The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit

Allan Lengel / Deadline Detroit
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Every week, the crew from Deadline Detroit breaks down the critical news stories of the week. It's solid analysis mixed with a healthy dose of humor, plus weekly nominees for "Schmuck of the Week." 

  1. 'Detroit in Black and White: Right or Wrong for Congress Members to Issue Message Not To Carry Out Illegal Orders?

    1D AGO

    'Detroit in Black and White: Right or Wrong for Congress Members to Issue Message Not To Carry Out Illegal Orders?

    Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about Vanessa's bid for Wayne County Probate Court and all the work that goes into running; the Supreme Court votes against President Trump's tariffs; and the six Congress members, including Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who made a controversial  video about directing the military not to carry out illegal acts. Right or wrong? A D.C. federal grand jury rejected charges against the six.

    1h 5m
  2. 'The Week That Was:' M.L. Elrick Defends Ericka Erickson in the Sheriff Ray Washington's Controversy

    1D AGO

    'The Week That Was:' M.L. Elrick Defends Ericka Erickson in the Sheriff Ray Washington's Controversy

    "The Week That Was'" podcast host Nancy Derringer talks with guests, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, content creator Myron Watkins, attorney Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. The group talks about a number of issues, including the controversy involving Wayne County Sheriff Raphael "Ray" Washington and allegations in a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against him filed by former sheriff’s office official Regina Parks. Washington has insisted all the allegations are unfounded. They also talk about the latest report by WXYZ's Ross Jones that includes allegations that Washington sexually harassed WDIV's Ericka Erickson, who worked as the sheriff's communications director in 2021–2022. Erickson raised concerns with sheriff officials but never filed a formal complaint or lawsuit. Jones' report includes secret recordings Erickson made on the job, including one with the former sheriff's chief of staff, Michael Turner, who told Erickson Washington was a "womanizer" who made him uncomfortable with his bahavior with certain woman on the job. M.L. Elrick said he's worked with Erickson and considers her a good friend and said she has always been nothing but professional and wouldn't have done anything to trigger any potentially inappropriate behavior by Washington. (Starts at 41:37 mark)  "She's a beautiful woman I think that's an objective fact," Elrick said. "And she's also one of the people who's made me happy that I'm not a beautiful person because there are people who can make your life miserable if they're attracted to you. "I've never known her to be flirtatious.I've never known her to be promiscuous. I've never known her to be provocative and I've never known her to use whatever skin-deep appeal she may have to advance her career or to get ahead on a story. She's the consummate professional she's really hard working. "If somebody were to sit down and say to me, the reason this happened is because of some conduct on the part of Erica Erickson, I can just tell you, in knowing her as a colleague again as a friend for over a decade that would blow my mind." The group also talks about DTE's $100 million fine for polluting Zug Island, the Supreme Court's ruling against President Trump's tariffs, and Trump's interference with the Gordie Howe International Bridge and Matthew Moroun's involvement.

    1h 12m
  3. Detroit in Black and White: Adam Hollier Explains Why He Dropped out of One Race to Run For State Senate

    FEB 15

    Detroit in Black and White: Adam Hollier Explains Why He Dropped out of One Race to Run For State Senate

    Hosts Vanessa Moss and Jim Nardone talk with lifelong Detroiter Adam Hollier, who explains why he dropped out of the race for Michigan Secretary of State and is now running for a state Senate seat. He talks about the public service jobs he's held over the years. He says that since he left the Senate in 2023, there hasn’t been a Black man there.

    1h 1m
  4. Detroit in Black and White: A Shout-Out to Black History Month and Willie Horton and Claressa Shields

    FEB 7

    Detroit in Black and White: A Shout-Out to Black History Month and Willie Horton and Claressa Shields

    Hosts Vanessa Moss and Jim Nardone talk about Detroit Black History Month and highlight some outstanding people, including Flint’s Claressa Shields, a world champion boxer, and former Detroit Tigers star Willie Horton. They also talk with special guests, viewers Mike Evans—who discusses immigration, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office questioning rulings by Detroit’s 36th District Court, and the NAACP in Detroit—and Les Little, who talks about corporate money hijacking elections.

    1h 3m
  5. The Week That Was: Trump Wants to Nationalize Elections; Kwame Kilpatrick Gives Up Fight Against Feds.

    FEB 7

    The Week That Was: Trump Wants to Nationalize Elections; Kwame Kilpatrick Gives Up Fight Against Feds.

    Host Saeed Khan talks with guests veteran attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly, and Joel Sklar; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: DOJ releases a large (and last) batch of Epstein files—50% remain unreleased; Trump calls on Republicans to nationalize elections and mentions Detroit by name; former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick cuts a deal to repay restitution after fighting it for years; the decline of The Washington Post; what’s next for journalism? Predictions for the Super Bowl; Schmuck of the Week.

    1h 18m
  6. Detroit in Black and White: Don Lemon, Melania's Documentary and Covid

    JAN 31

    Detroit in Black and White: Don Lemon, Melania's Documentary and Covid

    Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about whether Don Lemon went too far reporting on a protest inside a church; did the FBI go too far by arresting him instead of allowing him to turn himself in? Did Covid hurt the Democrats?

    1h 6m
  7. The Week That Was: Don Lemon's Controversial Arrest; Bruce Springsteen Captures Our Times in a New Song

    JAN 31

    The Week That Was: Don Lemon's Controversial Arrest; Bruce Springsteen Captures Our Times in a New Song

    Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, public relations specialist and Detroit Police Commissioner Beverly Watts, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Federal agents kill another American in Minneapolis; Don Lemon and another reporter arrested by FBI after covering protest inside a church; Bruce Springsteen's new song on Minneapolis; USA Today, Freep’s parent company, to acquire Detroit News; Man drives Mercedes through Detroit Airport’s McNamara Terminal; Schmuck of the week.

    1h 7m
  8. Detroit in Black and White: ICE Agents Doing Their Job or Out of Control?

    JAN 17

    Detroit in Black and White: ICE Agents Doing Their Job or Out of Control?

    Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about ICE agents activity in Minneapolis and around the nation. Just doing their job or out control? Moss, an attorney, Lengel a reporter and Nardone, the retired police chief of Trenton, talk about the activities.

    1h 4m
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Every week, the crew from Deadline Detroit breaks down the critical news stories of the week. It's solid analysis mixed with a healthy dose of humor, plus weekly nominees for "Schmuck of the Week." 

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  • Creator
    Allan Lengel / Deadline Detroit
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    796
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