Bill Ballenger and Dennis Denno, veterans of Michigan politics, discuss timely issues on "The Friday Morning Podcast," sponsored by Deadline Detroit:
- Gov. Rick Snyder says Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is his pick for governor, but Michigan history shows such endorsements don't matter much.
- State Sen. Margaret O'Brien, R-Portage, fires back at MSU interim President John Engler after he trashed her Larry Nassar reform bills.
- And a Mason County farmer says sandhill cranes have cost him thousands of dollars.