Kwame Kilpatrick is back in the news and Shawn is gone, so ML and Marc catch up on Hizzoner's latest caper as well as reveal some secrets behind a few of his greatest hits.

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ML had one of his worst sports weekends ever. His Spartans blew TWO chances to make a Final Four -- in basketball and hockey -- while Marc's Wolverine's advanced. So Marc asks who ML will be cheering for next weekend.

It was a busy week at the ol' truth factory, as ML exposed state lawmakers who got paid mileage for going to the Capitol without attending House sessions, spent an afternoon at the Michigan Republican Party convention and finagled a pass to Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield's upcoming State of the City address.
Read all about the lawmakers' antics here.
Read all about the Republicans' antics here.

With Shawn gone, Marc and ML dive into the latest Kilpatrick controversy, this time involving how the broke former mayor of Detroit ended up in a nearly $900,000 home in Novi -- and whether he's about to lose it.

After the show, ML is looking forward to attending the current mayor's State of the City address. Marc asks what he expects to hear, and ML explains how he'll be looking for more than the obvious.

Mary Sheffield's first State of the City brings the conversation around to Kilpatrick's last State of the City. ML tells some behind-the-scenes stories about how Kilpatrick went so far off script -- and where he came up with his claims that he and his family had been called names and threatened.

Shawn hits the road to cover the Wolverines in the Elite 8. But which Wolverines? Read his latest column to find out.

Our new bonus episode is coming soon for Soulmates! In the meantime, enjoy our most recent, in which Detroit Red Wing legend Darren McCarty talks about his favorite coaches -- and bags on one of the best coaches he had, who is also one of the worst.

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GEEK OF THE WEEK
ML nominates Meatball Ron for groveling while Marc chooses the Secret Service agent who shot himself in the butt looking for his cell phone.

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