• M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook ML ELRICK/Instagram ml_elrick), Marc Fellhauer (Twitter @MarcFell) and Shawn Windsor (Twitter @ShawnWindsor) grab some popcorn while Freep Film Festival Executive Director Steve Byrne (Twitter @AtTheRiv) gives them the inside scoop on instant classics like “Dope Hookers and Pavement.” Matt Jennings (Twitter @MattRJennings) waits by the side of the road while Joey Zuver polishes his Doc Martens.
• THE STRAIGHT DOPE: In a bit of foreboding foreshadowing, ML’s nominal authority is over before it even begins as Marc upstages ML’s careful crafted intro with some, admittedly, more timely content. (Sigh)
• After ML left Fox 2, but before he rejoined the Detroit Free Press, he and former colleague-turned film impresario Steve Byrne spent many hours crafting elaborate plans for the Soul of Detroit and the Freep Film Festival to work together to take the fest to bright new heights … and then this coronavirus thingee hit. Listen to find out what happened next …
• You know about Motown. You know about Alice Cooper and Bob Seeger and The Romantics. You know about Kid Rock. You know about Eminem. But did you know that Detroit had a thriving, writhing, seething punk rock and hardcore scene tucked in between? A documentary, well, documenting those days is just one of the great films you’ll find at this year’s virtual Freep Film Festival.
• If there is a silver lining to the delay in the festival’s launch, it’s that Steve and his crew got more time to land a film they might not have been able to nail down earlier in this year. Here is the only play you’ll hear what’s coming here.
• Switching gears to the much-maligned Wayne County Board of Canvassers, ML reveals how the canvassers did their job and, along the way, put a surprise ending to a story ML has been following.
• How the canvassers made national news and how their work impacted ML’s work.
• Shawn and Marc pillory ML for being rather pedestrian in his tastes. Then the faux fancy boys go on and on and on about how great the McRib is! Oh, the marbling, er, the humanity!
• THE GREAT DEBATE: Shawn and Marc swore they wanted to debate Kelly Stafford’s controversial “Michigan dictatorship” tweet. ML tried to demure, calling her a nice kid who survived a frightening health scare. Nevertheless, he got talked into it. Turns out it was a trap! Here’s what Shawn wrote about Kelly.
• Here’s a slightly more famous trap.
• GEEK OF THE WEEK: ML goes first. Marc goes second. Shawn goes third, but then goes on and on about going number two in Drew’s loo.
• THIS WEEK IN SOFT HISTORY: Matt pulls off to the side of the road to take us on a journey through the way it wasn’t.
• ROOM 7609: The Eagles of Death Metal. Paris 2015. Love and Rockets. These troubled times. Yes, they all somehow converge in the NuWave suite as Marc recalls a night that left so many people so dead before the boys listen to “So Alive.” Also, ML works in that he once lived in Paris. Briefly. Then shows off his French. So typical!
• FIRST AMENDMENT TIME: Here is where you can be heard. This week, that opportunity for free expression is exercised only by the lawyers at YouTube.
• HARD OUT: Clean up your act with Manscaped’s Weed Whacker and Lawnmower — each are built for a man, but strong enough for a woman! Go to www.manscaped.com and get 20% off and free shipping with promo code ML. Send proof of your purchase to [email protected] and you’ll be able to sit in via Zoom for an entire future broadcast of Soul of Detroit!
• Need a new ride? Roy O’Brien has been putting metro Detroiters on wheels for 74 years. Before you shop anywhere else, get on the right track to 9 Mile and Mack and check out their super groovy showroom. Find our more at www.royobrien.net.
• 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
• You can’t beat the meat you get at The Butchery! Mention ML and get a free pound of bacon with a purchase of $50 or more. Learn more at www.thebutcherysl.com
• Don’t lose your mind trying to make sense of the financial markets. Let Luke Nowacki of Pinnacle help you make the right decisions that will help keep you on firm financial footing. Contact Luke at www.pinnaclewealthstrategies.com and be sure to tell him you heard about him on the Soul of Detroit! 
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