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Mel & Floyd episodes

  • Something Out of Fahrenheit 451

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Considerate sloths; A record of dog heartbeats; The big gerrymandering fails; Fox asks “Is there any way we can spin this?”;  A new chief of staff (talk about failing upwards!);  AOC reelected;  Letitia James reelected;  Lauren Boebert handed defeat; And other random topics; Notice something missing?  For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!  Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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    59 min
  • Always Looking for the Endorsements

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Choosing candidates based on “well-maintained booties”; Houdini’s greatest escape [from Appleton]; Most political posts coming from bots?; Addams Family as trendsetters; Don’t microwave the fish!; White House manipulates visit from bishops; Idaho choosing an official “state firearm”;  And other random topics; Notice something missing?  For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!  Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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    58 min
  • A Lot of Wet Beaks in Eastern Europe

    This week on Mel & Floyd: A Nobel laureate in our midst; A weird noise in Ohio; A symbolioc broken globe; Putin a “humanitarian”?; Melania a peacemaker??; Vivek Ramaswamy’s vile ad; DOJ attempting to interfere in Alaska; What’s the benefit of A.I.?; International Wombat Day; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the completeMel and Floyd Experience, but the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-lve every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Tire.

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    58 min
  • Bucket of Bribes

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Mel reviews a movie from 1964 leading to a history lesson from ‘Pants;  Smarty pants reveals his doodles of choice;  Katie Zacharia sets a new record; Musk attempting to buy another election; Bipartisan opposition to Russian diesel deal; And other random topics; Notice something missing?  For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!  Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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    55 min
  • Knowledge but No Perspective

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Thanking “the People” for the infinite density of pledges; Buried symbolism in The Wizard of Oz; A bull semen explosion in Australia;  SSM’s antiunion actions; Fat-shaming Nora [the polar bear]; Ongoing battle over the Kennedy Center; Reevaluating Watergate??; A Nobel Laureate at the UW; And other random topics; Notice something missing?  For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!  Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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    58 min
  • Please Push the Button

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Mel returns from the Middle East [or midwest?] to help raise funds; News flash – lefties at WORT; Department of Defense, Secret Service & Department of Homeland Security all buying Russian software via shell company; “Dear Leader” intervenes with Justice Department to make sure convicted domestic abusers can still get guns; A visit from Esty; And other random topics; Notice something missing?  For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!  Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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    55 min
  • Now You’re a Painter!

    This week on Mel & Floyd: ”Luthor” comes off the bench while Mel negotiates in the Middle East; Trying reverse psychology, don’t think about donating to WORT at 608 256-2001 or wortfm.org; Mel & FLoyd win silver!; Results of a poll on socialism; GOP mega-donor drying up; And other random topics; Notice something missing?  For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!  Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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    56 min
  • We Want Ewe!

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Popularity of Mel & Floyd show parallels that of the UW Humanities Building; Monkeys vs the Irish; Why the FBI is now OK with bestiality; Sean Duffy comes out against start buttons in cars; Fatigue is running rampant; Fond memories (?) of the blatantly racist Willy Horton campaign ad; Customer “service” at the IRS; And other random topics; Notice something missing?  For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!  Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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    57 min
  • Good Old President Pennywise

    This week on Mel & Floyd: A book of photos of people reading [next project: action shots of paint drying]; The trouble with pedestrian crossings; Putin sends bone fragments to the Ukraine front; Eating the “true cross”; Delusional 9/11 claim from the Dear Leader; Exhorting his followers to cheat in the midterms; A visit from Saga; Mercury is shrinking; And other random topics; Notice something missing?  For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!  Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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    58 min
  • The Rest is Pizza Boxes

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Anticipating ‘Pants’ birthday [AKA Labor Day]; Tales of a rocket launch; Iceland declines an invitation; Measles among the unvaccinated n WIsconsin; Lutnick attempts to whitewash data centers; An overview of weekend events; GOP hopeful accused of attempting to frame primary opponent with cocaine; And other random topics; Notice something missing?  For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast!  Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time.

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    56 min

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