Bob Taylor - Season 2, Episode 2
Bob Taylor is a former Major in the US Air Force and B-52 navigator/radar navigator. He flew eleven combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. Bob returned home after his tour of duty thinking that he was unaffected by what he saw and did…then the nightmares started. Embarrassed by his emoti…
Brad Williams - Season 2, Episode 1
Season 2 kicks off with the Vice President for Government Affairs at the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce – Brad Williams. Well known by politicos across the state, Williams bring his common sense approach and the Chamber’s “AND” theory of public policy to the The Aisle Podcast
What is The Aisle Podcast?
John Proos and David Rutledge talk with producer Jonny Reinhardt about the origin of The Aisle Podcast. Learn a little more about these hosts, their favorite moments from Season 1 and the great conversations and things we can accomplish when we come together in The Aisle.
Episode 6 - House Minority Leader Donna Lasinski
“My name may not be on legislation that moved through the Michigan House of Representatives during my tenure as minority leader, but my fingerprints are all over it.” House Minority Leader Donna Lasinski In this episode of the Aisle, Minority House Leader Donna Lasinski discusses how she was inspi…
Senator Ken Horn
Senator Ken Horn, a 40 year resident of Frankenmuth, Michigan, the home of Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland, served as a County Commissioner for 16 years before his election to the Michigan House of Representatives. As the Chairman of the Energy and Technology Committee Ken helped to shape energy pol…
Justice Kurtis T. Wilder
In the 185 year history of the State of Michigan there have only been 5 members of the Judiciary to serve as a Trial Court Judge, an Appeals Court Judge and as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and that man is with us today in The Aisle: Kurtis T. Wilder
Episode 3 - Sheriff Jerry Clayton
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton is an expert on criminal justice issues and a consultant to law enforcement entities nationally including the US Department of Justice, The National Sheriff’s Association, and the American Civil Liberties Union. In this podcast, he explains his policing philo…
The Aisle Podcast – Episode 2 – Senator Jim Ananich
State Senator Jim Ananich grew up in a close-nit Genesee County family. He is rooted in the working-class culture and demographics of the 27th State Senate District which he now represents. Senator Ananich does not shy away from discussing his humble beginnings and how his parents taught him to h…
The Aisle Podcast – Episode 1 – Congressman John Moolenaar
The Aisle Podcast welcomes 4th District Congressman John Moolenaar of Michigan. District Representative, State Representative, State Senator and now Congressman but John Moolenaar believes it’s far more than titles that make service an important part of his life. In this video podcast, John and…
What is “The Aisle Podcast?”
The aisle can bring us together, or the aisle can separate us. The aisle is a path that can lead to a destination of connection and reconciliation. It is a clearing that is kept free of the clutter of confusion, dissension and hostility. And, it is an inviting opening to friend or foe alike where …