Deadline Detroit TV

04/25/2025

Our host Adolph Mongo interviews Fred Durhal candidate for City of Detroit Mayor.

04/25/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with former Free Press reporter and public relations specialist Darci McConnell, Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: Pope Francis I Passes Away; SCOTUS Issues Late Night Stop to White House “Deportation” Effort; Duggan “Welcomes” Opposition’s Quest to Dig Up Dirt; White House Explores Ways to Encourage Women to Have More Children; Defense Secretary Under Fire for Another Alleged Group Chat Sharing of Classified Information; The Incredible Shrinking State Department… Secretary Rubio Calls for Cuts of Programs and Staff; 7. GOP Lawmakers Seek MI Constitutional Amendment for Voter Proof of Citizenship for Registration; Local Doctor Behind Winning Bid for RenCen Tower 600 Purchase; UAE to Start Using AI to Write Laws; Schmuck of the Week.

04/18/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, pollster Ed Sarpolus, public relations specialist Beverly Watts, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: TOPICS: White House Ignores Supreme Court Order to Facilitate Return of Wrongly Deported Man; Trump Entertains Sending US Citizens to El Salvador Prisons; Whitmer in the Oval Office: Duty or Dupe?; US and Iran in Talks About Nuclear Program; Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion Targeted by Arsonist; Harvard Risks Federal Funding by Defying Administration Demands; Tariff Wars Intensify as China Suspends Boeing Deliveries; Hollier and Rogers Throw Hats into Election Races; Detroit Tigers Scandal Makes SNL’s Weekend Update; Schmuck of the Week.

04/11/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, public relations specialist and former Free Press reporter Darci McConnell, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: DHS Revokes Four International Student Visas at UM and Another Four at Wayne State; DOJ Suspends Lawyer Who Admitted Deportation of Man to El Salvador Was a Mistake; Attorney Representing UM Protestor Detained Upon Arrival at Detroit Metro Airport; “Hands Off” Protests Across Country Against Trump and Musk Policies; Israeli Military Forced to Change Story About Killing Gaza Paramedics After Video of Attack Released; Tariff Wars Rage While Commerce Secretary Admits Workers Won’t See Return of Manufacturing Jobs; DOJ Sends Armed Marshalls to Warn Lawyer from Testifying to Congress; Congressman Thanedar Uses Taxpayer Funds to Reimburse Self for Ad Blitz; John James Announces Run for Governor and Schmuck of the Week.

04/04/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, former Detroit TV investigative reporter Vince Wade, attorneys Joel Sklar and Bill Seikaly, public relations specialist Beverly Watts, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: Elon Musk's impact on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election; Trump “Not Joking” About Seeking a Third Term as POTUS; Trump “Liberation Day” Arrives with Tariffs; Russia Warns Trump Against US Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities; Germany Deploys Troops on Foreign Soil for First Time Since WW2; Results in for Wisconsin Supreme Court and Florida Congressional Seat Elections; Corey Booker Gives Marathon Speech on Senate Floor, Protesting Trump Policies; University of Michigan to Close DEI Office; Abdul El-Sayed Leaves Wayne County Health Dept, Eying Possible Senate Run; Jennifer Crumbley’s Lawyer Sanctioned for Trying to Remove Prosecutor from Case Schmuck of the Week.

03/28/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with attorneys Jalal Abdallah, Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; public relations specialist Beverly Watts of BME Consulting, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: Trump Defense Chiefs War Plans Discussions Using Social Media App Spring a Leak; Trump Demands Universities Disclose Names and Nationalities of Pro-Palestinian Protesters; Duggan Delivers his Last State of the City Address as Detroit Mayor; Major Law Firms Decline Cases by Trump Opponents as They Capitulate to White House Pressure; Anti-Defamation League Urges Trump to Retract Ambassadorship Nomination of Hamtramck Mayor; Is Social Security on the Chopping Block? Mixed Signals and Statements from the Administration; Oscar Winning Palestinian Director Assaulted by Israeli Settlers, then Arrested by Israeli Military; Ex-UM Football Coach Accused of Accessing and Stealing “Intimate” Photos and Data of Students; 23 and Me Declares Bankruptcy… How Safe is the DNA and Data?; Schmuck of the Week.

03/25/2025

02/21/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, pr specialist and former Detroit Free Press reporter Darci McConnell, attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, Beverly Watts, president of BME consulting and former director of Wayne County Public Service Department, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: Zelensky Rejects Trump Admin Request for Half of Ukraine’s Minerals Resources; VP Vance Tells Europe it Won’t Be Part of Ukraine “Peace” Talks… and Neither is Ukraine; Trump to Impose Tariffs on Countries with Value-Added Taxes, which is 175 of 195 Countries; Trump Admin Mistakenly Cuts 300 Federal Employees Tasked with Overseeing US Nuke Stockpile; Trump Posts that No Laws are Broken if He’s “Saving” the Country; Trump Suspension of Foreign Aid Also Freezes Funding to Anti-Terror Programs; Louisiana Health Department to Stop Mass Vaccination; White South Africans Gather at US Embassy in Pretoria, Claiming They’re Victims of Racism; Disney to Add New Verse to It’s a Small World Ride Song; Schmuck of the Week.

02/14/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: House Democrats Barred from Entering Dept of Education by Private Security Guards; Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid to Jordan & Egypt if They Refuse to Accept Gazans; Trump Executive Order Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Ban Law; DOJ Seeks Dismissal of Corruption Case Against New York City Mayor Eric Adams; Dana Nessel & Other State AG’s Sue Trump to Block Research University Cuts; Two Children Freeze to Death in Parked Car in Greektown Casino Parking Lot; Mayor Duggan Names Todd Bettison as Permanent Detroit Police Chief; Early Polling Spells Trouble for Michigan Dems in 2026 Elections; Reflections on the Super Bowl: The Game, the Halftime Show, the Ads and Beyond; Schmuck of the Week.

02/07/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, Republican strategist Jason Roe, former Detroit Free Press reporter and pr specialist Darci McConnell, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: TOPICS: Trump Tariffs Kick In… Or Do They? Trump Calls for Gazans to Be Permanently Displaced and for US to Take Over Territory; Trump Threatens to Cut Off Aid to South Africa; Captured Migrants Re-released in the US (All for Show?); Trump Closes USAID; Dan Gilbert Backed PAC Gives Mary Sheffield Boost for Detroit Mayor Run; Gilchrist for Governor; El-Sayed for Senate? Michigan Senate Sues House Over 9 Stalled Bills; ACLU Lawsuit Against UM for Violating Pro-Palestinian Protesters’ Constitutional Rights; Schmuck of the Week.

02/02/2025

Super Fan Marty Greenberg talks about the Detroit Lions and the future of the team.

01/31/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with former Fox 2 anchor Huel Perkins, attorneys Bill Seikaly, Joel Sklar and Steve Fishman, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: Trump Suspends All Health-Related Government Communications and Severs US Ties with WHO; Trump Wreaks Havoc on Federal Funds in Various Areas; Gary Peters Announces Retirement After Senate Term Ends in 2026; RFK Jr.’s Rough Confirmation Hearing, while Cousin Caroline Issues Scathing Statement about Him; Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Duggan Doubles Down on Calling Migrants “Illegal”; American Airlines Jet and Military Helicopter Collide Over Potomac in DC; Chinese AI App Intro Crashes Stocks for American AI Companies; Tariff Threats and Military Jets: Trump Deportations Narrative to Colombia Might Not Add Up; American Coney Island Owner Throws Shade at Neighbor Lafayette Coney Island as it Closes for Remodeling; Schmuck of the Week

01/24/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with public relations specialist and former Detroit Free Press reporter Darci McConnell, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: The Trump Inauguration; Trump Issues a Ton of Executive Orders; Biden Issues Last Minute Pre-Emptive Pardons; Nation Prepares for Mass Deportation Effort; Gaza Ceasefire Goes into Effect; Trump Saves TikTok… For Now; ERA is finally ratified as the 28th Amendment of the US Constitution;
Benson Announces Bid for MI Governor; Lions’ Season Ends at Divisional Playoffs; Schmuck of the Week

01/23/2025

Join us for our Wednesday podcast. Our hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone will discuss the latest news. Join in the conversation and let us know your thoughts!

01/17/2025

Host Nancy Derringer talks with guests, former WXYZ investigative reporter Jim Kiertzner, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joe Sklar; Beverly Watts, president of BME consulting and former director of Wayne County Public Service Department, and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: Trump Nominee Confirmation Hearings Hit the Capitol; House Speaker Johnson and Other Republicans Signal California Wildfire Aid Will be Conditional; Gaza Ceasefire/Hostage Release Deal Agreement; Special Counsel Jack Smith Resigns DOJ, Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted if Not Elected;
America Prepares for Trump Inauguration: Who’s Attending; Who’s Not;
Lawsuit Alleges Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies Killed Unarmed Man with 9 Shots to the Back; Crumbley Attorney Claims Oakland County Prosecutor Paid PR Firm to Smear Client in Media; Will Pete Run? Buttigieg Doesn’t Rule Out Run for Michigan Governor China Considers Sale of TikTok to Elon Musk; Schmuck of the Week

01/10/2025

Hosts Saeed Khan talks with guests, Rev. W.J. Rideout III of All God's People Church, attorneys Steve Fishman, Joel Sklar and Bill Seikaly; labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: Trump Appointee Judge Blocks Release of Special Counsel Report; Donald Trump Jr. Visits Greenland on Heels of Trump Acquisition Talk; Trump Press Conference Covers Geographic Renaming Plans, Bringing Hell to Hamas and Other Musings; Trudeau To Step Down as Canada’s Prime Minister; Zuckerberg Pulls Fact Checkers from Meta Platforms; Musk Leans into Far Right Across Europe and UK; Pentagon Blacklists Chinese EV Battery Manufacturer with Ties to Tesla and Ford; Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles Area; Lions Clinch #1 Seed, Home Field Advantage Through Playoffs; Schmuck of the Week.