by John U. Bacon | Apr 12, 2023 | Season 2
Episode Summary: Mark Grisdale Creating a New High School A native of Cheboygan, MI, Mark Grisdale recalls his football coach, Irv Sigler, quietly and privately letting Grisdale know he was padding his work out sheet, and if he kept cutting corners the team would not...
by John U. Bacon | Apr 6, 2023 | Season 2
Episode Summary: Christopher Taylor Mayor of Ann Arbor The risks and rewards of leading a local government Leading a city is a largely thankless job, where strangers get to insult you in public. So if you’re not excited about actually governing, this isn’t for you....
by John U. Bacon | Mar 28, 2023 | Season 2
Episode Summary: James Tobin FDR Biographer When Franklin Roosevelt contracted polio at 38, his career seemed over. 12 years later he was elected president — strengthened, not weakened, by his battle with polio to lead the nation through the Great Depression and...
by John U. Bacon | Mar 21, 2023 | Season 2
Episode Summary: David Meltzer The Real Jerry Maguire If you’ve seen Jerry Maguire, you know David Meltzer’s story – or part of it. The inspiration for the famous movie, Meltzer started with little, quickly rose to the top of the sports agent world – when his wife...
by John U. Bacon | Mar 14, 2023 | Season 2
Episode Summary: Fred Crawford Turnaround Specialist Fred Crawford played for the MSU basketball program in the mid ‘80s, but wisely decided to focus on school. He worked his way to the top of AlixPartners, a New York firm specializing in turnaround and restructuring,...
