John & Gordy

In hour two, the guys dive into the Big Story: AP News still blocked from press conferences at the White House, first by Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt, and now by the courts (!) So much for freedom of the press. We check in with Brittney Merlot, our WMDX Meteorologist, for a look at the weather and to continue the conversation on raincoats, before jumping back to politics with calls from listeners. Later, we welcome on Mike McCabe for his weekly appearance, this time to chat about how the firehose of news is the strategy by MAGA to combat the real opposition party (in their view): the media. Throw the news media off balance, and you control the narrative,. By “flooding the zone,” you control the propaganda. Mike’s guidance is to pay attention only to what is really important. They close out their conversation touching on the outrage seen at congressional town halls, and a comment that stood out to Mike: If you go along with the administration, are you really representing us?

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!

On this rainy morning, John and Gordy kick off the show with raincoat talk. They clobber the National Day Calendar, and check in with Sam for Today in History. In today’s dose of Idiocracy, we learn about Trump’s “Gold Card,” a Green Card that can be bought for $5 million. With more on economic inequality, we hear a rant from representative Jim McGovern on MAGA’s planned tax cuts, and shift gears to hear Trump blaming himself for his 2019 trade agreement. Closing out the first hour, Rachel Maddow recaps for us how a judge has called Trump officials, rather than the man himself, into court to answer for DOGE’s lawlessness.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!

In hour two, the guys get on to the topic of DOGE’s promised $5,000 dividends, a complete financial impossibility. They also dive into how Musk has wormed his way into ALL of government data, and later, welcome on Attorney and host of Amicus: A Law Review, Jim Santelle. The guys chat with him all about the security crisis the federal government faces, as agency after agency is invaded by Elon Musk and DOGE. They also chat about the courts, and the pending lawsuits against Musk and Trump, with weariness as to their true effectiveness. Wrapping up, we pick Jim’s brain on Trump’s claim to create regulation (‘I am the law’), in the wake of last year’s SCOTUS Chevron Doctrine overturn, blocking the executive branch from creating policy.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!

John and Gordy kick off the show in usual fashion, talking up and down about the National Day Calendar, with some love added in for the warm weather we’re having. After checking in with Sam for Today in History, we get to Idiocracy, covering news about the asteroid headed to earth, a US military base in Greece closing, and the alarming story of a woman dragged out of an Idaho town hall by unmarked security guards. Closing out the first hour. the guys get manly, discussing JD Vance’s hot take on masculinity.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!

In hour two, the guys dive into the uproar across the country in town halls against lawmakers supporting Trump and DOGE, with two examples in Wisconsin from Scott Fitzgerald and Glenn Grothman. On the flipside, we hear from Pete Buttigieg, on how to create a concerted opposition by Democrats to the chaos in government. After checking in with Brittney Merlot for a look at the weather, we dive back into the town hall complaints against Fitzgerald and Grothman, with more comments from local residents. Later, we enter a rapid-fire session of clips gathered by John, on topics ranging from totalitarianism, to more on town hall complaints. Wrapping things up, we hear some constituent complaints on a different issue: suppression of women voters, who have changed their last names after marrying.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!

John and Gordy kick off the week chatting about their mutual hatred of Led Zeppelin before getting into today’s National Day Calendar, and Today in History with Sam. Later, in Idiocracy, we hear more of Canadian comedian Ron James who we played last week, and then talk taxes, as DOGE moves to defund the IRS – who by the way is Pete Hegseth. Closing out the first hour, the guys hear Stephen Colbert, on Trump attacking on NYC’s congestion pricing – the true duty of a king.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!

This week on John and Gordy the guys put the teletype to good use, with a constant flow of news. Featured here is Friday’s Big Story, all about Musk’s descent into madness, as he wielded a chainsaw. We hear from Pam Jahnke, the Fabulous Farm Babe, about the upcoming National Cheese Competition in Green Bay, and later, hear our full interview with Mike McCabe this week, about his upbringing on a farm, and the difficulties, but community found in it, as well as advice he has to help struggling farmers: a return to FDR-era agricultural regulation.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!

In hour two we finally get to the Big Story: Elon’s chainsaw, the embodiment of what he now wields and is taking to the levers of power. Almost as if he’s taking a page from the movie Idiocracy, we hear a clip of the president’s plan to “fix everything.” We check in with Brittney Merlot for our daily check of the weather, and later welcome back Rökker! After his heart attack in December, he’s been taking some time away from Max Ink Radio, but has been feeling well enough to get back into the swing of things. He fills us in on local music happening in Madison, on air, and out and about.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!

Its Friday! John and Gordy kick off with a look at the National Day Calendar and a conversation about root beer floats, before welcoming on Pam Jahnke from the Midwest Farm Report to chat up and down about cheese. In Idiocracy, we get Stephen Colbert’s latest take on the continuing destruction of the government, and hear a slip from Christie Noem, who now claims we shouldn’t trust the government. Closing out hour one, John and Gordy take to the skies, talking about DOGE’s next targe: NOAA.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!

In hour two, we’ve got a firehose of stories to rival that of Trump. Starting out, we hear from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, taking a stand against “the king,” and drawing parallels with the Nazi’s rise to power. Paul Reichoff is next, with his breakdown on the impending Pentagon takeover. To distract us from the insanity we chat with Brittney Merlot for a look at the WMDX weather update, and later we launch into another slew of short clips chronicling the downfall of democracy. Wrapping it all up (with a pretty bow!) we hear from Canadian comedian Ron James, and his take on Trump’s America.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!