Brown

Inviting the last two winners of Isthmus' Bartender of the Year to the Ass-Jammery was a great idea.  There, I said it.  Jake Gotz of Glass Nickel Atwood (2010), and Don Wiedler of Woody Anne's (2011) were smart, funny, philosophical, and on time.  I loved 'em.

Huge show on 'Brown'.  We debut three New Segments: Calling Bullshit, Listener Photos, and Franz Liszt.  King Tut illuminates the differences between Jim Brown and James Brown.  The best songs about heroin.  We play a game of Match the Mummy, and everybody loses.  We enter The Confessional, hash over Laceys News, and learn what it takes to be the Best Bartender in Madison.  Thanks for listening!

Preview: Brown

Very pleasant weekly meeting in King Tut's backyard this afternoon.  Looking forward to Thursday's Ass-Jammery, when the topic will be 'Brown'.

Our guests: the last two winners of Isthmus' Bartender of the Year: Jake Gotz of Glass Nickel Atwood (2010), and Don Wiedler of Woody Anne's (2011).  Plus, two New Segments: Calling Bullshit and Listener Photos will both debut.  Of course, lots of Old Segments, too: Com-Paris, the Complaint Lodge, the Tomb, and the Confessional are all in the hopper (just to name a few).

Live on WSUM: Thursday May 24, 9-11am

Emily Mills: NOT a famous logger

Oops!  It still turned out to be a fun show, but was my face red when I realized we'd planned a whole Ass-Jammery around logging for no reason!

After we finished, we grabbed WSUM GM Dave Black and snapped a picture for posterity.  Listen to the show below - it was a dandy!

The Sconz, Bret Bielema, George W Bush, King Tut, and Fundamental Pete

Jack Craver (Isthmus blogger The Sconz) joined Tut and I in the studio today for lively discussion ranging from Creationism to Rajib Mitra to Clubbed Feet to Crossbows.  Plus, visits with W and Bielema!

Listen to the full show here.

Update on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 1:22 PM by Pete Hnilicka

Got an email from Listener Joe- posting it here (with his permission)... great thoughts on the Rajib Mitra discussion (and the caller was named "Plebe")...

Hey Pete, I caught last week's show and just wanted to comment on a few things.

First, I don't actively debate with creationists.  Like The Sconz said, it's just a waste of time and energy.  I've learned from my few encounters with creationists on the subject is that they will generally repeat talking points or pseudo-science ad nauseum.  Moreover, I have been taking active steps to avoid those hot button debates, for the very reason that even if I "win" 100% of them, the topic itself won't just go away.  Life will still go on the way it always has, except now I'll just be more agitated.  Suggestion that topic for last weeks show contradicts that feeling, so I would like to apologize  :(

You had a great show, and in particular I liked your bit about prisons (with respect to the situation with Mitra).  The caller (admittedly, I can't recall his name) made some good points but I feel like he missed a few key points of yours.  I don't think you were pleading for Mitra's innocence or attempting to argue that he should have just been let go.  Causing the police, fire, and rescue private radio band to be, essentially, shut down is a major crime and one which he should have been held accountable for.  However, it seems like a lot of "answers" to crimes is to simply throw people in jail for extended periods of time and saying "done."  Tut (I believe it was) hit the nail on the head when he said that simply having someone sit by themselves isn't going to prevent them from not doing a crime again.  Sort of how like the death penalty isn't really a deterrent for violent crimes because they are still happening.  I'm of the mindset that first offenders should be given a chance at rehabilitation of some kind, as opposed to treating everyone like pedophiles in unmarked cargo vans.  Clearly, I am not advocating for lighter treatment for multiple offenders, but if we can help them after the first offense, it seems feasible that we can stop them from doing it again in the future.

Anyways, sorry for the long (and week late) email.  As always, I enjoy the show.

-Joseph