ML is impatient for peace in Ukraine, while Marc says he's fine if we snatch Greenland. Disagreement over college football and an exploration of Mike Duggan's campaign follow.

STRAIGHT DOPE: Before getting to the news, ML is wistful about last week's guest Rob Wolchek and he and Marc recount one of Rob's greatest "Fame or Shame" segments, which involved sticking celebrity pawn broker Les Gold in a boat to see if it would float/

ML and Marc turn to the "Greenland dilemma" and wonder whether Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland is a policy goal -- or a political diversion.

Marc and ML muse over why we "can't just get along," and whether politics will ever return to bi-partisanship -- other than Democrats and Republicans both seeking the Jeffrey Epstein files to use as weapons to attack political opponents rather than to seek justice for victims.

ML says the price of shaved turkey is too damn high!

Marc asks if former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan can really win the Michigan governor's race. ML offers his insights -- and says money won't be a problem for Hizzoner.

Guess where Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is? DAVOS, SWITZERLAND! Marc thinks it's funny that the rich and powerful swear there is no international cabal running the world, then posse up in Switzerland to, well, plot how to run the world.

ML and Marc's latest disagreement over college football involves the national championship. ML rooted for the Indiana Hoosiers, while Marc put his money on the Miami Hurricanes.

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GEEK OF THE WEEK: They won nothing -- and didn't even make the playoffs -- but ML hates to see the Detroit Lions go unheralded, so he tries to name them this week's geek for their inconsistent pricing policy ... until Marc butts in.

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