AM1700 Radio Presents: The Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard: Recent Episodes
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From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the fifty-sixth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
In the first hour, Mark sits down with Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, civil rights attorney Angie Martell who serves on the ACLU Washtenaw County Lawyers’ Committee; U-M School of Social Work, William Lopez, who has been studying the health outcomes of local Latino communities in periods of aggressive enforcement, and AM1700 radio personality Manny Lagunes to discuss recent raids in the area by US Immigration, Customs & Enforcement. They discuss this issues people of color can expect to face under a President Donald J. Trump presidency.
In the second hour, performance artist Holly Hughes joins Mark to talk about her coalition of artists, activists, and performers called "Bad And Nasty".
Released 04 March, 2017
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the fifty-fifth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
In the first hour, Mark calls upon his daughter, Clementine, to help fill dead air while he waits for 2018 gubernatorial candidate, Gretchen Whitmer, to phone in and talk about the Women's March On Washington: Lansing Edition. After she makes a pointed and witty comment about him, he brings Desirae Simmons to the microphone to talk about the Ypsi March For Love, Resistance and Action held earlier in the day in Downtown Ypsilanti. The two discuss the the preparation that led up to the event as well as what the next steps are for organizing locally. Gretchen Whitmer then calls in to talk about the Lansing march before Mark finishes up with Desirae.
Mark then plays a twenty-two minute interview with Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. She gives her impression of both the Women's March On Washington: Ann Arbor Edition as well as the Women's March On Washington. She encourages the listeners to remain vigilant as we navigate the next four years.
In the second hour, Mark cold-calls fans of the show who were in Washington for the March to get their perspective on this historic event.
Later, Ypsilanti Community Schools teacher, Lynne Settles, two of her students, and local historian Matt Siegfried join Mark to talk about the MLK Day March in Ypsilanti as well as the art projects that were associated with the event. Mark then threatens the two young women, warning them they could be drafted to fight in a war.
The show ends with the world radio premiere of Peter Larson's latest, "Dodo" by Oduor Nyagweno And The Nyatiti Attack.
Released 21 January, 2017
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the fifty-fourth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
In the first hour, Mark sits down with University of Michigan Professor of Political Science, Vincent Hutchings, to talk about the results of the 2016 Presidential election. Dr. Hutchings relays the fact that the voting patterns in this election were not that much different than any in the past forty years.
Later in the hour, Susan Smith from the League of Women Voters joins Mark to discuss the possibility of non-partisan redistricting in Michigan.
In the second hour, Jermaine Dickerson stops by to talk about the Ypsi High Superhero Program.
Finally, Linda Ann Jordan drops in to give us an update on what we can expect from Mittenfest XI.
Released 17 December, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the fifty-third episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
In the first hour, Mark Brewer, former head of the Michigan Democratic Party joins Mark to discuss the changing political landscape in Michigan. Representative Jeff Irwin and Representative-Elect Yousef Rabhi join the conversation to provide a local view the impact of the recent Presidential election.
In the second hour, Mark Fancher, from ACLU Michigan, calls in to further discuss the election and what we can expect to see in the future.
Released 12 November, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the fifty-second episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
Scott Hagerstrom, the Michigan director of the Trump Pence 2016 campaign joins Mark in the first segment. Scott talks about the events that took him and his family from Inskter to Indianapolis and why he's backing Donald Trump. In a very civil and pleasant discussion, Mark and Scott surprisingly agree on a number of points regarding the direction the country is headed.
Next, Brandon Dillon, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, calls in to talk about the Michigan House and Senate races and whether or not control on the two bodies could change hands. Brandon also talks about what is being done at the State level to support the Clinton Kaine 2016 ticket.
In the second hour, Scott Menzel, Superintendent of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, sits down with Mark to discuss the current challenges with school funding and the impact the proposed third grade reading retention bill will have on Ypsilanti Community Schools. The show ends with a spirited conversation about casual footwear.
Released 15 October, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the fifty-first episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
Gregory Fournier, author of the "Terror In Ypsilanti", sits down with Mark to talk about infamous Ypsilanti serial killer John Norman Collins and the impact he had on the community back in the late sixties.
Next, Thylias Moss, professor emerita at the University of Michigan and MacArthur Foundation Fellow, injects some much needed energy into the show as she touches on almost every topic imaginable.
D'Real Graham joins Mark to discuss the Washtenaw County Prosectuor's Office.
The show ends with Erin Anderson-Ruddon and Jen Mumford talking about the Zine Show opening at 22 North Gallery.
Released 01 October, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the fiftieth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
University of Michigan professor and Star Trek aficionado Juan Cole joins Mark to breakdown why the PBS Newshour does not provide alcohol for its guests. He also explains why community radio is a much better medium than cable news.
Up next, radical political activist and rock photographer Leni Sinclair sits down with Mark to discuss, among other things, escaping East Germany, police entrapment, her ex-husband Jon, who should or shouldn't take credit for bombing things, as well as her desperate search for her replacement as head of the Detroit Artists Workshop.
The show ends with Adriana Zardus and Jeri Rosenberg of WonderFool Productions talking with Mark about exciting new ways Washtenaw County is spending Act 88 monies as they lay out their plans for a Downtown Ypsilanti Halloween celebration.
Released 24 September, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the forty-ninth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
This week, the legendary John Sinclair, having just returned from Amsterdam in order to enjoy the Michigan autumn, joins Mark in the studio. John touches on everything ranging from his love of cool jazz and hard bop and R&B music to his disdain for today's hipster kids. He talks about his time with the MC5, living in Ann Arbor during the sixties, and how pedestrian John Hayden and the SDS were. Mr. Sinclair lets it all fly, no-holds-barred. And in case you were wondering, he was super high.
Up next, Dr. Benjamin Edmondson, superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools and long-time friend of the station, stops by the settle a bet with Mark and give him an Ohio State cap to wear.
The show ends with Cash Harrison and his crew sitting down with Mark to discuss the intricacies of bummercore. Cash plays a handful of songs and talks about Plymouth, Michigan's livability before dropping a bombshell exclusive on the audience. Cash reveals his real name isn't Cash. It turns out his parents didn't name him after their fondness for country music legend Johnny Cash but rather their deep admiration for the 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor.
Released 20 August, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the forty-eighth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
This week Mark talks with Nkrumah Steward about a recent trip he took to Wavering Place, an old plantation in South Carolina where several generations of his family lived and worked as slaves. He tells the story of sitting down with Robert Adams, a plantation owner and distant cousin, and what he's come to learn from his experience.
Up next, Washtenaw County Sheriff Deputies Derrick Jackson, LaShayne Bynum, Eugene Rush, and Jeremiah Richardson, as well as Jason Gold from the Ann Arbor Police Department. Together they share their experiences on what it's like to be African-American police officers in 2016.
The show ends with Detroit police detective Ira Todd joining Mark for a discussion about the case of Davontae Sanford and just how an innocent, challenged, young man could spend eight years in prison for four homicides. The highly entertaining discussion also touches on parties at the Manoogian Mansion as well as the incredibly competitive field of contract killing.
Released 16 July, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the forty-seventh episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
This week Mark talks with Virginia Lozano about her technology start-up, Leesta, which aims to teach young children American History through the stories of women. She updates Mark on the progress the company is making with their first module on Grace Lee Boggs.
Up next, Gregory McIntosh stops by the station to drop off a CD from his new project, Loose Teeth. Mark and Greg chat a little bit before playing an AM1700 radio world premiere of "The Jagged Edges Of Big Ideas", a song that he played live in the studio as part of Episode #037 of The Saturday Six Pack.
Long-time friend of the station Melissa Coppola of JUNGLEFOWL fame joins mark to talk about her new, non-profit venture, Girls Rock Detroit wherein young girls are taught to harness their creative spirits in order to rock out as well as kick out the jams.
The show ends with Timothy Monger and his guitar joining Mark to talk music and play some tunes. Timothy's appearance marks the first time that two members of Great Lakes Myth Society have ever appeared on the station in the same day.
Released 25 June, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the forty-sixth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
This week Mark talks with Ben Stupka from the Regional Transportation Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA), Gillian Ream Gainsley from the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AAATA), and Megan Owens of Transit Riders United about the RTA's regional master plan, the expansion of bus service, commuter rail, this November's millage election, and just who is going to pay for the train platform in Depot Town (hint: the RTA).
Up next is University of Michigan art professor, Nick Tobier. He and Mark really blow our minds as they discuss his book, "Utopia Toolbox: An Incitement To Radical Creativity", off-ramp marching band welcoming parties, tiny economic summits on even tinier hilltops, and the pursuit of gentrifying Ypsilanti through real estate development.
The show ends with a fascinating walk down memory lane with Chris Buhalis a he promotes his latest album "Big Car Town" by spinning yarns about long ago open-mic night's at the Tap Room, Normal Street, growing up in Detroit, and songs that make fathers proud.
Released 11 June, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the forty-fifth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard. Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio.
This week Mark helped celebrate Totally Awesome Fest XII. Rather than getting bands to play on the rooftop like a David Bowie cover band, the studio was jam-packed with rock and roll. Disinformants blow out the windows of the station, interrupted briefly by a Pete Larson, Kenya-infused telephone call song.
Crime Victims are up next with with ethereal, snyth pop that lulls the audience into a dream-like state.
NODATA, the one-man band fronted by Nick Zomparelli tests the limits of a loop pedal as well as Chris Isaak's propensity to sue.
The show ends with Steve Jolley flip-flopping between driving strangers back to his home in Brighton..
Released 30 April, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the forty-fourth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark sits down with University of Michigan lecturer, Dr. Bruce Conforth. Dr. Conforth was also the founding curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, serves on the Executive Board of the Robert Johnson Blues Foundation, and is also the Director of the Blues Heritage Foundation. The two explore such topics as Jann Wenner's office, growing up in the 1950's New York folk scene, and myths about Robert Johnson. Dr. Conforth even picks up his guitar and educates the audience on different styles of blues guitar.
In the second hour, Frank Uhle joins Mark to talk about his collection of 16mm educational films upcoming show of found film. The two enjoy a good laugh at Donald Duck's expense as Frank describes a film wherein Donald is nearly killed from some unfortunate mishaps in the home.
Jim Cherewick is next with his guitar. Jim offers up a new song as well as a seldom played classic for the listening audience. The show ends with Soft Milk's Dylan Beckwith and Mark critiquing Jim's artwork.
Released 16 April, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the forty-third episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, New York Times best-selling author Shaka Senghor stops by the AM1700 studio as he concludes a whirlwind tour that included visiting with Oprah, being a guest on The Daily Show, and being part of a White House briefing. Shaka talks about his upbringing in Detroit, the events that led him to prison, and his subsequent transformation. He explains what led him to start a journal and become a writer as well as the pact he made with some fellow inmates including friend of the show Calvin Evans.
In the second hour, civil rights attorney Dick Soble joins Mark to talk about growing up in Boston, his time in AmeriCorps' VISTA program, his involvement in the Red Squad case, and his current work with juvenile lifers.
Finally, filmmaker Donald Harrison talks with Mark about his documentary "Commie High", a film that focuses on the history of Ann Arbor's Community High School. The show ends with Donald getting the key piece of funding from the AM1700 listening audience that will ultimately make his project a reality.
Released 02 April, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the forty-second episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Josie Parker, Director of the Ann Arbor District Library, joins Mark to discuss the evolving role of the public library.
In the second hour, Beth Kwiatkowski calls in from Florida to talk about the renovations occurring at 908 North Congress Street as she prepares to open The Little Bird Cafe. Next, Beth Ernat, City of Ypsilanti Director of Economic Development, updates everyone on the progress being made to secure a stop in Depot Town for Amtrak's Wolverine line.
The show ends with a classic Chris Sandon man-on-the-street segment that has everyone in the studio talking about which Presidential candidate they'd like to have sex with.
Released 12 March, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the forty-first episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark is joined by Cassandra Sheriff and Karla Graessley from Ypsilanti Community Schools to discuss the announcement that Adams Elementary will be reimagined as an International Baccalaureate school. They discuss the next steps in the transition. Steve Neavling from The Motorcity Muckraker calls in to discuss the future of journalism in the region.
In the second hour, Tori Tomalia, the co-founder of the improv comedy space Pointless Brewery & Theatre stops by talk about what's new at her space. Finally, Cara Talaska and Teresa Gillotti talk with Mark about the renewed effort to put a playground in Riverside Park. The show ends with the three of them discussing what types of features they'd like in a giant glass penis.
Released 05 March, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the fortieth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark and Jamall Bufford talk about the Athletic Mic League, The Black Opera, and getting The Black Nirvana production ready for audiences. Later, LeeAnne Walters calls in to update everyone the ongoing Flint Water Crisis. She also shares her experiences testifying before Congress.
In the second hour, Yanna Lambrinidou, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Tech, calls in to talk about the shortcomings of the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) and how lead-in-water problems are missed using current test methods. Up next, Judith Kullberg and Howard Bunsis discuss the new Eastern Michigan University President, EMU's tremendous spending on athletics, and the EAA. The show ends with Judith saying the Faculty are the most important part of the University and should be taking a greater leadership role.
Released 13 February, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirty-ninth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark and Ypsilanti City Council member Anne Brown discuss her campaign to become the next State Representative from Michigan's 54th District. They discuss her platform and what it's like to be a Democrat in Michigan's Legislature.
In the second hour, Grammy Award-winning rock and roller Ivan Král stops by the station to enthrall listeners with stories about working for Apple Records and Allen Klein, hanging around with the likes of The Beatles, David Bowie, Patti Smith, and Blondie, and glam rock. The show ends with Ivan explaining why Iggy Pop's 1981 album, Party, unfortunately turned out the way it did.
Released 06 February, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirty-eighth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark chats with Ethan Lowenstein, Director of the Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition. The two discuss place-based education as well as the worst places to dump tires in Detroit.
Later in the hour State Representative Jeff Irwin joins the show to talk about beer league hockey and his effort to repeal the Emergency Manager law in the wake of the Flint water crisis. Jeff fails, however, to discuss House Bill 4423 and his role in increasing speed limits on some of Michigan's highways and whether or not legislative immunity should protect those who vote in favor or increasing speeds that will surely lead to more deaths on our State's roads.
In the second hour, Craig Johnson and Victoria Weeber of the band Spelling stop by to explain the intricate differences between concertina accordions, harmoniums, and shruti boxes. They play a couple songs and make the argument that the world needs more filters.
Released 30 January, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirty-seventh episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark has a pleasant conversation with investigative reporter for the ACLU, Curt Guyette. The two discuss the Flint Water Crisis as Mark tries to explain how he got Curt's phone number. Next, Andrew Epstein drops by to discuss the last three and a half years of renovating the old Elbow Room and his rush to open this summer.
In the second hour, Gregory McIntosh plays as many songs as he can remember in between talking about life as a new homeowner and which Monger brother he could beat up in a fist fight.
Released 23 January, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirty-sixth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. Mark delivers his best show to date as he kicks off 2016 with some heavy topics.
In the first hour, Mark talks with Ramone Williams and Brittney Barros about teen homelessness as Ramone discusses the struggles of being homeless and attending college at the same time. Brittney shares her past experiences as a homeless high school student. Megan DeVoe from Eastern Michigan University's MAGIC program and Allie Schrader from Ozone House join the conversation to talk about community resources that exist to help people like Ramone and Brittney.
In the second hour Mark interviews LeeAnne Walters about the Flint water crisis. LeeAnne shocks the audience as she details the missteps, bumbling incompetence, and tragic indifference displayed by those liable for this disaster from Flint Utilities Department all the way up to Governor Rick Snyder.
Finally, Stefan Graf of Illuminart and Fantasee Lighting stops by for what is sure to be his if first of many visits as he shares anecdotes about his life in rock and roll. In this segment, Stefan talks about opening for Led Zeppelin and going on tour with Grand Funk Railroad.
Released 9 January, 2016
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirty-fifth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the final episode of 2015, Mark pushes the boundaries of what is listenable radio right into a woodchipper. He then douses those remaining fragments with gasoline and lights them on fire in a glorious homage to Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
Throughout the evening Mark is joined by a cast of characters from the past year and engages in conversations ranging from volunteer fire departments in the Lake Erie Islands to the state of improv comedy in Washtenaw County; from even more tree talk to holiday-themed BDSM.
Drawing inspiration from Linus' Christmas monologue, the Who Guy gives the audience the highlight of the evening as he walks everyone down memory lane as we relive the past year in crank calls.
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
Released 12 December, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirty-fourth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark sits down with Daryl Holman and Darius Simpson to discuss “The Black Student 10-Point Plan” that has been proposed for Eastern Michigan University.
In the second hour Mark plays a few clips from an interview he recorded with University of Michigan professor Dr. Paul Edwards. Dr. Edwards was in Paris for the Climate Change Conference. Ethan Wampler from 350.org and UofM student Jim Stehlin discuss the upcoming Michigan Climate March. And Mark calls Dr. Ricky Rood for his take on surviving increasing temperatures (spoiler alert: humans will adapt).
Finally, the latest album from The Monkey Power Trio is unleashed on the airwaves. The show ends with Jim Cherewick showing the band how they really should have recorded "Portland Is Doomed (It's The Moss)".
Released 5 December, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirty-third episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark and University of Michigan Associate Professor Rebecca Hardin discuss radio programming on a competitor's station before Ben Connor Barrie joins the group for a conversation about the deer cull scheduled to take place in Ann Arbor's parks.
Next Mark is joined in the studio by Elizabeth Riggs, Deputy Director of the Huron River Watershed Council, and James Hughes, fly fishing guide at Schultz Outfitters. They discuss the health of the Huron River as well as the need to increase fish habitats along the river in Ypsilanti.
Aja Marcato, the conservation programming director at the Organization For Bat Conservation, along with Nikola, a big brown bat, join Mark for a discussion about bats and their importance to our ecosystem. Aja also tries to dispel the myth that bats turn people into vampires (but no one in the studio was buying that for a second).
Finally, Heather Evans brings her guitar to the station and serenades the audience with a couple of powerful ballads. She even lets Mark pick the title of one of her unnamed songs before deciding to just name it herself.
The show ends with Jim Cherewick's stirring homage to Michigan's favorite son, Ted Nugent.
Released 14 November, 2015
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirty-second episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark leads a discussion on affordable housing in Ann Arbor with Brett Lenart, Interim Executive Director of the Washtenaw Office of Community and Economic Development, Mary Jo Callan, former Executive Director of the Washtenaw Office of Community & Economic Development and current Director of the Ginsberg Center for Community Service Learning at the University Of Michigan, Michael Appel, Senior Developer at Avalon Housing, and Chuck Warpehoski, Director of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice and Ann Arbor City Council member The group discusses the status of development for the Platt Road site as well as what steps need to take place in order to keep socio-economic diversity in Ann Arbor balanced.
Next Mark is joined in the studio by Ypsilanti Community Schools art teacher Lynne Settles, artist Douglas Jones, and local historian Matt Siegfried. They discuss the completion of a mural honoring H.P. Jacobs that Settles led as part of class project.
Finally, reporter Tom Perkins stops by to answer Mark's hard-hitting questions, but is interrupted when local 'zine producer Colin Morehouse bursts into the station and takes off all his clothes to promote the latest issue of his 'zine. The show grinds to a halt as Mark spends the next thirty minutes blushing and stammering [Ed. Note: the carpet DOES NOT match the drapes].
The show ends with everyone scrubbing every single surface in the studio with bleach.
Released 7 November, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirty-first episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Paul Hickman and Calvin Evans from Urban Ashes drop by to discuss the evolution of the company from an organization that networked mills together to deal with the emerald ash borer to a company that manufacture products from ash using transitional and disabled labor. Later in the show, Judith Kullberg from the Eastern Michigan University Faculty Senate and Howard Bunsis from the EMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors join Mark to discuss the search for a new President at EMU. They discuss the decision by the Trustees to make the search process non-transparent and more secretive and how that will impact EMU moving forward. Finally, Billy Kangas from the Cultivate Coffee & Taphouse discusses his new venture and what's it's like to break in to the Depot Town scene.
Released 17 October, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the thirtieth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark sits down with Omari Rush to talk about the public art project, Pop-X. They touch on such topics as where Ann Arbor keeps it's hang-out culture during big events, who would buy a kiosk and turn it into a tiny home, and the A2 Awesome Foundation and their desire to give AM1700 a micro grant. The segment ends with Mark analyzing Omari's dreams. Up next, Mark places a quick phone call to Matt Carmichael, the editor of Livability.com. They discuss Ypsilanti's place in the nation's singles scene as well as how Alex Haley—the Pulitzer Prize winning author of such classics as "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" and "Roots: The Saga of an American Family"—would come to co-found Livability.com. In the second hour, Russ Olwell, the director of Eastern Michigan University’s Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities joins Mark in the studio to talk about the privatization of public housing in Ypsilanti. Later the discussion touches on who are the hottest professors at EMU. The show ends when local business owner Dave Heikkenen climbs a street pole and enters the station to reminisce about the time he and Mark were on the Lucy Ann Lance show.
Released 10 October, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twenty-ninth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark sits down with illustrator and University of Michigan professor Joseph Trumbey. The two discuss sustainable design, Joseph's straw bale house, his desire to make stuff, and his upcoming plan to butcher a bull. Next, Mark invites local hair entrepreneur Rachel Blistein to sit down for a chat about her company Original Moxie and starting a manufacturing business in a non-manufacturing business district, career transition, and self-acceptance from embracing her unique hair. Finally, husband and wife band Yellow Rail Family knock out three spacey songs inspired by camping and the uniform CPA examination but not before a spirited discussion breaks our regarding the rise and fall of the Ypsilanti Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and its hostile takeover by greedy, power-hungry Ann Arborites. The show ends with Mark recreating the classic "The Warriors" taunt, "Warriors come out to pla-yyyy-ay!"
Released 3 October, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twenty-eighth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Frank Allison joins Mark for a discussion about the late-80s Ann Arbor music scene, the Ypsi Songfest, ukuleles, and the financial viability of small market movie theaters. In the second hour, University of Michigan Professor Emeritus Dr. Willis Patterson and Kira Monae Turner sit down with Mark to discuss Dr. Patterson's Our Own Thing Chorale and their upcoming performance on October 4th at Ypsilanti's Community Church of God. Ms. Turner gives a small preview, and Dr. Patterson talks about life in post-World War II Ann Arbor as an African-American as well as the first time he met Paul Robeson.
Released 26 September, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twenty-seventh episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with Brenda Dulin, Peri Stone-Palmquist, and Michelle Rose-Armstrong about restorative practices and how they are working in our schools. Next, Mark Ducker and Martin Thoburn talk about the upcoming Ypsi24-Hour Film Shootout and how it's grown over the past three years. Erin Anderson-Ruddon and Katy Shay stop in to discuss their upcoming zine show at the 22 North Gallery. Finally, the kids from Junglefowl play a handful of songs and try and avoid being poisoned by Mark.
Released 19 September, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twenty-sixth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark takes it easy on Washtenaw County Commissioner Conan Smith as they discuss the Board of Commissioners' evil plot to take over the board, the appointment process, and the budget of a new county-wide economic development organization. Conan confides in Mark and tells him the board hasn't done its due diligence on the issue and that he favors tabling the resolution until someone can articulate an actual plan. Next, award-winning investigative journalist Will Potter, formerly of the Chicago Tribune, discusses dissent politics and the state of civil liberties in a post-9/11 America by focusing on eco-terrorists and ag-gag laws. Finally, Saginaw musician Mike Flores talks about his struggles over the years and how they influenced his music as he plays an extended live set as Edgar Cayce And His Guitar.
Released 12 September, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twenty-fifth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with author / University of Michigan professor, Phoebe Gloeckner about her graphic novel "Diary Of A Teenage Girl", its adaptation for the big screen, her disdain for dirty hippies, and her love of Bull's Eyes. Phoebe also gives much consideration to replacing Mark as the new host of The Saturday Six Pack wherein she would just interview people's mothers. Next, Amanda Uhle of 826 Michigan reveals the plan to bring Mittenfest back to Ypsilanti. Finally, Peter Larson, famed professor of epidemiology and blues musician, warns the audience to always wash their hands before making dinner lest they contract hantavirus. He then goes on to dare the leader of a major hardcore band to a fist fight live on the air. The show ends innocently enough as local porch-show promoter J.T. Garfield challenges anyone from the audience to be the first person to vomit in his yard.
Released 29 August, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twenty-fourth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. This show finds Mark throwing all applicable national fire code laws in the trash and setting them alight as he fills the AM1700 studio with nearly 30 participants—including two elected officials, two heads of law enforcement, and the superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools—for his most ambitious show to date. He talks directly with teens about issues that affect them and how adults may to help to improve their safety, their educational experiences, their job prospects, and their lives. It was uncomfortable for the adults to hear, but the kids didn't pull any punches as they told their elders exactly what's going on in their daily lives. It was just the kind of straight-talk the adults needed. Whether or not they were actually listening is something the kids will just have to monitor. In the second hour, Eli Stevick and Dylan Beckwith of the band Soft Milk try their best to destroy the AM1700 sound system with a couple of songs about eating ants and the collapse of the international financial markets. The show ends with Mark learning it's always best to fake a listener phone call from outside the studio, rather than from inside.
Released 22 August, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twenty-third episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark discusses looming cuts in mental health in Washtenaw County. First he plays a pre-recorded interview with County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi and asks him where all the money went. Later he has an in-studio discussion about the impact those cuts would have on the region with Nancy Heine of AFSCME Local 3052 and Greg Pratt of MISSION (Michigan Itinerant Shelter System, Interdependent Out of Necessity). Later in the hour, Mark revisits the scandal of Eastern Michigan University having a secret Huron logo on the inside of their band uniforms with Michelle Lietz of EMU's Native American Student Organization and local historian Matt Siegfied. In the second hour, Craig Johnson of Modern Lady Fitness and Spelling fame drops by to play a couple songs on his experimental four-string guitar. Next, a newlywed couple and their photographer invade the studio in an effort to get some salacious wedding pictures. Finally, local ice cream maker Rob Hess shares some of his delicious product and discuss his plans to further gentrify North Washington Street with a Go Ice Cream storefront.
Released 15 August, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twenty-second episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with the new superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools, Dr. Benjamin Edmondson, about the changes he plans to make to strengthen our schools. Later in the hour as part of an AM1700 programming crossover, Mark interviews Andres from the WICKidz Radio show and receives a lesson on Blackbeard. After a Jim Cherewick cover of The Go-Go's 1982 smash hit "Vacation", the second hour begins with Mark trying to bond with his daughter Clementine as she talks about their recent vacation where they ate in as many Chick-fil-A restaurants in as many states as possible. Clementine also tells the audience the reason she finds her little brother Arlo annoying. Next, The People's History of Ypsilanti segment focuses on the 1860s. Finally, Bee Roll describes her efforts in promoting Senator Bernie Sanders for president in 2016. The show ends with Jim and Mark singing about the climatic conditions in the AM1700 studios.
Released 18 July, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twenty-first episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Laura Rubin from the Huron River Watershed Council comes by to chat about all the great microbreweries that get their water from the Huron River. Local landlord Hedger Breed pops in to declare Ypsilanti not dangerous enough anymore. In the second hour, Mark and Patrick Elkins read a radio drama that is clearly longer than six minutes. Then mixologist Brigid Mooney finally shows the members of the studio audience her Dirty Mooney. Top cap it all off, in a special-edition third hour, Mark gets super-drunk in the name of marriage equality as he pops champagne corks with Beth Bashert and Eric Wozniak as they plot what's next on the gay agenda.
Released 27 June, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the twentieth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Keta Cowan from Synod Community Services drops in to talk about the success of the Washtenaw ID program. Later in the hour, Michael Jackman, managing editor of the Detroit Metro Times, discusses fictitious zine publishers with Mark before doing his best Alan Almond impression and inviting everyone to come visit his favorite Hamtramck watering hole, The Painted Lady. Next, The People's History of Ypsilanti segment focuses on the 1850s. Finally, Jim Roll, owner of Backseat Productions, joins Mark and tells him what life was like growing up as an all-conference quarterback in suburban Chicago and why he gave it all up in order to take up cycling. Jim treats everyone to "You", his stunning collaboration he did with Denis Johnson. The show ends with Mark and Jim talking about what they are going to do for Father's Day and Mark narrowly avoiding getting his ass kicked for insulting some of the workers from next door.
Released 20 June, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area’s largest all-nude strip club comes the nineteenth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Andy Claydon and Steve Marton stop by the studio to celebrate the ninth anniversary of Minus9. Andy Claydon gives the single greatest performance on The Saturday Six Pack to date as he rails against everything from blogs to breeders to Normal Park to Peter Larson. So not to tire themselves out before their Ninth Anniversary gig later that night, the guys debut a few tracks off of their latest album “Valley Of The Sick & Stupid”. Next Steve Hughes, editor-in-chief of Detroit’s longest running zine, discusses the evolution of Stupor, his son Logan’s new three piece band, and possible vacation plans with the Maynard family. Steve then reads some of his poetry as Minus9 play far-out poetry-reading background music. In the second hour, Marisa Dluge and her performance troupe discuss their upcoming performance of “The Nightman Cometh” and give a musical preview of what they have in store for audiences. Finally, Colin Moorhouse drops in to show everyone his new haircut and color and talk about the hardships of recruiting for a cult.
Released 6 June, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the eighteenth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with author Josh Malerman about what it's like to be a successful author. Josh then reads a selection from his horror novel "Bird Box" and accompanies himself on the organ. During The People's History of Ypsilanti With Matt Siegrfried, Matt tells of the horrors took place in town at the time. In the second hour, Autumn Rae talks about gang life as a member of the Femme Petals and the Ypsilanti NoNos and reveals where her true loyalties lie. Finally, Jim Cherewick sings what is probably the most hauntingly beautiful song ever written about Merona dresses. The show ends with a caller admitting that he bought a house on River Street so he could move to Ypsilanti and be closer to the AM1700 studios.
Released 30 May, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the seventeenth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark discusses community policing with Derrick Jackson, the Director of Community Engagement from the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office. Former Ypsilanti resident Blake Elliott stops by to chat about Traverse City and play a song before a downtown gig. In the second hour, Mark talks with business owner Mike Nix about how things are going at the Ypsilanti Running Company as well as how deep fried cheese can be a motivator to exercising. The two also reminisce about having lived in some obscure town in Georgia. Finally, Modern Lady Fitness talks about what it's like to fire a bass player in such an uncertain economy. They then enthrall the studio audience with a bunch of songs with their new bass player.
Released 16 May, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the sixteenth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with State Representative David Rutledge about the state of Michigan's roads. Rep. Rutledge later admits that he might like to go back to being a disc jockey spinning jazz records after his current term is up. Mark then talks with biking activist Bob Krzewinski about biking, busing, and walking in Ypsilanti. In the second hour, Amber Fellows, Ben Miller, and Patrick Elkins recap Totally Awesome Fest. Matt Siegfried gives the 1830's installment of the People's History of Ypsilanti. Finally, Fangs & Twang rip it up in the station with a bunch of monster-themed ditties before dishing the dirt on their time in Black Jake & The Carnies. The show ends with Cre Fuller stopping by to let everyone know he's concerned about catching Hepatitis C from eating leftovers purchased from unclean restaurant customers.
Released 9 May, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the fifteenth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark sits down with Nathan Phillips to get to the bottom of an act of racism against Native Americans. Later, Michelle Lietz and Chris Sutton of Eastern Michigan University's Native American Student Organization discuss how the progress over Native Americans as mascots that was fought for over 20 years ago at EMU is beginning to erode. In the second hour, photographer Doug Coombe discusses the Detroit music scene. Matt Siegfried gives the 1820's installment of the People's History of Ypsilanti. Finally, J.T. Garfield and Martha Schmitt stop by to play some songs with the hope of the audience giving their band a new name.
Released 2 May, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the fourteenth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark and Patrick Dunn discuss whether it was The Sonics or The Fugs who should be credited as the pioneers of the punk rock movement. Later, Sky Thing fills the studio with a crazy electronic cloud of sound. In the second hour, Rotokiller briefly discuss the benefits of different varieties of kale before playing as fast and loud as the AM1700 studios have experienced. Finally, Andrew Mitchell brings akioke to downtown Ypsilanti as strangers serenade a street full of onlookers with some very spirited singing.
Released 25 April, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the thirteenth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with Yen Azzaro about running an art gallery before Yen drops the mother of all bombshells on the Six Pack audience. Chris Sandon and Jim Cherewick talk about what it's live together for a couple of weeks exclusively in Red Roof Inns. Later, board games are swapped for cheap wine from Ann Arbor. In the second hour, Brigid Mooney brings in another funny customer. Finally, Peter Larson flies in all the way from Kenya so he and Mark can reminisce about the first time they met before Peter plays a bunch of songs.
Released 18 April, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the twelfth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with Debbie Locke-Daniel from the Ypsilanti Area Convention And Visitors Bureau about the unscrupulous scheme to defund the YACAVB. Later, Dave Menzo talks about the progress he's been making recording an album using only instruments checked out from the Ann Arbor public library. In the second hour, Chris Sandon stops by with some so-called "homemade" food from a neighborhood party. Local musician Annie Palmer drops in to sing a handful of sad songs. Matt Siegfried introduces the new segment, The People's History of Ypsilanti. Finally, Mark auditions a new tree expert who specializes in evil trees.
Released 11 April, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the eleventh episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with local activist Tony Morgan about the state of race relations in the community. Later he talks with Kayj Michelle about renaming Ypsilanti. In the second hour, Chris Sandon stops by with a few stories from the road before calling Jim Cherewick in his car. Finally, local musician Matt Jones stops by the station to sing some songs with Misty Lyn Bergeron and tell embarrassing stories about his father. The entire episode ends with a big sing-along.
Released 4 April, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the tenth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with University of Michigan professor Maria Cotera about the Detroit Institue of the Arts' show, "Diego Rivera And Frida Kahlo In Detroit". She also gives the audience a glimpse of what happens behind the scenes in local youth theatre. All of this happens while deer meat is barbequed on the street. In the second hour, the studio is packed to capacity as an eating competition involving unusual food combinations takes place.
Released 28 March, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the ninth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with State Representative Jeff Irwin about how to reverse the reactionary social and fiscal policies of Governor Rick Snyder. In the second hour, Brigid Mooney brings Jim Cherewick's roommate down to the station to confront him. Matt Siegfried debuts the Ypsilanti History Minute and tarnishes the legacy of Rosie The Riveter. Ben Connor Barrie confesses to a heinous crime before talking trees and giving Mark a gift of raccoon jawbones. Finally, Jim Cherewick holds everything together as he auditions to be the house band.
Released 14 March, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the eighth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with Zingerman's co-founder Paul Saginaw about the birth of the famous deli as well as Paul's Uncle Chicky. In the second hour, there are more hijinks with bartenders and their customers. Stef Chura stops in to play some songs and talk about the Detroit music scene. Finally, teens make Mark uncomfortable as they tell him what it's like to grow up in today's world.
Released 07 March, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the seventh episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with Morgan Cox from Fly Children's Art Center about raising money through sausage. Later he discusses the state of local hip-hop with MC Kadence. In the second hour, Jim Cherewick stops by to draw people. Finally, an alternative fundraising event involving eating is discussed and planned.
Released 28 February, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the sixth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with local photographer Nick Azzaro about his new studio on South Washington Street. In the second hour, Nick tries to get people on the street to come in and be photographed while Mark tries to prevent Nick from getting beaten up.
Released 21 February, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the fifth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with Ann Dahl about the Ypsilanti dating scene but is too shy to ask what is on the menu. In the second hour, Mark breaks in another shy comic before learning that everyone loves his wife.
Released 14 February, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the fourth episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with Jason Wright about collectible vinyl and his days with the cult band, Shortwave Mystery. In the second hour, Mark narrates a shadow puppet show unraveling the secrets of human sexuality.
Released 07 February, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the third episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks former local journalists Krystal Elliott and Katrease Stafford about the condition of Ypsilanti newspaper coverage. In the second hour, Mark helps some shy comedians with their big breaks before allowing Cre Fuller to test a new segment where he buys your leftovers.
Released 31 January, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the second episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with local historian Matt Siegfried about the darker side of Ypsilanti's past. In the second hour, Mark finally gets to meet his stalker face to face. Finally, Mark introduces a new segment where local eateries send over free food to the station.
Released 24 January, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.
From an old converted barbershop inside the area's largest all-nude strip club comes the debut episode of the Saturday Six Pack With Mark Maynard.
Moving from print media, Mark Maynard brings his interview style to the world of AM radio. In the first hour, Mark talks with local restaurant owner Bee Roll about what's happening at across the street at Beezy's. Later he discusses the state of his beard with his mother.
Released 17 January, 2015
Recorded live at AM1700 Radio in historic, downtown Ypsilanti, MI.