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The incredibly talented Alice Barrett-Mitchell stopped by The Locher Room to reflect on her career and time in Bay City.Best known for her unforgettable seven-year run as Frankie Frame on NBC's Another World, Alice has also appeared in Law & Order: SVU, Billions, Chicago Med, Heels, and more—spanning stage and screen.We talked about her journey from growing up in NYC to being inspired by Man of La Mancha at age 10, her soap opera years, collaborating with her daughter Julia, and life today as an artist, wife, and proud mom of two creative daughters.This is one conversation you won't want to miss. Alice doesn't hold back!
The crew from Bay City is back in the house! It's a special week for them as Saturday they celebrate 10 years of making amazing San Diego Beer! Austin and Alex start things off light with a beer they've been tweaking for a while that's finally hitting the big time, Bay City Lager.
This week, @VinnieSuds and @misfit8690 are back to discuss the next episode of @TheBayTheSeries! We are reviewing Season 6, Episode 3. The seeds are planted for a season of stories based in reality! While Pete is still trying to get answers from Adam, Patty comes to the ER with a mysterious disease. Sara is meeting her granddaughters, Reagan and Frankie, and talking about family history. All this and so much more!The Bay: The Beginning can be found on Amazon Prime!The Bay can be found on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime, Peacock, and Popstar. We have a new sponsor! Dubby Energy is now partnered with Suds Media to bring clean energy and hydration drinks straight to you! Just go to https://www.dubby.gg use the promo code SUDSMEDIA for 10% off your order!We are officially an affiliate for WWE Shop, go to suds-media.com/wrestlingmerch to shop with our official affiliate code.Are you looking for some help with your relationship or your sex life? Go to coachingbylorie.com and use promo code WELCOME for 20% off your first session.Go to our Linktree for an All Access Pass to all our stuff!https://linktr.ee/sudsmedia©2025 Suds Media
Bay City celebrates the 30th annual Saginaw Bay Waterfowl & Outdoor Festival, the once-endangered Kirtland's warbler isn't doing so well these days, and lawmakers advocating for the Great Lakes have a new statistics hub. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/
The Storm does not cover athletes or gear or hot tubs or whisky bars or helicopters or bros jumping off things. I'm focused on the lift-served skiing world that 99 percent of skiers actually inhabit, and I'm covering it year-round. To support this mission of independent ski journalism, please subscribe to the free or paid versions of the email newsletter.WhoGreg Pack, President and General Manager of Mt. Hood Meadows, OregonRecorded onApril 28, 2025About Mt. Hood MeadowsClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The Drake Family (and other minority shareholders)Located in: Mt. Hood, OregonYear founded: 1968Pass affiliations:* Indy Pass – 2 days, select blackouts* Indy+ Pass – 2 days, no blackoutsClosest neighboring U.S. ski areas: Summit (:17), Mt. Hood Skibowl (:19), Cooper Spur (:23), Timberline (:26)Base elevation: 4,528 feetSummit elevation: 7,305 feet at top of Cascade Express; 9,000 feet at top of hike-to permit area; 11,249 feet at summit of Mount HoodVertical drop: 2,777 feet lift-served; 4,472 hike-to inbounds; 6,721 feet from Mount Hood summitSkiable acres: 2,150Average annual snowfall: 430 inchesTrail count: 87 (15% beginner, 40% intermediate, 15% advanced, 30% expert)Lift count: 11 (1 six-pack, 5 high-speed quads, 1 fixed-grip quad, 3 doubles, 1 carpet – view Lift Blog's inventory of Mount Hood Meadows' lift fleet)About Cooper SpurClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The Drake FamilyLocated in: Mt. Hood, OregonYear founded: 1927Pass affiliations: Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass – 2 days, no blackoutsClosest neighboring U.S. ski areas: Mt. Hood Meadows (:22), Summit (:29), Mt. Hood Skibowl (:30), Timberline (:37)Base elevation: 3,969 feetSummit elevation: 4,400 feetVertical drop: 431 feetSkiable acres: 50Average annual snowfall: 250 inchesTrail count: 9 (1 most difficult, 7 more difficult, 1 easier)Lift count: 2 (1 double, 1 ropetow – view Lift Blog's inventory of Cooper Spur's lift fleet)Why I interviewed himVolcanoes are weird. Oh look, an exploding mountain. Because that seems reasonable. Volcanoes sound like something imagined, like dragons or teleportation or dinosaurs*. “So let me get this straight,” I imagine some puzzled Appalachian miner, circa 1852, responding to the fellow across the fire as he tells of his adventures in the Oregon Territory, “you expect me to believe that out thataways they got themselves mountains that just blow their roofs off whenever they feel like it, and shoot off fire and rocks and gas for 50 mile or more, and no one never knows when it's a'comin'? You must think I'm dumber'n that there tree stump.”Turns out volcanoes are real. How humanity survived past day one I have no idea. But here we are, skiing on volcanoes instead of tossing our virgins from the rim as a way of asking the nice mountain to please not explode (seriously how did anyone make it out of the past alive?).And one of the volcanoes we can ski on is Mount Hood. This actually seems more unbelievable to me than the concept of a vengeful nuclear mountain. PNW Nature Bros shield every blade of grass like they're guarding Fort Knox. When, in 2014, federal scientists proposed installing four monitoring stations on Hood, which the U.S. Geological Survey ranks as the sixth-highest threat to erupt out of America's 161 active volcanoes, these morons stalled the process for six years. “I think it is so important to have places like that where we can just step back, out of respect and humility, and appreciate nature for what it is,” a Wilderness Watch official told The New York Times. Personally I think it's so important to install basic monitoring infrastructure so that thousands of people are not incinerated in a predictable volcanic eruption. While “Japan, Iceland and Chile smother their high-threat volcanoes in scientific instruments,” The Times wrote, American Granola Bros say things like, “This is more proof that the Forest Service has abandoned any pretense of administering wilderness as per the letter or spirit of the Wilderness Act.” And Hood and the nation's other volcanoes cackle madly. “These idiots are dumber than the human-sacrifice people,” they say just before belching up an ash cloud that could take down a 747. When officials finally installed these instrument clusters on Hood in 2020, they occupied three boxes that look to be approximately the size of a convenience-store ice freezer, which feels like an acceptable trade-off to mass death and airplanes falling out of the sky.I know that as an outdoor writer I'm supposed to be all pissed off if anyone anywhere suggests any use of even a centimeter of undeveloped land other than giving it back to the deer in a treaty printed on recycled Styrofoam and signed with human blood to symbolize the life we've looted from nature by commandeering 108 square feet to potentially protect millions of lives from volcanic eruption, but this sort of trivial protectionism and willful denial that humans ought to have rights too is the kind of brainless uncompromising overreach that I fear will one day lead to a massive over-correction at the other extreme, in which a federal government exhausted with never being able to do anything strips away or massively dilutes land protections that allow anyone to do anything they can afford. And that's when we get Monster Pete's Arctic Dune Buggies setting up a casino/coal mine/rhinoceros-hunting ranch on the Eliot Glacier and it's like thanks Bros I hope that was worth it to stall the placement of gardenshed-sized public safety infrastructure for six years.Anyway, given the trouble U.S. officials have with installing necessary things on Mount Hood, it's incredible how many unnecessary ones our ancestors were able to build. But in 1927 the good old boys hacked their way into the wilderness and said, “by gum what a spot for snoskiing” and built a bunch of ski areas. And today 31 lifts serve four Mt. Hood ski areas covering a combined 4,845 acres:Which I'm just like, do these Wilderness Watch people not know about this? Perhaps if this and similar groups truly cared about the environmental integrity of Mount Hood they would invest their time, energy, and attention into a long-term regional infrastructure plan that identified parcels for concentrated mixed-use development and non-personal-car-based transit options to mitigate the impact of thousands of skiers traveling up the mountain daily from Portland, rather than in delaying the installation of basic monitoring equipment that notifies humanity of a civilization-shattering volcanic eruption before it happens. But then again I am probably not considering how this would impact the integrity of squirrel poop decomposition below 6,000 feet and the concomitant impacts on pinestand soil erosion which of course would basically end life as we know it on planet Earth.OK this went sideways let me try to salvage it.*Whoops I know dinosaurs were real; I meant to write “the moon landing.” How embarrassing.What we talked aboutA strong 2024-25; recruiting employees in mountains with little nearby housing; why Meadows doesn't compete with Timberline for summer skiing; bye-bye Blue double, Meadows' last standing opening-year chairlift; what it takes to keep an old Riblet operating; the reliability of old versus new chairlifts; Blue's slow-motion demolition and which relics might remain long term; the logic of getting a free anytime buddy lift ticket with your season pass; thoughts on ski area software providers that take a percentage of all sales; why Meadows and Cooper Spur have no pass reciprocity; the ongoing Cooper Spur land exchange; the value of Cooper Spur and Summit on a volcano with three large ski areas; why Meadows hasn't backed away from reciprocal agreements; why Meadows chose Indy over Epic, Ikon, or Mountain Collective; becoming a ski kid when you're not from a ski family; landing at Mountain Creek, New Jersey after a Colorado ski career; how Moonlight Basin started as an independent ski area and eventually became part of Big Sky; the tension underlying Telluride; how the Drake Family, who has managed the ski area since inception, makes decisions; a board that reinvests 100 percent of earnings back into the mountain; why we need large independents in a consolidating world; being independent is “our badge of honor”; whether ownership wants to remain independent long term; potential next lift upgrades; a potential all-new lift line and small expansion; thoughts on a better Heather lift; wild Hood weather and the upper limits of lift service; considering surface lifts on the upper mountain; the challenges of running Cascade Express; the future of the Daisy and Easy Rider doubles; more potential future expansion; and whether we could ever see a ski connection with Timberline Lodge.Why now was a good time for this interviewIt's kind of dumb that 210 episodes into this podcast I've only recorded one Oregon ep: Timberline Lodge President Jeff Kohnstamm, more than three years ago. While Oregon only has 11 active ski areas, and the state ranks 11th-ish in skier visits, it's an important ski state. PNW skiers treat skiing like the Northeast treats baseball or the Midwest treats football or D.C. treats politics: rabid beyond reason. That explains the eight Idaho pods and half dozen each in Washington and B.C. These episodes hit like a hash stand at a Dead show. So why so few Oregon eps?Eh, no reason in particular. There isn't a ski area in North America that I don't want to feature on the podcast, but I can't just order them online like a pizza. Relationships, more than anything, drive the podcast, and The Storm's schedule is primarily opportunity driven. I invite folks on as I meet them or when they do something cool. And sometimes we can connect right away and sometimes it takes months or even years, even if they want to do it. Sometimes we're waiting on contracts or approvals so we can discuss some big project in depth. It can take time to build trust, or to convince a non-podcast person that they have a great story to tell.So we finally get to Meadows. Not to be It-Must-Be-Nice Bro about benefits that arise from clear deliberate life choices, but It must be nice to live in the PNW, where every city sits within 90 minutes of a ripping, open-until-Memorial-Day skyscraper that gets carpet bombed with 400 annual inches but receives between one and four out-of-state visitors per winter. Yeah the ski areas are busy anyway because they don't have enough of them, but busy with Subaru-driving Granola Bros is different than busy with Subaru-driving Granola Bros + Texas Bro whose cowboy boots aren't clicking in right + Florida Bro who bought a Trans Am for his boa constrictor + Midwest Bro rocking Olin 210s he found in Gramp's garage + Hella Rad Cali Bro + New Yorker Bro asking what time they groom Corbet's + Aussie Bro touring the Rockies on a seven-week long weekend + Euro Bro rocking 65 cm underfoot on a two-foot powder day. I have no issue with tourists mind you because I am one but there is something amazing about a ski area that is gigantic and snowy and covered in modern infrastructure while simultaneously being unknown outside of its area code.Yes this is hyperbole. But while everyone in Portland knows that Meadows has the best parking lot views in America and a statistical profile that matches up with Beaver Creek and as many detachable chairlifts as Snowbasin or Snowbird and more snow than Steamboat or Jackson or Palisades or Pow Mow, most of the rest of the world doesn't, and I think they should.Why you should ski Mt. Hood Meadows and Cooper SpurIt's interesting that the 4,845 combined skiable acres of Hood's four ski areas are just a touch larger than the 4,323 acres at Mt. Bachelor, which as far as I know has operated as a single interconnected facility since its 1958 founding. Both are volcanoes whose ski areas operate on U.S. Forest Service land a commutable distance from demographically similar markets, providing a case study in distributed versus centralized management.Bachelor in many ways delivers a better experience. Bachelor's snow is almost always drier and better, an outlier in the kingdom of Cascade Concrete. Skiers can move contiguously across its full acreage, an impossible mission on Balkanized Hood. The mountain runs an efficient, mostly modern 15 lifts to Hood's wild 31, which includes a dozen detachables but also a half dozen vintage Riblet doubles with no safety bars. Bachelor's lifts scale the summit, rather than stopping thousands of feet short as they do on Hood. While neither are Colorado-grade destination ski areas, metro Portland is stuffed with 25 times more people than Bend, and Hood ski areas have an everbusy feel that skiers can often outrun at Bachelor. Bachelor is closer to its mothership – just 26 minutes from Bend to Portland's hour-to-two-hour commutes up to the ski areas. And Bachelor, accessible on all versions of the Ikon Pass and not hamstrung by the confusing counter-branding of multiple ski areas with similar names occupying the same mountain, presents a more clearcut target for the mainstream skier.But Mount Hood's quirky scatterplot ski centers reward skiers in other ways. Four distinct ski areas means four distinct ski cultures, each with its own pace, purpose, customs, traditions, and orientation to the outside world. Timberline Lodge is a funky mix of summertime Bro parks, Government Camp greens, St. Bernards, and its upscale landmark namesake hotel. Cooper Spur is tucked-away, low-key, low-vert family resort skiing. Meadows sprawls, big and steep, with Hood's most interesting terrain. And low-altitude, closest-to-the-city Skibowl is night-lit slowpoke with a vintage all-Riblet lift fleet. Your Epic and Ikon passes are no good here, though Indy gets you Meadows and Cooper Spur. Walk-up lift tickets (still the only way to buy them at Skibowl), are more tier-varied and affordable than those at Bachelor, which can exceed $200 on peak days (though Bachelor heavily discounts access to its beginner lifts, with free access to select novice areas). Bachelor's $1,299 season pass is 30 percent more expensive than Meadows'.This dynamic, of course, showcases single-entity efficiency and market capture versus the messy choice of competition. Yes Free Market Bro you are right sometimes. Hood's ski areas have more inherent motivators to fight on price, forge allegiances like the Timberline-Skibowl joint season pass, invest in risks like night and summer skiing, and run wonky low-tide lift ticket deals. Empowering this flexibility: all four Hood ski areas remain locally owned – Meadows and T-Line by their founding families. Bachelor, of course, is a fiefdom of Park City, Utah-based Powdr, which owns a half-dozen other ski areas across the West.I don't think that Hood is better than Bachelor or that Bachelor is better than Hood. They're different, and you should ski both. But however you dissect the niceties of these not-really-competing-but-close-enough-that-a-comarison-makes-sense ski centers, the on-the-ground reality adds up to this: Hood locals, in general, are a far more contented gang than Bachelor Bros. I don't have any way to quantify this, and Bachelor has its partisans. But I talk to skiers all over the country, all the time. Skiers will complain about anything, and online guttings of even the most beloved mountains exist. But talk to enough people and strong enough patterns emerge to understand that, in general, locals are happy with Mammoth and Alpine Meadows and Sierra-at-Tahoe and A-Basin and Copper and Bridger Bowl and Nub's Nob and Perfect North and Elk and Plattekill and Berkshire East and Smuggs and Loon and Saddleback and, mostly, the Hood ski areas. And locals are generally less happy with Camelback and Seven Springs and Park City and Sunrise and Shasta and Stratton and, lately, former locals' faves Sugarbush and Wildcat. And, as far as I can tell, Bachelor.Potential explanations for Hood happiness versus Bachelor blues abound, all of them partial, none completely satisfactory, all asterisked with the vagaries of skiing and skiers and weather and luck. But my sense is this: Meadows, Timberline, and Skibowl locals are generally content not because they have better skiing than everyplace else or because their ski areas are some grand bargain or because they're not crowded or because they have the best lift systems or terrain parks or grooming or snow conditions, but because Hood, in its haphazard and confounding-to-outsiders borders and layout, has forced its varied operators to hyper-adapt to niche needs in the local market while liberating them from the all-things-to-everyone imperative thrust on isolated operations like Bachelor. They have to decide what they're good at and be good at that all the time, because they have no other option. Hood operators can't be Vail-owned Paoli Peaks, turning in 25-day ski seasons and saying well it's Indiana what do you expect? They have to be independent Perfect North, striving always for triple-digit operating days and saying it's Indiana and we're doing this anyway because if we don't you'll stop coming and we'll all be broke.In this way Hood is a snapshot of old skiing, pre-consolidation, pre-national pass, pre-social media platforms that flung open global windows onto local mountains. Other than Timberline summer parks no one is asking these places to be anything other than very good local ski areas serving rabid local skiers. And they're doing a damn good job.Podcast NotesOn Meadows and Timberline Lodge opening and closing datesOne of the most baffling set of basic facts to get straight in American skiing is the number of ski areas on Mount Hood and the distinction between them. Part of the reason for this is the volcano's famous summer skiing, which takes place not at either of the eponymous ski areas – Mt. Hood Meadows or Mt. Hood Skibowl – but at the awkwardly named Timberline Lodge, which sounds more like a hipster cocktail lounge with a 19th-century fur-trapper aesthetic than the name of a ski resort (which is why no one actually calls it “Timberline Lodge”; I do so only to avoid confusion with the ski area in West Virginia, because people are constantly getting Appalachian ski areas mixed up with those in the Cascades). I couldn't find a comprehensive list of historic closing dates for Meadows and Timberline, but the basic distinction is this: Meadows tends to wrap winter sometime between late April and late May. Timberline goes into August and beyond when it can. Why doesn't Meadows push its season when it is right next door and probably could? We discuss in the pod.On Riblet clipsFun fact about defunct-as-a-company-even-though-a-couple-hundred-of-their-machines-are-still-spinning Riblet chairlifts: rather than clamping on like a vice grip, the end of each chair is woven into the rope via something called an “insert clip.” I wrote about this in my Wildcat pod last year:On Alpental Chair 2A small but vocal segment of Broseph McBros with nothing better to do always reflexively oppose the demolition of legacy fixed-grip lifts to make way for modern machines. Pack does a great job laying out why it's harder to maintain older chairlifts than many skiers may think. I wrote about this here:On Blue's breakover towers and unload rampWe also dropped photos of this into the video version of the pod:On the Cooper Spur land exchangeHere's a somewhat-dated and very biased-against-the-ski-area infographic summarizing the proposed land swap between Meadows and the U.S. Forest Service, from the Cooper Spur Wild & Free Coalition, an organization that “first came together in 2002 to fight Mt. Hood Meadows' plans to develop a sprawling destination resort on the slopes of Mt. Hood near Cooper Spur”:While I find the sanctimonious language in this timeline off-putting, I'm more sympathetic to Enviro Bro here than I was with the eruption-detection controversy discussed up top. Opposing small-footprint, high-impact catastrophe-monitoring equipment on an active volcano to save five bushes but potentially endanger millions of human lives is foolish. But checking sprawling wilderness development by identifying smaller parcels adjacent to already-disturbed lands as alternative sites for denser, hopefully walkable, hopefully mixed-use projects is exactly the sort of thing that every mountain community ought to prioritize.On the combination of Summit and Timberline LodgeThe small Summit Pass ski area in Government Camp operated as an independent entity from its 1927 founding until Timberline Lodge purchased the ski area in 2018. In 2021, the owners connected the two – at least in one direction. Skiers can move 4,540 vertical feet from the top of Timberline's Palmer chair to the base of Summit. While Palmer tends to open late in the season and Summit tends to close early, and while skiers will have to ride shuttles back up to the Timberline lifts until the resort builds a much anticipated gondola connecting the full height, this is technically America's largest lift-served vertical drop.On Meadows' reciprocalsMeadows only has three season pass reciprocal partners, but they're all aspirational spots that passholders would actually travel for: Baker, Schweitzer, and Whitefish. I ask Pack why he continues to offer these exchanges even as larger ski areas such as Brundage and Tamarack move away from them. One bit of context I neglected to include, however, is that neighboring Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood Skibowl not only offer a joint pass, but are longtime members of Powder Alliance, which is an incredible regional reciprocal pass that's free for passholders at any of these mountains:On Ski Broadmoor, ColoradoColorado Springs is less convenient to skiing than the name implies – skiers are driving a couple of hours, minimum, to access Monarch or the Summit County ski areas. So I was surprised, when I looked up Pack's original home mountain of Ski Broadmoor, to see that it sat on the city's outskirts:This was never a big ski area, with 600 vertical feet served by an “America The Beautiful Lift” that sounds as though it was named by Donald Trump:The “famous” Broadmoor Hotel built and operated the ski area, according to Colorado Ski History. They sold the hotel in 1986 to the city, which promptly sold it to Vail Associates (now Vail Resorts), in 1988. Vail closed the ski area in 1991 – the only mountain they ever surrendered on. I'll update all my charts and such to reflect this soon.On pre-high-speed KeystoneIt's kind of amazing that Keystone, which now spins seven high-speed chairlifts, didn't install its first detachable until 1990, nearly a decade after neighboring Breckenridge installed the world's first, in 1981. As with many resorts that have aggressively modernized, this means that Keystone once ran more chairlifts than it does today. When Pack started his ski career at the mountain in 1989, Keystone ran 10 frontside aerial lifts (8 doubles, 1 triple, 1 gondola) compared to just six today (2 doubles, 2 sixers, a high-speed quad, and a higher-capacity gondy).On Mountain CreekI've talked about the bananas-ness of Mountain Creek many times. I love this unhinged New Jersey bump in the same way I loved my crazy late uncle who would get wasted at the Bay City fireworks and yell at people driving Toyotas to “Buy American!” (This was the ‘80s in Michigan, dudes. I don't know what to tell you. The auto industry was falling apart and everybody was tripping, especially dudes who worked in – or, in my uncle's case, adjacent to (steel) – the auto industry.)On IntrawestOne of the reasons I did this insane timeline project was so that I would no longer have to sink 30 minutes into Google every time someone said the word “Intrawest.” The timeline was a pain in the ass, but worth it, because now whenever I think “wait exactly what did Intrawest own and when?” I can just say “oh yeah I already did that here you go”:On Moonlight Basin and merging with Big SkyIt's kind of weird how many now-united ski areas started out as separate operations: Beaver Creek and Arrowhead (merged 1997), Canyons and Park City (2014), Whistler and Blackcomb (1997), Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley (connected via gondola in 2022), Carinthia and Mount Snow (1986), Sugarbush and Mount Ellen (connected via chairlift in 1995). Sometimes – Beaver Creek, Mount Snow – the terrain and culture mergers are seamless. Other times – Alpine and the Palisades side of what is now Palisades Tahoe – the connection feels like opening a store that sells four-wheelers and 74-piece high-end dinnerware sets. Like, these things don't go together, Man. But when Big Sky absorbed Moonlight Basin and Spanish Peaks in 2013, everyone immediately forgot that it was ever any different. This suggests that Big Sky's 2032 Yellowstone Club acquisition will be seamless.**Kidding, Brah. Maybe.On Lehman BrothersNearly two decades later, it's still astonishing how quickly Lehman Brothers, in business for 158 years, collapsed in 2008.On the “mutiny” at TellurideEvery now and then, a reader will ask the very reasonable question about why I never pay any attention to Telluride, one of America's great ski resorts, and one that Pack once led. Mostly it's because management is unstable, making long-term skier experience stories of the sort I mostly focus on hard to tell. And management is mostly unstable because the resort's owner is, by all accounts, willful and boorish and sort of unhinged. Blevins, in The Colorado Sun's “Outsider” newsletter earlier this week:A few months ago, locals in Telluride and Mountain Village began publicly blasting the resort's owner, a rare revolt by a community that has grown weary of the erratic Chuck Horning.For years, residents around the resort had quietly lamented the antics and decisions of the temperamental Horning, the 81-year-old California real estate investor who acquired Telluride Ski & Golf Resort in 2004. It's the only resort Horning has ever owned and over the last 21 years, he has fired several veteran ski area executives — including, earlier this year, his son, Chad.Now, unnamed locals have launched a website, publicly detailing the resort owner's messy management of the Telluride ski area and other businesses across the country.“For years, Chuck Horning has caused harm to us all, both individually and collectively,” reads the opening paragraph of ChuckChuck.ski — which originated when a Telluride councilman in March said that it was “time to chuck Chuck.” “The community deserves something better. For years, we've whispered about the stories, the incidents, the poor decisions we've witnessed. Those stories should no longer be kept secret from everyone that relies on our ski resort for our wellbeing.”The chuckchuck.ski site drags skeletons out of Horning's closet. There are a lot of skeletons in there. The website details a long history of lawsuits across the country accusing Horning and the Newport Federal Financial investment firm he founded in 1970 of fraud.It's a pretty amazing site.On Bogus BasinI was surprised that ostensibly for-profit Meadows regularly re-invests 100 percent of profits into the ski area. Such a model is more typical for explicitly nonprofit outfits such as Bogus Basin, Idaho. Longtime GM Brad Wilson outlined how that ski area functions a few years back:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe
Lloyd's Performance Nitro Nationals, Brick Mine, Fordville, Bay City, Great American, Tristons Motoclimb Championship, thumb throttles plus much more including a surprise visit from Shawn Widdicombe. Enjoy!
Bill started to volunteer aboard the USS Edson that is docked in Bay City, Michigan. The ship was haunted and the spirits are still alive. Over the years, he has done thousands of tours along with lots of shipboard maintenance and Bill got more and more involved with the paranormal aspect of the ship. One thing led to another, and he started to host investigations on board.*There was some technical difficulty getting Bill into our Zoom room, so for the first 7 minutes, feel free to skip over Ron's and my chatter and enjoy the rest of the podcast.
On this episode, join Garrett, Ed, Kate, & Dennis for a City Hunter Double Feature! We're talking about Bay City Wars along with Million Dollar Conspiracy. Both feature CIA agents, and both feature a lot of Ryo Saeba shenanigans. The bullets are flying, bombs are exploding, Ryo is perving, and Kaori is trying her best to keep him in check. And they got so many of your favorite 80s action movie tropes. 0:00:00 - Intro & Some Anime News 0:11:45 - The Watchlist: Spring 2025 Spoiler Edition 0:44:04 - Production Notes Again & Garrett's City Hunter History 0:48:31 - Bay City Wars Discussion 1:40:56 - Bay City Wars Final Thoughts 1:46:43 - Million Dollar Conspiracy Discussion 2:33:35 - Million Dollar Conspiracy Final Thoughts 2:43:27 - Voices & Kanpai Support the show by donating to our Ko-Fi link below or by purchasing City Hunter Classic Movies and TV Specials Collection on Blu-ray through our Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/446xsep Dennis: @ichnob | Ed: @ippennokuinashi | Garrett: @blkriku | Kate: @taikochan Linktr.ee | Ko-Fi | RSS
This week, @VinnieSuds and @misfit8690 are back to discuss the next episode of The Bay! We are reviewing Season 5, Episode 10. Pete is on a hunt for his great-grandfather's remains. Evan shows up to take Lianna back to Bay City, until Tamara tells him why Lianna is really there. All this and so much more!The Bay: The Beginning can be found on Amazon Prime!The Bay can be found on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime, Peacock, and Popstar. Voting for the 2025 Sudsy Awards is now open! Go to suds-media.com/sudsyvoting to exercise your right to vote! The 2025 Sudsy Awards will be live on Friday August 1st at 8 pm Eastern/5pm Pacific!We have a new sponsor! Dubby Energy is now partnered with Suds Media to bring clean energy and hydration drinks straight to you! Just go to https://www.dubby.gg use the promo code SUDSMEDIA for 10% off your order!We are officially an affiliate for WWE Shop, go to suds-media.com/wrestlingmerch to shop with our official affiliate code.Are you looking for some help with your relationship or your sex life? Go to coachingbylorie.com and use promo code WELCOME for 20% off your first session.Become a Patron: patreon.com/sudsandsquaredcircle Buy us a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/sudsmediaLike and Follow on Facebook: facebook.com/SudsandSquaredCircleMediaFollow on X: @SudsMedia @VinnieSUDS @misfit8690Watch and Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@suds-mediaFollow on TikTok: @suds_squared_circle Follow on Instagram: @sudsandsquaredcircleFollow on Threads: @sudsandsquaredcircleEmail: Vinnie@suds-media.comWebsite: www.suds-media.comBuy our merch at: Suds-Media.com/merch©2025 Suds Media
Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Substack. Our interview with That Mexican OT is for the country boys. That Mexican OT—rapper whose new album Recess is out August 22nd—smoked a joint outside of our office before spitting bars on yo-yos, chancletas, his collection of grillz and friendship with the legendary Johnny Dang, the surprising lack of creativity in rap nowadays but thankfully it was instilled in him at a young age, his favorite Texas rappers and why his home state is always a culture leader, exotic cowboy boots, he's a big god guy, cowboys vs. country boys, his cars are like his children, just because you're peaceful doesn't mean you're harmless, fear-inducing psychedelic trips, freestyle battle rapping grown men as a child as a party trick for his father, clarifying that onion in his pocket, a bunch of hometown talk because Lawrence has also been to Bay City and is technically family, what it's like stepping into a bullring, his love for women, his nostalgic new music and much more on That Mexican OT's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™.
Today's poem shows us a teacher wrestling with the notion of “graduation.” Happy reading.Bill Knott was born on February 17, 1940, in Carson City, Michigan. When he was seven years old, his mother died in childbirth, and his father passed away three years later. He grew up in an orphanage in Mooseheart, Illinois, and on an uncle's farm. In the late 1950s, he joined the U.S. Army and, after serving his full enlistment, was honorably discharged in 1960.In the early 1960s, Knott moved to Chicago, where he worked as a hospital orderly. There, he became involved in the poetry scene and worked with John Logan, Paul Carroll, Charles Simic, and other poets. He published his first book, The Naomi Poems, Book One: Corpse and Beans (Big Table, 1968), under the pseudonym Saint Geraurd in 1968. He also published Nights of Naomi (Barn Dream Press, 1971) and Auto-necrophilia (Big Table, 1971) under the same name.Knott went on to publish several poetry collections under his own name, including I Am Flying into Myself: Selected Poems, 1960–2014 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017), edited by Thomas Lux; Laugh at the End of the World: Collected Comic Poems 1969–1999 (BOA Editions, 2000); Becos (Random House, 1983); and Love Poems to Myself (Barn Dream Press, 1974). He also self-published many books and posted all of his poems online, where they could be read for free.Of his work, Lux writes, “As dense as some of his poems can be, they rarely defeat comprehensibility. Some are so lucid and straightforward, they are like a punch in the gut, or one's first great kiss…. His intense focus on every syllable, and the sound of every syllable in relation to nearby sounds, is so skilled that the poems often seem casual: Art hides art.”Knott taught at Emerson College for over twenty-five years. He received the Iowa Poetry Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, among other honors and awards. He died on March 12, 2014, in Bay City, Michigan.-bio via Academy of American Poets This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe
We have a special guest!! Jill's son LeRoy joins Judi and Jill this week to show the photo and video evidence they caught during their investigation and the Haunted Masonic Temple in Bay City, MI
A Detroit nonprofit called Make Food Not Waste has an initiative to cut Michigan's food waste in half by 2030. There's a Give a Scrap Food Scrap Pickup Service available in Bay City, Saginaw and Birch Run. May 31 is the date for a Scrap Tire Drive put on by Bay County Mosquito Control. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/
May 6, 2025 ~ Rich Fenner, Chairman & CEO, State Park Manager, Bay City State Park joins Paul W Smith on the Pure Michigan Tour.
Artificial intelligence is putting pressure on the Great Lakes. Bay City's sister city has committed to protecting Lake Huron. A new program will award millions of dollars in grants to projects that help meet goals of a state Healthy Climate Plan. For more, visit https://mrgreatlakes.com/
Gary Johnson, a lifelong educator and music historian, is the founder of the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame and the curator of a stunning exhibit at the Historical Museum of Bay County. From teaching Michigan's first junior high rock history class to curating world-class displays, Gary's passion for rock and roll has inspired generations.Key Topics Discussed:The founding and evolution of the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of FameIconic Michigan artists featured in the Hall of Fame, from Motown legends to garage rock iconsHow Gary designed and installed museum exhibits using original posters, memorabilia, and rare artifactsThe deep connection between cars, music, and Michigan cultureBehind-the-scenes stories like the infamous “Fake Zombies” scandal and the influence of Frankie Lymon on Motown artistsExhibit Location:Historical Museum of Bay CountyAddress: 321 Washington Avenue, Bay City, MI(Located next to Bay City's historic City Hall building)Website:www.michiganrockandrolllegends.comFacebook: Michigan Rock and Roll LegendsMuseum Website:Historical Museum of Bay County
EPISODE 694: Behind the Mitten Road Trip -- Bay City to FrankenmuthIn this episode of "Behind the Mitten," hosts John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman celebrate 10 years of exploring Michigan's Great Lakes State. They embark on a road trip from Bay City to Frankenmuth, visiting local attractions like Tummyache candy store and John's Bar. The conversation highlights the importance of community, local businesses, and upcoming festivals in Frankenmuth, including the opening of a new water park. The hosts share their love for Michigan's culture, food, and the joy of road trips.Segment 1: The trip begins at Tummy Ache Candy Store in Bay City, and Amy and Gonzo meet Starr Henning, who co-owns the store with her husband, Michael, and they also operate an ice cream truck called "Starshine." It's a fun first stop!Segment 2: Amy and Gonzo introduce you to the charmingly awesome John's Bar & Party Store located in Munger right on Hwy 15. When we say right on the highway, it's a house that is just steps from the corner of Tuscola and Munger Roads, on your way south to Frankenmuth. Owner Kellie Brown, who co-owns the bar with her mom Mary Ann, and who's parents previously owned it, welcome everyone in this unssuming house/restaurant/bar. Local beef meets that famous griddle for the perfect flavorful sear, pick your patties and toppings and Kellie will get to work like the pro that she is. Everyone here is friendly and welcoming.Segment 3: After their stop at John's Bar, they travel about 15 miles south to Frankenmuth to visit Amy Zehnder Grossi at Michigan on Main, which is a sister restaurant to Bavarian Inn. It's a familiar stop because Amy and Gonzo were good friends of martriarch Dorothy Zehnder, a true Michigan treasure who passed away in 2023 at age 101. As president of Bavarian Inn Restaurant, Amy Zehnder Grossi shares what's new, including the just-opened Bavarian Blast, one of Michigan's biggest water parks. Segment 4: The night ends with a wine and charcuterie experience at Prost! in Frankenmuth. It feels like a big-city restaurant in the Bavarian-themed village. It has a cozy fireplace and lively atmosphere.That completes our Bay City to Frankenmuth road trip!Chapters00:00 -- Celebrating Michigan's Great Lakes State01:11 -- Road Trip Adventures: Bay City to Frankenmuth02:55 -- Exploring Tummyache: A Candy Wonderland12:54 -- John's Bar: A Local Favorite23:08 -- Frankenmuth: A Home Away From Home25:45 -- Bavarian Inn: A Family Tradition28:56 -- Exciting New Developments: Water Park Coming Soon29:48 -- Festivals in Frankenmuth: Celebrating Community33:27 -- Prost: A Cozy Wine Bar ExperienceLearn more about Behind the Mitten at amyandgonzo.com.
A heartfelt journey from logistics to layers of dough, Maria Otto left a thriving corporate career to rediscover her joy in the kitchen. In this episode, she shares the emotional, practical, and often humorous twists that led to the creation of Little Pastry Shop in Bay City. From baking pies at a golf course to quitting her executive role to reconnect with her daughter, Maria's story is about finding your way back to what matters most—flour, family, and faith in yourself.Links:Address: 401 Center Avenue, Bay City, MI 48708MapQuest+1Great Lakes Bay CVB+1Phone: (989) 450-7956 Great Lakes Bay CVB+1MapQuest+1Website: www.lpastryshop.comFacebook: Little Pastry Shop Facebook PageSubscribe to our Email Newsletter: https://totalmichigan.com/join/Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/totalmichiganWatch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@totalmichigan
It's Sharathon 2025, and we're having a mini Hymn Festival! Dr. John Behnke (composer, Professor Emeritus of Concordia University Wisconsin, and Music Director at Lakeside Lutheran Church, Venice FL) and the Rev. Stephen Starke (published hymnwriter and pastor emeritus of St. John Amelith Lutheran Church, Bay City, MI) join Andy and Sarah for a special hymn festival. Today's music is performed by Dr. John Behnke: "Prelude on THAXTED" (LSB 941) Biblical Canticles "O Darkest Woe" (LSB 448) Good Friday "Toccata on DUKE STREET" (LSB 461) Easter "Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart" (LSB 708) Trust "If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee" (LSB 750) Hope and Comfort All music is copyright by Concordia Publishing House. Recordings copyright by Dr. John A. Behnke. All music is used and published with permission. As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let's be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: listener@kfuo.org.
We are a week into the 2025 baseball season. We chose this very short-lived series from 1983 about minor league baseball as our tribute to America's Pastime. This series featured an amazing 20 people who appeared on every episode, covering all the bases from the players, the coaches, their partners, and even the mascot. As one might guess with an entry on this podcast, the series got benched after a brief period of time.
Episode 2231 – Kid AG reconnects with OG GDub in this boozy, brain-melting episode that swings between flashbacks, Guinness-fueled mornings, AI-generated ass art, and a trip down memory lane with some legendary GDS personalities. We hit everything from mammoth-sized memories of Karen's legendary tits to shady Bay City shootings, Facebook drama queens, nudify websites, and why the rise of AI might leave us all jerking it to synthetic supermodels. The guys talk retro rewinds, drunk girlfriends at Coyote Ugly, and the delicate etiquette of bathroom tipping (spoiler: piss everywhere). Plus: Helmet shows, Jason Aldean cash grabs, and a brand-new GDS side project featuring Paul Harvey-style voiceovers with dicks frozen to sidewalks. It's chaos, it's clever, it's classic Deep. - Listen in. Go Deep.
When most people visit a museum, they walk through history. But aboard the USS Edson, you're walking inside it. In this episode, Navy veteran and lifelong Bay City resident Bill Randall takes us deep into the hull of a Vietnam-era destroyer—now a floating museum—and deeper still into the heart of what it means to serve, remember, and preserve.From scavenging radar systems through old-school bartering (“we traded a torpedo for it”) to turning the ship into Michigan's most haunted Halloween attraction, Bill and his dwindling crew of volunteers have spent over a decade keeping this legend alive—one paintbrush stroke, one ghost story, one overnight scout trip at a time.More than a warship, the USS Edson is now a living monument, a place where memory, education, and community collide—moored just off the Saginaw River.Links:USS Edson Website: https://svnsm.com/USS Edson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ussedsonmuseumSubscribe to our Email Newsletter: https://totalmichigan.com/join/Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/totalmichiganWatch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@totalmichigan
In this episode, host Jenny Dempsey is sitting down with Carol Pearson from Bay City, Michigan—founder of 10 Little Rules, an independent publishing house. Carol's career journey has taken plenty of twists and turns. She started in corporate PR and marketing, moved into freelancing, and eventually built her own publishing business. But this conversation isn't just about career changes—it's about life changes, too. Carol opens up about navigating divorce, losing both of her parents, and how those experiences reshaped her perspective on gratitude, resilience, and finding meaningful work.We dive into the emotional side of career transitions—because let's be real, they're never just about work. Carol shares how storytelling became a tool for self-discovery, why aligning your career with your values matters, and how to take small, intentional steps toward the life you actually want.Episode TakeawaysCareer transitions are emotional and deeply personal.Storytelling can be a powerful tool for growth and reflection.Gratitude and resilience help us navigate life's toughest moments.Aligning your work with your values makes all the difference.Big life changes—like divorce and loss—can completely shift your perspective.Taking small, actionable steps is the key to pursuing your dreams.Acknowledging privilege and fostering empathy can shape career decisions.Staying open to unexpected opportunities can lead to amazing things.If you've ever found yourself at a crossroads, wondering what's next, this episode is for you. Let's get into it!Connect with CarolPurchase books from the 10 Little Rules collection: https://10littlerules.com/Use discount code “FLIPME” for 25% off your purchaseLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolpearson/Instagram: https://www.pinterest.com/10littlerules/ Thanks for listening to The Career Flipper!If you enjoyed this episode, let's spread the word! Share it with a friend, subscribe, and leave a review—it helps other career flippers find the show.Let's Stay Connected:Join the community: thecareerflipper.comTikTok: @thecareerflipperInstagram: @thecareerflipperpodGot a career flip story? I'd love to hear it—and maybe even have you on the podcast! Whether you've completed your flip, are just starting, or are in the thick of it, submit your story here: https://www.thecareerflipper.com Want to support the show?Looking for a speaker? I'd love to talk about career changes at your next event.Collaborate through sponsorships or affiliates! Let's work together.Email me: hello@thecareerflipper.comCheck Out My Customer Service CoursesBefore my career flip, I led customer experience teams and created online courses that have helped over 12,000 students worldwide. Whether you're switching to customer service or sharpening your skills to run your own business, these courses are packed with practical tips. Learn more at thecareerflipper.com/courses.Other Ways to Get Involved:Buy me a coffee!Explore my furniture flipsMusic CreditsSeason 1: Intro and outro music by audionautix.com. Season 2: Intro and outro original music by Jenny Dempsey, recorded in a home studio.What's the best that could happen?
Co-Host of "Behind the Mitten" Amy Sherman shares where she and Gonzo will be this weekend including road trippin', the CMU "Celebrate Life" Pow-Wow, candy shops, John's Bar, Prost! in Frankenmuth, wiener dog races, and more on 1320 WILS.
The “I”s have it! And Lightnin' Licks Radio has the “I”s. Ten of them to be exact. Jay and Deon discuss their favorite vinyl records filed under the letter I. It's intimate and intense. It's immersive and inspiring though, ironically, they're idiots.--In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For the past half century, countless artists and professionals across the globe have benefited from utilizing the oblique strategies technique when attempting to overcome a lull in creative output. In 2024, idiotic, introverted award-winning* hobby podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential themes of their upcoming thirty-fifth episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they have a reasonably solid grasp of the alphabet and how it works. They had previously utilized the letters A thru H, so naturally, they went with I.The “I” mixtape:[SIDE I-1] (1) INTHEWHALE – Animals (2) The Ice Man's Band – People Make the World Go ‘Round (3) Icehouse – Walls (4) Ice Cube – Down for Whatever (5) Instant Funk – Never Let It Go Away [SIDE I-2] (1) Donnie Iris – Joking (2) The Impressions – I'm Loving Nothing (3) The Icicle Works – Starry Blue Eyed Wonder (4) Weldon Irvine – Morning Sunshine (5) Iron & Wine – Upward Over the Mountain [END]Sonic Contributors to the thirty-fifth episode of Lightnin' Licks Radio podcast include: Lee Moses, Brothers Johnson, Holland-Dozier-Holland, James Todd Smith. Grand Puba, Piere Cavalli, Azymuth, Star Wars and Gremlins read-along story books and Sesame Street, Cowboy Junkies, Weldon Irvine, Nina Simone, Donny Hathaway, A Tribe Called Quest, Yasiin Bey, Just Blaze, Memphis Bleek, Jay-Z, Earl Sweatshirt, Icehouse, Ivy Davies, Ice Cude, Leaders of the New School, Fred Gwynne, Joe Pecsi, The Bomb Squad, Da Lench Mob, N.W.A., Grand Master Flash & the Furious Five, Quincy Jones, Instant Funk, Day La Soul, Prince Paul. T-Connection, The Postal Service, Sam Beam, Iron & Wine, Another Nashville Coma. Big Country, The Icicle Works. INTHEWHALE, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Ice Man's Band, The Beatles, The Impressions, Curtis Mayfield, The Funk Brothers, Donnie Iris, The Jaggers, The Cruisers, Steve Miller Band, Ozzy Osbourne. Dres and Black Sheep, Menehan Street Band, The Stylistics, and the Clockers.*Review Magazine Readers' Choice 2023 (someone nominate us for this year please)Drink Blue Chair Bay flavored rums. Buy vinyl, tapes or CDs at Lightnin' Licks Radio's record store of choice Electric Kitsch in Bay City, Michigan, USA.
March 24, 2025 ~ Pentagon launches investigation into "leaker" on Musk visit. Trump looking to end legal status for 500,000 immigrants. Bay City area State Senate seat remains vacant. Hospital shooter was in court yesterday. Michigan State and Michigan both advance to Sweet 16. Detroiters and Windsorites hold international protest across the river and the day's biggest headlines.
March 23, 2025 ~ Host Dave Lorenz talks about indoor skydiving at iFly Detroit in Novi, Michigan RV and camping spots, Delta College Planetarium in Bay City, and the upcoming Ann Arbor Film Festival.
Super-Special-not-so-Secret Friend Don returns to the diningroom table for another thrilling bonus episode. Deon and Jay welcome his ass with arms wide open, as Lightnin' Lickers are want to do. Twelve crackin' tracks are lifted from wax and stitched back onto a mixtape after an in-depth discussion of the artists who created said cuts takes place. It's good to be back. Happy (Merry) St. Patrick's Day (Bay City Christmas)!Sonic contributors to the latest bonus episode of Lightnin'Licks Radio podcast include: Max Heath, Prince and the Revolution, Alan Silvestri, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Arc of All, Junkyard Band, Roberta Flack, Donald Trump, Jimmy Webb, The Beatles, Tim Hardin, Holland Dozier Holland, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Chris Whitley, Bonnie Tyler, Jim Steinman, Missing Persons, Mitchell Froom, Guns N' Roses, Stephen Malkmus, the Jicks, KMFDM, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Beck, Revolting Cocks, Led Zepplin, Greta Van Fleet, Grace Slick, Bjork, Black Flag, Grateful Dead, Henry Rollins Band, Mike Judge's Beavis & Butthead, A Tribe Called Quest, Ubiquity, Digible Planets, Abe Jefferson, Billy Woods, ELUCID, Raekwon the Chef, Outkast, Ms. Judy, Quelle Chris, Don Messick as Zorac, Sade, Mr. K and Boyd Jarvis.Jay noted he was snacking on the sonic deliciousness of theSound Symposium, Noel and the Red Wedge, Wartime, and Fazerdaze.Deon is with Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Pavement, Roy Ayers, Cavalier and Child Actor. Don suggested checking out the Hard Lessons, Balthazar, S.G. Goodman, and MaidaVale. In a world full of and Stephen Millers and Ted Cruzes, be aMr. Studinger or a Tom Cedarberg. Share joy and buy music from your local record store. We suggest Electric Kitsch in beautiful Bay City, Michigan. BONUS #25 mixtape:[SIDE 1] (1) S.G. Goodman - If You Were Someone I Loved {edit} (2) Pavement - Grounded (3) Noel & the Red Wedge - Special to You (4) Balthazar - Bunker (5) Roy Ayers - Slow Motion (6) Wartime - The Whole Truth [SIDE 2] (1) The Sound Symposium - America (2) The Hard Lessons - Milk & Sugar (3) Cavalier & Child Actor - Judy is Forever (4) Fazerdaze - A Thousand Years (5) MaidaVale - Daybreak (6) Sarah Shook & the Disarmers - Backsliders
Behind the Mitten - Episode 691On this weekend's show, John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman spend time in one of their Michigan cities - Bay City!Segment 1: We kicks things off with newly elected mayor of Bay City, Christopher Girard. (Man, does this guy have some energy! We love him.)Segment 2: We also stop at some of our favorite restaurants, including Krzysiak House Restaurant, to talk to owner and long-time friend, Donny. This is a must stop for incredbile Polish meatballs and honey fried chicken. We approve as some of the best fried chicken in Michigan.Segment 3: Amy and Gonzo also get to tour the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame Museum with founder/curator Gary Johnson, who shares his passion for Michigan rock history and the significance that Bay City plays in it. Not only was Madonna born in Bay City, but so was early punk with ? and the Mysterians known for the classic "96 Tears." Framed albums, memorabilia, posters, tons of great photos and a cool theater with a video series on the history of Michigan Rock and Roll are all inside. Fun fact: Johnson said the auto industry had a huge impact on the Michigan rock scene, which makes Michigan very unique. The museum opened March 12, 2022. It is located at the Bay County Historical Museum. Segment 4: It gets a little emotional with the Larner family because both Amy and Gonzo were so close to the matriarch, Jackie Larner. We sit down and talk to the family, whose goal it is to honor their mom's legacy since passing away in September of 2021. The famous Mussell Beach Drive In near the State Park and continues to make some of the best onion rings, burgers and coney dogs in the state,. All fresh and homemade, just the way mom taught them.Behind the Mitten is Michigan's premiere radio show and podcast celebrating is 10th anniversary in 2025. Learn more at amyandgonzo.com.
March 9, 2025 ~ Host Dave Lorenz looks at a variety of activity spots around Michigan, including indoor skydiving at Fly Detroit Experience in Novi, Michigan RV Shows at MARVAC in Flint, Delta College Planetarium in Bay City, and the upcoming Ann Arbor Film Festival.
En Historias de Bay City no encontrarás superhéroes capaces de destruir planetas de un puñetazo. Aquí, la verdadera protagonista es la ciudad misma, una urbe donde personas comunes con habilidades no tan comunes toman decisiones que cambian vidas. 📌Puedes escuchar la primera historia aquí: 'Entrevista de trabajo' 📌https://go.ivoox.com/rf/132346334 Autor: Coquín Artero nació en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria en 1979, El entorno urbano de la década de los años 80 marcó profundamente su estilo y formas como autor. El polígono de Jinámar, como lugar en el que desarrollar sus primeros estudios, marcó sus dinámicas de convivencia y le otorgó las primeras dosis de relativismo cultural. Cursó estudios universitarios en la Universidad de Barcelona, la UNED y la UGR respectivamente aunque su oficio siempre estuvo orientado hacia las artes plásticas y escénicas, de tal forma que lleva 24 años trabajando de tatuador en su estudio de Gran Canaria. ✅Publicaciones: Cuentos macabros Volumen I: historias de un apocalipsis zombi. ⚔️Crónicas ocultas del Puerto de La Luz: Compendio de relatos de terror y drama humano por entregas mensuales, con nueve fragmentos publicados y ambientadas en el puerto principal de Gran Canaria. ⚔️Cuentos macabros Volumen II: colección de relatos con origen en el desorden mental y el horror cósmico. Grapas mensuales de las que hay publicadas las cuatro primeras. ⚔️Huecos de un sueño roto: El Círculo de Lovecraft. ⚔️Las cavernas del destino y Ni un paso atrás: GTM ⚔️Carne con queso: revista Mordedor ⚔️En las entrañas de Kowloon: Windumanoth ✅Sus libros publicados en Amazon: https://www.amazon.es/stores/author/B09S5TFX2R https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0CW92CL6P Voz Invitada: Miguel Ángel Pulido de Terror y nada más🖤 Voz y sonido Olga Paraíso, una producción de Historias para ser Leídas. Más contenido extra en Instagram, Youtube, Whatsapp, Twitter, y Telegram: 🗒BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas Si esta historia te ha cautivado y deseas unirte a nuestro grupo de taberneros galácticos, tienes la oportunidad de contribuir y apoyar mi trabajo desde tan solo 1,99 euros al mes. Al hacerlo, tendrás acceso exclusivo a todos las historias para nuestros mecenas y podrás disfrutar de todas las historias sin interrupciones publicitarias. ¡Agradezco enormemente tu apoyo y tu fidelidad!. 🚀 🖤Aquí te dejo la página directa para apoyarme: 🍻 https://www.ivoox.com/support/552842 💞 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
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En Historias de Bay City no encontrarás superhéroes capaces de destruir planetas de un puñetazo. Aquí, la verdadera protagonista es la ciudad misma, una urbe donde personas comunes con habilidades no tan comunes toman decisiones que cambian vidas. 📌Puedes escuchar la primera historia aquí: 'Entrevista de trabajo' 📌https://go.ivoox.com/rf/132346334 Autor: Coquín Artero nació en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria en 1979, El entorno urbano de la década de los años 80 marcó profundamente su estilo y formas como autor. El polígono de Jinámar, como lugar en el que desarrollar sus primeros estudios, marcó sus dinámicas de convivencia y le otorgó las primeras dosis de relativismo cultural. Cursó estudios universitarios en la Universidad de Barcelona, la UNED y la UGR respectivamente aunque su oficio siempre estuvo orientado hacia las artes plásticas y escénicas, de tal forma que lleva 24 años trabajando de tatuador en su estudio de Gran Canaria. ✅Publicaciones: Cuentos macabros Volumen I: historias de un apocalipsis zombi. ⚔️Crónicas ocultas del Puerto de La Luz: Compendio de relatos de terror y drama humano por entregas mensuales, con nueve fragmentos publicados y ambientadas en el puerto principal de Gran Canaria. ⚔️Cuentos macabros Volumen II: colección de relatos con origen en el desorden mental y el horror cósmico. Grapas mensuales de las que hay publicadas las cuatro primeras. ⚔️Huecos de un sueño roto: El Círculo de Lovecraft. ⚔️Las cavernas del destino y Ni un paso atrás: GTM ⚔️Carne con queso: revista Mordedor ⚔️En las entrañas de Kowloon: Windumanoth ✅Sus libros publicados en Amazon: https://www.amazon.es/stores/author/B09S5TFX2R https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0CW92CL6P Voz Invitada: Miguel Ángel Pulido de Terror y nada más🖤 Voz y sonido Olga Paraíso, una producción de Historias para ser Leídas. Más contenido extra en Instagram, Youtube, Whatsapp, Twitter, y Telegram: 🗒BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas Si esta historia te ha cautivado y deseas unirte a nuestro grupo de taberneros galácticos, tienes la oportunidad de contribuir y apoyar mi trabajo desde tan solo 1,99 euros al mes. Al hacerlo, tendrás acceso exclusivo a todos las historias para nuestros mecenas y podrás disfrutar de todas las historias sin interrupciones publicitarias. ¡Agradezco enormemente tu apoyo y tu fidelidad!. 🚀 🖤Aquí te dejo la página directa para apoyarme: 🍻 https://www.ivoox.com/support/552842 💞
A full-on cock-punching assault with Kid A.G. and El Pres shitting all over the Bay City bridge fuckfest. They're plotting to strut across those bridges with their pants down, assholes winking at the Bay City Bridge cocksuckers, daring them to ram it in deep. Kid's itching to drop daily audio turds, skull-fucking these toll-charging dickwads ‘til they choke. Screwing downtown raw, and they're raging it wasn't fixed when they could have—fucking morons. Some badass is pimping a pontoon ferry to flip the bird at tolls—free rides to Sand Bar, H2Os, and the docks, if he can suck enough sponsor dick. Kid's texting his crew about how these bridges are choking the life out of downtown's 20-year rimjob revival—traffic's deader than a nun's pussy. El Pres bitches about the west side being a ghost town—school, brewery, mall, and fuck-all else—while the east side's got parades and concerts up the ass. Saginaw's bridges are free, motherfucker—Kid's ready to dive off Bay City's spans with a middle finger raised, hawking “Fuck the Bridge 2023” tees to every stubborn shit in town. Kid's got a clip of some cunt busting her man with two families, four brats, and a double-dick life. El Pres fesses up to juggling two dripping pussies in his sleazy 20s, dodging busts with “Wasn't me” bullshit ‘til they caught his ass on Bay Road. They unload on clingy whores—strip club sluts and needy cunts who can't handle “just friends” without wanting cock. Kid's done with marriage—“Fuck that shit ‘til my balls rot off!”—and they're calling out a shady ex-cohost, a lying sack of shit who dodges invites and spins tales. Drag his ass in here—let's see if he's got the sack to spill his filthy guts.
On this week's edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, Zach Kolodin, the state's chief infrastructure officer, breaks down the highlights of a road funding plan released by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's office on Monday, Feb. 10.Kolodin first talks briefly about federal grants the state and many municipalities have received the past few years. Among some large grants for state roads and bridges was a $73 million award to replace an aged movable bridge in Bay City. Talking about the governor's road-funding plan, Kolodin explains how removing the sales tax on fuel, which does not fund roads and bridges, would allow for every penny drivers spend at the pump to go toward road repairs.The plan would backfill the sales tax with a combination of cuts and additional revenue from closing the wholesale tax loophole on marijuana and assessing other fees.
From the Palm Street Studio on a Monday, we drink the Asian Hobo Juice! Phil's going on a work trip and getting a haircut, finally! Don't shoot the firemen when they enter your home trying to help Kyle! State bowling tournament is right around the corner and we talk about the past joys of that trip. Ponderosa and Bomb Burgers are in sight!
Bay City, MI singer/songwriter Johnny Guest talks about hislatest release “Someplace Called Free” featuring the title track, “Happy is a Place”along with his album “Naked and Raving”! Johnny began his amazing career at 6 writinghis first song on his Mom's legal pad plucking out notes on an old guitarmissing some strings, travelled across Michigan and Ontario with many bands andas a solo artist with a loyal following on social media, plus a '25 nominee forthe ISSA USA Male Entertainer of the Year, Rising Star, Single of the Year,Songwriter of the Year, Emerging Artist and the stories behind the music! Checkout the amazing Johnny Guest on all major platforms andwww.johnnyguestmusic.com today!#johnnyguest #baycity #michigan #singersongwriter #someplacecalledfree#happyisaplace #nakedandraving #ontario #ISSA #usamaleentertaineroftheyear#risingstar #singleoftheyear #emergingartist #johnnyguestmusic #spreaker#iheartradio #spotify #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #bitchute #rumble#mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerjohnnyguest #themikewagnershowjohnnyguest
Bay City, MI singer/songwriter Johnny Guest talks about hislatest release “Someplace Called Free” featuring the title track, “Happy is a Place”along with his album “Naked and Raving”! Johnny began his amazing career at 6 writinghis first song on his Mom's legal pad plucking out notes on an old guitarmissing some strings, travelled across Michigan and Ontario with many bands andas a solo artist with a loyal following on social media, plus a '25 nominee forthe ISSA USA Male Entertainer of the Year, Rising Star, Single of the Year,Songwriter of the Year, Emerging Artist and the stories behind the music! Checkout the amazing Johnny Guest on all major platforms andwww.johnnyguestmusic.com today!#johnnyguest #baycity #michigan #singersongwriter #someplacecalledfree#happyisaplace #nakedandraving #ontario #ISSA #usamaleentertaineroftheyear#risingstar #singleoftheyear #emergingartist #johnnyguestmusic #spreaker#iheartradio #spotify #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #bitchute #rumble#mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerjohnnyguest #themikewagnershowjohnnyguest
Musician, Producer, Engineer, Fan--Andy Reed wears many hats in the Michigan music buffet. Known for his productions out of Reed Recording, the former Verve Pipe bassist/solo artist has pushed the boundaries of creativeness in all areas of performance. Based in Bay City, Reed is a first-call Nashville unit for artists to travel when Music City needs a hand. Having put out his own brilliant albums for years with Legal Matters and An American Underdog, Reed hit the recording bug when working his first album with the Haskels down at Brendan Benson's pad, pre-Nashville move. Reed is humble, musical, full of power pop and harmonic ideas, and can work fast in the studio. His love of Beatles and Beach Boys goes hand in hand with his '90s music upbringing. Here in Part 2, Andy talks favorite projects, Welcome To 1979, Beatles, Beach Boys, Grammy's, his local music family, and HIS Family. Get on this Part 2 of 2 today!
Quietmind Astrology — Learn Vedic Astrology with Jeremy Devens
Madonna's Birth Chart: The Queen of Pop in Vedic Astrology In this episode of the Quietmind Astrology Podcast, I analyze the birth chart of Madonna, the legendary singer, performer, and cultural icon. Using Vedic astrology, I explore the planetary placements that define her bold personality, artistic reinvention, and magnetic presence. Whether you're a fan of Madonna or just interested in learning astrology, this episode will help you see these chart placements in action.
#podcast #politics #News #Michigan #MichiganPolitics #Environment #SolarFarm #BigOil #FossilFuels #CorporateCorruption #CorporateGreed #ClimateChange #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA #Progressives #PeterSinclair #FarmingRights #Trump #Immigration #Economy #WorkingClass #LeftOfLansing Here's Episode 118 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-14:16: Peters Not Running/MAGA Misinformation Machine Pat starts out of the gate lamenting about Michigan Democrats joining MAGA Republicans on watering-down minimum wage and paid sick leave in the state. He next turns his attention to Michigan Democrats in Congress, like Congresswoman Kristin McDonald-Rivet of Bay City, who still defends her vote on the Lakin Riley Act, which removes basic due process rights for migrants accused of crimes. Michigan Democratic Senators Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters also voted for the bill in Senate. Pat wonders how being MAGA-Lite, and refusing to protect the vulnerable in society, will benefit Democrats. And that's why Pat explains why Senator Peters' announcement that he won't run for reelection in 2026 will only help Michigan Democrats. 14:17-38:57: Peter Sinclair Interview Peter Sinclair is an environmental activist, climate change educator, a science journalist, videographer from Midland, and host of the This Is Not Cool blog. Mr. Sinclair recently covered a recent disinformation campaign launched by the fossil fuel industry, and pushed by right-wing think tanks and MAGA Michigan Republicans, regarding a solar farm around the Gaylord area. The "story" went viral in pushing a false story that a clean energy company was clearing-out 420 acres of pristine forestland to build a solar farm. In reality, the company scrapped the original plan to build a farm on public land, and instead chose private land for the farm. And no massive deforestation project is going to happen as a result of this solar farm. Mr. Sinclair explains how the anti-clean energy forces depend on this kind of confusing propaganda campaigns to drive people away from clean energy. Check out his YouTube page, too! 38:58-45:41: Last Call-Zeldin As EPA Head In the "Last Call," Pat talks about the U.S. Senate confirming a pro-fossil fuel, and climate change denier, Lee Zeldin to become the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Even worse, three Democratic Senators voted to confirm Zeldin, who has a 14% lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters! MAGA Republicans are causing further harm to the planet, and the country, but that pleases the fossil fuel industry. 45:42-48:22: Ending Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can! leftoflansing@gmail.com Left of Lansing is now on YouTube as well! leftoflansing.com NOTES: Peter Sinclair's This Is Not Cool blog. "Solar power firm says decision not to lease state-owned land made prior to criticism by lawmakers." By Jon King of Michigan Advance "Transportation Secretary Seeks Rollback of Biden's Fuel Economy Standards." By Mark Walker of The New York Times "US Senate confirms Zeldin as EPA adminstrator." By Valerie Volcovici of Reuters "In a blow to Democrats' chances to retake the US Senate, Peters declines to seek reelection in 2026." By Kyle Davidson of Michigan Advance "Minimum wage and sick leave bills clear Michigan House with bipartisan support after heated debate." By Kyle Davidson of Michigan Advance "All the executive orders Trump has signed after 1 week in office." By NPR Staff of NPR Photo of solar farm: "Shelby Farms Solar Farm Memphis TN 2013-02-02 010" by Thomas R Machnitzki (thomasmachnitzki.com) is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
The story of the Prodigal Son has captivated hearts for centuries, revealing profound truths about our relationships with each other and with God. We all know what it feels like to be lost or to long for a place to belong. In this series, we'll explore Jesus' invitation to find our way home—a place of rest, belonging, and grace. No matter where you find yourself, there's always a way home. If you would like more information about Hopevale and be a part of all that is happening you can download our mobile app by texting HOPEVALEAPP to 77977. You can also go to https://www.hopevale.org/weekly to subscribe to your weekly updates. We want to thank you for giving to the Lord here at Hopevale. It is because of you that we can use digital platforms like this to share the hope of Jesus. To give you can simply text HOPEVALE to 77977 or go to https://www.hopevale.org/give. You can also mail in your donation to 5360 Shattuck Road, Saginaw, MI 48603. Thank again! If you need prayer your Hopevale family is here for you. You can email us at prayer@hopevale.org for our Saginaw campus or bcprayer@hopevale.org for our Bay City campus.
The story of the Prodigal Son has captivated hearts for centuries, revealing profound truths about our relationships with each other and with God. We all know what it feels like to be lost or to long for a place to belong. In this series, we'll explore Jesus' invitation to find our way home—a place of rest, belonging, and grace. No matter where you find yourself, there's always a way home. If you would like more information about Hopevale and be a part of all that is happening you can download our mobile app by texting HOPEVALEAPP to 77977. You can also go to https://www.hopevale.org/weekly to subscribe to your weekly updates. We want to thank you for giving to the Lord here at Hopevale. It is because of you that we can use digital platforms like this to share the hope of Jesus. To give you can simply text HOPEVALE to 77977 or go to https://www.hopevale.org/give. You can also mail in your donation to 5360 Shattuck Road, Saginaw, MI 48603. Thank again! If you need prayer your Hopevale family is here for you. You can email us at prayer@hopevale.org for our Saginaw campus or bcprayer@hopevale.org for our Bay City campus.
Recorded at the Palm Street Studio. Bird fear, clowning around, urban dictionary, Bay City talk and a lot of other shenanigans. Phil was bored, it's ok. Slamming Sammy saw lots of red flags but still went through with it and had an epic break up. The Grumpy Griller looks dapper in the smoking jacket and chills out.
The story of the Prodigal Son has captivated hearts for centuries, revealing profound truths about our relationships with each other and with God. We all know what it feels like to be lost or to long for a place to belong. In this series, we'll explore Jesus' invitation to find our way home—a place of rest, belonging, and grace. No matter where you find yourself, there's always a way home. If you would like more information about Hopevale and be a part of all that is happening you can download our mobile app by texting HOPEVALEAPP to 77977. You can also go to https://www.hopevale.org/weekly to subscribe to your weekly updates. We want to thank you for giving to the Lord here at Hopevale. It is because of you that we can use digital platforms like this to share the hope of Jesus. To give you can simply text HOPEVALE to 77977 or go to https://www.hopevale.org/give. You can also mail in your donation to 5360 Shattuck Road, Saginaw, MI 48603. Thank again! If you need prayer your Hopevale family is here for you. You can email us at prayer@hopevale.org for our Saginaw campus or bcprayer@hopevale.org for our Bay City campus.
Today we look back over 2024 with gratitude and look to 2025 with anticipation and hope, all because of Jesus. We have so many things to praise God for. If you would like more information about Hopevale and be a part of all that is happening you can download our mobile app by texting HOPEVALEAPP to 77977. You can also go to https://www.hopevale.org/weekly to subscribe to your weekly updates. We want to thank you for giving to the Lord here at Hopevale. It is because of you that we can use digital platforms like this to share the hope of Jesus. To give you can simply text HOPEVALE to 77977 or go to https://www.hopevale.org/give. You can also mail in your donation to 5360 Shattuck Road, Saginaw, MI 48603. Thank again! If you need prayer your Hopevale family is here for you. You can email us at prayer@hopevale.org for our Saginaw campus or bcprayer@hopevale.org for our Bay City campus.
Everywhere you look, there's a help wanted sign. Today we talk to Ben Rogers, the owner of Ziebart Automotive franchise in Bay City, Michigan. Rogers shares his journey from working in automotive service to running a successful franchise, emphasizing the importance of finding fulfillment and passion in work. He also discusses overcoming staffing challenges, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, by hiring special needs employees, which significantly boosted morale and productivity in his shop. Rogers attributes much of his success to answered prayers and community support, highlighting the value of perseverance and faith in business.Links:Ziebart in Bay City Website: Click here Subscribe to our Email Newsletter: https://totalmichigan.com/join/Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/totalmichiganWatch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@totalmichiganShow Notes:00:00 Introduction00:26 Michigan's Employment Challenges03:03 Ben's Background and Passion for Automotives03:43 Starting the Business with Family11:43 The Importance of Fulfillment14:48 Challenges and Growth20:16 Finding Good Help23:58 Faith and Community Support27:36 Impact and Future Outlook29:08 Conclusion
As most of you know, our Patreon audience has the INSIDE access to the KF Show. The year 2024 will be an important one for Patreon specifically and if you'd consider jumping up to the $5 level it would sure help. The $10 level will remain and we now have a brand new $20 level as well! All members who join at that level will receive a sticker swag pack in the mail, you'll be IMMEDIATELY entered in the monthly prize grab, and you'll receive a phone call from one (or all) of us to chat up whatever you want for 30 minutes! Thank you SO MUCH to those of you who have joined in for the extra content that is only for Patreon supporters. To get in on the action and support the show with a minor financial contribution just click the link below to sign up. Join up via Patreon at patreon.com/KFSHOW ======================================== Presented with Holley - Back for 2024! Phase 3 of Kibbe and Friends is officially here, and Holley is back for more fun, foolishness, and flying orange Chargers! Once again we're proud to be associated with the historic name that has made cars fast for years and years, and their innovations continue forward (as always)! Fall is here and the Holley Fall Into Power deal is now in full swing. Visit Holley.com to find killer deals on many items you've been waiting for…..but know that ALL SALES ARE FINAL. There are full Holley Sniper 2 EFI kits with FULL TIMING CONTROL going for just $2K right now! Visit https://www.holley.com/products/deals/sale and tell them we sent you! ======================================== Car Movie Review: 2004's “Starsky & Hutch” Feature Film K&F Movie Summary: If you combined Old School, Wedding Crashers, Anchorman, and the Hangover with a former Dukes of Hazzard stunt driver, you'd get this; an unbelievably funny remake with great car action, great music, and likely a pure hatred from original fans of the show! Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson play Detectives David Starsky and Ken Hutchison in the 2004 Hollywood remake of Starsky and Hutch. They chase bad-buy-drug-lord Vince Vaughn across fictional Bay City in a hopped up '76 Gran Torino, painted Dodge Viper red with a beefed up small block Ford under the good. They get in a dance off, are accosted by Will Ferrell into acting like naked dragon riders, shoot a pony and a Karmann Ghia, all just to get to the bottom of the mysterious untraceable cocaine deal that Jason Bateman (Vaughn's henchman) is making happen. This movie is full of one liners, good cars, and a version of Huggy Bear played by Snoop Dogg that'll give you faith in the underworld. But best of all, it ends in a car chase littered with jumps across a golf course and (almost) landed on a yacht. 10 Striped Tomatoes all around! ======================================== Join up via Patreon at patreon.com/KFSHOW Kibbe, Corndog, and the Bern! National Parts Depot Presents: Bernie on the News! https://www.npdlink.com. The post K&F Show #310: Do It. Do it. Car Movie Review – “Starsky & Hutch” first appeared on The Muscle Car Place.
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