The Paul W. Smith Show

August 29, 2025 ~ Were signs missed in the Minnesota school shooter's journal? Alligator Alcatraz closing. Detroit Jazz Festival starts today. Riger Reviews The Roses and Unknown Number The High School Catfish and the day's biggest headlines.

August 29, 2025 ~ Dave Riger reviews The Roses in Theater and Unknown Number The High School Catfish.

August 29, 2025 ~ Christopher Collins, President and Artistic Director at the Detroit Jazz Festival preview's this weekend's events.

August 29, 2025 ~ Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor at the Detroit News discusses missed warning signs in Minnesota school shooter's journal, Alligator Alcatraz shutting down and his column on democrats gravitating to Duggan from Benson.

August 28, 2025 ~ Latest on school shooting in Minnesota. CDC director fired less than a month on the job. President Trump holds meeting on post war Gaza. Matt Hall on the budget and his meeting with Governor Whitmer and Winnie Brinks as well as the biggest headlines of the day.

August 28, 2025 ~ Todd Flood, Managing Partner at Flood Law PLLC, Host of "Behind the Bench" with Todd Flood on WJR discusses the Minnesota school shooting being investigated as a hate crime and act of domestic terrorism.

August 28, 2025 ~ Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall discusses the proposed budget and his meeting with Governor Whitmer and Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks.

August 28, 2025 ~ Rocky Raczkowski, Retired Lt. Colonel for the US Army discusses Donald Trump's meeting on post war Gaza and Denmark worried about US operating in Greenland.

August 28, 2025 ~ WJR's Marie Osborne discusses the firing of CDC director Susan Monarez.

August 28, 2025 ~ Steve Dolunt, Retired Detroit Police Assistant Chief, served as Athletic at Cabrini High School for 4 years after retiring from the force discusses the latest developments in the Minnesota catholic school shooting yesterday.

August 27, 2025 ~ President Trump holds 3 hour cabinet meeting. Latest on the school shooting in Minnesota. What's going on in Hamtramck? Previewing this weekend's Arts Beats and Eats. Cracker Barrel brings back Uncle Herschel. Michigan GOP passes a budget.

August 27, 2025 ~ Jaimie Clayton CEO of Oakland Family Services discusses how you talk to your kids about tragedy in the news in the wake of the school shooting in Minnesota.

August 27, 2025 ~ Matt Maddock, State Representative R-Milford, Majority Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee discusses the budget they are trying to pass before October 1.

August 27, 2025 ~ Matt Friedman, Co-founder of Tanner Friedman Strategic Communications discusses the about face Cracker Barrel made with it's new logo.

August 27, 2025 ~ Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard discusses the latest on the shooting in Minnesota.

August 27, 2025 ~ Jon Witz, Festival Producer for Arts Beats and Eats previews this weekend's festival.

August 27, 2025 ~ WJR's Marie Osborne updates us on two breaking stories, the school shooting in Minnesota and the Hamtramck city government drama.

August 27, 2025 ~ Kaitlyn Buss Editorial Page Editor for the Detroit News discusses President Trump's 3 hour cabinet meeting yesterday and the school shooting in Minnesota.

August 26, 2025 ~ President Trump fires a Governor at the Federal Reserve and signs executive order on flag burning. MDOT says it may have to close 100 bridges over the next decade if they don't get proper funding. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! Governor Whitmer to get involved in budget fight in Lansing. Is Gavin Newsom trying to out Trump Donald Trump and the day's biggest headlines.

August 26, 2025 ~ Ingrid Jacques, Columnist USA Today discusses her latest piece on Gavin Newsom taking a page out of Trump's playbook on social media.

August 26, 2025 ~ WJR's Marie Osborne discusses Governor Whitmer speaking out about the budget impasse in Lansing.

August 26, 2025 ~ Bob Ibach, Owner of Ibach and Associates talks about this year's University of Michigan commemorative football.

August 26, 2025 ~ Diane Cross, Spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Transportation discusses the dire need for road funding to fix Michigan bridges.

August 25, 2025 ~ President Trump says he will deploy national guard to other cities starting with Chicago. Bedrock responds to Free Press lawsuit. Ford CEO Jim Farley checks in with from the road. Ghislaine Maxwell says she never saw Trump act inappropriately. John Bolton's home raided. Update on the Henry Ford hospital shooting and the day's biggest headlines.

August 25, 2025 ~ WJR's Marie Osborne with the latest on last week's shooting at Henry Ford Hospital.

August 25, 2025 ~ Jason Roe, Principal at Roe Strategic discusses Ghislaine Maxwell saying she never saw Donald Trump do anything inappropriate and the raid of John Bolton's house by the FBI.

August 25, 2025 ~ Jim Farley, CEO of Ford checks in from his annual "GEMBRA" road trip.

August 25, 2025 ~ Jared Fleisher, President and incoming CEO of Bedrock discusses the Free Press suing them over an investigation into incentives.

August 25, 2025 ~ Retired Brigadier General Michael McDaniel, former Director of Homeland Security under Governor Granholm and Director of Homeland Law at Western Michigan University's Colley Law School discusses President Trump threatening to deploy the national guard to other cities.

August 22, 2025 ~ Two shootings in the area of Henry Ford Hospital downtown. Appeals court throws out large ruling against Trump. 2 Oxford High School shooting families take $500k settlements. War on Terror Wall of Remembrance coming to Troy. Director of "Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser" checks in. We hear from Mort Crim on his 6300 mile RV trip. Riger Reviews two huge Netflix series and the day's biggest headlines.

August 22, 2025 ~ George Hunter, Crime Reporter for the Detroit News gives Marie Osborne an update on the shooting at Henry Ford Hospital where one woman was killed.

August 22, 2025 ~ Dave Riger reviews Fit for TV The Reality of the Biggest Loser and America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys both on Netflix.

August 22, 2025 ~ Mort Crim, Detroit TV legend checks in from Branson Missouri on his 6300 mile RV trip.

August 22, 2025 ~ Skye Borgman, Director of the Netflix Documentary Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser joins Marie Osborne in for Paul.

August 22, 2025 ~ David R Krall, President of White Chapel Memorial Park talks about hosting the War on Terror Remembrance Wall.

August 22, 2025 ~ Kara Berg, Court Reporter for the Detroit News discusses the $500k settlements accepted by two families of Oxford High School shooting victims.

August 22, 2025 ~ Tom Leonard, Partner at Plunkett Cooney, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate discusses the $454 million civil fraud judgement against President Trump being overturned.

August 21, 2025 ~ Texas and California redistricting battles. Israel begins it's offensive in Gaza City. Detroit PAL celebrates the grand opening of revitalized rec center. Judge denies request to unseal Epstein grand jury testimony. School is starting, still no budget. Mike Duggan on why he endorsed Mary Sheffield and the day's biggest headlines.

August 21, 2025 ~ Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit, Independent Gubernatorial Candidate tells Paul why he endorses Mary Sheffield to take his spot and some endorsements of his own that he picked up.

August 21, 2025 ~ Todd Flood, Managing Partner of Flood Law PLLC and Host of "Behind the Bench" with Todd Flood on WJR discusses a judge denying the request to unseal Epstein grand jury testimony.

August 21, 2025 ~ Dr. Robert Livernois, Retired Superintendent at Warren Consolidated Schools, Host of "School Talks" and "Hidden in Plain Sight" on WJR discusses schools coming back without a state budget and his thoughts on the failure of the cell phone ban bill.

August 21, 2025 ~ Fred Hunter, Detroit PAL CEO discusses the opening of they're newly revitalized recreation center.