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This week on Mel & Floyd: Special Earth Day episode; Placing the blame; The meek vs. the 2nd amendment; Angry bartenders occupy Wisconsin Assembly; Special powers of the Wisconsin governor; Omarosa’s big pay day; Politics as pro wrestling; Minnesota pig emissions & wizard wands; 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: Musings on the resurrection and Mel’s birthday; Russian ship goes underwater to “F” itself while Germany seizes the world’s largest oligarch yacht; British fish & chips crisis; Lockdowns in China; Rehashing the ‘72 election; Measuring things with giraffes vs Rhode Islands; Longevity limits in mammals; GOP election strategies dissected; Lead and cadmium on vintage McDonald’s glasses; 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 Summer Replacement Show: The return of the annual Mel & Floyd Wisconsin Film Festival Spectacular, live from Four Star Video. The Wisconsin Film Fest kicked off earlier this week and runs through Thursday, April 14th.

We speak with Ben Reiser, Operations Director for the Fest, and musician Phil Cook, part of a documentary about the gospel group The Branchettes. We speak with Dana Pellebon, director of “Transaster,”a short film made by a student at an area high school about an intolerant high school volleyball captain, and Taylor Pipes, director of “Dairyland,” a portrait of a fourth generation family dairy farm.

Then we speak with two filmmakers with short films in a series for people devoted to “raunch and intellect,” Bulat Schamiloglu of “Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday” and Arielle Bordow of “Craigslist Roommate,” winner of a 2022 Golden Badger Jury Award. Finally, Four Star’s own Lewis Peterson caps off the festival with his picks for the festival.

Thanks to our guests for being on, Lewis and Robert from Four Star Video for hosting, and Ben and Karen from the Wisconsin Film Festival for making this broadcast possible. Also thanks to WORT volunteers “Super Dave,” Caylin, Shawn, and mindless minion D-Cubed. Aaron Scholz was your technical director for this remote broadcast, and Chali Pittman was your producer.

 

 

 

 

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.

This week on Mel & Floyd: Smarty Pants returns from spring break revelry in Columbus; Tommy Thompson kisses the ring; Cocaine-fueled octogenarian orgies?; Non-woke Disney-alternative rides; Hillary gets fined; Downsides of crowd funding medical expenses; Canadian electric buses coming to Madison?; Health benefits of music; 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: Floyd sits in while Smarty Pants gets his chakras aligned; Big money for a soon-to-be underwater condo; Contraceptives for male mice; Is your dog gay?; Another reason to avoid toxic masculinity; Trucker protest fizzles in DC; Ongoing grifts from the former president; A siren whistle announces the weekend; 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: Pledge drive wrap-up & back-patting; Halliburton & Koch remain active in Russia; Mel’s international chess exploits and the risks of online interactions; Estimates of numbers of Russian soldiers killed & musing on the potential for palace intrigue in the Kremlin; Texas pirates to seize oligarch yachts?; 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: Mystery yacht near Tuscany; Kraniak appreciation triggers wellness checks; Election fraud in Colorado; Windmill delusions; Postal Service overhaul; Ongoing lawsuit against Fox “News”; Endurance endures; 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: Mel’s coworkers express a lack of interest in his birthplace while Smarty Pants explains an outhouse cost-benefit analysis; A visit from Esty; Miss Lindsey calls for a palace coup; A vacation for Sybil?; Global warming update [spoiler: it’s not good]; A looney Girl Scout cookie conspiracy theory: Twinkies and Tang – do you feel appreciated?; 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: Various perspectives on Ukraine; Unemployment system “reform” in Wisconsin; Apparently 16% of Americans actually believe Qanon “tenets”; Groucho Marx and Barbara Frietchie each figure in the conversation; Resurgent train robbery in L.A.; You won’t believe what the FDA just approved; 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 dreams of sunshine & a tiny RV; “Jesus, Guns & Babies”???; West Virginia GOP throws coal miners under the bus; Progress on deal with Iran; tRump’s tRoubles; Increased child poverty rates; The invisible hand on the moon; CPAC’s lineup of moldy oldies & money launderers; “Mein Pillow” guy supports Canada protests; 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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