Where did the coney dog come from?

Ask 10 different Michiganders where the best coney is and you'll get 10 different answers. But where does this dog with meat sauce come from, and why do we call our diners Coney Islands? We dig into the debate about who does coney dogs best, and dig deep into the coney history.

GUESTS ON THIS EPISODE:

• Damon Smith, coney enthusiast, TikTok and IG content creator, westside Detroiter with an opinion
• Katherine Yung, journalist and co-author of a book called Coney Detroit
• Joe Grimm, journalist and co-author of Coney Detroit

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