Mischke

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 .