Podcasts by Whats the Deal, Grosse Ile?
Grosse Ile's history goes back well before, but we celebrate the founding as July 6, 1776. It sits in a place that is a crossroads of history, a superhighway of commerce, a convergence of nature, a center of innovation, a thorofare of Prohibition, and a playground of Metro Detroit's industrialists. The community is made up of layers of creativity, compassion, and ingenuity. As a host, Ben Fogt starts conversations about those elements that contribute to Grosse Ile's personality.
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S3E4 - Art on the Ile from 2022-10-06T07:00
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Ross Querro (Grosse Ile Community Development Director) and Allie McAughey (Wyandotte Art & Glass Center) talk about a public art initiative that begins October 13th, ...
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S3E3 - The Real Witch Wives of Grosse Ile from 2022-09-29T07:00
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Ben and Jenna discuss upcoming events that the Real Witch Wives of Grosse Ile are participating in. Links to the events and background information below.
S2E10 - The Jeep Club of Grosse Ile's Santa Cruise from 2021-12-02T08:00
Season 2 Episode 10
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Jeff Przybylo talks about the Jeep Club and their Santa Cruise that is happening on December 11th.
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S2E9 - Wyandot of Anderdon and Six Points Village from 2021-11-18T08:00
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Grand Chief Ted Roll talks about the Wyandot of Anderdon's plans to create the Six points Village Project in Gibraltar and the importance of preserving Wyandot history and...
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S2E8 - Ladies' Night Out from 2021-11-11T08:00
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Marie Pucak, owner of Grosse Ile Pet and Garden Center and a member of Grosse ile's Downtown Development Authority talks about Ladies' Night Out, the DDA, and what's in st...
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S2E7 - US Fish&Wildlife Service Detroit River Fish Lab from 2021-11-04T07:00
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Ben talks with the team that caught a 100 year old, 6 foot 11 inch Lake Sturgeon in the waters off of Grosse Ile in April. They share the impact of the work they do, keepi...
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October Bonus Episode from 2021-10-21T07:00
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S2E6 - Grosse Ile Crew from 2021-10-14T07:00
Season 2 Episode 6: Grosse Ile Crew with coach Scott Sitek
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The head coach of the Grosse Ile High School Rowing team fills us in on the youth rowing programs with ...
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S2E5 - Grosse Ile Airport and Naval Air Station Grosse Ile from 2021-10-07T07:00
Season 2 Episode 5: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport and Naval Air Station Grosse Ile
with John Raithel
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John shares some of the fascinating history of Grosse I...
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S2E4 - Paint the Town Red, Halloween,&other October events from 2021-09-30T07:00
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Chad Novak fills us in on all of the big things happening with the Grosse Ile Recreation Department in October. It's a lot.
S2E3 - Grosse Ile's Zeppelin, the ZMC-2 from 2021-09-23T07:00
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Ben talks with author Barry Levine about aviation history that is unique to Grosse Ile. Don't let his song references go over like a lead balloon.
S2E2 - McLouth Waterfront Alliance from 2021-09-16T07:00
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Ryan Stewart, Director of the McLouth Waterfront Alliance, shares the history of the McLouth Steel Mill property and shares the Alliance's vision of redevelopment that ben...
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S1E24 - IslandFest from 2021-05-13T07:00
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Chad Novak, IslandFest Chairman, shares the history of Grosse Ile's largest festival and details some of the activities with the event's return in 2021, June 4th, 5th, and...
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S1E21 - Navigating the Great Lakes from 2021-03-25T07:00
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Dr Ted Karamanski shares the history of how people navigated the Great Lakes from prehistoric times up to today, including by carving out a channel in the river just east ...
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S1E20 - Community Grown Gardens from 2021-03-18T07:00
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Danielle West shares how Community Grown Gardens is Teaching, Growing, and Giving in our community. It's an under-appreciated organization of Grosse Ile.
S1E19 - META from 2021-03-04T08:00
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Ben talks about Podcasting, this podcast and how his background led him to creating it.
A Very Special Valentine from 2021-02-14T08:00:23
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S1E17 - Prohibition on the River from 2021-02-11T08:00
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Gregory A Fournier tells us about the gang activity in Metro Detroit during Prohibition and his book The Elusive Purple Gang, Detroit's Kosher Nostra. That means we're tal...
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S1E15 - Island Goods from 2021-01-28T08:00:09
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Emily Wellman, proprietor of Island Goods on Macomb Street, shares the story of her store and the vision behind it.
S1E14 - The Detroit River in 1813 and the Battle of the River Raisin from 2021-01-21T08:00
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S1E13 - Elba-Mar Boat Club from 2021-01-14T08:00
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Commodore Neal LeBlanc, Vice Commodore Chris Purcell, and Past Commodore Jim Crooks from Elba-Mar Boat Club talk about the club and what membership includes. They take awa...
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S1E12 - Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy from 2021-01-07T08:00
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Peter Kantz, Erin Parker, and Paul Gloor talk with Ben about the role the Grosse Ile Nature and Land Conservancy plays in protecting and revitalizing natural areas in the ...
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S1E11 - Grosse Ile's Boar's Head Festival and the Open Book Theater Company from 2020-12-10T08:00
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Krista Ewbank, director of Grosse Ile's Boar's Head Festival and Artistic Director of Open Book Theater Company, shares the history of the island's most involved holiday t...
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S1E10 - Christmas Jammie Drive from 2020-12-03T08:00
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Wendy Moco talks about Grosse Ile's Christmas Jammie Drive and Theresa Bizoe from First Step shares their mission and how they benefit from the pajama donations.
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S1E9 - A Very Special Thanksgiving Episode from 2020-11-26T08:00:49
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Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving...
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S1E8 - Good News Grosse Ile and Grosse Ile Rotary Club from 2020-11-19T07:00:51
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Tracey Pearce joins Ben to talk about Grosse Ile Rotary Club and her Sunday Night Facebook Show, Good News Grosse Ile. She shares some of Rotary's projects and a wish for ...
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S1E7 - Gibraltar Bay Unit of the Detroit International Wildlife Refuge from 2020-11-12T08:00
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John Hartig shares his passion for the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and Grosse Ile's Gibraltar Bay Unit.
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S1E6 - Grosse Ile Pet&Garden Center from 2020-11-05T08:00
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Link https://grosseilepetandgardencenter.com/
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S1E5 - The Wonder Well with Steven J Frey from 2020-10-29T08:00:39
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Steven J Frey discusses the Wonder Well and the history of Grosse Ile's natural curiosity that lasted most of the 20th century. He also shares about his other projects inc...
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S1E4 - The Real Witch Wives of Grosse Ile with Jenna Jones from 2020-10-22T08:00
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Jenna Jones joins Ben to talk about the Real Witch Wives of Grosse Ile, the Listen
S1E3 - GILift, GIGrub,&GIHopp with Rob Sawyer from 2020-10-15T08:00
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Ben talks with Rob Sawyer about his On-Demand service companies, GILift, GIGrub, and GIHopp. We talk about the challenges of 2020 and beyond as well as the businesses have...
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S1E2 - Westcroft Gardens and Farm from 2020-10-08T10:00
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We talk about the history of the farm, the way they've dealt with recent challenges with road construction and the bridges, and how the farm is positioned to move forward ...
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S1E1 - GI Bread Brothers from 2020-10-01T10:00
Ben interviews Duncan Fogt, his son, about the sourdough bread business he and his brother started in 2017.
Intro and Credit music is Moctails in the Rain by Antti Luode and licensed thr...
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