"Detroit in Black and White" host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone, talk with radio personality Frankie Darcell about her career, her years in Detroit and her interviews with presidents and her exclusive with Bill Cosby right after he got out of prison. (There were a few technical difficulties during the broadcast)
Jun 10, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorney Joel Sklar, pollster Ed Sarpolus, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Trump's indictment and what it means; Mutiny on the Hill: Conservative lawmakers revolt against GOP leadership; Whitmer Launches PAC for potential future; Former FBI agent and Russia spy Robert Hanssen Dies in Prison; Saudi's merger of Golf leagues; : Whitmer signs distracted driving bill into law, and Schmuck of...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts Adolph Mongo, attorney Vanessa Moss and veteran journalist Allan Lengel talk with WDIV anchor/reporter Will Jones. Jones returned to WDIV earlier this year after spending seven years working in Chicago. We talk to him about the media and the changes he's noticed in Detroit when returning.
Jun 03, 2023•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts Adolph Mongo and veteran journalist Allan Lengel and special co-host, ex-Trenton Police Chief Jim Nardone talk with John Beaudrie and Eric Negus from Victory Gym VHC, a nonprofit health club Downriver in Brownstown that caters to veterans and first responders. They talk about all the club's offerings including sessions for those suffering from PTSD. The hosts also talk to Detroit Ombudsman Bruce Simpson and Dr. Pamela Pugh, president of the State Board of Education, who is running for...
May 27, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: MSU students sue professor for forcing them to fund liberal political group; Ron DeSantis's bumbled announcement on Twitter; Is Jack Smith going to slam Trump soon? Justice Roberts says ethics changes on the way; State official’s suggestion for Michigan officeholder pay hike shot down; Target pulls Pride collection items...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, attorney Vanessa Moss and veteran journalism Allan Lengel, talk with special guest Frank Miles Jr. about gun violence. In 1993, Miles lost his son, Frank Miles III, 15 to gun violence. His son was walking to the bus stop to go to football practice at Redford High School when he was fatally shot. "Worst day of my life."
May 25, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, former federal prosecutor Michael Bullotta, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, former Detroit Free Press reporter and public relations specialist Darci McConnell and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about the Durham report; ex-worker Noelle Dunphy's allegations that Rudy Giuliani made crazy sexual requests including that she pleasure him while he was on important legal calls (we have video of her); Michigan a...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Adolph Mongo and co-host, veteran journalist Allan Lengel, talk with Adolph's brother Larry Mongo about running a bar in downtown Detroit and the recent incident in which a man tossed a chair through the front window of his club, Cafe d'Mongo's Speakeasy on Griswold. Also: Metro Times investigative reporter Steve Neavling talks about the environmental hazards that plague predominately Black neighborhoods in Detroit, and former deputy Detroit Fire Chief Reginald Amos talks abo...
May 13, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Nancy Derringer talks with special guests, attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, pollster Ed Sarpolus, public relations specialist David Rudolph and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Donald Trump's sexual assault case; Trump's CNN show; George Santos faces fraud charges; Muskegon Memorial Day Parade bans county NAACP and Michigan Democratic Black Caucus for being “political”; “White Boy Rick” charged in Florida; Should Dems push Sen. Diane Feinstein to re...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adolph Mongo, host of the podcast, "Detroit in Black and White," and his co-hosts, attorney Vanessa Moss and veteran journalist Allan Lengel, talk with Detroit mob expert Scott Burnstein, who is also an author and filmmaker. Burnstein talks about Frank Sinatra's trips to Detroit and who he hung out with. He also talks about the Detroit mob today and about the relationship it had back in the day with Detroit's Black gangsters. Tammy Daniels, head of the Detroit Land Bank Autho...
May 06, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, attorney Steve Fishman, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, Beverly Watts, president of BME Consulting and former director of the Wayne County Public Services Department, Adolph Mongo, host of "Detroit in Black and White," and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about Tucker Carlson’s texts say it all; Justice Clarence Thomas and the shady Supreme Court; Shuttering San Francisco… Nordstrom closes downtown st...
May 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ex-Detroit Police Chief Isaiah "Ike" McKinnon says lifting the residency requirement for Detroit police has hurt the department. "That literally killed us," McKinnon says during an interview Saturday on the videocast, "Detroit in Black and White," with host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel. McKinnon, who was police chief from 1994-1998, was referring to officers who don't reside in the city, which he says has resulted in less ties and con...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with attorney Bill Seikaly, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon firings; The legend of Jerry Springer; Aer Lingus (what the heck is that?); Georgia DA to announce charges in election tampering case this summer; Clarence Thomas’s billionaire friend had business in front of SCOTUS; What’s happening in Ottawa County, Michigan? SCOTUS to hear Michigan case on whether government officials c...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, attorney Vanessa Moss and former Washington Post reporter Allan Lengel, talk to Joe Robinson about his father, aka "Crazy Joe." Despite the challenges of having a father who came from the street, Robinson has succeeded. He's a co-founder of the running club, WeRun313 , and owner of APX Studios , a recording studio in Ferndale. The hosts of the show also talk to Tony Chambers, a former Detroit lawyer who is a legal analyst and consultant in Florida. ...
Apr 22, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Nancy Derringer speaks with attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, pollster Ed Sarpolus and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. Regular host Saeed Khan returns next week. They talk about Fox News' big settlement and the impact on journalism; Pillow Guy Mike Lindell, Gov. Ron DeSantis's chances in 2024; the Supreme Court and the abortion pill; Trump's endorsements; crazy shootings in the U.S. and Schmuck of the Week.
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adolph Mongo, host of "Detroit in Black and White," talks with co-hosts Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel. Guests include: ►Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, who talks about nepotism at Detroit city hall including Councilman Coleman A. Young II, who hired his mother as chief of staff. Elrick also hints about a bombshell column he has coming Sunday on well-known attorney Geoffrey Fieger. ►Author and former Detroit News reporter Denise Crittendon who has written a Black...
Apr 15, 2023•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, attorney Joel Sklar, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about former Attorney General Bill Barr's assertion that DOJ may have the goods on Trump in document case; ex-police Chief James Craig mulls Senate run; Dominion lawsuit: Judge sanctions Fox News for possible suppression of evidence; RFK Jr. announces he'll run against Biden (Aaron Rodgers endorses him); Manhattan DA sues Jim Jordan ...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, attorney Vanessa Moss and former Washington Post reporter and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel, talk with former Fox 2 anchor Huel Perkins, DeLonda Little, who last month was the first woman to officiate a boys state championship basketball game since 1995, and Detroit area basketball Coach Marvin Essix. Perkins talks about retirement and whether he misses his high-profile job. He also shares his thoughts on the state of TV news today.
Apr 08, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorney Steve Fishman, former federal prosecutor Michael Bullotta, consultant Beverly Watts, former director of Wayne County Public Services Department, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about the validity of Donald Trump's New York indictment; the Wisconsin Supreme Court election and its impact on the Badger State and Beyond; Nepotism in Detroit's city hall; NCAA Women’s final: Double Standard...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts attorney Vanessa Moss and former Washington Post reporter and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel talk with special guests, Richard Wershe Jr., aka "White Boy Rick," political consultant Jason Roe, former D.C. U.S. Attorney Roscoe Howard, who discusses the Trump investigations, and Chief Financial Officer at Detroit Land Bank Authority, Reginald Scott.
Apr 01, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks to special guests, attorney Bill Seikaly, former WXYZ reporter Jim Kiertzner,, Adolph Mongo, host of the podcast "Detroit in Black and White," veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about the Detroit City Council vote on District Detroit and the Ilitch group's past of failing to live up to its end of the bargain with taxpayers; the Trump Circus and his indictment, and Schmuck of the Week.
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, attorney Vanessa Moss and former Washington Post reporter and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel, talk with media personality Charlie LeDuff, Detroit Chef Maxcel Hardy and Florida attorney Richard Ryles. The chef cooks up some awesome grits and shrimp and talks about all his ventures in town.
Mar 25, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with attorney Steve Fishman, former federal prosecutor Michael Bullotta, Adolph Mongo, host of "Detroit in Black and White," veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about Trump's possible indictments; “The Devil Made Me Do it Defense”… Michigan man blames Trump for Jan. 6 involvement; a court rules that the Crumbley parents should stand trial; Appeals Court orders Trump lawyer to testify in classified docs ca...
Mar 25, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, attorney Venessa Moss and veteran journalist Allan Lengel talk with guests: ►Michael James, former reporter for the Detroit News, New York Daily News and ex-head writer for the Stephen A. Smith Show on ESPN, who returns for a second appearance to discuss his book on controversial Techno music figure Derrick May. May issued a statement to the podcast denying allegations raised by James about sexual assaults and fraud. ►Keith Johnson, the former president of the Det...
Mar 18, 2023•2 hr 37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Nancy Derringer chats with special guests, attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, Adolph Mongo, host of the podcast "Detroit in Black and White," and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about state lawmakers killing Michigan's Right to Work Law; Silicon Valley Bank and holding bankers criminally responsible; Russian fighter collides with U.S. drone; GOP ambivalence about supporting Ukraine; Protests in Israel spill over into the military; and Schmuck of the W...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adolph Mongo, host of the new podcast, "Detroit in Black and White," chats with co-hosts Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel, and special guests, Michael James and Detroit Land Bank Authority Tammy Daniels. James is a former reporter for the Detroit News and New York Daily News and the former head writer for the Stephen A. Smith Show on ESPN. He publishes a blog, "The Tribe Sports." The group weighs in on the Chris Rock Netflix special. James also talks about a book he's worki...
Mar 13, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, attorneys Todd Perkins and Tiffany Ellis, former WXYZ reporter Jim Kiertzner, Adolph Mongo, host of the new podcast, "Detroit in Black and White," and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Chris Rock finally responds; Trump at CPAC: Is it still his party?; Duggan’s State of the City address: key takeaways; Tucker Carlson and the Jan 6. tapes: bending the narrative; and Schmuck of the Week.
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, attorney Vanessa Moss and veteran journalist Allan Lengel talk with guests, Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree, Detroit Ombudsman Bruce Simpson, Eric Brown, who campaigns against illiteracy, and retired Detroit homicide detective Ira Todd, who consults for Hollywood.
Mar 04, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, WDIV anchor Devin Scillian, attorney Steve Fishman, pr specialist and former Duggan chief of staff Alexis Wiley, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Slotkin for Senate, talk of limiting social media access for kids, Murdoch admits under oath that Fox hosts endorsed the Big Lie; DeSantis takes over the mouse; AG Garland goes to the Hill; DTE and Michigan weather and Schmuck of the Week....
Mar 04, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adolph Mongo, host of "Detroit in Black and White," talks with co-hosts, attorney and political consultant Vanessa Moss and Deadline Detroit co-founder and former Washington Post reporter Allan Lengel. They talk about why Mongo, who had a show on 910 AM for seven years, was booted off the station without notice last Saturday, a minute after the show ended. They also talk about Kristina Karamo, the new head of the Michigan Republican Party, and opportunities in the Black community in De...
Feb 25, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast