Episodes

  • Jennifer Streaks, 4 Ways to Avoid Shrinkflation at the Grocery Store

    Jennifer Streaks, 4 Ways to Avoid Shrinkflation at the Grocery Store
    Mar 30 2024
    Jennifer Streaks, Business Insider: The price of groceries have increased 20% over the past two years, and with shrinkflation in play too, you're getting less for your money than ever before. The shrinkflation effect is most commonly seen in potato chips, cookies, cereal, candy, paper products, and even shampoo. Here are 4 ways to minimize the impact of shrinkflation and get the best bang for your buck.
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    11 mins
  • MI's Top Art Scene & Ways to Save When Shopping

    MI's Top Art Scene & Ways to Save When Shopping
    Mar 30 2024
    Full Episode: Jeff Sloan, Kristin Kujawa, Mark Pastoria boast about Detroit's art scene and panic over the chocolate crisis that is plaguing the candy aisles. (06:45) Margert Flemming, Business Insider, Risks of fantasy sports, betting, and sweepstakes games on college campuses (16:57) Kathleen Davis, Fast Company, The 32 hour work week (26:59) Jennifer Streaks, Business Insider, 4 ways to avoid shrinkflation at the grocery store.
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    38 mins
  • Detroit's Third-Shift Bars

    Detroit's Third-Shift Bars
    Mar 16 2024
    Mickey Lyons, PunchDrink.com, Detroit's Third-Shift bars were a lifeline. Now they're a dying breed. Once designed to serve late-night factory workers, the city's early morning bars may be in steady decline, but the ones that remain are vital.
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    11 mins
  • Where Do You Unwind?

    Where Do You Unwind?
    Mar 16 2024
    FULL EPISODE as aired on WJR 760AM Radio: Jeff Sloan, Kristin Kujawa, and Mark Pastoria highlight the history of St. Patrick's day, warn against gardening too early, and discuss the recent bill sent to the senate regarding daylight savings time. Joining the show (12:52) Allie Volpe, WSJ, The Rise of the D-Nothing Vacation, (21:03) Mickey Lyons, The Third-Shift bars of Detroit and (31:53) Joe Short of Short's Brewery
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    38 mins
  • The Do-Nothing Vacation on the Rise

    The Do-Nothing Vacation on the Rise
    Mar 16 2024
    Allison Pohle, WSJ, The pendulum is swinging away from jam-packed trips and Instagram-worthy adventures and toward vacations with little to write home about beyond a pretty sunset. Where are vacationers getting their rest and relaxing?
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    8 mins
  • The Art of Small Talk

    The Art of Small Talk
    Mar 9 2024
    Allie Volpe, Vox: "Small talk is what you make it. It can be a delightful way to spend a few minutes with a stranger while in line at the grocery store, it can be your superpower at a party, or it can lead to your next career move."
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    13 mins
  • Michigan Tourism and the Missing Winter

    Michigan Tourism and the Missing Winter
    Mar 9 2024
    Rose White, MLive: "Unseasonably warm weather, little snowfall and muddy trails have hollowed out the winter tourism industry across the Upper Peninsula. This crisis has devastated the small communities that rely on a thick blanket of snow to keep the economy humming. Although visitor numbers peak in summer, winter plays a vital role in tiding businesses over between shoulder seasons."
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    12 mins
  • Temporal Conversations: Small Talk, Lost Winters, and the Spring Break Mirage

    Temporal Conversations: Small Talk, Lost Winters, and the Spring Break Mirage
    Mar 9 2024
    FULL EPISODE aired on WJR 760AM Radio: Jeff Sloan, Kristin Kujawa, and Mark Pastoria highlight Michigan schools making the top envied list, the pros and cons of daylight savings time, and the new standard for spring break vacations. (07:49) Rose White, MLive, The UP tourism reckons with warm weather (19:31) Allie Volpe, Vox, The art of mastering small talk.
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    38 mins