Category Archives: The Saturday Six Pack

D’Real Graham, write-in candidate for Washtenaw County Prosecutor

By Mark | November 7, 2016

I don’t have time to write about the entire episode right now, but, as the election is tomorrow, I wanted to draw your attention to an interview I did a few weeks ago, during episode 51 of the Saturday Six Pack, with Radical Washtenaw co-founder D’Real Graham. Graham, as you may know, has spent the […]

Also posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Tagged 2016, Aura Rosser, Brian Mackie, D’Real Graham, elections, jail, law enforcement, police brutality, police misconduct, police reform, Radical Washtenaw, the militarization of the police, Washtenaw County Prosecutor, write-in | 11 Comments

The RTA’s regional transit master plan, Nick Tobier on the creation of temporary utopias, and the music of Chris Buhalis …on episode 46 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | November 6, 2016

I know I’ve mentioned this episode of the Saturday Six Pack before, but, I thought that I’d better post a more comprehensive tonight, seeing as how it deals with the regional transit master plan that we’ll all be voting on come Tuesday. For what it’s worth, I will be voting yes on the RTA initiative, […]

Also posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics, Rail, Uncategorized | Tagged AAATA, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Ann Arbor Ambassador Program, Ann Arbor Tech Center, Ben Stupka, Big Car Town, bus rapid transit, Chris Buhalis, creativity, Gillian Ream Gainsay, Hillary Clinton, mass transit, Megan Owens, Nick Tobier, Pete Larson, Peter Larson, public space, public transportation, Rail, Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan, RTA, trains, Transit Riders United, Utopia Toolbox: An Incitement to Radical Creativity | 6 Comments

Ypsi Glow-ing

By Mark | October 27, 2016

Congratulations to everyone who had a hand in pulling off this evening’s big YpsiGlow event downtown, from the Ypsi High kids with their drums, to the guys from the local funeral home who showed up with their skeleton-filled hearse, and, of course, all of the folks who took the time to either make awesome costumes […]

Also posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Tagged Adriana Zardus, community events, Creative Voice, First Fridays, Jeri Rosenberg, Lisa Voelker, luminaries, WonderFool Productions, YpsiGLOW | 14 Comments

So, what happens on November 9?

By Mark | October 17, 2016

During this past weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack, I talked at some length with Scott Hagerstrom, the Michigan director of the Trump Pence 2016 campaign, about both the possibility of polling place discord on November 8th, as a result of Trump supporters attempting to suppress the vote in “certain areas”, and the likelihood […]

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The Michigan director of the Trump 2016 campaign, the chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District superintendent… on this weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | October 13, 2016

This is going to be a heavy weekend on the Saturday Six Pack, so I’m going to do something unprecedented. I’m going to introduce the beer of the week now, so that you can stock up in advance and drink along at home. [Given everything we’ll be talking about, from the twists and turns of […]