Mischke makes a call to a listener and, suddenly and inexplicably, the sun bursts from the clouds. Come take a ride to the moon and back.

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Mischke interviews Kevin Ashton, the author of "The Story of Stories: The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art." 

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Mischke finds the headlines wildly bizarre, and endlessly entertaining. But that doesn't keep him from getting deathly serious about the screaming hell of the battlefield. 

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Mischke takes note of a major gender rights milestone, and then makes phone calls where he highlights the dearth of opportunities for women seeking matrimony. All this and a little trip to good ol' Green Bay.

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Mischke muses on the waning interest in night shift work in America, before visiting with a big, big poet. The show concludes with death, grief, and laughter.

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Mischke finds a new word and feels positively giddy about it, until a call with a random listener has him sensing this listener's dark, dark future. The show then turns ugly fast.

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People without ears can't hear, but those without heads can mess with the human appetite. As for losing a spine, you'll never get that back (pardon the pun).

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Mischke celebrates personal failure, decent neighbors, old time pursuits, and surrendering politics. 

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A phone call triggers the retrieval of a forgotten memory, and an old story is retold.

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Mischke rolls into the studio carrying his junk mail and it sets the whole tone for the show. From there, listener calls take him recklessly into wondrous worlds, leaving his program in a "happy" place.

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