No BS Newshour with Charlie LeDuff
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Detroit news with teeth and static.
The gist
No BS Newshour with Charlie LeDuff is a blunt news-comedy show built around Detroit, Michigan politics, public dysfunction, and oddball road reporting. It moves from shootings and city scandals to fake AI bits and limousine misadventures without smoothing the edges.
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About No BS Newshour with Charlie LeDuff
No BS Newshour with Charlie LeDuff works like a local news desk that wandered into a bar fight, a city council meeting, and a half-running Cadillac on the same afternoon. It is pointed, restless, and deliberately unpolished. Detroit is the gravitational center, but the show follows whatever reveals the condition of public life: crime, police response, debt, inflation, elections, scandals, civic excuses, and people who talk faster than institutions move. The serious material is real. Episodes reference the Michigan State shooting, questions for Lansing police, Flint police scandal allegations, secret settlements, and Michigan Republican Party turmoil. The show also has a taste for human theater. A trip to Ottawa for a free 1989 Cadillac Fleetwood stretch limousine becomes a character study of Vinny, Chad, missing parts, weak brakes, and the limits of cross-border optimism. That is the pattern. Institutions fail, people improvise, and the segment keeps moving. The humor is coarse in spirit without needing polish to land. Fake ads, mock emergency calls, studio bickering, and parody technology bits turn civic disgust into sketch comedy. It can be harsh. It can also be unexpectedly sentimental, especially when the road-story pieces settle on loneliness, friendship, family, or the strange generosity of strangers. The show is best understood as satirical news analysis with reporting instincts and working-class impatience. It is not neutral in posture. It wants answers, calls out evasions, and treats official language with suspicion. Guests and named figures appear inside that pressure cooker, including Eric Mays, Cristina Caramo, and Jason Roe. The pacing is jagged, conversational, and reactive. The point is not elegance. The point is impact, absurdity, and the feeling that local news is still full of people worth listening to, even when everything around them is falling apart.
Made for: For listeners who like local politics, street reporting, civic scandal, and satire with a hard edge. It fits people who prefer unruly human scenes over polished panel commentary.
What sets it apart: The show pairs serious Michigan news questions with chaotic character-driven field pieces. Few news-commentary shows move so quickly from public records and police accountability to a broken limousine, fake AI copy, and a motor-mouthed Canadian acquaintance.
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Episodes
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We Don’t Forget
·55m - 2
Upside Down
·1h 7m - 3
Bizarro World!
·58m - 4
Scamonomics
·1h 6m - 5
All New NBN Thanksgiving Special
·21m - 6
OHIO GUV GASSES OWN PEOPLE. Moves on to MI & TX
·54m - 7
From the West Bank to the West Side
·55m - 8
Spineless & Gutless: American Politics
·53m - 9
Lies! Gretch followed Cuomo. Until…
·1h 5m - 10
Fake News: The Servants of Power
·54m - 11
Nessel Goes Nuclear
·51m - 12
Israel
·48m - 13
Bobby Kennedy Wants Michigan
·1h 15m - 14
600 Miles to Nowhere. The State of USA.
·1h 12m - 15
Hey Dave, Pass Me the Ball!
·1h 9m - 16
Sleeping Where They Shit
·1h 29m - 17
Kiss the Babies
·1h 17m - 18
Nobody Drowns in Sweat
·1h 1m - 19
Dr. Pinko v Richie Rich
·1h 9m - 20
The Confessions of Chris Cuomo
·55m - 21
The Great Midwestern Crime Spree with Councilman Mays
·1h 9m - 22
The Mooch The Barbie The Boss
·1h 6m - 23
Bryan’s Song
·58m - 24
Keep Your Tax Hiking Hands Off Our Freaking Houses
·1h 12m - 25
Rebel Without a Car
·1h 17m - 26
God Bless America
·1h 6m - 27
Confessions of a Gangster Cop
·1h 8m - 28
Space Aliens & Submarines
·1h 8m - 29
Trump’s “Beautiful Mind Materials”
·1h 23m - 30
The Babies or the Billionaires – Whose city?
·58m - 31
The Crumb – Bad Policy by Bad People
·53m - 32
Prostitutes. Police. Politicians.
·1h 3m - 33
Hello?
·1h 3m - 34
Media Meltdown
·1h 5m - 35
What Would You Do?
·1h - 36
The Cartels are in Charge
·59m - 37
A Very OG Xmas
·20m - 38
Penthouse Paradise
·1h 3m - 39
Vegas or Bust
·51m - 40
My Evening with White Boy Rick
·59m - 41
Governor! His Name is Ricky
·58m - 42
Free Fall!
·1h - 43
Detroit. We’re OK!
·59m - 44
Rudy Gave My Wife Covid!
·1h 32m - 45
Is Trumpland’s Top Cop a Secret Bleeding Heart?
·54m - 46
Is Trumpland’s Top Cop a Secret Bleeding Heart?
·54m - 47
Is Trumpland’s Top Cop a Secret Bleeding Heart?
·54m - 48
The Uniparty
·1h 8m - 49
¡Bullshitando!
·58m - 50
Anatomy of a Mass Murder Part I
·1h 4m - 51
Thoughts and Prayers
·39m - 52
Lock ’em All Up
·1h - 53
Not Everyone is You
·47m - 54
Land of the Freebie
·51m - 55
Go F*** Yourself
·1h 5m - 56
War Crimes
·55m - 57
MSU – Tell Us the Truth
·56m - 58
Ghost Gardens
·59m - 59
Nothing But Positivity
·44m - 60
Nothing But Positivity
·44m - 61
A True Public Servant
·1h 1m - 62
It’s All Rigged
·55m - 63
Keep Reaching for the Stars
·50m - 64
Cocktails, Contagions & Pillow Talk
·57m - 65
Who Gave The Order
·1h 13m - 66
Dreamland Part 2: How Fentanyl & Super Meth Crashed the US
·1h 1m - 67
Dreamland- Origins of Our Oxy Nightmare
·49m - 68
Snow Jobbed
·55m - 69
Celebrity Justice
·53m - 70
Cuomo Unchained
·1h 25m - 71
Sell Out! Who’s Kids? Ours or the Elected?
·1h 16m - 72
Nothing to See Here
·52m - 73
Nothing to See Here America
·52m - 74
Nothing to See Here
·52m - 75
They Moved Next Door, Dude
·1h 9m - 76
2022- If You’re Not Laughing You’re Crying
·1h 4m - 77
We All Got Played
·57m - 78
We All Got Played
·57m - 79
Best of NBN 2022 – Part 2
·1h 4m - 80
Best of NBN 2022 – Part 2
·1h 4m - 81
Sicko Santa
·58m - 82
Sicko Santa
·58m - 83
Blue Xmas- With or Without You
·1h 2m - 84
Blue Xmas- With or Without You
·1h 2m - 85
Planes, Trains, & Limousines
·53m - 86
Planes, Trains, & Limousines
·53m - 87
Elvis Has Entered the Country – Watch
·1h 16m - 88
Elvis Has Entered the Country – Listen
·1h 16m - 89
Border Disorder – Listen
·44m - 90
Border Disorder – Watch
·44m - 91
Population Overload – Watch
·47m - 92
Population Overload – Listen
·47m - 93
Football, Football & Fútbol – Listen
·57m - 94
Football, Football & Fútbol – Watch
·57m - 95
A Normandie Thanksgiving – November 24, 2022
·22m - 96
Whatever Floats Your Float – November 21, 2022
·1h 1m - 97
Make War, Not War – November 17, 2022
·1h 23m - 98
At Least I Have Ma
A news roundup covering the Michigan State shooting investigation, Flint police sex abuse scandal, and Michigan GOP leadership controversy.
·53m - 99
2022- If You’re Not Laughing You’re Crying
A sermon segment from a pastor discussing the commercialization of Christmas and urging spiritual reflection.
·1h 4m - 100
They Moved Next Door, Dude
Charlie LeDuff revisits his 2013 report on Johnny Redding, whose frozen body was found in a Detroit elevator shaft while visitors photographed him and left.
·1h 9m·2 clips - 101
A Very OG Xmas
Hidden gemCharlie LeDuff travels from Toronto to Ottawa to collect a stretch Cadillac from Vinny de Limousine, who has been texting about a "mint condition" car.
Dec 21, 2023·20m·1 clip - 102
Upside Down
Charlie LeDuff and Karen Dumas compare the 1968 Democratic National Convention with current arguments over free speech, government power, and party loyalty.
Dec 15, 2023·1h 7m·4 clips - 103
Bizarro World!
No BS Newshour with Charlie LeDuff uses George Orwell’s Animal Farm to frame LeDuff’s criticism of Michigan’s political leadership, including the Flint water crisis, nursing-home deaths, and Detroit contaminated lots.
Dec 8, 2023·58m·4 clips - 104
Scamonomics
Charlie LeDuff’s “Scamonomics” moves from 269 unclaimed bodies at Detroit’s Wayne County Morgue to allegations about redacted Flint water-investigation records.
Dec 1, 2023·1h 6m·4 clips - 105
All New NBN Thanksgiving Special
Hidden gemCharlie LeDuff's Thanksgiving special combines a Metro Detroit grocery-store food contest with field reporting on a delayed transit center.
Nov 23, 2023·21m·1 clip - 106
Spineless & Gutless: American Politics
Nov 17, 2023·53m - 107
Lies! Gretch followed Cuomo. Until…
Nov 10, 2023·1h 5m - 108
From the West Bank to the West Side
Nov 2, 2023·55m - 109
Fake News: The Servants of Power
Oct 27, 2023·54m - 110
Nessel Goes Nuclear
Oct 20, 2023·51m - 111
Israel
Oct 12, 2023·48m - 112
Bobby Kennedy Wants Michigan
Oct 5, 2023·1h 15m - 113
600 Miles to Nowhere. The State of USA.
Sep 28, 2023·1h 12m - 114
Hey Dave, Pass Me the Ball!
Sep 21, 2023·1h 9m - 115
Sleeping Where They Shit
Sep 15, 2023·1h 29m - 116
Kiss the Babies
Sep 7, 2023·1h 17m - 117
Nobody Drowns in Sweat
Aug 31, 2023·1h 1m - 118
Dr. Pinko v Richie Rich
Aug 25, 2023·1h 9m - 119
The Confessions of Chris Cuomo
Aug 17, 2023·55m - 120
The Great Midwestern Crime Spree with Councilman Mays
Charlie LeDuff discusses rising inflation, record credit card debt, and the impact of interest rate hikes on American households.
Aug 11, 2023·1h 9m - 121
The Mooch The Barbie The Boss
Aug 4, 2023·1h 6m - 122
Bryan’s Song
Jul 28, 2023·58m - 123
Keep Your Tax Hiking Hands Off Our Freaking Houses
Jul 21, 2023·1h 12m - 124
Rebel Without a Car
Charlie LeDuff recounts a bizarre encounter with a donor offering a limousine, then transitions into a sponsored ad segment.
Jul 14, 2023·1h 17m - 125
God Bless America
Jul 7, 2023·1h 6m - 126
Confessions of a Gangster Cop
Jun 30, 2023·1h 8m - 127
Space Aliens & Submarines
Jun 23, 2023·1h 8m - 128
Trump’s “Beautiful Mind Materials”
Jun 16, 2023·1h 23m - 129
The Babies or the Billionaires – Whose city?
Jun 9, 2023·58m - 130
The Crumb – Bad Policy by Bad People
Jun 2, 2023·53m - 131
Prostitutes. Police. Politicians.
May 26, 2023·1h 3m - 132
Hello?
May 22, 2023·1h 3m - 133
Media Meltdown
May 19, 2023·1h 5m - 134
What Would You Do?
May 15, 2023·1h - 135
The Cartels are in Charge
May 11, 2023·59m - 136
We Don’t Forget
May 8, 2023·55m - 137
Penthouse Paradise
Charlie LeDuff uses a fictional AI-generated personal statement to satirize both AI and the struggles of poverty in Detroit.
May 5, 2023·1h 3m - 138
Vegas or Bust
May 1, 2023·51m - 139
Rudy Gave My Wife Covid!
Apr 28, 2023·1h 32m - 140
Is Trumpland’s Top Cop a Secret Bleeding Heart?
Apr 24, 2023·54m - 141
Is Trumpland’s Top Cop a Secret Bleeding Heart?
Apr 24, 2023·54m - 142
Is Trumpland’s Top Cop a Secret Bleeding Heart?
Apr 24, 2023·54m - 143
The Uniparty
Apr 21, 2023·1h 8m - 144
¡Bullshitando!
A comedic skit about aliens stranded in Detroit dealing with local characters and a non-responsive police department.
Apr 17, 2023·58m - 145
Anatomy of a Mass Murder Part I
A chaotic pre-show argument where host Charlie LeDuff refuses to lie on a couch, leading to absurd banter.
Apr 14, 2023·1h 4m - 146
Thoughts and Prayers
Apr 10, 2023·39m - 147
Lock ’em All Up
Apr 7, 2023·1h - 148
Not Everyone is You
Apr 3, 2023·47m - 149
Land of the Freebie
Mar 30, 2023·51m - 150
Go F*** Yourself
Charlie LeDuff rants about societal conformity, his gardening, and COVID restrictions, then welcomes back a co-host from Jamaica.
Mar 27, 2023·1h 5m