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2026 Midterm Elections Review: How will the Blue Wave affect Michigan? Nov 06, 2026

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The midterms are over and the results are in. But what does this mean for the Michigan legislature moving forward? This week on MichMash, WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben discuss what happened and what we can expect in the next general assembly.

They are then joined by Baldy Bipartisan team Adrien Hemond and John Selleck to go on a deeper dive of the results.
And....your favorite mid podcast game show, Big Deal, Little Deal, comes back to discuss one topic that happened right before the election.

Preview of the 2026 Michigan Midterm Elections Oct 30, 2026

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MichMash has been giving you multiple angles of this year's midterm elections. This week on MichMash...WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow and Alethia Kasben give a forecast on how Tuesday's elections may turn out.
Then our hosts split up to interview Dani James from MLive, Michigan Democratic Chair Curtis Hertel, Michigan Republican Chair Jim Runestad.

Michigan US Senate Debate Reactions Oct 23, 2026

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The Michigan race grabbing national attention continues to be the US Senate Race between Abdul El-Sayed and Former Rep Mike Rogers. This week on MichMash...WDET's Cheyna Rotha and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben discuss how both candidates are looking with just a few weeks left til the midterm.
We are joined by Wood TV's political reporter Rick Albin.

We have a brand new edition of our midshow game show, Big Deal Little Deal.
And it's someone's birthday today. Guess who?!

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson shares why she thinks she should be Michigan's next governor Oct 16, 2026

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The gubernatorial race is hitting a critical point as we are less than a month away from the midterm elections. This week on MichMash...WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow discuss how campaign funds might make a difference in the race for governor.
We also will the 2nd Big Deal, Little Deal game!

Then later in the episode Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, stops by to make her case for governor.

Which Michigan midterm race is not being talked about; The premiere of Big Deal, Little Deal Oct 09, 2026

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The midterms are less than a month away and there is one race that hasn't received as much attention as the others. This week on MichMash...WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben discuss the race and talk to the candidates running in it.
And the MichMash crew debuts a brand new game!

Will Michigan temporarily suspend the gas tax? Oct 02, 2026

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All across the country, states are trying to alleviate the pressure at the pump with a gasoline or diesel tax suspension. Will Michigan be next? This week on WDET's MichMash, Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow and Alethia Kasben discuss the latest news and the potential of relief for Michigan drivers.

Then later in the episode we have Republican political consultant, Jason Roe, give his outlook on the 2026 midterm elections.

Do Michigan voters want to rewrite the state's constitution? Sep 25, 2026

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Is it time to rewrite the Michigan's constitution? Voters will decide in about a month during the midterms. This week on WDET's weekly series MichMash, Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow and Alethia Kasben discuss the likelihood of that happening. They sit down with PR professionals John Sellek and Mark Fisk who oppose the constitutional revision.

Top 10 Michigan House seats that might flip in the 2026 midterm elections Sep 18, 2026

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Control for the Michigan legislature is on the line in this year's midterm elections. As part of WDET's weekly series... Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow and Alethia Kasben discusses the ten races they believe might flip from one party to another. They are joined with Gongwer's Assistant Editor Elena Durnbaugh who covers the state house.

An analysis of the Michigan gubernatorial race and the state's midterm elections Sep 11, 2026

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With only a couple of months left until the midterms, the gubernatorial candidates are trying to build support to become the state's next governor. This week on WDET's MichMash...Gongwer News Service Zach Gorchow and Alethia Kasben discuss how this race for governor is different than previous ones.

They are joined by founder of the public relations firm, Bitely Communications, Andrea Bitely.

Abdul El-Sayed makes his case for the Michigan US Senate seat Sep 04, 2026

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As we near the 2026 midterm elections, MichMash will sit down with some of the major candidates that will be on the ballot. This week we have US Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow and Alethia Kasben discuss El-Sayed's campaign and the overall race.

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