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Keep Your Voice Down

Keep Your Voice Down

By: Alek Haak-Frost
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 Keep Your Voice Down is a podcast featuring fellow Central Michigan University journalism grads and best friends Alek Haak-Frost and Doug Sears, Jr. Alek, the executive editor of Watershed Voice, and Doug, a Watershed Voice writer and columnist, will discuss a variety of topics including the week's top stories in St. Joseph County and beyond, as well as pop culture and other general nonsense. With 13 years of friendship and training from the best journalism school in the State of Michigan under their belts, Doug and Alek try to make sense of the world around them, while ensuring neither takes themselves too seriously. So pull up a chair, turn up the volume, and no matter what happens, don't keep your voice down.© 2026 Keep Your Voice Down Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Will you buy me new tires?

    Will you buy me new tires?
    Feb 12 2026

    Keep Your Voice Down hosts Alek Haak-Frost and Doug Sears. Jr. are joined by Screen Tea Podcast hosts and friends Lisha and Jules McCurry to talk about love. The quartet discuss how they met their future spouses, when they decided to get married, what makes their respective marriages work, and the films about love they love.

    The show’s theme is “Howling at the Moon” by D Fine Us, and this week’s outro music is “March the Machine” by Flint. You can support Keep Your Voice Down and Watershed Voice with a donation here.

    Any views or opinions expressed on “Keep Your Voice Down” are those of its hosts and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the podcast’s sponsors, Watershed Voice staff or its board of directors.
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Beautiful distractions

    Beautiful distractions
    Jan 28 2026

    Keep Your Voice Down hosts Alek Haak-Frost and Doug Sears Jr. are joined by frequent collaborator and friend Layne Deuel to talk about distractions that helped them endure the past year. The trio discuss the benefits of going to the movies alone, why Sinners was easily the best film they saw all year, books that made them laugh (shout out to Princess Donut and Dungeon Crawler Carl), and the video games Layne plays in the wee hours of the morning because parenting is a full-time job.

    The show’s theme is “Howling at the Moon” by D Fine Us, and this week’s outro music is “Chess” by Nate Rose. You can support Keep Your Voice Down and Watershed Voice with a donation here.

    Any views or opinions expressed on “Keep Your Voice Down” are those of its hosts and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the podcast’s sponsors, Watershed Voice staff or its board of directors.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • By the grace of Betty White

    By the grace of Betty White
    Dec 23 2025

    By the grace of Betty White, Doug and Alek return to their respective mics to look back at the year that was on Keep Your Voice Down. The duo also touch on Watershed Voice's year-end fundraising efforts, emphasizing the importance of community support and monthly recurring donations in sustaining local, independent news. The conversation concludes with discussion about supporting others, the value of listening more, and reconnecting with the outside world post pandemic.

    The show’s theme is “Howling at the Moon” by D Fine Us, and this week’s outro music is “It's a Vibe” by SOURWAH (featuring Fabien Darcy). You can support Keep Your Voice Down and Watershed Voice with a donation here.

    Any views or opinions expressed on “Keep Your Voice Down” are those of its hosts and guests, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the podcast’s sponsors, Watershed Voice staff or its board of directors.
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    48 mins
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