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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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45:07

Where Are Your Papers?

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/30

In hour two, the guys chat more about the story out of Milwaukee, where three citizens, now known to be Puerto Ricans, were arrested by ICE for speaking Spanish. Elaborating on the topic, we hear from Ryan Walters, OK Superintendent of Schools, who wholeheartedly endorses the idea of raiding schools to deport kids. Taking a break from the madness, we chat with Brittney Merlot our Civic Media Meteorologist about the roller coaster of weather we have ahead. Later the guys dive into RFK's

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45:08

Zuck’s Guide to Manhood

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/30

John's got a new haircut! Of course this takes up a sizable portion of the start of the show's conversation. Once we move beyond that, the guys talk croissants for the National Day Calendar, and check in with Sam for Today in History(lots of birthdays!). With some extra time, John covers a leftover story: how to be manly, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Later, we'd usually be chatting with Dr. Tim Slekar of BustED Pencils, but he's out sick today, so instead we enter another edition of Idiocracy.

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45:07

E Pluribis Unum

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/29

In hour two we get to a holdover story from 6:00: a shouting match between Jake Tapper and Stephen Miller. We preview the RFK hearing happening today with words from his cousin, Caroline Kennedy, daughter of JFK, describing in unsettling detail his utter lack of empathy. After checking in with Brittney Merlot for a look at the weather ahead, the guys chat about happenings at the SCOWI, as justices are asked to recuse themselves from the case involving Act 10. Later, Mike McCabe joins us as he

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45:08

Pee Wee is a Drone

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/29

Despite agreeing before the show to do away with the National Day Calendar, tradition has forced our hand and we cover the fake holidays anyway to start out the show. We check in with Sam for Today in History, and take to the skies as we hear some of the backstory behind the drone sightings a few months ago. In other UFO news, we hear about the conspiracy that there's one in the ocean now (!), and as Idiocracy begins, we shift to a discussion with callers on immigration, and why it won Trump the

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45:08

“Bonkers, Nutso”

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/28

The guys talk economics in hour two, as we review how cutting federal funding for a host of programs will tank the economy. In addition, we chat about Trump's plan to 'replace taxes with tariffs,' In a break from politics, we chat with Brittney Merlot about her time in Florida, at a pirate festival (!), and about the possibility of breaking a temperature record today. At the bottom of the hour John and Gordy cover a story from Ohio, where a proposed bill would require universities to "teach from

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45:08

Cruelty, For Show

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/28

Its Kazoo Day! John, Gordy, and Sam chat about the wild toy instrument, along with all the other National Days. We open up the (dusty!) books for Today in History, and later get into Idiocracy. In today's edition, we cover Ontario's proposed retaliation for US tariffs: a liquor ban, as well as how the cult of personality around the president is growing. The discussion turns to the deportations by military plane now taking place, and we close out the hour with news that the Air Force has cut from

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45:07

Goin’ Back To Mad City

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/27

In hour two, after some technical difficulties, the guys chat more about ICE raids in Chicago, and hear from Greg Palast about the people wrongly purged from voter rolls before the election. The guys touch on AI, which can now supposedly replicate itself (!), and later welcome to the show Jason Ilstrup, President of Downtown Madison, Inc. They chat about changes to State Street and the isthmus more broadly, with reassurance about business turnover on the Great Street, and huge amounts of housing

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45:07

Cold as ICE

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/27

After a long weekend of collecting stories, John (and Gordy) start out the show with a rant on how we're now living in a dictatorship. We chat with an early morning caller about the brave new world we're living in, before distracting ourselves from reality with the National Day Calendar. We chat with Pam Jahnke about how the weird winter weather is affecting farmers here and elsewhere, and also hear about this year's Farm Dog of the Year, Sirius. Later, we dive into a series of stories for

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45:07

Heritage Foundation Booooo

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/24

In hour two we dive into the Big Story: more on the executive order banning birthright citizenship for children of immigrants illegally in the country. We get the Heritage Foundation's (wrong) argument on why it should stand, and the guys break down the blatantly unconstitutional order. With more bashing of the Heritage Foundation, the guys tear down Russel Vought, an author of Project 2025, and the nominee for Budget Director, who wants to "traumatize" the federal government. After the break, we

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45:07

Contraception Begins at Erection

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/24

We should have taken the same strategy as yesterday, putting John in a straightjacket, as the first words out of his mouth are about Trump, welcoming J6 rioters, now pardoned, to the White House. After quelling that, we chat about the spooky happenings at the station lately, then dive into the National Day Calendar. The guys chat with Pam Jahnke, discussing the use of cheese brine to salt roads, and also a new GPS based invisible fencing system for cattle. Leaving the farm, we drift into the land

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45:07

Good ol’ Wisconsin Gun Show

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/23

In hour two, as much as we're trying to stop him, John gets into Trump talk, with a clip from Courier News breaking down all of his broken promises (all in one week!). We hear some chatter with a Maga about whether or not it was right to pardon J6 rioters, and later dive into the State of the State address. The guys remain fixated on the weird behavior by Republicans, who all sat, and would not even support Evers in calling for an end to school shootings. Speaking of guns, the guys talk about

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45:08

Why Become Intelligent Anymore?

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/23

With the firehose of news, John had to be put into a straightjacket and forcefed the National Day Calendar to calm down. Before we could do so, the guys chatted about the State of the State address last night, as well as some more executive orders passed by Trump. The guys check in with Sam for Today in History, and later, we welcome on Dr. Tim Slekar of BustED Pencils as we do every Thursday. This time around, we ask him all about AI in the classroom - the implications of its existence, and

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45:08

AI, Easy As Baking a Cake

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/22

In hour two, we get to the Big Story of the day: another Trump pardon, this time of the kingpin of Silk Road, a former internet drug trafficking hub. We chat with Brittney Merlot for a look at the weather, and hear about how the South is getting the weather we should be (8" of snow in Florida!), and later welcome on Mike McCabe, this time to talk about AI, and the wild problems that the technology both causes and still has, when applied to writing and creativity. The John and Gordy Show is a

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45:07

Many Ways To Have A Good Time

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/22

Today's show starts with a spooky twist: Sam, John and Gordy's producer, is fixing up an old radio, and it makes John recall a ghost hunting TV show. As its not October, we return to the National Day Calendar for a break from the supernatural. We take a look at what happened on This Day in History, and later talk Idiocracy. In today's edition we talk Trump's new sword, words from a former member of the Village People, denouncing the performance by a different Village People at the inauguration,

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45:07

The Luckiest Boy In The World

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/21

Hour two kicks off with the Big Story: the tax plan proposed by Trump and the Republicans that would not in fact cut middle class taxes as promised. Instead, their plan now would have people paying more to allow tax cuts for corporations and top earners. Though we know its still cold out, we check in with Brittney Merlot for our daily look at the forecast, and later welcome on Pat McBride, the author, professor of cardiology, and Luckiest Boy in the World, who as a teenager worked for the Brewers,

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45:08

Who Need the 14th Amendment?

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/21

John and Gordy have a jam-packed show ahead! They kick off recapping some of the executive orders passed by Trump on his first day in office, including pardoning J6 rioters, pulling out of the WHO and Paris Climate Agreement, and more. To distract themselves, they check out the National Day Calendar, as they always do. Later, we get a heaping pile of Idiocracy, as the guys dig more into one of his "dictator on day one" actions: ending birthright citizenship. Wrapping up the first hour, we take a

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45:08

Hickory Tickory Tock

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/20

In hour two, John and Gordy get into the Big Story they previewed in the last hour, TikTok, and the uproar that the ban, and resurrection by Trump has caused. We chat with Brittney Merlot about the extremely cold weather, then take a look at a Fox News exclusive: a list of his day-one executive orders. Later, we chat with former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, talking about the inauguration, as well as how State Street has changed over the decades, and the challenges it faces with empty stores and

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45:07

Losing Our Marbles

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/20

John and Gordy kick off the week reminiscing about when they lost their marbles. We're all going to lose our marbles today, as #47 is sworn into office. To distract ourselves, we take a look at the National Day Calendar, and also chat with Pam Jahnke, the Fabulous Farm Babe, to hear how the cold weather is affecting farmers. Later, in today's dose of Idiocracy, the guys chat about how the inauguration was moved indoors, hear about proto-DEI in 80s, from In Living Color, and then dive into TikTok,

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45:07

Weekly Best of John and Gordy Show for Jan 18

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/18

John and Gordy hit a home run at the end of this week - as they remembered Bob Uecker, who passed on Thursday. In addition to that, they talked with James Kelley, who was reporting from Eau Claire on the closure of Leinenkugel's brewery Friday. Though every day we check in with our Civic Media meteorologist, Brittney Merlot, we also got her take this week on the news that Allen Media was cutting their entire weather staff, across all stations. Wrapping up this week's best of, we also hear from

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45:08

Bye Bye Leinies and Weatherpeople

The John and Gordy Show ·

2025/01/17

In hour two, we talk briefly with a caller about last hour's topic of international takeovers, and she offers up another piece of media telling a story about such. The guys chat with James Kelly, our news correspondent up in Chippewa Falls, getting the scoop on Leinenkugel's brewery closing later today. Moving over to Wausau, we chat with Brittney Merlot, or Civic Media meteorologist, both about the weather, but also about the news that Allen Media is cutting its entire weather staff across all

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