broadcasting.
• While ML dashes off to grab a power cord, Marc and Shawn take over. Find out how the mice play when the cat’s away.
• Shawn claims not to be a fancy boy, but nevertheless knows what a “sconce light” is. Listen and learn.
• Marc asks what it’s like to hit the streets as a reporter when no one is supposed to be on the streets.
• ML discusses the social media storm created by what he thought was an innocuous Tweet about the Hallmark card woman he ran into at CVS.
• Shawn tips his cap to the new heroes of the coronavirus crisis: the folks who keep the shelves stocked and the folks who wield a mop. ML launches into a paean to his fellow shelf stockers and Marc adds power line workers and truckers to the list of oft-overlooked and critically-important people. Can we get an “Amen!”
• Marc urges Congress to act with an economic stimulus package. Shawn and ML aren’t as eager, triggering yet another ingenious ML analogy (says ML, who writes these show notes).
• THE GREAT DEBATE: The experts say “STAY AWAY!” from other people for as long as you can to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. But a certain influential American has begun to question whether that advise is in America’s best interests. Our three stable geniuses weigh in.
• GEEK OF THE WEEK: The lieutenant governor of Texas says he — and a whole lotta other grandparents — are willing to risk their lives to get the U.S. economy cranking again. As people who love their grandparents — and plenty of other codgers — we sound a note of caution.
• ROOM 7609:  Crowded House is not exactly what the doctor ordered in this age of social distancing. But these NuWave wonders from down under have an oft-overlooked track that ML believes may contain some messages worth considering as we contemplate what comes next. Plus, it’s got a great opening bass line!
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• When it’s time to kick back with a tasty hometown classic brew, reach for an Altes! Learn more about which stores and other quality establishments carry these authentically Detroit suds at www.altes.beer. 
• The Szott showroom is closed for the safety of customers and staff, but if your vehicle needs service, our friends at Szott Ford are still on the job to keep your crucial ride rolling. They’ll even pick it up and drop it off. Please visit https://www.szottford.com and let them know ML sent you!
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