John & Gordy

John and Gordy wrap up the week in usual fashion, with the National Day Calendar (twice!), and Today in History with Sam. Later in the Idiocracy, we dive deep into The Apprentice - the TV show and movie about it, and the wholly phony nature of Donald Trump. Closing out, we hear some clips from Chad Vader, the Darth Vader-turned grocery store owner, who turned from the dark side to be in favor of democracy.

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!

Terry Bell joins the guys in studio to kick off hour two with the Big Story: Harris's visit to not one, not two, but three (!) locations in Wisconsin today: Green Bay, La Crosse, and Milwaukee. We also hear from Terry about decreased numbers of ballot drop boxes, and text-based election scams. We dig into the Harris interview last night on Fox News, and get the scoop on them misleading her by playing edited audio of Trump. Brittney Merlot joins the show for a brief check of the weather, and later, we welcome in Scott Klug to discuss his podcast Lost in the Middle, and the advantages and disadvantages of different systems of voting, such as ranked choice. Closing out, as is necessary with Scott here, he and John battle once again over the existence of gas stoves.

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 Thursday! That means John and Gordy are on! (And are also on every other weekday.) They talk the Madison Night Market tonight, "balls," and the National Day Calendar. We open the books for Today in History with Sam, and later, welcome on Dr. Tim Slekar of BustED Pencils to talk education. He covers qualified vs. quality teachers - the difference between being certified to teach, and being good at it, as well as how AI can best be utilized by both students and teachers.

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!

Terry Bell joins the guys to kick off hour two with the Big Story: an update on where Wisconsin budget surpluses stand, as we begin the budgetary process. We hear another clip from Trump's interview at the Economic Club of Chicago, where he tried to justifiy January 6th. We talk briefly with Brittney Merlot for a check of the weather, then hear some clips from Tim Walz bashing Trump's insanity. At the bottom of the hour we get a speedrun of Johnny at the Movies on "The Apprentice," then welcome in Mike McCabe to talk about his book, "Miracles Along County Q," out tomorrow. The discussion turns to his latest article on his Substack blog, Ebiyan House, about an overreach of the governor's veto power, and we also touch on the presidential race.

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!

Today's show kicks off with an update on Gordy's missing tooth (stolen by the dentist yesterday), before we get into the National Day Calendar. We hear a speech from George Washington himself on "American words," then get today's dose of Idiocracy: Trump going to work at McDonald's. Wrapping up hour one, we briefly get into the nonsense spewed by Trump, at a meeting of the Economic Club of Chicago.

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!

Terry Bell Big Story: Dane County now requiring burning permits. We get to a story about JD Vance saying he wants to restrict the interstate travel of pregnant women (!), before we do a live unboxing of our new WMDX merch. Brittney Merlot, along with Satan himself join the show, and we get the scoop on weather down in hell, and right here in Madison. Later, we discuss more Trump mental slips, the mystery of his Coachella rally now solved, and close with Harris, taking a page from the playbook of John and Gordy, playing Trump cuts at her rallies.

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 bundle up as the cold weather dips into the 30s finally. They cover the National Day Calendar and talk cheese before getting into Today in History with Sam. Later, we hear What's Trending through the Daily Docket from Mark Elias, with info about voter suppression. In the Idiocracy, we talk BRT (the ticket kiosks are down!), and John bashes Republicans, while Gordy and Sam defend having them in a productive democracy. We talk with a caller about the negative effects of the Walker administration on the DNR, and close out with another look at the clip of Charlie Chaplain's speech in "The Great Dictator."

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, Terry Bell joins us for today's Big Story: an IV fluid shortage from hurricane Helene's damage. We hear some comments from the Politics Girl on Trump's cabinet denouncing him, then dig into his comments in Detroit last week, and responses to his assertion that the country will look like the city if Harris is elected. We check in with Brittney Merlot for a recap of her weekend, and a look at the (cold!) weather ahead this week, then get into the story about Trump's rally in Coachella, where he abandoned thousands of supporters in the desert. Later, we get Gordy's review of the movie "Saturday Night," about the first episodes of Saturday Night Live. Closing out with Leftovers, we talk more movies, with a clip from the Chaplin film "The Great Dictator," and compare him to Trump.

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, and Sam quickly recap their weekends, then get into the National Day Calendar, talking Indigenous People's Day (and Eric Hovde's distain for Native Americans). We chat with listener Mark about the Trump bibles, then get into Today in History with Sam. Later, in the Idiocracy, the guys discuss the man arrested in Coachella outside a Trump rally with guns and fake passports, and also Mike Johnson, failing to condemn claims that Democrats are behind the Trump assassination attempts. Closing out the hour, we cover the continuing story about Trump's incontinence, and his need to use diapers.

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!

Terry Bell checks in at the start of hour two for the Big Story: hurricane Helene cleanup and aid. After Terry, we get into some of the latest comedy from Eric Hovde, first recalling how his bank took money from cartels, then getting into his hot takes on lead pipe replacement. We talk the controversial proposal from him about raising the retirement age, then finally move on to other stories: threatened FEMA workers in the wake of disinformation. At the bottom of the hour, we hear a song about Trump: "Confound the Science." Continuing with music, Rökker joins us for our weekly preview of Max Ink Radio, and live, local music coming up in the area.

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!