Mickelson's Podcast

 

The Republican presidential post debate spin room is open.   The Iowa Republican hierarchy checks in to opine.  Then, Mickelson throws a Royal snit.  So does the Iowa Board of Regents...the entrance requirements for Iowa colleges have been stiffened.  A big deal?

 

Iowans formulate an apology for subjecting the ski mask guy to undue stress.   Then, should Iowa welcome gun-building refugee  from Illinois? 

 

The verdict on the Heemstra verdict,   the verdict on the Bush veto of the funding bill,   the verdict on the new rules for qualifying for presidential debates based upon poll numbers.  And how partisan are American war opinions?

 

Judie Brown talks about "Saving Those Damned Catholics".    Then IA Republican House Leader Chris Rants evaluates the results of the latest session of the legislature.

 

"More Sex is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics"   Steven E Landsburg is the Armchair Economist.   Then, a spring nag about cyclist safety.   Then,  if you are a typical Iowan with a large  chunk 'o belly fat,  you are a candidate for the "Diabetes Solution".   CNN  wants to know why Iowans seem to have such a strong case of anti-illegal alien fever.  So, we  tell 'em.

 

Friday open-line.  How a murdered illegal alien continues to bill Iowans,  then presidential candidate Gov Mike Huckabee makes a campaign stop.

Brad Smith  is my bug guru.  The bug season is about to begin so he gives practical tips.   Then,  the Gronstal "F-Bomb" apology, plus how the gay lobby won the big one.

 

Senator Trent Lott  proxies for Senator John McCain  who is announcing today for his run for the Whitehouse.  Inside stories.   Then, a snotty flashback to Deteriorata...   Dr. Bethany Marshall  with a "Deal Breaker" ...  a high maintenance interview.   Then,  Iowa Senator Majority Leader,  Mike Gronstal  has an Imus moment  with his political base. 

 

Kathy Kastan writes "From the Heart" a woman's guide to living well with heart disease. A health-line with very useful information.  Another illegal alien commits a murder in Iowa.  The high cost of corporate and government complacency climbs.  Senator Joe Biden, running for president checks in on illegal immigration and the status of the Iraq War.  Glenn Sacks deals with the Alec Baldwin meltdown.   Spirited conversation.

 

The "Hold Their Feet to the Fire" FAIR conference in Washington.   Access to dynamic border control experts including,  Colin Hannah  from We Need a Fence,  Chris Simcox, the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps,   Mac Haddow from the Seniors Coalition working to protect Social Security against totalization,  Robert Rector with a study on education and poverty,   Jessica Echard  from Eagle Forum  and the morality of a guest worker program.   Steve Camarota reports on immigration and illegitimacy.  Then,  Iowa representative Congressman Steve King  and Senator Chuck Grassley.

Fathers for Equal Rights with Dick Woods (277-8789)  joined by Steve Baskerville, PhD..."Taken into Custody"    for the upcoming Saturday Equal Parenting Rally Saturday, April 21st at the Civic Center, 3PM.     Then,  the "Shia Revival"   Vali Nasr on How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future.      Mark Taylor, Columbine survivor,  with "I Asked, God Answered"  a 6pm book-signing at Jordan Creek Barnes and Noble.   Then,  Suzy!

Rebecca Wodder from the Iowa River Project encourages Iowans to clean up our act.   Her study puts the Iowa River at the top of the worst list.    Jerry Vanstra from the Pro-life Federation of Michigan  gives the current presidential field grades on  their life votes.   Stephan Halper says it will be nearly impossible to keep Iran from achieving nuclear status.  "The Silence of the Rational Center".  Then, should we arm the security staff at Iowa's universities?

"Thank God I had a Gun"  Chris Bird  with 2nd Amendment stories of inspiration.    Jim Lewin a historian with great stories of "How to Tell a Secret"...stories of historic sneakiness.    Then,  a religious test from the V-Tech convocation. Guess the guy's religion.... (you'll have to listen)

Iowans respond to the Virginia Tech massacre.    Now what?

 

Senator Sam Brownback wants to be President.  He's campaigning in Iowa.  Issues.   Then, the morality of our tax code.  WSJ piece.

 

Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian featured at the 7th Annual Catholic Home Schooling Conference at the Columbus Academy on Saturday. Then, Imus redux.  Plus Kathleen Kennedy Townsend  says churches are mixing religion and politics .. "Failing America's Faithful"

 

Ebay says fertilized eggs are chicks and tells an Iowa egg herder she can't ship 'em.  Monica Blum tell the story.  Then, presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul  campaigns in Iowa.

 

So,  former Dallas County Sheriff Gilbert  is going to jail for the theft of drug money.   What does it mean?  Time to change our drug laws?

 

Iowa activist Ed Fallon is concerned about global warming and is inviting folks to this Saturday afternoon rally (Nollen Plaza, 4PM) during the National Day of Climate Action.    Then, what to make of the Imus moment of shame?

 

Daniel Sheehy  is "Fighting Immigration Anarchy",  then Osceola parents are justly outraged over a sexual predator  victimizing 23 kids.  Now what?

"The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't and Why"  feisty conversation with Jabari Asim.   Open-line in two parts re: the Fair Share Act.     Plus, "Kingdom Coming:  the Rise of Christian Nationalism"   Michelle Goldberg  does her Pauline Revere..."...the Christians are Coming"!

 

The nice lady from the "Y" inspires the slackers...then, the 2007 "Campus Outrage Awards".. plus Kim Lehman from Iowa Right to Life exposes the next round of sex ed goals being pushed by Planned Parenthood.

 

My water pusher guru Boyd Bader explains clean water...then,  lotsa nonsense from the political class...unrelenting nonsense.  Sure makes my job easy.

 

Congressman Steve King  with Iowa concerns and issues.  Con Jim Nussle as a Giuliani proxy.  Then Iowans with caucus talk.

 

Congressman Tom Tancredo announces his run for the Whitehouse this morning on the Mickelson program.  Then,  Senator Joe Biden is in Iowa running for the same job. 

 

Any Iowa connection to the tainted pet food scare?   Then,  a judge says an Iowa jury will decide the fate of those defunct touch play machines.  Wanna taint the jury?

 

Walid Phares writes about the "War of Ideas: Jihadism Against Democracy".   Powerful.   Then,  Chris Hedges with a polemic about "American Facists"   Who?  The Christian right.

 

Clive finally gets busted for their camera based stop sign  fines.  Now what?   Iowa is about to approve of same date voter registration.   Now what?

 

Dr. Jerome Corsi reports on a horrendous sex scandal  within the Texas juvenile justice system.  Who does he hold responsible?  Dan Gainor  takes aim at Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" ...lotsa open-line time too.  And here's the sound-bite of the Hardball  interview of the Vilsacks.

 

A Monday stream o' semi-consciousness.   Then District 41 Iowa Senator David Hartsuch  is resisting the Democratic party expansion of gay civil rights.  Senate debate Monday afternoon.

 

Chad Thompson,  "Loving Homosexuals as Jesus Would"   a Fresh Christian Approach.   Congressman Tom Tancredo with a quick visit.

 

Professor David Eisenbach a historian of "Gay Power, an American Revolution"   Spirited conversation.  Governor Mitt Romney wants to be President.  Iowa's Deer Population and the DNR win out over property rights.   Discussion

 

Iowa war protestors,  tobacco tax avoiders, deer killers and other fine Amercians...  Lotsa great openline.

 

A Des Moines woman defends her apartment in the middle of the night with deadly force.   The 911 call and Iowan's respond. Not everyone agrees.

 

Monday open-line potluck.  And do we now have a poster boy example for  renewing Iowa's death penalty?

 

Kevin Kelly is an Iowa tree farmer in conflict with the DNR  over property rights.  He thinks he should be able to defend his trees against marauding deer herds...with deadly force.  He's going to court Monday to defend himself against charges which could subject him to a $1500 fine.  Feedback.  Then, Suzy.

RNC Chair, Mike Duncan  talks about the upcoming supplemental budget vote on Iraq.   Minnesota Governor Gov Tim Pawlenty  is in Iowa campaigning for Senator John McCain.   That Bald Eagle recently rescued by some Iowa folks had to be put down.  Why?  Then, Fr Thomas Berg, Executive Director at Weschester Institute for Ethics & the Human Person.  Six Stem Cell Facts.

 

Mike Shiley traveled around Iraq and filmed a bunch of his experiences.  His documentary, "Iraq: the Untold Stories   is coming to Iowa at Central College  Monday March 19th.  He'll be here to tell some of his stories.   Michael Trachtman with the "Supremes Greatest Hits"  34 SCOTUS cases which effect our lives.    Then,  Democrats tax their constituents' vices.  Because they love them, of course.

 

 "A Bee in the Mouth: Anger in America Now"  Peter Wood is as mad as "H" and isn't going to take it any more.   Then,  Ted Koppel says US will be engaged in the Middle East,   so will our children,  and our children's children.   Energy independence should be our number one priority.  How about energy sustainability?

 

Middle school kids pop momma's drugs  which the kid brought to school.  Several hospitalized.  What does this mean

 

Texas Congressman Ron Paul  is running for President.    Then,  Iowa Democrats want to bill the vices of others while granting civil rights status to their own.

 

 "Baby Proof Your Marriage" Cathy O'Neill how to laugh more, argue less, and communicate better as your family grows.   Christeene Hayes,  The Blood Center of Iowa  and the WHO Donor Day Blood Drive.   431 East Locust Street Friday March 16th 6AM-2PM.   Ed Fallon speaks at Drake.   Then,  Iowa's gay lobby still in full-court press,  now to achieve civil rights protection.

 

 Yakov M. Rabkin writes about the "Threat From Within"  a century of Jewish Opposition to Zionism.  Jeremy Funk from Americans United for Change  applauds Congressman Boswell's vote on a labor bill.   Charlotte Iserbyte  says the educational sky has already fallen...in fact,  on purpose.  Then,  how do we get money from judgment-proof morons who damage others?

 "Why I Turned Right"  Mary Eberstadt invited lotsa conservative writers to confess.  They did.  Then,  Dr. Paul Cameron from the Family Research Institute evaluates the ISU student boycott of a blood drive cuz it excludes gay contributors.  He says the ban is medically justified even though un-PC.  Then Dan Borcher of  CoulterWatch  gets the boot from the C-PAC police.  Howcome?

"Shalom in the Home"  Rabbi Shmuley Boteach with family friendly advice.   Then,  Culver signs the bully bill into law.  What does it mean?

The Blizzard of "07" ...  the aftermath and lotsa other stuff.  (Part of the soundfile is corrupted...dunno why)   Plus,  teachers evaluate the "Fair Share" act. 

 

Captain Robert McGovern "All American: Why I Believe in Football, God, and the War in Iraq"     Plus,  lots of Iowa weather reporting stories.

 

Lynn and Chris…Over-Eater's Anonymous…inspirational stories.  In Iowa?   Then,  Rep Steve Lukan  from Iowa's 32nd District with House File 484, a bill  to Prevent Internet Hunting

Mark Meyer Briggs and Stratton  generator techie answers questions…….. Safety tips and repair issues…  "The Children's Blizzard"   David Laskin, January 12,  1888 huge blizzard,  then Newt Gingrich's  American Solutions for Winning the Future.   Oh,  another Culver "I Feel Good Update".

 

Mike and Barb Haigwood  of  "Wife Swap"  fame talk about the  primitive diet   with their diet guru.   Aajonus Vonderpanitz   wanna hear more?   Then,  I win the snow wars.

Steve Winzenberg,  media guru at Grandview College reviewing the Iowa connection on ABC's Wife Swap.  Con Steve King  reviewing a recent trip to border with National Security Chief  Michael Chertoff.     How much money do illegals cost Iowa taxpayers?  The Iowa Legislative Services Agency  has a plan to get more taxes out of illegals.  Wanna great job with a dental plan?    Like to wear pink?  Oh,  who has killed more Americans  than Iraqi insurgents have?  

Elaine Donnelly describes how woman are now getting shot up in combat roles.   Then,  will good intentions or real budgets decide how we spend the new tobacco tax money?

State Senator Paul McKinley on Iowa Education reform.  The Minority Report.  "The Vatican Exorcist"   Tracy Wilkinson,  LA  Times Bureau  Chief, covering the Vatican.     "Amazing Grace" behind the song you love… Chip Flarhety,  VP of Walden Media... the movie opens this week-end.   Very Powerful.

David Pimental is an ethanol atheist.  He says it isn't the answer to our energy future.  Iowans respond.    Iowa is debating the approval of human cloning.  Kim Lehman,  Dr. John Redwine and Dr. David Prentice explain why that's a bad idea.  Then,  the real reason Britany Spears lopped off her hair.

 

Dr. Robert Morey  with powerful insights into Islam. 1-800-41-TRUTH. He is starting a university for Islamic studies.   Then, great open-line on everything from "tolerance"  to Iraq policy.   Great stuff.

Dr. Michael McGregor from  Briarwood Dental in Ankeny talks about jaw pain, mercury fillings and state of the air dentistry. Gum swapping...  Then,  silly stuff including Twiggy, the water skiing squirrel at the Des Moines Sports Show..  Then, the nearly Psychic Suzy.

Congressman Tom Latham… with his summary of House Resolution speech... and the response of  Congressman Leonard Boswell.    An Urbandale lady is skeptical about the up-coming bond vote on a new recreational facility.    A spokesman from a Draft Condi group makes her pitch.  Then,  cougars and bears should be protected in Iowa?

Chris Horner with the Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming.  Snot galore.  Iowa Republican House leader Chris Rants blasts the Fair Share dues grab.    Dr. David Egilman takes after Merk and Vioxx, linking big drug money to the HPV vaccine hustle  in Texas.   Then, Peter Labarbera  says Iowa got mugged by the gay lobby in the last election.  It gets worse.

 

 

Doug Gross with education reform proposals Institute for Tomorrows Workforce.  Vigorous.   Then,  how to murder a murder of crows.

Congressman Tom Tancredo is still seething over the Ramos jailing and beating...he'll tell you why.  Then schools, taxes and all-day kindergartens.   Lotsa talk

Former Iowa Representative Ed Fallon and friends talk about campaign finance reform, the new legislative session and accordion music.

The so-called  "Bully-Bill"  dominating debate within the Iowa legislature.  Iowans evaluate the process.  

Spokesman from  www.Iowalive.net  resist the Linn and Johnson county Silo tax along with and advocate.   Teddy Boy Haggard may be bringing his "on-line" psychology degree to work in Iowa.   "Global Financial Warriors"  the untold story of international finance in the Post-911 world.   John B Taylor former Treasury Under Secretary of International Affairs 2001 to 2005.

Democrats want to require non-union teachers to pay union dues.   Jim Hawkins from  http://www.peiowa.org  says that's a bad idea.   So does,  Mark Mix , from  http://www.nrtw.org/  Then , Marcus Winter from  Manhattan Institute for Policy Research http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_50.htm  says teachers are not under-paid.   Plus,   what the gay rights  "Bully Bill" is really all about.  High energy conversation.

 

"Made to Stick"  Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die.  Chip Heath with post Super Bowl commercial ratings.    Then, former Iowa Governor Vilsack calls for the immediate withdrawal of US from Iraq.  What do Iowans think?

Judy Hintz from Educational Resources shocks and inspires us.  515-225-8513   Kids, parents and adults who have been helped to read.    Best yet.     Then,  Jason Brown, an Iowa country singer  hands out samples.  Plus,  lotsa openline.

 

An amazing panel of fiscal experts in Iowa for a "Fiscal Wake-up Tour".  David Walker,  Comptroller General of the United States.  Robert Bixby,  Executive Director of the Concord Coalition.   Stuart Butler,  Heritage Foundation.  Isabel Sawhill,   Brookings.   Conclusion?   We can't afford it.  And we are now billing our grandkids.  They insist that's a bad thing.  Then,  Dr. Bruce Perry  with "The Boy Raised as a Dog"...a psychiatrist fixes damaged kids.  Matt Barber  finds an AIDS activist who stumbles into truth.  Plus,  Cedar Rapids buys $5000 worth of Tom Sawyer,  but says its too UN-PC to use.   Hilarious!

 

My liberal debate coach buddy Christian wants to argue about stuff.  So we do :)  Then,  Iowans damaged by illegal drivers tell their horror stories.   Then,  an Iraqi letter to Iowans.   Plus,  politicians with RMS  revised memory syndrome.

Ed Fallon and Berkley Bedell  are former politicians who want the reform elections by removing big money through public financing.  Governor Mike Huckabee wants to be President.   Great talk all morning.   Purdy picture,  too.

 

An emergency meeting of the CSA (Cup Scummers of America)  Then Iowa Democrats pony-up for the gay lobby.  Again.

 

 Ross Peterson sits in for Jan Mickelson.   Presidential politics with Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson, and dealing with difficult people.

Ken Hoagland from Fair Tax.org.  He wants to nuke the Federal Income Tax and replace it with a national sales tax.  Carole Martin and Dick Fredericks don't want Linn and Johnson Counties to approve a SILO tax.     Bruce Stone  peace-nik from the Progressive Coalition of Central Iowa wants to promote a anti-war rally.   Then,  an Iowa woman in the Iowa National Guard gets killed.  Outrageous?

Iowans respond to the State of the Union address.  Jan introduces the Mickelson Doctrine as a solution to the Iraq stalemate.

 

California  Congressman Duncan Hunter writes a legislative pardon  for two convicted American border Guards.  Why?    Then, another presidential candidate, Dr. Mark Klein  talks issues.   Mickelson's brush with the law,  then listeners ID a political sound-bite....wanna try?

 

 

Dr. Boyd Haley  talks about the "Toxicity of Mercury"  and its links to the autism epidemic.  He speaks tonight (Monday January 22)   Meg Oberreuter  and Barb Romkema  added a parent's perspective about testing  for toxicity.

Bill Salier sits in for Jan Mickelson.   Always good.

 

 "The Politically Incorrect Guide to The South"  Clint Johnson.  Why the Iraqis botched the  recent hangin's  and why they should use American know how the next time.     Presidential candidate John Cox  weighs in on Bush's surge.  Then,  why when the public's support for the war is waning,  is Iowa's National Guard recruitment is up?  Dynamic feedback from Iowans.

 

Gary Moore writes about "Playing With the Enemy"   back in Iowa with an encore.  Former Congressman Jim Nussle has agreed to lead the Rudy Giuliani Iowa run for the White House.   Mike Flynn  thinks the US and Iowa commitment to increasing the minimum wage is bad economics and worse sociology..   Marv Kitman writes  about "The Man Who Would Not Shut Up:  The Rise of Bill O'Reilly"

Congressman Steve King is suing newly elected Governor Culver over violation of Iowa's Official English law.  Why?   Dr. Miriam Grossman says science is on the side of sexual discipline and marriage.  "Unprotected:  A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student"    Plus, a follow-up on Carroll, Iowa's dust-up over "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"

 

Scott Taylor is my low-carb, anti-inflamation guru.   The education gurus from Iowa Live.net  tell how constructionist wiped out Iowa's number one educational performance.   Then,  Congressman Tom Tancredo wants to move the immigration issue forward as a presidential candidate.

 

Former Democratic candidate for Governor Ed Fallon updates us on his issues.   Chet Culver  is sworn in as the new Governor and Psychic Suzy swoops down on us.

 

More feedback on President Bush's Iraq surge speeach.   From the US Embassy in Baghdad,  Amb. Margaret Scobey explains the Bush goals.   Then,  Iowans give us  their own state of the war address, plus  reaction to the president's queasiness over the Saddam Hussein execution.

 

Ross Peterson sits in for Mickelson.  He talks about VA benefits,  the war,  and broken promises.

 

Taking an oath of office on the Koran.  What does it mean?   Spirited discussion.  Governor Vilsack's last State of the State address.    And what to do with Iowa legislators who violate their oaths of office?

"Creation as Science"  Hugh Ross  says he has a testable model approach which could end the creation/evolution wars.  Christian Ucles and Greg Stevens share  Iowa debate champions with us.  Then Iowans aren't satisfied with one the 2006 Idiot Awards.  Let the embellishment begin.

Gettin' hitched in prison for life?  Yup...  Busting a high school girl's basketball poster cuz it has pictures of plastic guns?   Yup.  Life serves up more nonsense and we serve up great conversation.

Jonathan Narcisse  delivers another knock down blow to the fraud the Iowa education establishment has become.  Check out the new educational progress chart on Iowa Live.   Then,  much spirited open-line conversation.

Aftermath thinking about the President Ford funeral and the Hussein execution.  Lotsa spirited open-line conversation.

Post holiday trip jabber.   Catching up on trip info and wondering if Iowa needs toll roads.

 A Treat for Mickelson in the Morning  listeners.    His Christmas Special.    (For those with broad band connections....sorry dial-uppers....)

Xmas One

Xmas Two

Xmas Three

Xmas Four

Merry Christmas folks.   Thanks for a great year. 

PS   Do Not Open Until Christmas   

 

Christmas odds and ends...The Queen of Iowa  and the story of the song....Santa must be a girl.. then real examples of Iowa guardian angels.   Iowans tell great stories don't they?

"Solzhenitsyn Reader"   Edward Ericson  records the best and brightest Soviet Refusnik...then,  Laurence Gonzalez  explains when in crisis,  Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why...  Deep Survival.   Would Jesus Shop at Walmart?  Chris Kofinis from  Wake Up Walmart.

Jerome Corsi talks about the "Showdown with Nuclear Iran"... oil, immigration and the real economy.  Whew!    Then,  Iowan's respond to Governor Vilsack's ire against the Swift bust.

Jeff Traviss is my tech talk guru.  A pre-Christmas dose of techie wisdom about high definition TVs.  Then,  trying to make sense of a couple city council moves.  At the very moment they outlaw smoking in parking garages,  they give permission to 16 year olds  to go to smoke-filled bars....  

 

The Blank Park Zoo wants to expand...into Fort Des Moines.  Zoo director Terry Rich with the story.   Then,  a bunch of openline.

 

"Word Sweep"  Iowans play the game with its inventor, Clay Siegert.   Then,  more reaction to the Swift illegal immigrant bust.  Con Steve King with more feedback.

 

Jason Mrochek from We Hire Aliens  talks about the Iowa Swift bust.   Then California congressman Duncan Hunter is in Iowa beginning his presidential run.   (He wants to go pheasant hunting this weekend  December 16th with some returning Iowa Iraq war vets...703-909-0148)

 

Hundreds of Swift employees get busted for breaking and entering the country illegally.  What does it mean?  Iowans respond.  Big time.

Top 5 reasons not to give a pet for Christmas.  Diane Pomerance is a pet companion expert.   Then,  did you know that the President's Oval Office desk was once part of a ghost ship named  "Resolute"  ?

Maybe,  James Kim took the wrong route  which ended in his death because he downloaded a map from the wrong source.  Lotsa listeners  give their bad directions stories.