Mel & Floyd

This week on Mel & Floyd: Floyd delivers an update on his assignment [the computer ate it] while Smarty Pants is in Prague [for espionage?]; Mel’s a “good boy” at the dentist; A Mel & Floyd family reunion; “Rainbow Underground Railroad” facilitating escapes from Texas; Leading states for depression; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood.

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This week on Mel & Floyd: Buttercup’s in the freezer; Mel, SmartyPants & guest stars to make their first festival appearance since the “before times”; Vote for M&F in the “Best of Madison” poll AND enter the “draw Clopsey” contest at [email protected]; An ‘accidental’ flood at Mar-a-Lago; New bus schedule will help Mr. ‘Pants; Crypto woes; Historic flag-raising in Madison; BMW drivers’ true distinction; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood.

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This week on Mel & Floyd: Ruby sits in after ‘Pants escapes to the coal mines; Mel gets a big check in the mail; It’s fund raising time, call 608 256-2001 to pledge; A visit from Esty; Bedbugs in the Honolulu airport;  And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood.

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This week on Mel & Floyd: SmartyPants’ graduation miracle; The “Clopsey” art contest; Steve Bannon to stand trial…eventually; An odd summer festival in Monona; Memories of Little Miss Porkette; GOP machinations explained; Russia’s new enemies list; Is artificial intelligence really intelligent?; A “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie review; A union-busting chatbot; Gang of orcas attacking boats; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood.

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This week on Mel & Floyd: DeSantis announces a “draw Clopsy” contest; A false sense of new tomorrows; Best & worst teachers & students; Pythagoras restores reality; Vos pooh-poohs choo-choos; More fallout from Disney vs DeSantis; China proves it can’t take a joke; Lukashenko goes AWOL; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood.

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This week on Mel & Floyd: Did Wisconsin’s “sin-eater” infect Smarty-Pants?; Watergate at 50; Melvina’s backyard bees; DeSantis “protects” Floridians from the medical community; Gerrymandering Paul Ryan’s snake; Gender-affirming care in Missouri; Coronation roundup; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood.

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This week on Mel & Floyd: Perspectives on world leaders; Orange Menace,. Meatball Ron & Nixon; Putting kids to work serving booze, More “delicious documents” coming from Fox?; Jefferson’s Bible; Florida’s GOP is anti-sunshine; Brewery cancels gun-nut; More unethical behavior from SCOTUS; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood.

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This week on Mel & Floyd: SmartyPants basks in the afterglow of Tucker’s downfall, A new guest host at WORT?; Bakker & Falwell’s fundraising ideas; John Ronson gets things backwards again; Lindsey Graham a progressive?; Florida’s latest assaults on voting rights; Pope facilitates a crack in the stained glass ceiling; Spring cleaning tips from Smarty Pants; Rare wombat sighting and listening to a screaming hairy armadillo; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood.

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This week on Mel & Floyd: Pants gets ice cream while Mel reminisces about Star Trek reruns; An adventure at the dump; Smarty Pants’ watch goes on vacation – did it come back?; Florida winning in the race to the bottom; The GOP candidate so nice she counts your donations twice; A timely quote from Mark Twain; Soylent Green at 50; Microsoft to pick up some of Foxconn’s slack; And other random topics; Subscribe to the Mel & Floyd Podcast on itunes and never miss another episode [Unless the power goes off again] – It’s FREE!; Passersby were amazed at the unusually large amounts of blood.

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NOTICE: Do not attempt to adjust your radio, part of this week’s show is in black and white.

This week on Mel & Floyd: The Wisconsin Film Festival Spectacular. The fest kicked off earlier this week — and it’s celebrating its 25th anniversary! It runs through Thursday, April 20th. We speak with Ben Reiser, Operations Director for the Fest, and Lewis Peterson, of Four Star Video Rental, for their picks this festival (of note— a film that involves balloons), and what it’s been like to show films for the last year at Hilldale.

Then we turn to the filmmakers:

* Michael Chang Gummelt is the director behind the film noir comedy The Blackjack Hotel, which features the puppet private investigator Jack Lemming (Jack makes an appearance on the show, too). The film screens Saturday, April 15, at 9pm at The Marquee at Union South.

* Benett Holgerson, Abby Holgerson, and Claire Read, the trio behind the short film Prairie Girls. It’s a time-traveling sci-fi comedy romp through the centuries. The film screens Friday, April 14, @ 8:45pm at the Chazen.

* Jacy Catlin, fresh off a drive down from northern Wisconsin, and an expert in finding happiness in seemingly bleak times. He’s the screenwriter and star of Everything I Learned When My House Burned Down. He tells us what it’s like after your house burns down, the firefighters go home, the smoke clears, and insurance money starts to kick in. The film screens this Saturday, April 15 @ 9pm at Union South.

Thanks to Four Star for opening up early to record. Thanks to Ruby for running the board and preparing sound clips. Thanks to Gladys for additional production work. Thanks to our loyal minions for listening and subscribing — it’s free! 

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