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  • 03/17/11 - Hour 2

    Thursday, March 17, 2011

    Jim, Jay and Sean come out for the second half and "compete" over...Gov Rick Snyder's emergency manager bill - sincere desire to help out communities that seemingly can't take care of themselves, or naked power grab?...Some protesters are arrested at the state capitol - do they represent all pro-union people like the craziest, most hateful Tea Partyite represents all of them?...Michigan Democrats move to put collective bargaining rights in the state constitution - good or bad move?...The Michigan Education Assn sends out a letter asking members to give it the right to call a strike - or are they really?...Western Michigan hockey coach Jeff Blashill talks about his team's CCHA semifinal matchup with Michigan...and you shouldn't walk and text - you could break a hip!

  • 03/17/11 - Hour 1

    Thursday, March 17, 2011

    Jim, Jay and Sean debate the issues of the day - you decide who wins! Today we discuss...Is the nuclear meltdown a Japan crisis - or a world crisis? How would you feel about Mexico building a reactor across the river from Texas?...Japan knows technology, and yet their nuke plant is in crisis - if they can't prevent a meltdown, can anyone?...Do politics and energy production mix? Well, of course they do, but the question is do they mix well, or is it a dangerous combination?...And could this disaster be an opportunity for America, a "man on the moon" moment?

  • 03/15/11 - Hour 2

    Tuesday, March 15, 2011

    Jim, Jay and Sean mix it up over...Could the right do something to Sarah Palin the left could not?...Has one Michigan hospital taked the "healthy workplace" thing a bit too far?...Remember when a** and f*** were bad words? Ahh, the good ol' days...If the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame burned to the ground and no one cared, um, did anyone care, and something about relevance...Michelle Bachmann ain't so sharp on the history thing, but don't let that stop her from teaching it!

  • 03/15/11 - Hour 1

    Tuesday, March 15, 2011

    Jim, Jay and Sean are back at it and giving their views while taking yours on...the threat of a nuclear disaster in Japan. Is this the end of nuclear power in the US? Can nuclear ever be safe? Can ANY energy ever be safe?...Trevor "The Meat Meister" joins to to help get your dinner table ready for St. Patrick's Day...Are Michigan's nuclear reactors safe? Really?...Governor Rick Snyder is doing just what he said he'd do when he was running for office - so what's everyone so upset about?

  • 03/10/11 - Hour 2

    Thursday, March 10, 2011

    Jim, Jay and Sean tussle for your votes over the topics of the day...Are Muslim terrorism hearings the new Red Scare?...There's at least one US company embracing Sharia Law - and you won't believe which it is...MI Gov Rick Snyder knows how to run your community better than the local officials you elected - just ask 'im...Robin Hook on a big win for Bronco hoops in the MAC Tourney_WMU hockey's Jeff Blashill - a finalist for CCHA Coach of the Year - checks in ahead of this weekend's playoff series...and welfare reform always sounds good on paper, but what happens next?

  • 03/10/11 - Hour 1

    Thursday, March 10, 2011

    Jay's back - he joins Jim and Sean to duke it out on the Trif3cta over...Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin! Gov Walker blasts through a bill to strip public unions of collective bargaining rights - despite Republican promises not to do so. Where's the Tea Party outrage?...Does Gov Walker work for Wisconsin, or the Koch Bros?...Michael Moore says the people have a right to the wealthy's money. Um, just what does he mean by that?

  • 03/09/11 - Hour 2

    Wednesday, March 09, 2011

    The Trifecta continues with guest host Brandt Iden along with Jim and Sean discussing the finer points of...a proposed Kalamazoo local preference ordinance...Instead of a speeding ticket being let off with a warning - but an expensive warning...Kalamazoo courthouse security...Is the military too white? Too male?...and a new website features pictures of gay people acting gay as kids - are they "choosing" to be gay before they even know what "gay" is?

  • 03/09/11 - Hour 1

    Wednesday, March 09, 2011

    Today's show features a special guest: Kalamazoo County Commissioner Brandt Iden! Brandt joins Jim and Sean to duke it out over...The Environmental Protection Agency comes under fire for - protecting the environment?...Sarah Palin say Kathy Griffin is a bully - and her momma wears combat boots...Illinois abolishes the death penalty - is it time for the rest of America to follow suit?...and America's great space program no longer makes giant leaps for mankind. Also featured: Terry "The Wine Guru" Stingley brings another delicious - and affordable - Chilean offering!

  • 03/08/11 - Hour 2

    Tuesday, March 08, 2011

    Jim, Jay and Sean duke it out over...an AARP poll shows that contrary to popular belief, perhaps taxes aren't off-limits after all...the 2012 presidential race is already heating up-and one party is getting a head start on tilting the playing field...Rango is an animated movie featuring a lot of smoking. Oh, and I think there's a lizard or something in it too...a politician in Georgia wants to make having a miscarriage a capital offense (hint: this "poltician" is not a woman)...Michigan and Michigan State - who goes further in the Big Ten tourney...and what episode of The Trifecta would be complete without a Charlie Sheen update? Not this one!

  • 03/08/11 - Hour 1

    Tuesday, March 08, 2011

    Jim, Jay and Sean duke it out over...NPR/Public Broadcasting-Does America need it?...Is it time to get rid of item pricing in Michigan...Was President Obama right to re-open Guantanamo Bay?