Podcasts about southwest michigan

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Afternoon News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniele from St. Joe Today talks about all of the great events happening this weekend in Southwest Michigan! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Afternoon News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: A 73-year-old Cassopolis man is dead after a crash between a pickup and a tractor in Cass County on Wednesday. As the Berrien County Road Department continues reconstructing Red Arrow Highway in the coming years, new sections of road will come with new sections of roadside trail. South Haven High School will mark the 50th anniversary of its girls volleyball team this week with a special Alumni Match and cookout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Michael Kendall, AIA, Project Architect at Wheeler Kearns Architects in Chicago. They discuss the Granor Greenhouse in Three Oaks, Michigan.Tucked into the first certified organic vegetable farm in Southwest Michigan, the Granor Greenhouse represents more than a growing space—it's a place where food, farming, and community intersect under one thoughtfully designed roof. Central to this greenhouse design is the use of a Dutch Venlo kit-of-parts system, featuring glass walls and ceilings, giving open views of the sky and fields. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In today's news: A 73-year-old Cassopolis man is dead after a crash between a pickup and a tractor in Cass County on Wednesday. As the Berrien County Road Department continues reconstructing Red Arrow Highway in the coming years, new sections of road will come with new sections of roadside trail. South Haven High School will mark the 50th anniversary of its girls volleyball team this week with a special Alumni Match and cookout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: A 73-year-old Cassopolis man is dead after a crash between a pickup and a tractor in Cass County on Wednesday. As the Berrien County Road Department continues reconstructing Red Arrow Highway in the coming years, new sections of road will come with new sections of roadside trail. South Haven High School will mark the 50th anniversary of its girls volleyball team this week with a special Alumni Match and cookout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: The 22nd annual Whirlpool Community Charity Golf Event, held this Sunday and Monday at multiple golf courses around Berrien County, has raised more than $3.2 million for five youth organizations in Southwest Michigan. Engineering firm Abonmarche is planning a new apartment development in downtown Benton Harbor. Police are reminding everyone to be careful when crossing busy streets after a family of four was injured crossing Main Street in St. Joseph on Wednesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: The 22nd annual Whirlpool Community Charity Golf Event, held this Sunday and Monday at multiple golf courses around Berrien County, has raised more than $3.2 million for five youth organizations in Southwest Michigan. Engineering firm Abonmarche is planning a new apartment development in downtown Benton Harbor. Police are reminding everyone to be careful when crossing busy streets after a family of four was injured crossing Main Street in St. Joseph on Wednesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: The city of South Haven could be updating the way it sets rates for customers of the municipal electric utility. The Berrien County Health Department will host some free overdose response training this month. The Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber is bringing back its Shark Tank-style business pitch competition this year to help young business owners get support to continue growing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: The city of South Haven could be updating the way it sets rates for customers of the municipal electric utility. The Berrien County Health Department will host some free overdose response training this month. The Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber is bringing back its Shark Tank-style business pitch competition this year to help young business owners get support to continue growing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: Some police officers and medics from the South Haven area have been honored by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department for their actions during a standoff last month. A state grant of $25,000 will help to renovate the former Stevensville Post Office into a new office for a graphic design company. Indiana Michigan Power has announced a new contract with Google to help reduce stress on the electric grid during peak usage periods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As heard on The Morning Show with Ken & Friends, this is the weekly United We Thrive segment from United Way of Southwest Michigan. This podcast is your opportunity to learn more about the mission, vision, and programs of the local United Way organization and find out how you can get involved to make a difference! For more information: https://www.uwsm.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his explosive WBCQ premiere, the freshly resurrected and notorious radio legend Todd Thompson launches a scorched-earth offensive against the ideological virus hollowing out the West from within. This opening salvo dives straight into the heart of the modern insurgency—unmasking the Democratic Socialists of America as a parasitic force infecting the Democratic Party through euphemism, moral camouflage, and Marxist entryism. Drawing from firsthand experience inside the Occupy movement, Todd lays bare how identity has replaced class in the new dialectic, and how victimhood has become the currency of power in a society addicted to narrative performance. Topics include: The DSA as the “Red Tea Party” An introduction the the Red-Green Alliance Ideological religion and the rise of digital priesthoods Weaponized empathy, speechcrime, and the new moral caste system Why corporate America bows to DEI cultism The soft revolution: psychological warfare disguised as virtue And why the path to reclaiming reality begins with ideological disobedience   Broadcast from Southwest Michigan and blasted worldwide via shortwave, this is not just a show. It's the opening shot in an information war. This is The Counter-Insurgency. No soft landings. No apologies. Just fire.   Broadcast Monday night 10-11pm (2-3am Tuesday UTC) on 7.490mHz Streaming: WBCQ The Planet Episodes uploaded immediately after.   More: https://toddzillax.substack.com/ Vids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A/?themeRefresh=1

Sarah from the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber joins Zack to cover the latest round of Grand Openings, Ribbon Cuttings, and Business After Hours. Join us at SMRChamber.com!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: Some police officers and medics from the South Haven area have been honored by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department for their actions during a standoff last month. A state grant of $25,000 will help to renovate the former Stevensville Post Office into a new office for a graphic design company. Indiana Michigan Power has announced a new contract with Google to help reduce stress on the electric grid during peak usage periods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: Elections are being held in a handful of Southwest Michigan communities Tuesday. A gas station could soon be added to the Martin's Super Market property in St. Joseph Township. Michigan's OK2Say school tipline received a record number of tips in 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: Elections are being held in a handful of Southwest Michigan communities Tuesday. A gas station could soon be added to the Martin's Super Market property in St. Joseph Township. Michigan's OK2Say school tipline received a record number of tips in 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: The Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce has ended its formal partnership with the South Bend Regional Chamber and is moving toward a partnership with the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber. Citizens Research Council of Michigan President Eric Lupher was in Berrien County this week to highlight the "Ax MI Tax" proposal that backers are currently seeking to get on the ballot in the state next year. It took a community of good Samaritans to safely resolve an incident on Lake Michigan near South Beach in South Haven on Thursday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three days before the WBCQ shortwave debut, the freshly rebranded Toddzilla X-Pod returns to its roots with a brutal, updated dissection of media literacy, mass manipulation, and ideological self-delusion. In this special Escaping the Cave edition, Todd revisits his foundational 2018 thesis—"It's the People"—with sharper insight and seven more years of watching the informational apocalypse unfold. From Bernays to Ellul, Le Bon to Lippmann, this episode connects propaganda history to today's dopamine-driven mobthink and the collapse of objective truth. Todd explores how media isn't simply broken—it's perfectly optimized to feed a tribal, narrative-addicted public. And if you're still blaming "the media" without examining your own complicity? You're part of the problem. Also discussed: sociological propaganda, algorithmic conformity, the myth of ideological autonomy, integration vs. agitation propaganda, the digital crowd, and the psychological toll of drowning in data without the tools to convert it into wisdom. Recorded in Southwest Michigan. Blasting worldwide beginning Monday!    Like it? Rate, review, and share it? Hate it? Embrace equity! Listen anyhow! More: http://www.wbcq.com/ https://toddzillax.substack.com/ Vids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A/?themeRefresh=1  

In today's news: The Greater Niles Chamber of Commerce has ended its formal partnership with the South Bend Regional Chamber and is moving toward a partnership with the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber. Citizens Research Council of Michigan President Eric Lupher was in Berrien County this week to highlight the "Ax MI Tax" proposal that backers are currently seeking to get on the ballot in the state next year. It took a community of good Samaritans to safely resolve an incident on Lake Michigan near South Beach in South Haven on Thursday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: Cornerstone Alliance welcomed Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Quentin Messer to Benton Harbor on Thursday to showcase some of the projects that have been transforming the community with the help of the state. A resurfacing project is about to get started on Cleveland Avenue in St. Joseph. The city of Buchanan is adopting a short-term rental ordinance to help ensure residential properties throughout town aren't bought up by those seeking to rent them out to vacationers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniele from St. Joe Today tells us about all the weekend happenings in Southwest Michigan plus Anne from Caffe Tosi talks about supporting great things downtown like Chalk The Block! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starlite Collective is an artist community led by Erica and Val to support and promote artists in Southwest Michigan. The way they have designed the collective to remove all barriers for their artists, from physical to financial ones. They have applied the same thought and inclusive attitude toward their inaugural Starlite Arts and Music Festival, in Kalamazoo on August 15-17, 2025.Find out more about the festival and purchase tickets at www.starlitecollective.orgFollow them on Instagram to find out what food trucks will be attending the festival!

In today's news: Cornerstone Alliance welcomed Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Quentin Messer to Benton Harbor on Thursday to showcase some of the projects that have been transforming the community with the help of the state. A resurfacing project is about to get started on Cleveland Avenue in St. Joseph. The city of Buchanan is adopting a short-term rental ordinance to help ensure residential properties throughout town aren't bought up by those seeking to rent them out to vacationers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: Project T in Benton Harbor is a go. There's a new president and CEO at the helm at Berrien County Cancer Service. This weekend will bring the return of Chalk the Block to downtown St. Joseph.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Todd continues dismantling the transformation of modern political movements into ideological religions—complete with dogma, heresy, excommunication, and a mob-ready priesthood of online enforcers. Drawing on figures like H.L. Mencken, Joan Didion, Noam Chomsky, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, he explores how belief systems—left and right—have become substitute faiths, powered by dopamine, hashtags, and performative outrage. Todd weaves in cognitive science (via Nicholas Carr and neuroplasticity), propaganda theory (via Jacques Ellul and Edward Bernays), and personal experience to reveal how the digital age has eroded attention spans, critical thought, and individual conscience. Social media becomes the new pulpit. Echo chambers replace dialogue. Heresy now means thinking for yourself. At the core is a warning: intellectual autonomy now requires personal and moral courage. The courage to be disliked. To reject tribalism. To say, “That's bullshit”—especially when it comes from your own side. From Mencken's skewering of revivalist mobs to the modern cancellation of NPR apostate Uli Berliner, Todd paints a bleak but brutally honest picture of conformity culture, urging listeners to reclaim their minds—even if it means exile. This is not a feel-good sermon. It's a call to arms for the heretical unicorn.   *Recorded in Southwest Michigan and blasting worldwide on WBCQ 7490 starting next week! Details inside.   Like it? Rate, review, and share it? Hate it? Embrace equity! Listen anyhow! More: https://toddzillax.substack.com/ Vids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A/?themeRefresh=1    

In today's news: Project T in Benton Harbor is a go. There's a new president and CEO at the helm at Berrien County Cancer Service. This weekend will bring the return of Chalk the Block to downtown St. Joseph.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As heard on The Morning Show with Ken & Friends, this is the weekly United We Thrive segment from United Way of Southwest Michigan. This podcast is your opportunity to learn more about the mission, vision, and programs of the local United Way organization and find out how you can get involved to make a difference! For more information: https://www.uwsm.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: The city of St. Joseph is moving forward with a proposal to help generate revenue for improvements downtown. Benton Harbor City Commissioners will be asked next week to approve the transfer of land owned by the city to the Benton Harbor Housing Commission so that the Harbor Towers apartment complex can qualify for federal improvement funds. Everyone's invited to Coloma this weekend for two days of fun with the Coloma Glad Peach Festival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: Now on the job as the new superintendent of Benton Harbor Area Schools is Dr. Simone Griffin, who started Monday. Fruit crops in Southwest Michigan remain healthy despite the hot weather the region has been experiencing lately. says the region's crops are in "really great shape." The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services continues to urge COVID vaccinations for everyone age six months and older as recent recommendations coming from the federal government have caused some confusion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this scathing and soul-punching episode, Todd eulogizes more than just Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan—he autopsies America's descent into ideological fundamentalism. What do woke mobs, medieval witch trials, and Facebook shares have in common? The answer: moral certitude without grace. Todd dissects how modern ideological tribes—particularly on the Left—have replaced traditional religion with secular dogma, complete with martyrs, heresies, rituals, and catechisms. Using Hulk Hogan's post-mortem cancellation as a case study, he exposes how one taboo word now carries more social weight than actual violence, rape, or corruption. The result? A society where redemption is off the table, and performance is king. From Ozzy's “The Ultimate Sin” to McLuhan's media warnings, this episode drips with unfiltered cynicism and cultural excommunication. If you've ever wondered how virtue-signaling replaced virtue—or why dissent now threatens belonging more than reason—don't miss this blistering analysis. Recorded in Southwest Michigan. Blasting worldwide on WBCQ 7490 starting next week! Details inside.   Like it? Rate, review, and share it? Hate it? Embrace equity! Listen anyhow! More: https://toddzillax.substack.com/ Vids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjdLR140l--HufeRSAnj91A/?themeRefresh=1    

Southwest Michigan's Morning News podcast is prepared and delivered by the WSJM Newsroom. For these stories and more, visit https://www.wsjm.com and follow us for updates on Facebook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: A Berrien Springs farm has been awarded a $175,000 grant by the Michigan Commission on Agriculture and Rural Development to help with an expansion project. The Salvation Army of Benton Harbor is planning a celebration for its 100th anniversary next month. The South Haven City Council has voted to continue supporting Market One and the work it does to encourage economic development in the region for another year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's news: Riverwood Center CEO Ric Compton is sounding the alarm about some upcoming changes to how the state manages behavioral health services. Plans to develop the former Overton property in South Haven into housing have hit another delay. A new invasive species has been found at the Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery in Mattawan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.