Mischke

An interview with Bruce Nichols, author of "The Emerson Circle: The Concord Radicals Who Reinvented the World" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How does a podcast ever find its way to your ear? How is the universe actually expanding? How did we ever become okay with burning people at the stake?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke spends the hour with John O'Connor, author of "A Short, Strange Trip: An Untold Story of Magic Mushrooms, Madness, and a Search for the Meaning of Life in the Amazon."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke remembers an awkward winter car ride from 1975. That's followed by a real estate transaction from hell, and a loving couple with adorable pet names for one another.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Do you know the four F's?You will after this show.And Mischke tells you to put your health and beauty concerns aside because, well, we'll let him tell you. Also, two random calls to random listeners and some real random fun. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke is in a mood, and the show erupts with naked guys running, football fans singing, and holy men hollering. All that and a phone call to Bruce.Enter the Breaker Box Retirement Party Contest to win a brand new breaker box courtesy of MSP Plumbing Heating Air: ENTER HERESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke spots his listener's during the show, in a startling reveal, and then phones one of them. The show ends in a fiery conflagration taking us all back to the Stone Age.Enter the Breaker Box Retirement Party Contest to win a brand new breaker box courtesy of MSP Plumbing Heating Air: ENTER HERESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke interviews Michael Kimmel about his book, "Playmakers," the untold story of the first-generation Jewish toymakers who literally manufactured the century of the child.Enter the Breaker Box Retirement Party Contest to win a brand new breaker box courtesy of MSP Plumbing Heating Air: ENTER HERESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke spins the big wheel and then spins his bent brain.Enter the Breaker Box Retirement Party Contest to win a brand new breaker box courtesy of MSP Plumbing Heating Air: ENTER HERESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Musings from a waiting room are followed by scary encounters with teachers, cops, monsters, a '65 Chrysler, and Big Lois.Enter the Breaker Box Retirement Party Contest to win a brand new breaker box courtesy of MSP Plumbing Heating Air: ENTER HERESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An interview with Joshua W. Brown PH.D, author of "Proving a Miracle: Unlocking the Power of Prayer to Heal"Enter the Breaker Box Retirement Party Contest to win a brand new breaker box courtesy of MSP Plumbing Heating Air: ENTER HERESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Three calls to listeners help Mischke forget that the healthier you live the more you suffer.Enter the Breaker Box Retirement Party Contest to win a brand new breaker box courtesy of MSP Plumbing Heating Air: ENTER HERESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke runs into a pop-up ad asking if he'd like to become an "interesting person." That sends him toward the most interesting person in the history of the world. And to a listener named Kirk.Enter the Breaker Box Retirement Party Contest to win a brand new breaker box courtesy of MSP Plumbing Heating Air: ENTER HERESee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hellen Keller, Stevey Wonder, College Profs who struggle to find a bathroom, caged birds, and "Little Helpers" all make for a show that flew the coop.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke goes into Mischke-land. And that's really all that need be said about this one. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eternal slumber, cadaver fat, persistent vegetative states and wondrous infatuation, all make the list of topics on this show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke conducts a fascinating, wide ranging interview with William O. Stephens, author of the new book, "Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher King."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke responds to the big national restaurant dishwasher shortage, before ending the program by calling a piss and blood delivery man in California.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke interviews Amelia Klem Osterud, author of "The 388 Tattoos of Captain George, and the 389 Tales of How He Got Them."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spring is here, so blare that trombone, walk on the wild side, sing songs, and find a nun who loves Iron Maiden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke interviews Tom Junod, author of "In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke interviews Kevin Ashton, the author of "The Story of Stories: The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke celebrates personal failure, decent neighbors, old time pursuits, and surrendering politics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A phone call triggers the retrieval of a forgotten memory, and an old story is retold.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke does some "bare beating" in service to the great teen gods, before contemplating liver organ pranks and shooting the moon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke spends the hour with Matt Kaplan, author of "I Told You So: Scientists who were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke tackles odontophobia, offering his thoughts and prayers. He drills down further and encounters a wall of sound. Further still and he hits the horrors of depression. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke spends the hour with British historian Clare Mulley, author of "Agent Zo: The Untold Story of a Fearless World War Two Resistance Fighter." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke finds soap, heads to Gladiator country, discovers a heart, kidneys, and lungs, and ends the show talking to a cow. ...Weird.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke spends the hour with Leila Philip, author of "Beaver Land: How One Weird Rodent Made America."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Learning how to fall back in love while facing 68 years of torture, staring at a Doomsday clock. Just another day at the office for Mischke. Maybe the phone call about death will cheer you up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke interviews Wade Davis, author of "The Serpent and The Rainbow." The interview leads listeners down mysterious and exotic roads, both inside and outside the United States.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke wants to cheer up the world, but not by messing with any Valentine's traditions. Come hear your emotional support podcaster. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A long winter snowmobile ride to a cabin in the mountains, followed by a long winter ride into Mischke's conscience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke gets to play weatherman, briefly, before fully addressing the great male loneliness epidemic, with what he deems a "rock solid solution." ...Is it?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke interviews David Baron, author of "The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke dives into the world of our languishing citizens and what can help them get out of their funk. He gets into a real sticky situation addressing some major floods but is saved by some delightful listener calls.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke spends the hour with journalist, Tarpley Hitt, author of the wildly entertaining "Barbieland, The Unauthorized History."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke has sand in his eyes for this one, as he takes a good long look at our greed and our emotional longings. It could be worse. We could all have "doll's eyes." Sorry if none of this makes any sense. It will once you hear the show.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke fixes a sad and pathetic obit, finds an old fisherman in Illinois, and learns of a woman's youthful road trip with her Fonzi. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As we cross into a brave new year, and a brave new world, Mischke sees the "same old" in all directions. Until he meets a brave new biffy. This, plus two wild and interesting occupational pursuits from two different listeners.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke addresses the drunk plane passenger problem that is worsening by the month, the need for spiritual direction from aging sex symbols, the absence of friendly Nazis in this world, and the immeasurable fun of God. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mischke shares a memory of a strange and mysterious winter trip to Northern Minnesota. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.