Hot Take From The Kitchen

We have a very special episode for you this week.  We got our butts out of bed early on a Saturday to record in front of the Fish Mural in beautiful Downtown Alpena to talk to our great friends Justin and Griffin.  We did a quick recap of the sports world and what has happened since we last recorded.  Then we get some big news from Griffin.  I won't spoil it, so you will just have to listen to find out what it is.  Then we hear from Justin about his event Fish-a-palooza coming to Alpena next week (July 20th).  Finally we give the Top 5 things we will be doing in Alpena next Saturday.  It is a wonderful episode, even without an outro which didn't seem to want to record or download.  Either way, we hope you enjoy the episode!!!!

It's been a long time, but we are back with an impromptu (kind of) episode.  This episode we bring on our awesome friend Paige Mindock.  We start off with Hot Takes and since it has been so long, we had a lot to catch up on.  We talk about the U of M baseball run to the title series, the NHL, the NBA, and then the Democratic debates from Wednesday night.  We then get to know Paige.  How she ended up in Alpena, her pet boutique Bark & Ophie, and her graphic design business.  Then Steve and Paige give their reasons on why Bradley should or shouldn't buy a dog.  It is a doozy of an episode, so don't miss it.

We are back after the holiday break and we decided to go on a road trip down to the Alcona Brew Haus and talk to Molly Stepanski from Presque Isle Farm.  We discuss our Hot Take topics, which included Jeopardy, Jay-Z, an albino fawn, Juwan Howard, and the NBA Finals.  Then we got to know Molly.  We learned how she got into farming, more about the Taste the Local Difference magazine, and of course Art in the Loft.  Then we give our Top 5 Vegetables.  It is a can't miss episode.

We bring back Rick Houchin again this week to talk about the NBA Playoffs, Game of Thrones, and the Best and Worst TV show endings.  Then we learn more about the two events Rick has going on this week.  After that we give our Top 5 Cereals and Rick and Steve ridicule Bradley for some of his choices.  Finally we finish out with what we have going on this holiday weekend.  It really is a can't miss episode and gets a little deep with the subject matter.

We are back after a week off.  This week we bring on Tony Hendrick and Justin Christensen-Cooper to help us break down Game of Thrones, the NBA playoffs, and try to make sense of the John Belien move to the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Then we get to know Tony, learn more about the Fish Mural downtown, and what other projects Tony and Justin have in store in the future.  No Top 5 this week, but it will be back next week.

WOW!!!!  What an episode!!!!!  For our 50th episode we bring Casey Stutzman into the kitchen for our longest episode yet.  We start off with talk about the passing of John Singleton, the NBA playoffs, Avengers: Endgame, and the latest episode of Game of Thrones.  There was so much to talk about that we had to split it up into two segments.  Then we get into talk about Casey's new podcast the Life Without Limits podcast (which can be found where you get your podcasts) and then the world of fitness.  Then we round the episode out with one of our favorite Top 5s ever, which we also had to break up into two segments.  There is a lot going on in this episode, but it is definitely a can't miss.

This episode we bring on avid listener Brett Miller.  We start off with a multitude of sports topics in Hot Takes, along with the downfall of bananas.  Then we get to know Brett and what brought him to Alpena and his woodworking projects.  We also continue our "Runners Month" by talking to Brett about some of his running adventures and races he has done.  Then we finish off with one of our favorite Top 5 topics.  It's a great episode that shouldn't be missed.

This week we bring on Joe Gentry and we couldn't be happier to have him on.  We start off with talk about Tiger's Masters win, NBA playoffs, the return of Game of Thrones, and some thoughts on the Notre Dame fire.  Then we get to know Joe and talk about running.  Finally we top it off with our Top 5 Runners.  Such a great episode, so check it out.

This week we bring Ryan Fairchild into the Kitchen to discuss Omega Electric and teaching at ACC.  We also discuss his company being named one of the 50 Small Business in Michigan to Watch.  Since the three of us are all runners, we give our Top 5 races we have done.  It is such an epic Top 5 that we had to divide it into two segments.  It's a episode not to be missed.

Jonny Zawacki takes a big swing into The Kitchen and we do a deep dive into local sports.  We talk about what it's like covering our great area and all the truly great athletes we have in the area.  We learn a bit about how Jonny got to The News and then our Top 5 is our top local sports moments from 2015 to present! 

We're back!  After a bunch of scheduling conflicts we are looking forward to bringing you guys some new episodes!  This week we sat down with Brad Somers, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena!  Brad gives us insight on how long he has been a part of The Boys and Girls Club and what it has taught him.  We then get to understand the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena a little bit better as we dive into the Day in/ Day out life at the club.  We then talk about their Annual Dinner Fundraiser, that is happening in the near future and of course the beginnings of the capital campaign for a new building.  We finally give our Top 5 games we are excited to see in the First Round of March Madness.   It's a great to be back and it's a great episode to listen to! Enjoy! 

Once again, it is just Steve and Brad this week.  We talk about the NBA All-Star Game, Jussie Smollet, what we had going on this past week, and our Top 5 was our Top 5 Sodas/Pops (even though we aren't soda drinkers anymore).  Enjoy!!!!

Return of the Hippie!  Greg Konwinski returns while on the mend from his eye surgery and gives us an update on all that he has going on and updates to the Hippie Dome.  When then talk about our Top 5 sports moments we have seen/experienced. The episode gets cut short due to an emergency with a friend that we address on the Tim Kuehnlein pod, so we apologize for the aburpt ending but it's a great episode nonetheless! 

We are playing catch-up!  A few weeks back we had Tim Kuehnlein on the pod, a Political Science instructor at Alpena Community College, and we discuss our current political climate as well as things that I remember from the classes I took from him. We then pivot to Tim's involvement with the Thunder Bay Arts Council and all the wonderful projects they have done in our community.  We gain some insight on how long they have been in Alpena and then do a Top 5 of our favorite places to travel.   It's a great pod and while I know we've been off the grid for a bit, we are still plugging away! 

Season 2 marches on and as we promised last Season, we have Jorden Susewitz back on to talk about his show that is currently airing on the Sportsmans Channel: Become 1.  Just when we didn't think that could get any better, Jorden shares with us his life changes that have led him to a great moment for him: The Forest, his first feature film.   It's a great episode of listening to a guy that has gone all in and is chasing down his dreams! 

Season 2 is rolling along and this week we talked with Matt Muszynski to honor one of our favorite TV Shows--The Sopranos.  Last week was their 20th Anniversary and we go over everything about the show and end the pod with our Top 5 favorite Characters.  It's a great pod where we discuss one of the greatest TV Shows of all-time!  Give it a listen! 

It's the start of Season 2 and we brought back our favorite guest: Rick Houchin.  We talk about our Hot Takes and some of our goals for the New Year.  Then a tragic window crash (a Hot Take first!! ) deletes our Top 5 for the week which was a great segment and featured our New Year's Resolutions!   It might be late and a rough start to 2019 but we are still going strong!  Thanks for giving us a listen and thanks for listening! 

Carly called in sick so we made the call to have it just us. We quickly dive into Hot Takes for the week and then jumped right into our Top 5. This week we go over our favorite episodes so far. We've had some amazing guests and it's a great chance for us to review some of our favorite moments we've had so far! Thanks for sticking with us and look forward to the new year!!

Oh man, tis the season and we have a festive episode for you guys this week! Cynthia Muszynski stops by the Kitchen and we learn all about her and what she does for our community. We talk about some of the difficulties she faces with her occupation but how she handles that adversity. To bring about some festive cheer, we talk about our Top 5 Christmas movies, our criteria on what defines a Christmas movie (does Die Hard make the cut???) and how Will Ferrell needs to make a Hallmark Christmas movie. It's a perfect episode, so thanks for listening!

I apologize for the delay this week folks, what can we say, we got lots cooking in The Kitchen. We might be late but it's definitely worth the wait, as Tracie Granata stops by the Kitchen and shares her journey with us. We discuss what led her to fitness and how it's shaped her life. We then talk about personal development and how essential it is in her daily routine. We then get ready for the upcoming New Year by talking about our Top 5 things we do to keep in shape (I would listen to Tracie and Brad's more than Steve's!!!) It's a great episode as we start winding down Season 1. So thanks for being patient and give it a listen!