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The John and Gordy Show

Midwest broadcast veterans John and Gordy are back on the Madison airwaves with a uniquely fun and topical mix of political news, culture, music, entertainment and more. Grab a cup of coffee and start your day with John and Gordy! Broadcasts live 6 - 8am weekdays in Madison. Listen Live: 6:00 am - 8:00 am Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Update frequency
every day
Average duration
44 minutes
Episodes
609
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Textbook Brainwashing

Textbook Brainwashing

In hour two, the guys chat with our WMDX News Chief Savanna Tomei-Olson about some of the big stories in the Madison area this week. Back in the guy's corner, they dive into their Big Story of the d…

00:44:32  |   Fri 28 Mar 2025
Reeducation by Ken Burns

Reeducation by Ken Burns

Its Friday! John and Gordy remark about the storm rolling through and the unusually warm day ahead, before jumping into the National Day Calendar, chatting in their old age about Triglyceride Day. …

00:44:32  |   Fri 28 Mar 2025
At The Movies

At The Movies

The first half of hour two is all about the hearings related to the war plan text message debacle. Like Trump, the members of that group chat have adopted 3 rules: attack, attack, attack; admit noth…

00:44:32  |   Thu 27 Mar 2025
An Unhappy Country

An Unhappy Country

This Thursday morning, we kick off with John's rationale for having a (smart) flip phone, and for watching TV while you drive. Gordy manages to pull him away with the National Day Calendar, along wi…

00:44:32  |   Thu 27 Mar 2025
A United Working Class

A United Working Class

In hour two, we dive into the Big Story: the SAVE Act, which would require citizenship when voting (and aimed at disenfranchising married women), would not be valid in Wisconsin, at least for the upc…

00:44:32  |   Wed 26 Mar 2025
A Signal Broadcast Too Well

A Signal Broadcast Too Well

John, like a bull in a china shop, immediately can't help but dive into the newest story at the start of the show. After being sedated and put in a straightjacket, Gordy takes over with the National…

00:44:32  |   Wed 26 Mar 2025
The End of the Republic?

The End of the Republic?

In hour two, we dive into the Big Story: the news that Pete Hegseth accidentally sent intel about an upcoming military strike, via text, to the editor of the Atlantic (!). We hear from several folks…

00:44:32  |   Tue 25 Mar 2025
Herbicide Beverage – Thank God!

Herbicide Beverage – Thank God!

John and Gordy begin in usual fashion, with some chatter and the coverage of the National Day Calendar you depend on. We check in with Sam for Today in history, and give a preview of the Big Story t…

00:44:32  |   Tue 25 Mar 2025
Western Dane Democracy Project

Western Dane Democracy Project

In hour two, we get to a promised clip from last hour, from the hearing for an anti-trans bill, where a former proponent of the bill changed his mind, apologizing to the LGBTQ community. Shifting ge…

00:44:32  |   Mon 24 Mar 2025
We’ll Come Right to Your Door!

We’ll Come Right to Your Door!

John and Gordy, live in their new studio, react with chaos to the gigantic desk in their tiny room. They retreat to cyberspace, taking a look at the internet's National Day Calendar, then chat with …

00:44:32  |   Mon 24 Mar 2025
A Sign of the Times in Madison

A Sign of the Times in Madison

Hour two begins as Savanna Tomei-Olson, our WMDX News Bureau Chief, joins to talk about the Big Stories of the day, including a city council member being priced out of living in her own district, and…

00:44:32  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
Where’s The Gold?!

Where’s The Gold?!

The guys are live once again at Gordy's home studio as the one at WMDX is rebuilt. After John expounds his exhaustion, caused by his Kraken (an energetic dog), we dive into the National Day Calendar…

00:44:32  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
What Candidate Do You Want?

What Candidate Do You Want?

Hour two begins with some usual banter as the guys do the show remotely from Gordy's house today. The pair talk tariffs, and dive into a story from a non-American, Simon Marks, giving his take on th…

00:44:32  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
Everyone Is Welcome, Unless They’re Not

Everyone Is Welcome, Unless They’re Not

John and Gordy are remote at a secret studio today (Gordy's house) as the main studio at WMDX is getting rebuilt! They walk through the National Day Calendar, and check in with Sam, on this beautifu…

00:44:32  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
Think Vertically and Dare to Dream

Think Vertically and Dare to Dream

In hour two, the guys chat Arlington National Cemetary, who is scrubbing Black and Women's history from the web and cemetery monuments, and also talk how the administration simply has a BAD view of t…

00:44:32  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
POTUS: The Document Signer

POTUS: The Document Signer

Gordy, now ill with John's sickness from last week, begrudgingly leads us through the National Day Calendar to start out the show before handing things off to Sam for Today in History. In Idiocracy …

00:44:32  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
Public Access? There Is No More Public Access!

Public Access? There Is No More Public Access!

John and Gordy drain their brains in hour two, with a caller who suggests that MAGA and fact-deniers are doing just that, and rubbing off on the rest of us. We shift to talking about Social Security…

00:44:32  |   Tue 18 Mar 2025
Russian Nazis

Russian Nazis

John and Gordy get sloppy to start things out today, talking Sloppy Joe Day and all the other fake holidays on the National Day Calendar. We check in with Sam for Today in History, and dive into pol…

00:44:32  |   Tue 18 Mar 2025
Will You Marry Me?

Will You Marry Me?

In hour two, college dropouts John and Gordy go back to the university, discussing Trump's ultimatum for Columbia University, demanding federal oversight of what the institution teaches. In a break …

00:44:32  |   Mon 17 Mar 2025
The Pie Master

The Pie Master

Because apparently St. Patty's day preempts every other (real or fake) holiday, the guys don't have a ton to cover on the National Day Calendar or in the History Books, but luckily Pam Jahnke from th…

00:44:32  |   Mon 17 Mar 2025
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