The 616 Ten: Ten Question, One Guest, All Grand Rapids
The 616 Ten: Ten Question, One Guest, All Grand Rapids
Podcast Description
The 616 Ten is the podcast that puts Grand Rapids on the record — one plate, pint, and pour at a time. Each week, we ask a new local guest ten carefully crafted questions about the food, drink, and flavor that define life in the 616.
From longtime residents to fresh faces, chefs to creatives, entrepreneurs to everyday enthusiasts — if you’ve got taste buds and an opinion, you’re in the right place.
Funny, honest, and hyper-local — this show is for anyone who loves to eat, sip, and talk about it.
Ten questions. All flavor. Only in Grand Rapids.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on food, drink, and local flavor, with episodes exploring themes such as best dining spots, local beverage recommendations, and culinary traditions, including guests discussing iconic dishes and personal flavor experiences that shape the Grand Rapids food scene.
The 616 Ten is the podcast that puts Grand Rapids on the record — one plate, pint, and pour at a time. Each week, we ask a new local guest ten carefully crafted questions about the food, drink, and flavor that define life in the 616.
From longtime residents to fresh faces, chefs to creatives, entrepreneurs to everyday enthusiasts — if you’ve got taste buds and an opinion, you’re in the right place.
Funny, honest, and hyper-local — this show is for anyone who loves to eat, sip, and talk about it.
Ten questions. All flavor. Only in Grand Rapids.
The 616 Ten steps beyond food this week. Host Michael shares his personal story living with Ebstein’s anomaly and welcomes Julie Neuhaus and Remi Monaghan from the American Heart Association (AHA) – Michigan to spotlight 10 heart-healthy activities you can do around Grand Rapids as the temps drop—think ice skating at Rosa Parks Circle, snowshoeing and XC at Indian Trails, pickleball, sledding “sneaky cardio,” and more.
We also talk 150 minutes of weekly movement, why hands-only CPR matters, and the Grand Rapids Heart Walk on October 4 at Aquinas College—free to attend, family-friendly, with a kids zone, mascot race, and live CPR demos.
Highlights
Michael’s “why”: living with a congenital heart defect (Ebstein’s anomaly)
10 actionable ways to move more in GR through fall/winter
Kids need 60 minutes of daily activity—easy ideas that actually happen
AHA’s mission + how local research and community programs save lives
Heart Walk details, registration, and how to start/join a team
Links & Shoutouts
AHA Michigan: @ahamichigan
Grand Rapids Heart Walk (Oct 4, Aquinas College): heart.org/grandrapidswalk
Hands-Only CPR resources: heart.org/handsonlycpr
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