John & Gordy

After yesterday, a very tough day for the city of Madison, John and Gordy reflect on the tragedy at Abundant Life Christian School. We move on and continue into the rest of the show, discussing fake holidays, and opening the History Book with Sam. Later in Idiocracy, we hear about West Virginia closing down over 20 public schools, and funneling their money instead into vouchers. The guys check in again on the drones, suspiciously hovering in random places over the US, and wreaking havoc and mania on conspiracy theorists. Closing out, we welcome on Elizabeth from the Dane County Humane Society for the first round of the Dating Game! Gordy, an eligible bachelors, interviews contestants to see who will be his new forever friend.

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, John and Gordy get into the issue of healthcare - and viewing it as a right, not a privilege, as Ron Johnson believes. We check in with Brittney Merlot for a check of the weather, and her latest risk-taking story from over the weekend, before returning to the the topic of healthcare, and how kids are being kicked off Medicaid. Later, we get into John's holiday gift ideas: Trump's new $99 book, and some ornaments being peddled by the right wing, of Democrats hanging by nooses (yikes).

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 talking drones, all in the news. They interrogate Sam about his history as a mattress, then get into the National Day Calendar. We welcome on Pam Jahnke to talk the season of giving, local nonprofits, and also the upcoming Packer movie. Later, we get into the Idiocracy, discussing this time more incoherent Trump remarks, on his planned pardons for J6 insurrectionists. We talk Universal Basic Income, now coming to South Korea, and close out diving deep into Vivek Ramaswamy's plan to get rid of the FDIC (!).

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 order to look back at this week of the John and Gordy show, it only makes sense that we begin at the end and work backwards! Kicking things off we hear John, on one of his signature rants, covering a variety of stories, with clips, on our Friday show. We go back to Tuesday to hear what was in the History Books with Sam, and later, we check in with Dr. Tim Slekar, on Thursday's BustED Pencils discussion. Wrapping up, the discussion of speeding gets heated, as we look back at the guy's discussion of the city's decision to lower residential speed limits.

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 to the Big Story: developments in the federal case against the Wisconsin fake electors, and an emotional response by Jim Troupis to these charges, that we feel no sympathy for. The guys also chat about Matt Gaetz' new job at One America News, and the cartel problem in Mexico, indirectly a result of US policies on guns. We check in with Brittney Merlot to talk weather, then welcome in Audree Brunkee from Happy Feet of Madison. She talks about the work her nonprofit does, providing socks to unhoused people, along with their current campaign to provide laundry vouchers to those in need. Later, Rökker joins the guys in the studio for his weekly look ahead at Max Ink Radio, along with local music.

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 their Friday show talking movies, and nearly break into a fight over Hundreds of Beavers. To quiet things down we get into the National Day Calendar, then chat with Pam Jahnke, learning all about the Capitol's Christmas tree, and also skyrocketing whey prices. Later we get into the Idiocracy, covering the rehabilitation of Pete Hegseth, now being considered once again to head the DoD. After a rant on DoGE, John enlightens us to new ways to drink: with an automatic cocktail machine!.

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, John and Gordy are joined by Deb Watterson, owner of Sugar River Pizza, to talk about her restaurant, and winning Best of Madison awards two years running. Brittney Merlot joins the show right on schedule to take a look at the (cold!) weather, and then we dive into the Big Story: federal charges against three of the Wisconsin fake electors from the 2020 election. Later, the discussion turns to Luigi Mangione, suspected killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The guys look at the issue from all angles: as a form of vigilante justice, as commentary on the state of healthcare and wealth distribution in America, and also in comparison to a right wing vigilante: Kyle Rittenhouse.

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 zero degrees! Time to warm up the radio to listen to John and Gordy. John starts out almost having a meltdown over Time's decision to name Trump the Person of the Year, but luckily he calms down after we get into the National Day Calendar. We check in with Sam for Today in History, and later welcome on Dr. Tim Slekar of BustED Pencils. He and the guys talk the dissonance seen on the ballot, in places where Trump was elected, yet also where voters overwhelmingly approve of public school referenda. They also touch on the role of PTOs in modern schools, and laws requiring teachers to disclose identity and name changes of trans kids to their parents.

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 hear more of John Stewart's interview with Ben Wikler on the Daily Show before getting into the Big Story: plans to roll back subsidies on the ACA, and John's ensuing rant. We check in with Brittney Merlot for a look at the upcoming and unpredictable weather, before welcoming in Mike McCabe to the studio as we do every Wednesday. Today he's on talking about "What's The Matter With Kansas," and how the landmark book set us on our current course of rural voters 'going against their best interests.'

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, Gordy, Sam, and aspiring producer (and station manager) Kathryn are here to start out your day! We cover the National Day Calendar as usual, along with Today in History with Sam. In today's dose of Idiocracy, the guys get into healthcare, with a preview of John's rant to come in hour two. We talk the "free speech" advocated on unaccredited college campuses funded by right wing billionaires (its not free speech), and get into a story about being a model parent of kid who is trans. Closing out, the guys touch on the story about the Onion's purchase of Infowars, and how the deal may now be off, along with a clip of Ben Wikler's interview on The Daily Show.

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!