10 episodes

Two wacky guys broadcast a hilarious blend of political commentary, weird news, and stand-up comedy. Mel & Floyd were voted Madison's favorite radio personalities in the Isthmus reader's poll in 2009.

Mel & Floyd Mel & Floyd

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    • 4.9 • 48 Ratings

Two wacky guys broadcast a hilarious blend of political commentary, weird news, and stand-up comedy. Mel & Floyd were voted Madison's favorite radio personalities in the Isthmus reader's poll in 2009.

    One Small Rock a Day

    One Small Rock a Day

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Floyd is here!; An “inspirational” quote; End of the “Super Size Me” guy; The reich stuff and dialing back the zealotry; The Vatican’s saint-making department; Butt plugs for weight lifting??; Beloit leads the nation; Mel’s wisdom; The hazards of undercooked bear; A Kennedy out of context?; Canoes on Lake Mendota; Kind people of Madison; Parade of the bootlickers; 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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    • 57 min
    No One Covers Liechtenstein Like This Show

    No One Covers Liechtenstein Like This Show

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Pants’ pronunciation problems; Will A.I. replace D-Cubed in the M&F Universe?; Should “he” go to jail & what’s Peyton Manning got to do with it??; Decline in overdose deaths; Rudy on the lam; Good news from Detroit; Parasite roundup; Punctuation explication; Snowflakes in N.C.; Russian uranium; Covid spins off new acronyms; Bad news from tree rings; 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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    • 57 min
    Meat for Freedom!

    Meat for Freedom!

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Some worm tales; Corruption roundup; Wisconsin GOP coloring book; How Wisconsin stacks up; Gun myths and “originalism” debunked; Do beans have souls?; Google searches in Minnesota and elsewhere; What’s icky in Iowa; The future of social security and medicare; Madison rolling in the dough; Clean energy on the rise; 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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    • 56 min
    Appreciating the Reality of Existence

    Appreciating the Reality of Existence

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Reminiscing on the Nixon tape transcripts and just how tricky Dick was; Expanding the borders of crazy; Noem’s trail of dead animals overshadows her makeover into the “Auburn Ivanka”; A Brit misbehaves on a plane – it’s not just Americans!; More on the “kimono technician”; Negotiating a new debt limit; Mar-a-lago – if Louis XIV was a tasteless A-hole; Some monkey news; Orangutan self-medicates; Some Grimm explications; Big stink in LaCrosse; 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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    • 57 min
    Little Scuttley Things

    Little Scuttley Things

    This week on Mel & Floyd: On-air crossword puzzle tips; Mel’s concert promotion service; Reminiscing about a Supreme Court that did its job; The end of a State Street institution; Spiders on Mars?; Whooping crane costume saves the day; Crazy Legs to impact downtown traffic; Vintage cherries unearthed at Mt Vernon; Fewer calories equals longer life?; 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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    • 57 min
    Commodify My Brain

    Commodify My Brain

    This week on Mel & Floyd: Pants lays down some truth; RNC extorts their own; Dynamiting deer stands in Minnesota; Culvers is number one!; Child labor in Louisiana; Brain wave privacy protection; Cold & snoozing in the courtroom; Smarty Pants reveals his fetish; Wayne, the world’s oldest wombat; Lava tubes on Mars; Cicadas starting to emerge; Super yachts going under?; A fitting “freedom caucus” acronym; 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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    • 56 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
48 Ratings

48 Ratings

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