Episodes
June 20, 2026
When the Circus Came to Mel’s Backyard
This week on Mel & Floyd: The Juneteenth episode; A solution for the reflecting pool; Schrodinger’s peace deal; A four ton elephant communicates its feelings at a GOP convention; Odd man out at the G7, And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Friday from 1 to 2 PM Central Time. Photo co...
June 13, 2026
A Beagle With Every Pledge?
This week on Mel & Floyd: Pants has a puppy [and some unfortunate dreams]; Mulitple studio visitors and a presentation from “Cosmic Carl”; Hegseth blocks some promotions of women and minorities; An existential threat to wind power; “A very special baby”; Residual algae in reflecting pool; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live ...
June 6, 2026
Friday Afternoon Gummies
This week on Mel & Floyd: Pledge drive show on Esty’s Birthday; Professional headphone detangler sought; Esty, ‘Pants and Mel’s ages revealed!; Return of the screw worm; Studying Mars’ atmosphere [or lack thereof]; Andrew Jackson and banks; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ every Frida...
May 29, 2026
Doin’ the Cat Thing
This week on Mel & Floyd: Memories of school days; The new feudalism; A running list of cat names; Corporations can vote in Delaware??; Cash for moms-to-be improves outcomes; Thanksgiving on steroids in Antarctica; Mosquitos learning to like insect repellant; Pigeon navigation; Bratfest results; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or liste...
May 22, 2026
Apparently We Have a Lot of Blimps
This week on Mel & Floyd: Floyd comes back from assignment to fill in for SmartyPants who’s checking out the stars at Harvard; Who doesn’t go to their son’s wedding?; Looking for “medium-size Walter”; Firing top infectious disease officials in time for Hantavirus; Coming soon: The Bay of Piggy fiasco; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or...
May 17, 2026
Why Mosquitos Prefer SmartyPants
This week on Mel & Floyd: Smarty Pants’ visit to the British Museum and the “dear leader’s” visit to China; Multiple data centers being considered in Alliant Energy territory; 1890’s now referred to as the “First Gilded Age”; Absurd hantavirus conspiracy theories; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/...
May 8, 2026
Back in the Saddle Again!
This week on Mel & Floyd: The latest on “Don Snore-leone”; Problems with Canvas educational software; Mel is back on his bike!; Chief Justice Roberts laments correct public perception; War crimes prosecution as a growth industry; $850 Million tax dollars to cancel wind power projects; Cheetah poplation increases in Iran; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening...
May 1, 2026
Counting Explosions
This week on Mel & Floyd: Toxic fumes in Hegseth’s hair gel?; Another Fox “personality” for the cabinet; A return to Jim Crow; Putin dials back internet access for Russians; A long dry summer on the way for the Southwest; Standardized testing glitch in NY; From ticks to Nixon; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM o...
April 25, 2026
Use Your Brain, Human!
This week on Mel & Floyd: Is Mr. SmartyPants your favorite “butter and egg man”?; A.I. “hallucinations” in legal briefs; Should tree-huggers “take it to the next level”?; Report on Covid vaccine effectiveness is suppressed; Tales of Kash Patel [AKA J. Edgar Boozer]; Big game hunter discovers Karma; Record high corporate profits & record low consumer confidence; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” ...
April 17, 2026
Davenport Braces Itself
This week on Mel & Floyd: Smarty Pants [The Great Prognosticator] returns!; Sprinkling the fairy dust over war crimes; The Strait of Vermouth??; Boebert declines to meet “King George”; Voter fraud in Colorado; GOP votes to despoil Boundary Waters; And other random topics; Notice something missing? For the complete Mel and Floyd Experience, buy the CD “The Very Best of James Brown” and play it on your Hi-Fi while listening to this podcast! Or listen live at 89.9 FM or wortfm.org/listen-live/ ever...