John & Gordy

Its the morning after, and there is tension in the air as John and Gordy discuss Trump's victory in the election. The anticipated blue wall turned out to instead be a red one. The guys do get into the silver lining: Tammy Baldwin winning her race over Eric Hovde, and the approval of city and school referendums. Along the way, John, Gordy, and Sam break it down and give their thoughts on what we anticipate going forward.

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!

Hour two of John and Gordy's election day special opens up with a Will.i.am song: "Yes She Can," about a Harris presidency. We hear some words from Harrison Ford on voting for Harris, as well as John Oliver, giving his final pitch on the danger of Trump and capability of Harris. We check in with Brittney Merlot for the scoop on the election day weather, and at the bottom of the hour, hear an Australian news station's take on the election. Later Rökker joins the show, and steps out of his comfort zone, talking politics for a change. He and the guys dive deep into what the phrase "united we stand, divided we fall" really means.

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 Election Day! With John afraid and Gordy hopeful, we get the day of democracy kicked off. Kathryn is in early today, and talks with the guys about what she'll be up to at the polls. We talk doughnuts (good fuel for radio hosts) on National Doughnut Day. The conversation moves to another sweet food, cereal, and after the break we finally get into some substance on the election. We hear about Gordy's long history of voting, then he enlightens us to some funny election day trivia. We're also joined by Ben Wikler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, to talk about his goals and hopes for the day. Wrapping up hour one, the show gets a phone call from the Avengers (!) who are voting for Harris.

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 hour two with an abridged version of SNL's open from over the weekend, where Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance. We hear more clips from her and Tim Walz on the stump, discussing Gen Z voters, abortion rights, and more. Later, the discussion turns to Mike Johnson's plan to repeal the CHIPS and Science act, as well as RFK's madness, and the catastrophe it would be if he were placed in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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-ala and Gord-ala in the Morn-ala talk Harris's appearance on SNL over the weekend, which also inspired their name change for the day. We cover the National Day Calendar, Today in History with Sam, and then get into What's Trending: a Trump float in the Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania Halloween parade showing Kamala Harris shackled, being towed behind a vehicle. In the Idiocracy, we hear some words from Obama, campaigning for Harris, on Trump's trashing of his pandemic response plans, and also a CNN fact check on Harris's tax policy. Sam Chimes in with his strategy for convincing MAGA family members to not vote for Trump, and closing out the hour, the guys talk about John's criminal past (for a traffic violation), and how Sam may suffer the same fate if he votes for Harris.

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 John and Gordy had a banger set of shows, and here we present the best of the best! We go first to their conversation about the Washington Post and other papers refusing to endorse a candidate. They discuss this with longtime caller Jo, before we move on to Friday's edition of What's Trending: Trump (when isn't he trending?), who would unleash a firing squad on Liz Cheney, given the chance. Later we hear the guy's interview with John Zumbrunnen, faculty advisor to BadgersVote at UW Madison, to talk about student voting and the Gen Z voting bloc. Wrapping up this week's best of, we hear the tail end of John and Gordy's conversation with Tim Slekar of BustED Pencils this week, where they talked AI, in the medical field, education, and more, and also touch on their other podcast topic this week: showing emotions in healthy ways.

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!

Rökker stops into the studio for the John & Gordy show to preview 11 year old rising star Paige Kleber's new song "Playin' Hard to Get" and talk about her role in the upcoming SpongeBob the Musical - youth edition. Hint: she plays a rockstar!

Hour two kicks off with a call from Kathryn, who has decided to take over Gordy's living room on election night for a watch party of Civic Media's special coverage. Getting back to news, the guys talk Trump's comments on protecting women "whether they like it or not," and also Harris's response ad featuring and mocking the shocking comments. We check in with Brittney Merlot for a check of the weather today and for the weekend, and take a call from CJ. Later, as he does every Friday, Rökker joins us for a preview of local music in the area coming up, but not before John squeezes in a few more clips about how Mike Johnson wants to repeal the ACA.

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 November! John and Gordy start the show talking about their (stress) balls again, then dive into the National Day Calendar. After a brief historical look at Today in History, we get into What's Trending: Trump saying he wants Liz Cheney to be executed by firing squad. After the break, we wrap up the discussion about his "nine barrels" comment, then get into Idiocracy. Topics in that wheelhouse for today include a fact check on Trump's title of "Border Czar" for Harris, and wrapping up the hour, a look at Jesse Watters and Charlie Kirk's comments about how men's wives shouldn't be allowed to for Harris.

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 part two of their Halloween special, John and Gordy get into the Big Story: more on yesterday's rally for Kamala Harris at the Alliant Center, with some interviews with attendees. We then dig into healthcare, with comments from Mike Johnson in which he vowed to repeal the ACA (!), as well as a clip from RFK, where he alleges that Trump would put him in charge of public health. We check in briefly with Brittney Merlot for a look at today's weather (not great for Trick or Treating), then get back on the topic of healthcare. After the break, we welcome in John Zumbrunnen, advisor of BadgersVote at UW Madison, to talk about student voting, what BadgersVote does, and the significance of Gen Z as a voting bloc in this election. Wrapping up the show, we chat about the economic plan of Elon Musk if he were part of a Trump presidency, and share a laugh over headlines in the new Onion issue.

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!