Dec 20, 202440 minS2
Owner of the newest burger joint in town, Jennifer Bierkle, joins Tom, Roger and Jim to talk about the hottest thing since the fire that burned down Arnold's on Happy Days! Hear from the entrepreneur's own mouth what...
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Missing the Pointe
Hosted by Missing the Pointers · society · EN
About this Podcast:
Grosse Pointer Tom Nixon is joined by two GP expatriates — longtime Pointers Jim Clor and Roger Fong — to talk about what they miss most about the Pointes. Everything from school activities, recreation, pastimes, culture and nostalgia. We cover everything there is to cover about growing up in Grosse Pointe. Sponsored by the Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association.
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What is Missing the Pointe about?
Grosse Pointer Tom Nixon is joined by two GP expatriates, longtime Pointers Jim Clor and Roger Fong, to talk about what they miss most about the Pointes. Everything from school activities, recreation, pastimes, culture and nostalgia. We cover everything there is to cover about growing up in Grosse Pointe. Sponsored by the Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association.
What has Missing the Pointe covered recently?
Recent episodes include "S2.E13: Hitting the High Pointe, with Jennifer Bierkle" (20 December 2024, 40 minutes), "S2.E12: Getting Back to the Pointe, with Joe Binkowski" (9 December 2024, 48 minutes), and "S2.E11: What Do You Miss About the Pointes?" (4 September 2024, 35 minutes).
How often does Missing the Pointe publish?
Missing the Pointe publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 38 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Missing the Pointe?
Booking probability for Missing the Pointe is 21%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Missing the Pointe requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Missing the Pointe's contact route on record: verified email.
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Missing the Pointe is a society podcast with 38 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Dec 9, 202448 minS2
Jim and Roger regale Tom (and you!) with stories and hot takes from their recent return-trips home to Grosse Pointe. What did they miss? What's changed? What stays the same forever? PLUS! Just in time for...
Episode #11
S2.E11: What Do You Miss About the Pointes?
Sep 4, 202435 minS2If you've moved away from Grosse Pointe, what do you miss most? Jim and Roger share with Tom the things they never knew they'd miss when they ventured away from the Pointes...but now that they're gone, they just can't...
Episode #10
S2.E10: Food for Thought
Aug 3, 202442 minS2What foods did you live on growing up but can't stomach now? If you could bring back any food or restaurant from your youth, what would it be? Why does Wilford Brimley pronounce it "diabeetus?" All of these questions —...
Episode #9
S2.E9: Let's Make a Summer Playlist!
Jul 10, 202444 minS2The Missing the Pointe crew take on the task of making a summer playlist ideally suited to those who miss the Pointes from the 70s, 80s, 90s and today! It's a mixtape with a twist: Jim, Tom and Roger each present the...
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Episode #8
S2.E8: Missing the Pint
Jun 15, 202437 minS2Tom, Jim and Roger welcome Steve Harwood (GPN '89) to the show to take a pub crawl back in time. Follow along as they go everywhere from the Park, Village and Mack Avenue...down to St. Clair Shores...and even across the...
- May 30, 202436 minS2
Curtiss returns, for a look back at what he misses the most about the Pointes in the 70s! With so much talk about the 1980s recently, Jim, Roger and Tom thought they'd move further back in the Grosse Pointe's timeline...
Episode #6
S2.E6: Missing the Products
May 10, 202432 minS2What are the products you miss growing up? Toys? Games? First aid products? Action figures with edible filling? Jim, Roger and Tom have their favorites that they miss while missing the Pointe. Don't worry, good...
Episode #5
S2.E5: Play Ball! (with Kris Kubalak )
Apr 26, 202436 minS2Fellow missing-the-Pointe-er Kris Kubalak joins the podcast to reminisce about Grosse Pointe Little League growing up as kids in the 80s. What were the traditions? What were the post-game rituals? What was the on-field...
Episode #4
S2.E4: Men's Fashion's from the Pointes
Apr 12, 202438 minS2"Where in Grosse Pointe can a man go to get a really good belt?" That phrase, uttered famously by local Grosse Pointe superhero Money Man, was never more prescient than today. Roger, Jim and Tom explore the state of...
Episode #3
S2.E3: Party Line with '89
Mar 30, 20241h 2mS2Girl talk, slumber parties, and party lines...it's all part of a double-episode extravaganza in which Jim, Roger and Tom welcome a clique from GPN's Class of 1989 to give us the girls' take on growing up in Grosse...
Episode #2
S2.E2: Season Premiere, Part 2
Feb 29, 202431 minS2Tom, Jim and Roger are still missing the point as we continue our two-part season premiere of Season 2 of Missing the Pointe. It's more fun and games, as we recall what we all miss most about growing up in the...
Episode #1
Season Premiere!
Feb 16, 202430 minS2We’re back! In more ways than one… Tom, Jim and Roger are back for Season 2 of Missing the Pointe. And Jim and Roger kick off the season regaling us with their impressions of recent returns to the Pointes. What’s...
- Dec 12, 202334 minS1
We couldn't let the holiday season come and go without doing a Christmas special! Let's look back at yules of yesteryear, growing up in Grosse Pointe and coming of age while celebrating the most wonderful time of the...
Episode #24
Episode 24: The Thanksgiving Special
Nov 21, 202337 minS1It's Thanksgiving season in the Pointes! Come celebrate with Jim, Roger and Tom as they reminisce about Thanksgivings past and present. The guys are joined by Abigail Turnbull, Membership and Events Coordinator at the...
- Nov 10, 202331 minS1
Tom thought we were talking about playing hookey. Jim was practicing the Hokey Pokey. Roger lined up a guest to tell us what it's all about. And eventually, the guys welcome Bobby Alcott — GPN, class of '86 — to the...
Episode #22
Episode 22: Oooh! That's Scary!
Oct 25, 202334 minS1It's Halloween season! Tune in, as Roger, Jim and Tom recall what they miss about Halloweens growing up in Grosse Pointe. From television specials to candies good and bad...and even an inside look at their ingenious...
Episode #22
Episode 21: Back to Back to School
Oct 12, 202331 minS1It's Part 2 of our Back to School episode! This week's installment features school supplies, school lunches, school traditions, and some, er...interesting(?) commercials from back-to-school seasons of yesteryear. Thanks...
Episode #20
Episode 20: Back to School, Part 1
Sep 13, 202329 minS1Only Jim, Tom and Roger could spend a whole "Back to School" episode talking only about TV. But with the bad of going back to school, you got the good of a fresh fall TV season. You take the good, you take the bad, you...
Episode #1
Episode 19: End-of-Summer Splashdown
Aug 22, 202331 minS1Wrapping up their summer series, Jim, Roger and Tom welcome Katie and Kristin back from the Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association to recall our-end-of-summer rituals and to provide their own perspectives on...
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Holly Smith
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, L&I's Workers' Compensation Determinations Unit
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Joe Binkowski
Ridgecrest Outfitters
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Abigail Turnbull
Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce
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Katie Horst
Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association
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