John & Gordy

In hour two we’re talking finances! The guys dive into why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exists, which Trump and DOGE want to do away with. We also take a look back at a prior realization, by Alan Greenspan, that deregulation was bad, with words from him about what caused the great recession. Later, we […]

Guest: Mike McCabe

Wed Feb 12, 2025

44:32

In hour two, the guys dive forward, looking to the future, with words from George Conway, about how he thinks the effective end of democracy and our constitution will come about, when the time comes that Trump and US Marshals stop adhering to judge’s orders. With their faces usually stuck in microphones, they take a […]

Guests: Alisa Toninato, Judy Davidoff

Tue Feb 11, 2025

44:32

John and Gordy kick off the show with their usual banter before John launches into a tirade against plastic straws, which Trump is trying to reverse the phase-out of. For a semblance of normalcy Gordy walks us through the National Day Calendar, and we check in with Sam for Today in History, and to talk […]

Tue Feb 11, 2025

44:32

In hour two, after chatting about indoor landscaping, we get to another Web Wisdom found by John, a mock interview with Elon Musk about the true intentions of DOGE. We hear a clip of Stephen Colbert about the efforts to defund the National Weather Service, and also find out why dismantling USAID was low-hanging fruit […]

Mon Feb 10, 2025

44:32

John and Gordy kick off the week reflecting on the weekend’s events, including the Super Bowl, Gordy’s appearance at the Frozen Assets Fest, and the musical Shucked! at the Overture. After checking through the National Day Calendar, the guys chat with Pam Jahnke from the Midwest Farm Report, chatting about commercials last night during the […]

Guest: Pam Jahnke

Mon Feb 10, 2025

44:32

It was a wild week for John and Gordy (and all of us!) as they spread the word about the wild going-ons in Washington. Aside from that, this week they talked with Caitlin McAleavey from the Clean Lakes Alliance about the Frozen Assets Fest on Saturday, as well as with Dr. Tim Slekar of BustED […]

Guests: Dr. Tim Slekar, Caitlin McAleavey

Sat Feb 8, 2025

44:32

In hour two, the guys dive into an upcoming executive order by Trump to root out “Christian bias.” To distract ourselves, we check in with Brittney Merlot for a check of the weather, and to chat once again about this weekend’s Frozen Assets Fest. Before the bottom of the hour, John covers a story about […]

Guest: Jimmy K

Fri Feb 7, 2025

44:32

Its Friday! John and Gordy kick off by sharing a laugh over a clip from the Daily Show, before diving into the National Day Calendar, and chatting about the Beatles in Today in History. In Idiocracy, John, who also works for the US Census, chats about the buyout of government employees, and the offer he […]

Fri Feb 7, 2025

44:32

In hour two, the guys discuss the constitutional crisis we’re facing, with words from Dahlia Lithwick. We check in with our meteorologist Brittney Merlot to find out why everything is so icy today, while the guys panic over her excitement to go ice sailing this weekend at the Frozen Assets Fest. Back to politics, we […]

Thu Feb 6, 2025

44:32

Despite some hopeful words from Al Gore about hope for our destiny, John and Gordy mope about the state of the country. To distract themselves, we cover the National Day Calendar, and joke about the latest headline: new CIA hires having their names exposed in an unsecured email. Later, we get a real education of […]

Guest: Dr. Tim Slekar

Thu Feb 6, 2025

44:32