Friday Follies

Madison wakes up from an all-night bender only to realize she’s promised to cover for Miss Connie Brooks as a substitute high school English teacher! Madison’s day starts out in pouring rain and gets worse when student Walter Denton’s homework, an SCR shortwave radio receiver, announces a warning about an approaching hurricane. Left in charge of the entire school when the principal, Mr. Conklin, i...

Welcome to the Follies! Host Clinton tickles your funny bone with Madison on the Air #54, Comedy4Cast: Signs of Trouble, and Tek Diff #205 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Xmas, Happy Holidays, and all that Jazz! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We dive into a great lake story. As we continue with our Dog Days of Podcasting "Odd News+" series, today we talk about a man with great ambitions to cross a lake. Plus it's time for pumpkin spice everything and new NASCAR rules. Jim Dreyer wants to swim across Lake Michigan in the worst way. And he may just do it! The Fall and pumpkin spice seem to be forever intertwined. A new product may help m...

Madison’s latest boyfriend comes home from his job with a surprise. He’s stolen a quarter of a million dollars worth of jewels from his work! There’s no turning back, so Madison takes charge as the two prepare to leave the country with the loot. But when her boyfriend’s new manager stops by their apartment, panic will lead to some really bad decisions. Then things go from bad to worse when Mike Wa...

Every week is the same. We need a break to laugh! This week host Clinton brings Madison on the Air #53, Comedy4Cast: Swimming to Milwaukee, and Tek Diff #204- Holly Jolly Bollocky Xmas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tekdiff Adventure comes to it's inevitably stupid close! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An ancient mystery about ancient things. Today on Odd News+ we go back several thousand years to investigate a Tolkien-related mystery. Plus, coffee vs tea and your daily horoscope. An Indonesian island holds the key to a mystery about a special early human cousin. Could it be Bilbo Baggins? If you're a Gemini, today's horoscope is for you. Pay attention to the advice. It could save you a trip. We...

It’s Madison’s 4th Anniversary episode! To kick off our 5th year, Madison will travel back farther than she has to date… to the lush green Sherwood Forest of Merry Ol’ England in the time of Robin Hood. From the 1949 presentation by The Family Theater, join Robin Hood, his Merry Men, the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and Maid… Madison? Come ye all, gentle folk, and indulge thine ears upon the tale of...

Time to laugh! We all need some yuks right? Host Clinton brings the funny with Madison on the Air #52, Comedy4Cast: Far from the Shire, and Tek Diff #203! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The schedule beats me again, but I rise with a short dash of comedy and a look at my ambitious 2009 plans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maneuvering through space with echolocation. On today's episode of Odd News+, we report on a man who uses bat-like skills, plus, an enforceable ruling on clothing and the MMA is all-in on a new trend. A blind man has improved on the art of echolocation to identify the objects and obstacles around him. Wearing white after Labor Day now has consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

The OG, king of them all, PSA on drugs is “Reefer Madness.” But those filmmakers weren’t the only ones warning their audience against the evils of marijuana use! “Hot Copy” – a 1940’s radio series featuring a hard-hitting female reporter – decided to make their own campaign against the dangerous narcotic. Reporter Anne Rogers agrees to go undercover to try and catch a "Mary Jane Peddler” who has b...

It's 2026! Time to get your laugh on. Host Clinton brings us Madison on the Air #51, Comedy4Cast: Just a Click Away, and Tek Diff #202- Interruption! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I get all meta and stuff about tha magic of audio. Nothing intellectual, don't worry... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Litterbugs are a real pest in this town. On this edition of Odd News+ we report on a town that has had enough of litterbugs. The trash is out of control. Plus tips on wallpapering your home and news about ancient Egypt. The town of Babylon, New York has developed a reputation for being trashy. In fact, there is so much trash in town, they've taken extreme measures to combat the problem. Have you e...

The Lux Radio Theatre first brought “It’s a Wonderful Life” to the radio airwaves in 1947. Now Madison steps in as the Angel, Second Class learning all about the Wonderful Life of George Bailey in Bedford Falls, New York. It’s the Christmas Classic you remember with sweet Mary Hatch, the forgetful Uncle Billy, and the miserly Mr. Potter all seen through the lens of Madison. Will George find his ha...

Happy New Year from Friday Follies! Host Clinton brings us Madison on the Air #50, Comedy4Cast: Trash Talk and Tek Diff #201-FX Box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Halloween! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A very cheesy collection of pizza items. A #PizzaFriday episode of our month-long Dog Days of Podcasting series entitled Odd News+. We talk about a pizza museum that has it all, find out about a retro item poised to make a comeback and a unique mall conversion. Located in Philadelphia, "Pizza Brain" is a combination museum and pizzeria. We talk about what you will find in this unique shop. Sony is...

Strapped for cash and zapped into 1870’s Arizona, Madison is stuck in a contract binding her to work as a saloon girl for the rotten Saul Goodfellow. But when the man called Paladin passes through town on the road to Wickenburg, she sees her opportunity to escape. However, Paladin has his own troubles with Saul. Can Madison and Paladin go on the run and make it to Wickenburg? What lengths will Mad...

Get smacked in the face... with laughs! Host John Bell brings you Madison on the Air #49, Comedy4Cast: Museum-Quality Pizza, and Tek Diff #200- Halloween! Dungeons of Madness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A medical episode! Duh. Ow. My face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital switching may not help your mood. On today's Odd News+ we cover a new report on better ways to fight boredom. Plus, your daily horoscope and the latest in AI news. A new study finds that the way we use our phones to fight boredom may actually be making us even more bored. Today's horoscope brings great news for all the Aquarius out there. (Aquarii?). And a new development in the world of A...

It’s time again for our Halloween episode! And what better master of the macabre than Edgar Allan Poe. The horror anthology show, “Inner Sanctum” utilized many of Poe’s works throughout their series. In this telling of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” they’ve fleshed out the story to include multiple characters and a plot that might be a bit different than you remember from the original telling. And then Ma...