July 3, 2026

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Things are heating up out there this summer so we are rewinding the tape back to one of our HOTTEST episodes, that's right, we're revisiting one of our MANY hot dog episodes and taking another bite out of the beloved Upstate delicacy: Michigan Red Hots.

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