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We are 13 ON YOUR SIDE. Our goal is to stand up for our community. To make it better for everyone in West Michigan. And to celebrate all the unique people who make up our community. To be ON YOUR SIDE. Always.

13 ON YOUR SIDE


    • Sep 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 11m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    Alone At The Desk - 30: Scrunchies for a Cause

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 14:57


    It started as a way to cope with postpartum depression. Then it became a business. Then it became a cause to help a family and girls on the other side of the world.

    Alone At The Desk - 29: Women Surviving the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 18:24


    Two different women with distinctly different struggles during the pandemic. Neither has to do with actually contracting COVID-19. But, require perseverance and courage to get through it.

    Alone At The Desk - 27.5: Nessel's First Ad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 8:42


    In this bonus episode, Michigan Attorney General talks about her first advertisement during her primary campaign for AG. It was provocative. But, it wasn't just about shock value. It was about sexism, misogyny and discrimination. And she directed it at her own party.

    Alone At The Desk - 28: Burn Pits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 14:10


    Approximately 3.5 million US veterans were exposed to burn pits while serving overseas. Now many are experiencing severe health problems. Some are dying. They are having a hard convincing the VA their health issues are connected to the burn pits, and are being denied benefits. A veteran shares his story. And we hear from a US congressman trying to help.

    Alone At The Desk - 27: Gay Pride Month & AG Dana Nessel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 18:42


    Michigan's attorney general opens up with her own coming out story. She also talks about the lack of gay role models when she was young, & the future of gay rights.

    Alone At The Desk - 26: Social Media and the First Amendment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 19:59


    Former President Donald Trump now faces a full two year ban from Facebook, and a permanent ban on Twitter. He and his supporters have claimed his First Amendment rights are being violated. Are they? And even if they're not, is this the ethical way to deal with social media posts that are false and/or dangerous. Two experts join me to discuss.

    Alone At The Desk - 25: Rallying Around Newaygo High School

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 13:20


    On March 8th, 2021, Newaygo High School experienced one of its darkest days. What followed, were some of its brightest.

    Alone At The Desk - 24: A Greenhouse and a Chess Set

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 8:47


    Science classes have evolved in the last 30 years. It's no longer just textbooks and tests. At one West Michigan school, it's a greenhouse, a chess set, and charitable giving.

    Alone At The Desk - 23: What Kind of Year Has It Been?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 11:49


    There's no way to encapsulate everything that's happened in this podcast episode. So I wont try. But, I'm going to talk a little about my observations. What's changed with me. What's changed in West Michigan. and where we may be going from here.

    Alone At The Desk - 22: "There's a guy in the parking lot with a gun"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 9:31


    It was an armed standoff with a man with a rifle. At one point, our sports director was pinned down behind a car, and a cop accidentally pointed a gun at me.

    Alone At The Desk - 21: The Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ladylike and My Daughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 9:47


    Ladylike (to me) is a word that society has foisted upon women throughout history. And by society, I mean men. And they've used it to do one of two things: either to sexualize women or to repress them.

    Alone At The Desk - 20: That's Still The Way It Is

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 11:49


    I hear people say all the time, "I wish newscasters today were more like Cronkite and didn't give their opinions." Funny thing is that - in a way - Cronkite gave his opinion every single night. And most journalists today aren't any different. The public is just made to think we're different.

    Alone At The Desk - 18: The Daily's Apology, and Mine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 12:13


    A group of student journalists apologized for their work. They didn't need to apologize for anything. But, I do. And so do a lot of other professional journalists.

    Alone At The Desk - 19: The Christmas I Left

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 11:37


    Christmas Eves at my grandparents are some of the best memories of my childhood and life. Unfortunately, one of the Christmas Eves I remember most is the one I left.

    Alone At The Desk - 17: My High School's Racist Mascot Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 9:37


    I didn't truly understand the problem with the word "Redmen" when I was young. I certainly didn't understand the the problem with the big Indian head logo on our school building and sports jerseys. I do now.

    Alone At The Desk - 16: I Probably Scared the Hell Out of Her

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 9:01


    I have no idea what it's like to be a woman - or man - who feels threatened by another person in a sexual manner. But, I should at the very least be aware that other people do.

    Alone At The Desk - 15: I Replaced A Local News Legend

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 10:42


    I knew I was lucky to be getting my dream job. I didn't know how lucky I was to be replacing the man I did. His generosity eased what could have been a very awkward transition. And I'll always be grateful.

    Alone At The Desk - 14: As White As Possible

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 10:34


    Racism isn't dead. White privilege is a thing. Saying otherwise is one of the most racist things a person can say.

    Alone At The Desk - 13: White Supremacy, Mass Shootings, And My Daughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 4:56


    After back-to-back mass shootings, I was at a loss as to how I would eventually describe these events to my nearly 2 year old daughter when she's older. Especially the race-based hate that's on the rise in our country. She may have actually helped me to answer that question.

    Alone At The Desk - 12: The Detroit DNC Debates

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 12:46


    Two days. 48 hours. 20 candidates. A six language'd reporter. Way too much pizza. A Detroit Lions jersey. And one startled CNN contributor. This is how I covered the DNC Debates in Detroit.

    Alone At The Desk - 11: I Disagree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 13:23


    A lot of people think the news media all report the same thing to push the same narrative. The truth is that most of the time, we can't agree in our own newsroom how to cover a story. The picture of a dead migrant man and his daughter - and the disagreement over how to cover that picture - exemplifies that fact.

    Alone At The Desk - 10: Faith and Work

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 11:01


    My faith allows me to do my work. It allows me to recover from my work. But it does not dictate my work.

    Alone At The Desk - 9: Dennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 12:38


    I just want people to know that I'm a better person and journalist because he was a brief part of my life.

    Alone At The Desk - 8: Missoula

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 20:04


    "What the hell am I doing, doing weather in Western Montana?" I asked myself that all the time during my first job. A job I hated.

    Alone At The Desk - 7: My Baby Doesn't Like Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 9:25


    The 16 months since my daughter was born have been - in many ways - the loneliest time of my life.

    Alone At The Desk - 6: The Hardest Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 11:30


    I wasn't going to draw another paycheck filming the worst moments in peoples' lives. I was going to quit, go back to Michigan and do something else that didn't involve other peoples' pain.

    Alone At The Desk - 5: Bullying

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 9:49


    If I'm going to be completely honest: I wasn't bullied. I was physically assaulted. I was beat. And I was beat for a long time.

    Alone At The Desk - 4: My Biggest Regret

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 10:10


    I honestly feel that at the end of my life when I look back at all of the things I've done and experienced... this will be my most shameful moment.

    Alone At The Desk - 3: My Secret Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2018 9:58


    I have a secret identity. In this episode, I tell you how I met him, how affects my life, how he affects other peoples' lives... even how I can up with his name. I also explain why he's a bad guy doing good.

    Alone At The Desk - 2: I Should Have Been Fired

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 10:07


    Everyone screws up. In news, we screw up all the time. In this episode, I talk about the incident that probably should have cost me my job, and how I rebounded from it.

    Alone At The Desk - 1: Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 10:09


    In this pilot episode, I talk about why the home I grew up in is so important... and what I think about it today.

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