Its Friday! John recounts a drag race he witnessed this morning on campus drive while heading to the station. We get an update on the development of John’s pristine (brown) lawn, and Gordy takes the reins for today’s National Day Calendar. After an abridged version of Today in History with Sam, we dive into Idiocracy, […]

Apr 18, 2025

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Its a busy hour two! We’ve got more talk of Harvard, now standing up to the Trump administration to kick things off. In a break from politics, we get the inside on the outside, weather we like it or not, with Brittney Merlot, and chat with some callers before the bottom of the hour. Later, […]

Guests: Cara Ogburn, Judy Davidoff

Apr 17, 2025

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We begin the show today talking lawns, as John tells of his perpetually dying grass – and the plan to fix it (hint, he decided not to steal his neighbor’s lawn). We check out the National Day Calendar while ridiculing High Five Day, before jumping into Today in History with our producer Sam. Later, we […]

Guest: Tim Slekar

Apr 17, 2025

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The Big Story of hour two is the news that Trump plans to close 30 embassies across the globe (!). We also talk about his plan to strip regulations of shower heads, put in place by the Biden administration, amid complaints that they don’t provide enough water pressure. Speaking of pressure, Brittney Merlot, our WMDX […]

Guest: Mike McCabe

Apr 16, 2025

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John, Gordy, and their producer Sam begin with banter about the latest random song to pop into John’s head, as the sun rises faster and faster. Amidst talk of today’s fake holidays on the National Day Calendar, we hear about Sam’s latest project – the holy grail of vintage radios. We find out more wild, […]

Guest: Lis Johnston

Apr 16, 2025

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In hour two, we’re talking economics. We listen to a honey farmer, and how tariffs are affecting him – and his reconsideration for what matters in politics. After some more clips on boring (but important!) economics, we check in with Brittney Merlot for a look at the weather and talk about Smokey (the) Bear. After […]

Apr 15, 2025

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John and Gordy begin the show by remembering Van Edwards, former Madison broadcaster and longtime voice of WIBA-FM. After more chatter about the old (all old) friends they saw at Van’s celebration of life, we jump into the National Day Calendar and Today in History with Sam. In Idiocracy we continue the conversation about old-time […]

Guest: Lisa Bernard

Apr 15, 2025

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In hour two we talk movies in anticipation of the upcoming Milwaukee Film Festival, then move to a conversation about Bill Maher, who was invited to the White House, and recounts his experience seeing a different side of the President. We take a detour, checking in with our WMDX Meteorologist Brittney Merlot, and respond to […]

Apr 14, 2025

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On this Monday, Johnny-Well-Read and Gordy complain about the incompleteness of the new studio, before launching into an abridged version of the National Day Calendar. We chat with Pam Jahnke from the Midwest Farm Report, getting a recap of the Great Midwest Horse Fair, and also news about economic worry by farmers as they head […]

Guest: Pam Jahnke

Apr 14, 2025

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In hour two, we chat with our WMDX News Bureau Chief Savanna Tomei-Olson during her weekly appearance, about her and Gordy’s chance encounter at Target, and also some of the news from this week. She covers the revocation of student visas, and also the news that Ben Wikler, chair of the Wisconsin Democrats, will not […]

Guest: Rökker

Apr 11, 2025

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