Ray talks to Fox 2 Detroit’s Charlie LeDuff on his book about his hometown: https://raysteele.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/charlie-leduff-podcast.mp3 This is one reason Charlie LeDuff is my favorite TV news person: There are countless other examples. Charlie is also dead serious about his hometown of Detroit, as well as his belief that …

Ray talks to Thomas Lauderdale, founder of Pink Martini: https://raysteele.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/thomas-lauderdale-podcast.mp3 Two months ago, I had heard of the Pink Panty Pulldown, though admittedly not at all since my college days, but I had not heard of Pink Martini. Pink Martini is a band. A damn good one, too. I wish I coul…

My interview w/Chris Plante of the National Organization for Marriage: https://raysteele.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/chris-plante-raw-2-19.mp3 UPDATE #2 (2/21/2014) If Chris Plante from NOM spoke to “state lawmakers”, my guess is that he did not speak to House Speaker Brian Bosma. The Speaker said yesterday that there is no way to get …

Listen to Ray’s interview with Kenneth Dau-Schmidt, Professor of Labor and Employment Law at IU’s Maurer School of Law: https://raysteele.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kenneth-dau-schmidt-raw-2-18.mp3 Great talk with the William and Margaret Carr Professor of Labor and Employment Law at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University (dee…

Listen: My WIBC report on my visit to a UIndy marketing class to get their take on the new state tourism slogan https://raysteele.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ext-college-students-on-slogan-021814.mp3 Dear Indiana Office of Tourism Development, Don’t misunderstand. I am not trying to play dog-pile on the wabbit. However, you can’t ignor…

Listen to Ray’s interview with Frank Ferrante, star of An Evening With Groucho: https://raysteele.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/frank-ferrante-podcasts.mp3 Doggone it, I love me some Groucho. Don’t scoff at Frank Ferrante if you haven’t seen his show on public TV or on YouTube. He loves Groucho and the Marx Brothers and has spent years p…

UPDATE: The Senate passed HJR-3, but with no ban on civil unions – Delph did not offer his amendment after a meeting of the Republican caucus. The resolution passed 32-to-17, with Delph keeping his promise to vote no. Four other Republicans voted no. Senator Richard Young was the only Democrat in either the House or Senate to vote yes. Since this v…

LISTEN: Louis Erwin, a survivor of the attack on the USS Indianapolis: https://raysteele.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/louis-erwin-raw.mp3 When I first met Louis Erwin, it was almost like old home day. Erwin, 88, is a native of East Ridge, Tennessee, right next door to the place of my birth, Chattanooga. Erwin is also one of 38 remaining…

LISTEN: Rev. Charles Harrison w/Ten Point Coalition of Indy: https://raysteele.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/charles-harrison.mp3 This week, we found out that the murder rate in Indianapolis is now higher than that of Chicago. Many of those murders are committed by young black men against other young black men. Rev. Charles Harrison (pic…

LISTEN: Ray Steele with the Big Guy, Ryback, from March 11, 2013: https://raysteele.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ryback-interview.mp3 Looky what I found in the archive! My short but kick booty visit from The Big Guy, Ryback, who is back in town tonight for the WWE live event at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indy. He was a good Big Guy back…