Deadline Detroit TV

09/12/2025

Host Saeed Khan talk with pollster Ed Sarpolus, Detroit journalist Danny Fenster of the substack Non Zero Newsletter; public relations specialist and former Detroit Free and News reporter Darci McConnell; lawyers Joel Sklar and Steve Fishman; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They talk about: . Israel Bombs Hamas Leadership in Qatar; SCOTUS Permits Trump Administration to Resume Indiscriminate Immigration Raids; Judge Dismisses Charges Against 15 Republicans Accused in 2020 False Electors Case; Agency Orders Return of Covid Unemployment Benefits from 350,000 as Overpayments; Job Growth Revised Down by nearly 1 Million, Signaling Shaky Economic Health; DOJ Compiling National Voter Roll; Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones That Violated Airspace; Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Shot at University Speaking Event; Judge Rules Hamtramck City Council Removal of Trans Flag Not Unconstitutional; Schmuck of the Week.

09/05/2025

Host Nancy Derringer talks with guests, public relations specialist Beverly Watts, automotive journalist Paul Eisenstein, editor-in-chief of Headlight News; attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They talk about: Federal Appeals Court Holds Most of Trump’s Tariffs are Illegal; US Navy Attacks Ship Out of Venezuela, Kills 11 Onboard; Claims it Had US Headed Drugs; Judge Holds LA National Guard Deployment Illegal, While Trump Threatens Chicago with Deployment; Trump Mulls Plan to Pay Gazans $5000 to Leave for 10 Years for his “Riviera” Rebuild Project; Trump Foreign Policy Humiliation as Russia, China and India Come Together at Tianjin Summit; . Detroit Judge, Target of Fed Probe, Allegedly Helped Criminals Buy and Sell Property of the Vulnerable; Leading International Genocide Scholars Organization Says Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza; Judge Voids Trump Administration Harvard Federal Funding Freeze; Hamtramck Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilman Khalil Al Refai Resigns, Cites Corruption; Schmuck of the Week.

08/29/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They talk about: Trump Tries to Fed Governor Lisa Cook from Michigan; Report Alleges Misconduct by Hamtramck Police Chief and Officer and city manager; US Government Takes 10% Stake in Intel; Eyes Other Companies; Pentagon Planning Troop Deployment to Chicago and Possibly Other US Cities to “Fight Crime”; Democratic Activist Lodges Ethics Complaint Against John James; After Raid on John Bolton’s House, Trump Floats Investigation of Former NJ Governor Chris Christie; Former State House Speaker Joe Tate Endorses Haley Stevens for Senate Bid; Trump Threatens to Sue California, but Not Texas, Over Redistricting Plans' Trump Threatens Executive Order Banning Flag Burning; Schmuck of the Week.

08/22/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, pollster Ed Sarpolus, public relations specialist Darci McConnell, a former Free Press and News reporter, public relations specialist Beverly Watts, attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They talk about: Zelensky & European Leaders Meet Trump at White House After POTUS Alaska Meeting with Putin; Trump Seeks to Start “Movement” Against Mail-In Voting; NCAA Investigation Throws Penalty Flag at UM Football Program; DOJ to Target Michigan Universities’ Programs That Help Disadvantaged Students; Duggan Credits Trump for Detroit’s Historic Crime Rate Drop; WDIV Reporter Hank Wi******er Cleared in Criminal Investigation; Former UM President Ono Gets New Job with Larry Ellison Research Initiative; Mary Sheffield Receives Duggan’s Endorsement for Detroit Mayor; Chicago Neighborhood Locals Turn Sour on Obama Presidential Center as Opening Day Approaches; Schmuck of the Week

03/25/2025

02/14/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: House Democrats Barred from Entering Dept of Education by Private Security Guards; Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid to Jordan & Egypt if They Refuse to Accept Gazans; Trump Executive Order Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Ban Law; DOJ Seeks Dismissal of Corruption Case Against New York City Mayor Eric Adams; Dana Nessel & Other State AG’s Sue Trump to Block Research University Cuts; Two Children Freeze to Death in Parked Car in Greektown Casino Parking Lot; Mayor Duggan Names Todd Bettison as Permanent Detroit Police Chief; Early Polling Spells Trouble for Michigan Dems in 2026 Elections; Reflections on the Super Bowl: The Game, the Halftime Show, the Ads and Beyond; Schmuck of the Week.

02/07/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, Republican strategist Jason Roe, former Detroit Free Press reporter and pr specialist Darci McConnell, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: TOPICS: Trump Tariffs Kick In… Or Do They? Trump Calls for Gazans to Be Permanently Displaced and for US to Take Over Territory; Trump Threatens to Cut Off Aid to South Africa; Captured Migrants Re-released in the US (All for Show?); Trump Closes USAID; Dan Gilbert Backed PAC Gives Mary Sheffield Boost for Detroit Mayor Run; Gilchrist for Governor; El-Sayed for Senate? Michigan Senate Sues House Over 9 Stalled Bills; ACLU Lawsuit Against UM for Violating Pro-Palestinian Protesters’ Constitutional Rights; Schmuck of the Week.

02/02/2025

Super Fan Marty Greenberg talks about the Detroit Lions and the future of the team.

01/31/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with former Fox 2 anchor Huel Perkins, attorneys Bill Seikaly, Joel Sklar and Steve Fishman, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: Trump Suspends All Health-Related Government Communications and Severs US Ties with WHO; Trump Wreaks Havoc on Federal Funds in Various Areas; Gary Peters Announces Retirement After Senate Term Ends in 2026; RFK Jr.’s Rough Confirmation Hearing, while Cousin Caroline Issues Scathing Statement about Him; Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Duggan Doubles Down on Calling Migrants “Illegal”; American Airlines Jet and Military Helicopter Collide Over Potomac in DC; Chinese AI App Intro Crashes Stocks for American AI Companies; Tariff Threats and Military Jets: Trump Deportations Narrative to Colombia Might Not Add Up; American Coney Island Owner Throws Shade at Neighbor Lafayette Coney Island as it Closes for Remodeling; Schmuck of the Week

01/24/2025

Host Saeed Khan talks with public relations specialist and former Detroit Free Press reporter Darci McConnell, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.

They'll talk about: The Trump Inauguration; Trump Issues a Ton of Executive Orders; Biden Issues Last Minute Pre-Emptive Pardons; Nation Prepares for Mass Deportation Effort; Gaza Ceasefire Goes into Effect; Trump Saves TikTok… For Now; ERA is finally ratified as the 28th Amendment of the US Constitution;
Benson Announces Bid for MI Governor; Lions’ Season Ends at Divisional Playoffs; Schmuck of the Week