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The Bill & Alison Mencarow Show

We're sometimes wrong -- but we're always "right"! We met in Washington as Congressional staffers, and now we're "The First Couple of Texas Radio." We cover the real news behind the fake news, News of the Weird, exclusive interviews with newsmakers -- and lots of laughs along the way! https://papersourceonline.com/who-we-are/ Bill's books are at https://www.amazon.com/stores/W.-J.-Mencarow/author/B08Y7DCCMP

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 4-25-2026

    Awarded "Best Talk Show In The History Of Radio"!!Well, that's what I dreamt last night...If you're in the mood for news you probably haven't heard anywhere else, parodies, interviews with newsmakers, and much more, tune in!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 4-11-26

    Alison and I spent years on Capitol Hill in Washington, and here's what we can tell you about the REAL story of Eric Swalwell's political demise. Plus in exclusive interview with Kevin Orlin Johnson, Ph.D, an historian who discovered a long-lost document that will forever change your opinion of Abraham Lincoln's stand on slavery...and much more.

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    Bill & Alison Show 4-4-2026

    If you know our show, no explanation is needed.If you don't, no explanation is possible.Unlike anything else.Just listen for yourself.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 3-21-2026

    If you have heard our shows, you know what to expect! Our years in Congress gives us a perspective on the news you haven't heard anywhere else, plus parodies and lots of laughs.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 3-14-2026

    Insider info on the news you won't hear anywhere else, parodies, interviews with newsmakers, and lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 3-7-2026

    The best short explanation of why the US attacked Iran, plus news you may not have heard, and of course lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Show 2-28-2026

    Infotainment -- we info you and tain you! Lots of humor, unique perspectives on the news from our years working in Congress, parodies, Woke Alerts, News of the Weird, and more.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 2-26-2026

    News you probably haven't heard anywhere else...Woke Alert! (the craziest woke things we can find)...News of the Weird...and lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 2-7-2026

    Conservative, Christian Infotainment!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 1-31-2026

    News you may not have heard -- with our insider perspective from years on Capitol Hill -- parodies, interviews, Woke Alerts, and lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 1-24-2026

    Infotainment from "The First Couple of Texas Radio."

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 1-17-2026

    News you won't hear anywhere else, parodies, interviews with newsmakers...and lots of laughs!

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    Texas Wine Varietals & A Special Event!

    January Wiese, the Executive Director of Texas Hill Country Wineries, tells us about Texas wines -- varietals, the phenomenal growth of the industry, and she announces a very special event where you can enjoy complimentary tastings and discounts at over 55 wineries! See https://texashillcountrywineries.org/ for info.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 1-10-2026

    More fun and games, serious topics infused with our perspective of many years on Capitol Hill, and lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 1-3-2026

    Infotainment! Woke Alert, parodies, news you probably don't know about, and lots of fun!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 12-27-2025

    Our "inside the Beltway" take on the news, parodies, interviews with newsmakers, and lots of humor!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 12-13-2025

    News you won't hear anywhere else with insider info from our connections in Washington, parodies, interviews with newsmakers, and of course, lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 12-6-2025

    News you won't hear anywhere else, parodies, Woke Alerts, and lots of laughs!

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    Is It Too Late To Buy Silver And Gold?

    An exclusive interview with precious metals experts Franklin and Justin Sanders of Volunteer Precious Metals https://volunteerpreciousmetals.com/Get Franklin's advice from his decades of experience, and sign up for his free daily email commentary at https://the-moneychanger.com/

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 11-22-2025

    President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas 62 years ago: What you may not know about it. Plus parodies, humor, and our usual funny and weird news.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 11-15-2025

    News you probably haven't heard elsewhere, lots of humor, interviews with newsmakers -- and especially future newsmakers, Woke Alert, parodies -- in essence, infortainment, with an emphasis on 'tainment.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 11-8-2025

    The only husband and wife team on talk radio, as far as we know. Like nothing else on the air. Parodies, news you may not have heard, interviews with newsmakers, and lots of laughs!!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 11-1-2025

    Infotainment at its best! News you might not have heard elsewhere, interviews, parodies, and lots of laughs.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 10-25-2025

    We're often asked to describe our show, and a good word is "infotainment": humor, political parodies, interviews with newsmakers, Woke Alerts, news you won't hear anywhere else..info and 'tainment!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 10-18-2025

    You won't believe what you're missing in October! Plus inside info on the "No Kings" rallies showing what a sham it was, parodies, news you probably won't hear anywhere else, and much more!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 10-4-2025

    We specialize in infotainment -- parodies, news you won't hear anywhere else, interviews with people who have unique ideas, and lots of fun!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 9-27-25

    A short show (about 30 minutes) because we were pre-empted by a radio special. But we still had time for news you probably haven't heard elsewhere, parody, and "infotainment"!

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    October Is Texas Wine Month!

    January Weise, Executive Director of Texas Hill Country Wineries, tells how to celebrate Texas Wine Month from October 1 – 31 in the picturesque Texas Hill Country, receiving complimentary tastings, exclusive discounts and discovering award winning wines at 45+ unique Hill Country Wineries.Savor all that Texas Wine Country has to offer this October and drink it all in for one day or all 31 on this fantastic self-guided tour! See https://texashillcountrywineries.org/products/texas-wine-month-passport-event-2025

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 9-20-2025

    An exclusive interview with Alex Newman! https://libertysentinel.org/. He was a good friend of Charlie Kirk, so we talk about Charlie and the effect of his martyrdom, plus public schools and more. And our usual infotainment!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 9-13-2025

    A special tribute to Charlie Kirk, featuring some of his best campus conversations, plus things you probably didn't know about 9/11, and more!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 9-6-2025

    Satire, political parodies, trivia, history, interviews with newsmakers...and lots of fun!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 8-23-2025

    Infotainment! Update on the devastating Texas floods, interviews with newsmakers, parodies, our famous Woke Alert! -- and always lots of laughs.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 8-16-2025

    Parodies, Woke Alert!, interviews with newsmakers, things you won't hear anywhere else...infotainment at its best!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 8-9-2025

    News you won't hear anywhere else, parodies, interviews with fascinating people, history, trivia, and lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 8-2-25

    Having worked in Washington DC in Congress and for the president and vice president, we bring an "insider" perspective to the news you won't hear anywhere else, along with history, trivia, parodies, and lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 7-26-2025

    Satire, news you probably won't hear anywhere else, and lots of laughs along the way!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 7-19-2025

    What you probably don't know about the new abortion laws: interview with Lanie Johnson, president of the Pregnancy Resource Center of the Texas Hill Country. Plus the latest Stella Awards (the most ridiculous/hilarious/outrageous) monetary awards by courts, lots more...of course, trivia, history, and lots of laughs!

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    Guadalupe's Cry -- Inspirational Song For The Texas Hill Country

    Plus an interview with the composer and performer, Eric Sinks. He is not from Hill Country, has no ties to it; he just was so moved by the flood tragedy that he composed a song to try to help us heal. The Lord has given Eric a great talent and a huge heart. One way to thank him for his love and generosity is to commission him to write a song, perhaps in memory of a loved one, a wedding, or a milestone in someone's life.Please visit his website: https://www.forevermemoriesstudios.com/

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    The Diabolical Origins Of The Great Reset

    We interviewed Rebecca Terrell, Senior Executive Editor of The New American magazine and former legislative aide to Congressman Ron Paul. She authored the bill to end US membership in the United Nations. Versions of the bill were introduced in every Congress for the next 25 years.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 7-12-2025

    We broadcast on the most popular station in the Texas Hill Country from our studio in Kerrville. This program is part flood coverage, including an exclusive audio from Dennis Quaid, and part regular show. Among other things you will learn about the flood, we address the accusations that because of Trump's budget cuts in the National Weather Service, people were not warned in time.

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    The Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 6-28-2025

    A special edition of the Bill & Alison show -- a tribute to Kinky Friedman, a close friend who stepped on a rainbow one year ago. Featuring his sister Marcie and some of her favorite stories about Kinky, some of his songs, one of the interviews we did with him, and lots of stories about this legendary musician, songwriter, best-selling author, founder of a no-kill dog rescue shelter (over 2,000 dogs adopted!) and a free summer camp for the children of a parent who died as a first responder or in military service, and so much more.

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    Interview With Kinky Friedman

    Kinky (d. 2024) was in the studio and we sat down with him for some poignant, some funny, conversation. We even got him to sing some of his songs! (Alison is co-executive producer, with Kinky's sister Marcie, of his final album, "Poet of Motel 6").

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    Interview With Franklin and Justin Sanders On Inflation, The Future of the Dollar, and MUCH MORE

    Franklin Sanders is an author, writer, speaker, investor, army veteran, and precious metals expert. Since the late-1960s, he has been studying economics and monetary systems, and since 1980, he operated a gold and silver exchange business as founder and owner of The Moneychanger.  His son Justin is co-owner of Volunteer Precious Metals, the fruit of two generations of family work in the precious metals industry. He and his brother Christian offers you 27 years of combined experience backed by the only two things anyone can offer retail customers - integrity and knowledge.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 6-14-2025

    * Interview with Franklin and Justin Sanders, experts on gold, silver and the dollar;* Alison's involvement in a stolen election!* How much of our tax money is given to Planned Parenthood to murder babies?* Should Christians be involved in politics? Pastor Jackson Lohmeyer joins us.* And our Woke Alert! The craziest woke stuff we've found, plus lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 6-7-2025

    Among other topics, a moving story about D-Day.This is just the first half hour of our program, since the rest was an interview with Kerr County Commissioner Rich Paces that we separated out for those who are interested (see below).

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    Rich Paces, Kerr Co. Commissioner: Massive Battery Storage Facilities May Be Coming To Your Area. Here's What You Need To Know

    Rich Paces, a petroleum engineer and current Kerr County , Texas Commissioner, explains the sudden push for massive battery storage facilities to be constructed all over Texas and the U.S. -- why we don't need them, and why they are dangerous.

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 5-31-2025

    Infotainment! Our famous "Woke Alert!" -- the craziest woke stuff we've found, analysis of the news you won't hear anywhere else, inerviews with newsmakers, and lots of laughs!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 5-24-2025

    We're sometimes wrong -- but we're always "right"! We met in Washington as Congressional staffers, and now we're "The First Couple of Texas Radio." We cover the real news behind the fake news, News of the Weird, exclusive interviews with newsmakers, "infotainment" -- and lots of laughs along the way!

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    Bill & Alison Mencarow Show 5-17-2025

    Conservative infotainment -- parodies, news you may not have heard anywhere else, interviews with newsmakers, our famous "Woke Alert," and lots of laughs along the way!

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    US Rep. August Pfluger (R - TX) On Protecting American Energy

    This is an exclusive interview with Texas Congressman August Pfluger, whose district includes the Permian Basin. He introduced the "Protecting American Energy Production Act" which passed the House on Feb. 7 and is pending in the Senate. It prohibits any federal moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking).Serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Pfluger represents 20 counties in Texas’ 11th Congressional District, which includes Brownwood, Killeen, Llano, Midland, Odessa, and San Angelo. August grew up in San Angelo, where he lives with his wife Camille and three daughters. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy before serving in the military for twenty years as a decorated fighter pilot and squadron commander, including two deployments to Syria and Northern Iraq. August also served on the United States National Security Council (NSC) during President Trump’s first presidency and still serves as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. In Congress, August is the first Member to represent Midland and Odessa on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He also serves as Chairman of the Republican Study Committee – the largest caucus of conservatives on Capitol Hill – and as Chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. Additionally, August co-founded the MACH 1 Caucus and the Texas Ag Task Force. He is a conservative Republican, a proud husband and father, and a devoted follower of Jesus Christ.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

We're sometimes wrong -- but we're always "right"! We met in Washington as Congressional staffers, and now we're "The First Couple of Texas Radio." We cover the real news behind the fake news, News of the Weird, exclusive interviews with newsmakers -- and lots of laughs along the way! https://papersourceonline.com/who-we-are/ Bill's books are at https://www.amazon.com/stores/W.-J.-Mencarow/author/B08Y7DCCMP

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