No need for a spoiler alert, as Shawn regales us with his thoughts on “Game Of Thrones” – a series that ended years ago, leaving Marc a fan and ML put off by all that lust in the dust.

STRAIGHT DOPE: Shawn admonishes ML for being out of uniform by wearing a tie, leading to a series of random recollections by ML that conclude with some advice that could save your life.

Shawn spaces out on the name of, er, Marc – yeah, that’s it! Marc! – and wonders whether he’s losing it. Meanwhile, ML comes up with a movie star who he says could be separated at birth from Marc. Listen, learn and let us know what YOU think.

Dragons, sociopaths, major characters being killed without warning are all hallmarks of “Game of Thrones.” So Marc and Shawn wonder why ML is so hung up on how dirty everyone is while they’re having sex.

ML, inspired by Shawn’s trip down pop culture memory lane, reads some old fake news headlines from The Onion.

Marc takes us from old shows to new, getting us caught up on “The Pit,” “Adolescence,” and “White Lotus,” while ML wonders whatever happened to “Foundation.”

Creepy coaches are making headlines, from Detroit to Gainesville, Florida. But ML feels that the national media betrayed viewers by largely ignoring a scandal involving the coach of the Florida Gators basketball team at the start of their national championship season. Marc asks what the media could have done better, and a lively discussion ensues.

Attorney Amir Makled was detained at Detroit Metro Airport on his way back from a family vacation. He zooms in to tell the crew what happened – and why we should all be concerned. Tresa Baldas broke the story in the Detroit Free Press. Read all about it here.
If you missed ML’s latest “On Guard” column, get it here.

Shawn weighs in on the Pistons’ recent struggles in his latest column.

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GEEK OF THE WEEK: Everybody votes for change, only to have the new regime do exactly what voters said they didn’t like about the old regime. If you’re OK with this, you’re this week’s geek.

ROOM 7609: Shawn takes charge and books The Average White Band into the New Wave suite to perform “A Love of Your Own,” prompting a discussion of listening habits and why ML never liked it when radio deejays “hit the post.” Send us your favorite tune or deep cut or track from an obscure band – along with a story about the ditty – by writing to mlsoulofdetroit@gmail.com.

LATEST SOULMATE: ML sheds a small tear as he announces that this week there is no new member of our Patreon supporters club!

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