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The John and Gordy Show

Midwest broadcast veterans John and Gordy are back on the Madison airwaves with a uniquely fun and topical mix of political news, culture, music, entertainment and more. Grab a cup of coffee and start your day with John and Gordy! Broadcasts live 6 - 8am weekdays in Madison. Listen Live: 6:00 am - 8:00 am Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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44:32

A United Working Class

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/26

In hour two, we dive into the Big Story: the SAVE Act, which would require citizenship when voting (and aimed at disenfranchising married women), would not be valid in Wisconsin, at least for the upcoming election - yet its being used as a scare tactic. We check in with our WMDX meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a look at the weather, and chatter about balloons! Later, we welcome in to the new studio Mike McCabe, who discusses his latest article on Substack. He begins with the analogy of Nero,

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44:32

A Signal Broadcast Too Well

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/26

John, like a bull in a china shop, immediately can't help but dive into the newest story at the start of the show. After being sedated and put in a straightjacket, Gordy takes over with the National Day Calendar, and Sam with Today in History. Giving the reins back to John, he walks us through the Idiocracy of the day. Stories range from more on the Hegseth war plan text debacle to the real story about why US astronauts were up in space for the better part of a year.The John and Gordy Show is

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44:32

The End of the Republic?

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/25

In hour two, we dive into the Big Story: the news that Pete Hegseth accidentally sent intel about an upcoming military strike, via text, to the editor of the Atlantic (!). We hear from several folks about the fallout and consequences of this utter breach of security. We check in with our WMDX meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a look at the weather (and the snowman she made yesterday!) before hearing one more clip, from Pete Buttigieg, telling his own story of working with military intelligence -

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44:32

Herbicide Beverage – Thank God!

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/25

John and Gordy begin in usual fashion, with some chatter and the coverage of the National Day Calendar you depend on. We check in with Sam for Today in history, and give a preview of the Big Story to come in hour two: war plans, accidentally sent via text to a journalist. Later, we dive into Idiocracy, listening to a (probably fake, but not wrong) clip of JD Vance criticizing Elon Musk, and talk the Technocracy - Musk's long term plan for restructuring society around an authoritarian, tech-managed

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44:32

Western Dane Democracy Project

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/24

In hour two, we get to a promised clip from last hour, from the hearing for an anti-trans bill, where a former proponent of the bill changed his mind, apologizing to the LGBTQ community. Shifting gears to Tesla talk (pun intended) we hear from Ross Gerber, a top investor of the company, now calling for the ousting of Musk as CEO. Brittney Merlot, our WMDX meteorologist, joins us for a check of the weather, and later, we welcome on Laurie Silverberg and Wes Marner of the new grassroots organizing

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44:32

We’ll Come Right to Your Door!

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/24

John and Gordy, live in their new studio, react with chaos to the gigantic desk in their tiny room. They retreat to cyberspace, taking a look at the internet's National Day Calendar, then chat with Pam Jahnke from the Midwest Farm Report, discussing flatlining milk production across the country. Later, we dive into Idiocracy, talking more pushback Republicans are receiving at town halls, and also protests against Fox News, by veterans. We touch on the story of how Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is

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44:32

A Sign of the Times in Madison

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/21

Hour two begins as Savanna Tomei-Olson, our WMDX News Bureau Chief, joins to talk about the Big Stories of the day, including a city council member being priced out of living in her own district, and some area museums facing federal cuts from the Trump administration. After Savanna's departure, John dives into a story out of Ohio, where the legislature just passed a bill mandating schools "teach from both sides" on issues such as the holocaust and the civil war. Elsewhere in the firehose of news,

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44:32

Where’s The Gold?!

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/21

The guys are live once again at Gordy's home studio as the one at WMDX is rebuilt. After John expounds his exhaustion, caused by his Kraken (an energetic dog), we dive into the National Day Calendar. Pam Jahnke, the Fabulous Farm Babe from the Midwest Farm Report, joins the show as she does every Monday and Friday to chat about the virtues of chocolate milk, a new study analyzing the "ruralness" of Wisconsin, and how the dairy industry is changing with new, giant cheese plants out of state.

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44:32

What Candidate Do You Want?

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/20

Hour two begins with some usual banter as the guys do the show remotely from Gordy's house today. The pair talk tariffs, and dive into a story from a non-American, Simon Marks, giving his take on the current state of American "democracy," or the lack thereof. We check in with our WMDX Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a look at the weather, and also talk with a caller, explaining Canada's next move in the trade war: blocking US access to Pornhub. Later, Ben Wikler, chair of the Wisconsin

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44:32

Everyone Is Welcome, Unless They’re Not

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/20

John and Gordy are remote at a secret studio today (Gordy's house) as the main studio at WMDX is getting rebuilt! They walk through the National Day Calendar, and check in with Sam, on this beautiful day in the neighborhood, for Today in History. In today's dose of Idiocracy, the guys cover the news of an actress, detained at the boarder for being Canadian (!). They also chat about veterans being fired from their jobs by DOGE, and bring hour one to an end with a story about an Idaho teacher, who

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44:32

Think Vertically and Dare to Dream

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/19

In hour two, the guys chat Arlington National Cemetary, who is scrubbing Black and Women's history from the web and cemetery monuments, and also talk how the administration simply has a BAD view of the future - no view of how to make things better - only to revert, to the structure and culture of the 19th century. We talk with Brittney Merlot, taking a look at the (rainy!) weather to come today, and quickly chat about Republican's plan to bring their very own DOGE to Wisconsin. Later, we welcome

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44:32

POTUS: The Document Signer

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/19

Gordy, now ill with John's sickness from last week, begrudgingly leads us through the National Day Calendar to start out the show before handing things off to Sam for Today in History. In Idiocracy today, we cover the Autopen controversy - and get to the bottom of whether or not Biden (and Trump!) actually signed the pardons they claimed they did. We also take a look at the Trump Golf Tracker, and hear about how the president won his own golf tournament (lol). Closing out, the guys talk coffee,

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44:32

Public Access? There Is No More Public Access!

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/18

John and Gordy drain their brains in hour two, with a caller who suggests that MAGA and fact-deniers are doing just that, and rubbing off on the rest of us. We shift to talking about Social Security, the agency which is now calling (living) people dead to cut their benefits (!). We check in with Brittney Merlot, our WMDX meteorologist for a look at the weather, and later, we chat with Paul Soglin, former Madison Mayor, getting his hottest political takes. He touches on deregulation over the years

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44:32

Russian Nazis

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/18

John and Gordy get sloppy to start things out today, talking Sloppy Joe Day and all the other fake holidays on the National Day Calendar. We check in with Sam for Today in History, and dive into politics, discussing the wild stories coming out of the White House "writer's room." Continuing after the bottom of the hour, we dive head first into Idiocracy. The guys talk about the latest instance of the Trump administration disobeying court orders, and also talk Ukraine. As Marjorie Taylor Greene is

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44:32

Will You Marry Me?

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/17

In hour two, college dropouts John and Gordy go back to the university, discussing Trump's ultimatum for Columbia University, demanding federal oversight of what the institution teaches. In a break from the news, we check in with our WMDX meteorologist Brittney Merlot, then jump right back in listening to a new anti-Trump ad from the Lincoln Project. Later, we're joined by Hanna Shea or HS Pristine Clean, supposedly to talk about her business - but instead to receive a marriage proposal! After

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44:32

The Pie Master

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/17

Because apparently St. Patty's day preempts every other (real or fake) holiday, the guys don't have a ton to cover on the National Day Calendar or in the History Books, but luckily Pam Jahnke from the Midwest Farm Report is here to get us in gear with today's show. After chatting with her about the likely ending of a farm-to-school lunch program, we dive into Idiocracy, covering the dumb political news of the day. We talk Cyber Trucks and regular trucks, the latter going up significantly in price

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44:32

Weekly Best of John and Gordy Show for Mar 15

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/15

This week was a fun one with John and Gordy (amidst the insanity!). On this week's best-of, we hear their segment from Friday detailing Elon Musk's car show at the White House, before moving to an Elvis-centric episode of Today in History from Thursday. Later, we hear the bulk of the guys' conversation with Mike McCabe this week on symbolism, and passionate advocacy for positive political change, as well as our monthly chat with Judy Davidoff, publisher of Isthmus, chatting about what's in the

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44:32

Elon’s Autos

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/14

In today's Big Story, as promised, we talk Tesla, and reports from different perspectives on the "car show" held on the White House lawn showcasing Elon's autos. Taking a break from the insanity, we check out the weather, insane in its own way this weekend, with our WMDX meteorologist Brittney Merlot, and later, welcome in Rökker for his weekly appearance! He's here with a preview of Max Ink Radio tomorrow night, as well as other local music shows you need to be aware of.The John and Gordy

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44:32

Mail Time With Johnny

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/14

Its Friday! The guys kick off making fun of how the White House lawn was turned into a Tesla sales lot earlier this week. After checking out the National Day Calendar, we chat with Pam Jahnke from the Midwest Farm Report about what's going on in her world, including the renewed Rain Gauge Rally, a push for citizen scientists to report rainfall. Later, we dive into yet another edition of Idiocracy, discussing organized labor, with some unorthodox anti-labor mailings John received. Speaking of

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44:32

They’re Coming for Your Social Security

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/03/13

In hour two, the guys dive back into yesterday's topic of DOGE's efforts to privatize Social Security. We listen to a long clip of Representative John Larson, giving an impassioned speech calling on his fellow representatives to make congress show some spine against the overreach of the executive branch. We take a look away from our computer screens and peek outside, checking on the weather with our WMDX meteorologist Brittney Merlot, and later, walk through some poll numbers. They show, on all

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