Mel & Floyd

Mel & Floyd

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  • And Then The Fly Exhaled
    This week on Mel & Floyd: Other reasons to dislike M&M commercials; Boundary Waters mining (or not); Crazy red-neck uncle gets comeuppance; “New” Egyptian tomb; IRS brand polishing; Pope Francis calls out anti-gay laws; How to explain the vacuum of space;  Change in the rotation of the earth’s molten core; A vaccine for honey bees; 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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    58 min
  • The Cow Says “Moo”
    This week on Mel & Floyd: An appreciation of good headphones; Brazilian drag queen in the House; Nixon reassessed; Currency scams through history; Swedish mineral news; Wine & chocolate the secret to longevity?; Does Gladys need more sleep?; Robot doughnut makers; 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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    59 min
  • A Trip Down “Dork Corner”
    This week on Mel & Floyd: Smarty Pants knows when NOTHING happened; Mel’s dorm decorating tips; Targeting the IRS; The “most evil” building in Madison; Geeking out on Star Trek; A robot for every use; The DiCaprio effect; China helps heal the ozone layer; A royal shrug; 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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    59 min
  • Happy Insurrection Day!
    This week on Mel & Floyd: Feast of the Epiphany, 12th Day of Christmas or Insurrection Day?; Did a guy from the Panther Legion do it?; A collection of New Year’s greetings from political prisoners in Russia; “Poo-throwing monkeys” in the House; An heir apparent in North Korea; Vintage Superman comic used for swearing in ceremony; 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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    59 min
  • A Chicken Walks Into a Bar…
    This week on Mel & Floyd: Ruby stops by to satisfy her community service requirement; Terrifying travel tales; How old is Jesus?; Russian war crimes; Whale watching in Oregon; Open season on Steamboat Willie?; King Charles’ travels; Can George Santos out-lie trump?; Animals in bars that are NOT setups for jokes; Children as terrorists; 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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    59 min
  • Mel & Floyd from the archives
    Mel and Mr. Smarty Pants are snowed in during the great Wisconsin blizzard, so we bring you an encore presentation of the Mel & Floyd Summer Replacement Show from December 21, 2007 – when George Bush was still president and the “War on Christmas” was still a thing.
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    58 min
  • The All-Montana Show
    This week on Mel & Floyd: A sad NFT attempt; Last Confederate statue in Richmond removed; Amazon distribution center locations explained; The latest on [non-jazz] fusion – the explanation involves “drinky birds”; A German “prince” and his Russian connections; Smarty Pants incorrectly describes a euphonium; “Bad words” across languages; Cats’ disdain; 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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    59 min
  • Brought to You By Hindenburg Airlines
    This week on Mel & Floyd: Hey, it snowed & Mel’s dog lacks torque; A Wisconsin clinic in Rockford; Reactions to new law protecting marriage equality; Yellen autographs coming soon; Back channels at the Supreme Court?; Journalism protection; Madison Tuba Christmas; 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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    59 min
  • Shut Up & Get Back To Talking
    This week on Mel & Floyd: WORT’s birthday fundraising show & a visit from Esty; A WORT Family Feud recap; Rating cartoon characters; Revisiting the promo for the Star Wars Holiday Special nearly a half century later; A mac and “cheese” lawsuit; Utility problems in Texas; 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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    57 min
  • Pass the Sliders, Please!
    This week on Mel & Floyd: Tales of turkeys, geese and cranes; A plot to “off” a royal uncovered centuries later; A discussion of languages culminating in Klingon; Parisian bubble tea; The symbolism of pumpkins; The eternal question: werewolf or vampire?; Juggling on the radio; More cost cutting at Twitter; 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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    58 min

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