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Eastern Insider - Ep. 40
Published on 9/23/2019
Published on 9/23/2019
Coming off one of the most thrilling football victories in school history, Greg Steiner and Alex Jewell back for another week of the Eastern Insider. They'll discuss football's wild win, and sit down with Tom Helmer, Chris Creighton, and soccer student-athlete Mabel Dunn. Also on this week's show, Alex sits down with an extremely special guest, Law and Order SVU's Dann Florek, an EMU alum who is spending his "pre-retirement," giving back to the EMU community. Listen-in for all of that, and much more!
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Published on 10/2/2026
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