* M.L. Elrick (Twitter @elrick/Facebook ML ELRICK/Instagram ml_elrick), Shawn Windsor (Twitter @ShawnWindsor), Marc Fellhauer (Twitter @MarcFell) and Detroit Free Press contributing columnist Darren Nichols (Twitter @dnick12/Facebook Darren Nichols) dial up WDIV lead anchor Devin Scillian (Twitter @DevinScillian/Facebook Devin Scillian). Matt Jennings (Twitter @MattRJennings) works on his virtual lesson plan while Joey Zuver takes a break from shopping for school supplies to try and keep the wheels from coming off.* THE STRAIGHT DOPE: If the Detroit Will Breathe movement has succeeded in anything, it is turning ML into a punching bag. Listen to find out how it went down. You can also read ML’s latest on an epic legal battle building up between protesters and the city. * Devin arrives with a purse full of pearls he shares with the swine in the basement. Here’s just one of them: Journalism used to be about finding important things and making them interesting, but now the emphasis seems to be on finding interesting things and making them seem important. Deep!* For a guy used to asking the questions, Devin does pretty well answering them. The topics range from President Donald Trump’s problems with the truth, Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s problems with COVID-19 and nursing homes, and how much responsibility the media bears for the mess we’re in. * While the boys debate the media’s tendency to give the people what they want, ML shares an inside story from his days at WDIV and suggests that the people themselves are to blame for the steady diet of junk food the media serves up. Devin counters with a great line about consultANTS.* Marc asks Devin, a star of the small screen, how he ended up on so many big screens in 2011. Turns out the anchor man started out as a theater major. Listen in to get the scoop.* Anchor, author, musician. There’s almost nothing Devin doesn’t do. Which is one reason he’s encouraging folks to support struggling musicians with a contribution to the Virtual Tip Jar, which you can find at this link.* All signs point to trouble in the upcoming election, but Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey isn’t saying much about the problems her team has had counting votes. Darren says it’s the most important part of her job, but she’s just not cutting the mustard. * THE GREAT DEBATE: Just when you thought America had all the trouble it could handle dealing with protests, COUNTER-protesters make the scene.
