John Peterson (not) along with Gordy Young start out the week. John, unfortunately out sick, has Kathryn filling in for him. Gordy, Kathryn, and Sam cover the National Day Calendar as usual, as well as Today in History. We hear SNL's plan for the new Trump administration, and use it as a model to avoid being thrown in jail with everyone who disagrees with him. Later, Niece of Civic Media's Arthur, Audree Bunke, a 15 year old polymath, college student, and activist, joins the show to chat about her life, from school to her charity to her thoughts on the election.

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In hour two, we kick off with a clip from Harris's concession speech, markedly different from Trump's reaction four years ago. John explains his new idea for the Democrat campaign strategy: to copy Trump and never stop rallying. We hear Jimmy Kimmel give his take on why another Trump presidency, though painful, is needed to wake the country up, and then we check in with Brittney Merlot for the latest of worldly and interplanetary weather. At the bottom of the hour, the discussion turns to the ACA's future under Trump, and later, Rökker joins the guys in the studio for his weekly preview of Max Ink Radio and local music.

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Despite it being Friday, a typically joyous day, John despairs over his coming down with shingles. He and Gordy and Sam talk our other collective medical ailments before getting into the National Day Calendar and Today in History with Sam. Later in the Idiocracy, we dive into Trump's tariff plan, and how it would essentially be a set of quid pro quos, grifts to get him even richer. The discussion turns to a failed Oregon ballot measure to provide a UBI, and another in California that would have outlawed forced labor in prisons. Closing out, our spirits get a lift with a clip from the Daily Show, mocking the election of Trump.

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In hour two, John and Gordy ridicule Sam for eating the old food leftover from election night, and then we talk candy as John raids the office sweets jar. We jump into some more election analysis (as if we haven't had enough!), before chatting with Brittney Merlot on the weather and our mutual love for fall. Back to election talk, the guys discuss what needs to be done different by Democrats in future campaigns.

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John and Gordy kick off with their usual morning banter, also discussing the reasons for why Trump won. We cover the National Day Calendar, and also talk about reading novels, prompted by Mike McCabe's book signing last night. Later, Dr. Tim Slekar of BustED Pencils joins the show to give us the scoop on the future of public education - or the lack thereof under a Trump presidency. They also work to get to the root of wanting to defund schools, and what happens to a community when their schools close.

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In hour two, John and Gordy continue reflecting on the news from the election, and start breaking down, with Nick Fuentes (!) what will happen with a cult leader in the presidency. Later, Mike McCabe joins us as he does every Wednesday, to provide his guiding light and wise words as we navigate the future. They discuss how people are still themselves despite government policy, and still can think what they want. They touch on how some of his policies could be implemented, and close the show talking about propaganda and how we legitimize leaders, ideas, and policies.

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Its the morning after, and there is tension in the air as John and Gordy discuss Trump's victory in the election. The anticipated blue wall turned out to instead be a red one. The guys do get into the silver lining: Tammy Baldwin winning her race over Eric Hovde, and the approval of city and school referendums. Along the way, John, Gordy, and Sam break it down and give their thoughts on what we anticipate going forward.

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Hour two of John and Gordy's election day special opens up with a Will.i.am song: "Yes She Can," about a Harris presidency. We hear some words from Harrison Ford on voting for Harris, as well as John Oliver, giving his final pitch on the danger of Trump and capability of Harris. We check in with Brittney Merlot for the scoop on the election day weather, and at the bottom of the hour, hear an Australian news station's take on the election. Later Rökker joins the show, and steps out of his comfort zone, talking politics for a change. He and the guys dive deep into what the phrase "united we stand, divided we fall" really means.

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Its Election Day! With John afraid and Gordy hopeful, we get the day of democracy kicked off. Kathryn is in early today, and talks with the guys about what she'll be up to at the polls. We talk doughnuts (good fuel for radio hosts) on National Doughnut Day. The conversation moves to another sweet food, cereal, and after the break we finally get into some substance on the election. We hear about Gordy's long history of voting, then he enlightens us to some funny election day trivia. We're also joined by Ben Wikler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, to talk about his goals and hopes for the day. Wrapping up hour one, the show gets a phone call from the Avengers (!) who are voting for Harris.

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John and Gordy kick off hour two with an abridged version of SNL's open from over the weekend, where Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance. We hear more clips from her and Tim Walz on the stump, discussing Gen Z voters, abortion rights, and more. Later, the discussion turns to Mike Johnson's plan to repeal the CHIPS and Science act, as well as RFK's madness, and the catastrophe it would be if he were placed in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The John and Gordy Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-8 am on WMDX in Madison. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with John & Gordy!