On this week's show, we had our dear friend, comedian, writer, and fellow Michigander Nate Armbruster on the show to talk about some of our favorite things to do in Michigan... Plot twist - we talk a lot about food. After you listen, let us know - ketchup or gravy? Find Nate on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter , or his website . Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy R...
Apr 08, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Do you know the story of the self-proclaimed Mormon King, James Jesse Strang? It's a wild ride, so strap in and let's go! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media Great Lakes Confidential Merch This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Apr 01, 2022•26 min•Ep. 26
Hello hello! This bonus episode is actually the promo to our sister show Great Lakes Celebrates! Where Great Lakes Confidential focuses more on the history and places of Michigan, Great Lakes Celebrates will spotlight the people that make this state truly great! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
Mar 29, 2022•5 min
Fascinating, and a bit morbid, this episode explores the stories of The Great Wallace Bros wreck in 1903, and the Knights Templar Disaster in 1923, both happening in Durand, Michigan. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media Great Lakes Confidential Merch This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Mar 25, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Are there really castles in Michigan?... Well. Sorta. There are buildings that are called castles in Michigan... there's even a rock called Castle Rock... but what exactly makes a building a castle? We honestly still don't know for sure. Give the show a listen and tell us what YOU think, because we're still confused. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media ...
Mar 11, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 24
The Unofficial Motto of Michigan should be "Fix the Damn Roads!", but what do you suppose the roads looked like 180 years ago? Load up your wagon and hitch that baby to your horse; we're going on a corduroy and plank road trip! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media Great Lakes Confidential Merch This podcast uses the following third-party services for ana...
Mar 04, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week we explore brands that began in Michigan, and boy are there a LOT! Too many for one episode, in fact. Grab your cereal bowl and spoon, and meet us at our time machine... we're getting this journey started in 1800s Battle Creek! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media Great Lakes Confidential Merch This podcast uses the following third-party servic...
Feb 25, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Let's learn the origins of magic (we're going WAAAAY back for this, and traveling to Egypt!), and then discuss how a small town in Michigan is known as the Magic Capitol of the World! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media Great Lakes Confidential Merch This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Feb 18, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Let's travel to the tippy top of mainland Michigan together! I'll drive! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media Great Lakes Confidential Merch This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Feb 11, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Grab your favorite travel mug and join us on a virtual road trip from Lansing to Indian River! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media Great Lakes Confidential Merch This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Feb 04, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week Angie is joined by her best friend, Miranda, to talk about Fisher Mansion. The downside to podcasting with your best friend? Side quests. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Jan 28, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Here at Great Lakes Confidential, we LOVE cryptids, especially those native to our state. Listen as we talk about The Michigan Melon Heads, Pressie, Bigfoot, and more! If you've ever seen a cryptid or have a story we may have missed, tell us about it on our social media! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media This podcast uses the following third-party ser...
Jan 21, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 17
When was the first lighthouse ever built? How many lighthouses are in Michigan? Did women lighthouse keepers wear pants? All the answers to your questions are in this episode! Well, not the one about women wearing pants; Angie and Marty have different thoughts on that one. But the rest? Yeah, we know the answers to those ones - and more! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for photos, trivia, and more! Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcas...
Jan 14, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Marty is back! This week we discuss weird burials throughout our state, beginning with the Great Pizza Funeral of 1973! Don't mind Angie; she was a little too excited talking about pizza and called them Michigan and Cheese pizzas, which I'm sure are great, but not exactly what we were discussing. Also, Marty forgot this is a family show and he said the "s" word. Sorry, Moms and Dads! ;) We hope you enjoy! If you liked this episode, don't forget to tell your friends! Follow us on Facebook or Inst...
Jan 07, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Our friend Amanda, from Dead Waves Radio, joins Angie to chat about a Michigan ghost town called Pere Cheney. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . Please check out more Michigan-based podcasts on Joy Road Media This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Dec 31, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Perhaps the most notorious mystery of Michigan wonder... Angie and guest Mike Bobbitt go back almost 200 years to solve the mystery of I-75 exit 69 Big Beaver Road. Mike is cohost to 2 other podcasts on the Joy Road Media Network; You Made Me Watch (with his wife Allyson), in which they go back and forth and make the other watch a movie they've never seen before, and Truthcast - the best improvised comedy podcast about conspiracy theories! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie A...
Dec 24, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 13
On this week's episode, Angie has a special guest on to educate her on the Masonic Temple in Detroit, MI. Lauren Uchalik is a comedian, roller derby gal, travel agent, philanthropist, and a super great human. She is passionate about sharing the stories and history of Detroit, and I felt so lucky to learn about the Masonic Temple from her. She also shares some fun stories about her dad's band The Polish Muslims, Detroit's premier Polish rockers! You can follow Lauren on Instagram or visit her web...
Dec 17, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 12
There are so many different ways people celebrate the holiday season, and in this episode, Angie and Marty explore some of the traditions in our state. This is in no way a comprehensive list, but we touch on some cultural traditions that even we, as life long Michiganders, had no idea were taking place! Feel free to visit our social media pages to share your traditions with us; we would love to hear about them! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butle...
Dec 10, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 11
On this week's episode, we give a quick history of Motown and Hitsville, USA in Detroit, MI. Essential to so many Detroit stories yet told on this podcast, Motown Records was a hit making music factory that left an indelible mark on pop culture worldwide. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Dec 03, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Thanksgiving in Detroit is kind of a big deal. Turkey with all the fixin's, America's Thanksgiving Parade, and of course, Lions football! On this week's episode, Marty will give you the history of the Detroit Lions, and Angie will tell you all about the parade and what makes it so special. Happy Thanksgiving from Great Lakes Confidential! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Pod...
Nov 26, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Everyone knows University of Michigan and Ohio State University have been football rivals since football was invented, but did you know the feuding actually goes all the way back to when Michigan was becoming a state? This week's episode discusses the history of the biggest rivalry in football, just in time for the big game to be played! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podc...
Nov 19, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Belle Isle in Detroit is such a gem! Whether you've been there or not, this episode is a MUST. Angie and Marty explore the island and share some lesser known stories. Be sure to check out Great Lakes Confidential on social media to see photos they took on their most recent visit. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Nov 12, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
What exactly happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975? Some say it was the Three Sisters, some say it was aliens. Join Angie and Marty as they explore the wreckage on this week's episode of Great Lakes Confidential. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Nov 05, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This bonus episode explores the history of The Redford Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, as well as promoting an upcoming concert there featuring Serious Moonlight, A David Bowie Tribute Band with special guest Tim Cappello, the "sexy sax man" from The Lost Boys! For more information on The Redford Theater and to purchase tickets to the concert, click here. Follow Serious Moonlight on Facebook . Follow Tim Cappello on Facebook. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by...
Oct 31, 2021•52 min
What better way to end our spooky scary haunted creepy stuff month than with a virtual road trip on some of the most haunted roads in our state? We'll end up at a haunted cemetery, so buckle up kids, and let's go! Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Oct 29, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Have you heard the sad and spooky story of Beeson Mansion and Crypt in Niles, Michigan? Find out who may have been haunting the grounds for the last 150 years, on this week's episode. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Oct 22, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Our dear friend Germaine Gebhard joins us this week to tell us about her first hand experiences at Northville. As the sister of 2 former Northville patients, and an intern of Northville as an adult, she has interesting perspectives to share. Germaine is crazy about mental health. Sometimes she does standup comedy because you typically can’t drink alcohol during therapy. You can find out where she’s performing by following her here: Facebook.com/motherfunner Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . P...
Oct 15, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Northville Psychiatric Hospital, or Northville State Hospital as it's also been known, has an interesting, and sometimes dark past. Join Angie and Marty as they travel through time to learn more about the history of the buildings and those that spent time there. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Oct 08, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
What do you know about Shoe Trees? Listen this week as Angie and Marty explore the legend of Shoe Trees and why they've caught the attention of so many in Michigan. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Sep 30, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Part history, part folklore, part travel, and all Michigan. Join Angie and Marty as they uncover Michigan and its hidden mysteries in a way that's never been done before. Be safe out there and text them when you get home. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram . Produced by Angie Amman. Artwork by Martin Butler . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...
Sep 24, 2021•1 min
