Erika sends Shawn to Las Vegas so he won’t make fun of her song selection for Room 7609, but Marc and ML pick up the slack.







STRAIGHT DOPE: Shawn somehow dominates the top of the show, even though he’s abandoned the crew for Las Vegas. Marc wonders who else would be so miserable about a trip to Sin City?







Erika drops in on her way to work to give ML a hard time about almost missing work on Sunday – when his investigative talents were required to get to the bottom of the Detroit Festival of Books. Read all about it here.







The OTHER big news last week was the affair between a billionaire and his HR director revealed after their awkward appearance on a KissCam during a Coldplay concert.  While it was embarrassing for each of the lovers, ML wonders whether Coldplay was the collateral damage because of the number of people mocking them … for attending a Coldplay concert.







Marc confesses to liking Coldplay – but only the first four albums. Erika and ML wonder whether that makes him “record store guy,” lording his knowledge over something and dismissing it after it goes “mainstream.”







Billionaires are people, too… or are they? ML doesn’t feel sorry for them, but Erika wonders whether that extends to their families. A lively debate over what affairs do to families follows.







Erika misses Brad Edwards, the outstanding fellow Fox 2 alumni who launched “The Edge” before moving on to bigger and better things in Indianapolis, then Chicago. The crew decides they will invite Brad to join them for a future show.  







Tom Cruise’s obscure movies inspire ML to bust out some of his (worst) accents and Ireland stories, while Marc professes to possess only one outstanding imitation.







Erika confesses that she is the queen of movie criticism and spoilers. Listen and learn why.







Catch ML’s latest On Guard column, which explores the influence dark money is having on the Detroit mayoral election here.







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GEEK OF THE WEEK: If you hated weaponizing government THEN, but don’t mind it NOW, you’re this week’s geek.







ROOM 7609: Erika books Champaign into the New Wave suite to perform “How Bout Us” and ML and Marc get to do their best Shawn imitation as they mock the song and video. Send us your favorite tune or deep cut or track from an obscure band – along with a story about the ditty – by writing to mlsoulofdetroit@gmail.com.







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