Okemos native Monte Pride is releasing his first full album on November 18 at The Robin Theatre. He joins host Kelsey Pence on the podcast this week and gives a sneak peek of one of his favorite tracks.By Lansing State Journal

There's a Halloween bar crawl happening in downtown Lansing next week and I've got all the details on this week's podcast. James Edwards and Vickki Dozier join me later on to talk costumes, contests and dogs.By Lansing State Journal

This week, we're getting in the Halloween spirit with a "Haunted" episode. Dr. Lynn Goldstein and Lisa Bright join host Kelsey Pence this episode to talk about the annual Haunted Campus Tour, happening Oct. 20 at Michigan State. Tourism reporter Kathleen Lavey chimes in with some haunted stories from around Michigan.R.J. Wolcott is also back on the…

This episode is a Love Michigan episode! Kathleen Lavey joins me to discuss Michigan’s largest native fruit — the pawpaw, a unique museum inside a Jackson prison, and how to get rid of those dreaded stink bugs.By Lansing State Journal

American Fifth Spirits head distiller Rick Wyble is hosting a cocktail class Sunday, October 16 and our LSJ Insiders get 10% off. Rick, Vickki Dozier and I talk about what you can expect and how Lansing's first distillery is doing a year and a half after its debut.RJ Wolcott joins in on the fun around the 13:45 mark to talk about an MSU professor w…

This podcast has a little bit of everything. Seriously. BWL Community Relations Coordinator Annie Rzepecki joins host Kelsey Pence to talk about one of Lansing's biggest events - the BWL Chili Cook-off. Think you can eat 15 chili dogs in 4 minutes? There's a contest and we talk about it on this episode. Education reporter RJ Wolcott dives in to his…

Last episode we talked about Lansing’s first-ever hot air balloon festival which is happening at the end of the month, the new Hot Wheel exhibit at Impression 5, and Lansing’s obsession with crack chicken. If you missed that episode, make sure to check it out!This week we talk about Oars & Ales, a unique paddling and brew event happening later this…