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The Death of Undertaker Fred This is just another call out of the thousands that good ol' Fred made to the Mischke Broadcast. But, what sets it apart from all the rest were some brief words between Fred and Tom concerning Fred's own death. What makes this even more interesting was that this particular call took place almost a full decade before Undertaker Fred's death in 2007. Anyway, during this call, Fred describes what his own funeral is going to be like including what will happen, where it will take place and so on. He goes on to make a request of Tommy and Mischke agrees to it and then the call takes a different tangent from there. What's amazing about all this is that Fred's funeral ended up taking place exactly as he described it and Mischke ended up making good on his promise from so many years ago. 11:00
Depression
Contest Mischke decides to hold a contest for some
tickets to Twins Fest -- a Depression Contest. Who woulda
thunk it, but man, I think Tommy might have the market cornered
when it comes to listeners with severe problems and depression.
11:36
Debunking
the
Grammar Lady The Grammar Lady is caught in a
scandal we haven't seen the likes of since those nude pics. of
Dr. Laura first surfaced... 8:23
Teeth
for
Sale Tommy is perusing the want ads when he comes
across a fellow trying to sell his own false teeth. 9:19
Larry
King Years ago, Larry King used to have a weekly
column that ran in USA Today. It would appear every Monday
and most every Monday the topic would usually be about one thing
and one thing only -- Larry King. 7:00
Bucket
O
Chicken Mischke ponders how Kentucky Fried Chicken
can even continue to exist in this day and age. 2:28
Bomb
Threats Tom wonders how anyone could ever take a bomb
threat seriously. 7:13
Hey,
Could
You Turn My Lights Off?!! Mischke makes a simple
request, but no one can be bothered to help him out. 6:16
Mischke
and
the Secret Service About a decade ago, Mischke ran
an entire show where he came off as a right wing extremist --
so, in other words, he ran his show much like the rest of the
station. Anyway, this particular program so alarmed the
public that the Secret Service was literally called in to
investigate. Whoops-a-freakin'-daisy! 10:14
The
Jaded
Jarhead A
Marine calls in to pooh-pooh the efforts of some wimpy Army boys
that ended up spending some time as Prisoners of War. 3:40
Valentines
Vitriol A
columnist tries to give some practical Valentines Day advice,
but her readership ends up turning on her -- viciously. 6:18
Walking
on
Water Israel makes plans to build a submerged bridge
on the Sea of Galilee. That way, tourists can recreate the
famous "walking on water trick" first performed by our Lord and
Savior -- Jesus Christ. 3:48
Will
I
Am = Bill! Virginia calls in with a rather odd poem
that she wrote and sent to the President of the United States. 5:37
Good
Ol'
Gramps Even an old Nazi war criminal is somebody's
good ol' Grandpa. 3:14
The
Demise
of the Mischke Broadcast Just click
on this link and you can give a listen to the very audio clip
that brought down the career of one of the most talented radio
broadcasters to ever come out of the Midwest. Tommy
Mischke's fifteen year run with the Mischke Broadcast came to an
abrupt end on December 5, 2008. KSTP radio informed T.D.
Mischke that they were terminating his contract due to an FCC
violation. Mischke made the mistake of airing a call to a
television station's receptionist without first obtaining her
consent. KSTP claims this was the "official reason" why
Mischke had to be fired, despite the fact that this was about
the 3,452nd time that Mischke had broken this little rule.
Coincidentally, a few minutes later, Mischke went into a much
deserved tirade against McDonalds. Unbeknownst to Tommy at
the time, KSTP and McDonalds were in the midst of negotiations
for sponsorship of a KSTP/Minnesota Twins promotion for
2009. One might surmise this might have ruffled some
feathers, but who am I to jump to such conclusions... This
clip was recorded from the November 20, 2008 edition of the
Mischke Broadcast. For those interested, you can find the
entire broadcast from that day over at the Unofficial Mischke
Podcast Archives. 6:14
Pigs
and
Chickens
This particular bit starts off innocently enough. Tommy is
discussing the folklore surrounding sailors and why they get
tattoos of pigs and chickens. But there's a listener out
there who is none too happy that Mischke has decided to take on
this most taboo of subjects... 7:14
The Great Cat Calamity Let's just say if you're a cat lover -- you might want to skip this particular clip. Really. There's nothing to hear here. Move along and check out the Lady from the Midway -- now that's some funny stuff! 3:24
The
Lady
from the Midway It's Tommy's last day of
broadcasting from the fair and he's trying to wrap up the
show. An interesting lady from the Midway has shown up and
has a song she'd like to play for Mischke. Well, Tommy
obliges and then spends the remaining few minutes of the show
trying to get the lady to quit talking and actually play the
song. Unfortunately, she finally does start
to play the song and then everyone realizes maybe it would have
been better if she had just kept on talking. 5:53
Teeth
STILL
for Sale Mischke is perusing the classifieds when
he comes across an ad for a fellow trying to sell his
dentures. What's strange is that Tommy had talked to this
very same
fellow several months ago, and back then he was trying to sell
this very
same pair of dentures. So Tom decides to give a
call and get to the bottom of what's going on here. 10:18
SPECIAL NOTE: If
you'd like to hear the original call Mischke made to this
fellow, you can find it towards the top of Page
14 of the Mischke
Broadcast Archives.
A
Love Connection After almost a decade long absence,
Auntie Orpha calls back in to the Broadcast and it turns out she
has a new secret admirer. 7:31
Paul
If you don't know who Paul is -- you're missing out. Ever
since Mischke moved to the daytime hours, Paul has been a
frequent caller to the Broadcast. He's an old golf pro
that used to work with the stars out in Hollywood. If you
mention any celebrity from the past fifty years or so, odds are
that paul has met the guy. These days Paul is an 85 year
old man, living by himself, up in Minnesota. If you're
ever listening to the Broadcast and hear a fellow that sounds
like he's about 163 years old -- that would be Paul. 3:20
Whaddya
Mean
Bob Mortuary Bob kinda likes Tommy. I mean, he
really likes
Tommy...
3:35
The
Blind
Date A woman calls in with one of the most horrifying
first dates I've ever heard of. Mischke feels sorry for
her and tries to set her up with someone else. 17:23
Fixing
the
C-30 Flush Kit Some poor fellow is having technical
troubles and calls his buddy for some help. Unfortunately,
he has mistakenly called in to the Mischke Broadcast and Tommy
is more than willing to "help" out. 4:32
Hot
News! John Heidt is trying to get through his news
segment. Trouble is that Mischke has set his papers on
fire and it's a race to finish the news before the whole thing
goes up in smoke. 7:15
I'm
Sorry
Dear If your spouse already kind
of bugs you, I've got some bad news for ya. Let's just say
it's not going to be getting any better... 3:47
Loyal
to
the End Mischke gives a call to a severely ill fan
of the Broadcast. He tries to cheer him up, but let's just
say that I think he may now have one less listener... 7:03
Methinks
Thou
Doth Protest Too Much Mischke confronts some
protesters outside of the National Republican Convention in St.
Paul. 2:22
Smokin'
Joe Turns out that there's a "wild side" to the
Mayor of Garage Logic! 1:33
Cancer
America has had a "War on Cancer" for several decades now -- but
it appears that we're no closer to winning the battle than when
we first started. Mischke has a heated discussion about
this very issue with a Doctor that deals with cancer patients on
a daily basis. 19:59
That's
All
I Need! This clip is interesting in that it might
provide a little more insight behind the firing of Tommy Mischke
at AM1500 KSTP. This was recorded about three or four
weeks before
he was kicked out the door. In the clip, Mischke is
doing an ad for R.F. Moeller Jeweler when he suddenly starts
poking fun at another advertiser that currently does business
with KSTP. Soon after the ad, Mischke is back doing his
radio show when he suddenly takes a call cold. If you were
listening live over your old fashioned radio -- you never heard
much of the call because the panic button was hit. This
clips out the last seven seconds of whatever was said. But
if you listened to the podcast, those seven seconds were never
taken out and you get a glimpse of what might have been some
trouble on the horizon... This clip includes the full
original ad along with the ensuing call that was edited out of
the live broadcast. 1:43
No
Free
Lunch Tommy
has some Twins tickets to give away -- but it turns out that
there's no such thing as a free lunch. 5:09
Seizing the Day Mischke has an interesting call that ends in one of the most unusual ways -- the man has a seizure while talking on the phone. 3:27
A
Cut Throat Competition T.D. is giving away Twins
tickets again -- and this time they're going to the person that
had the most interesting thing happen that summer. Let's
just say that this guy definitely had something interesting --
horrifying -- but interesting. 4:11
The
Weather
Report Mischke talks with his weather correspondent
about the deadly Alberta Clipper headed our way! 2:42
A
Little Bit of 1950's Humor Some old school humor. 0:50
An
Idol
Dispute You should assess the crowd you hang with before voicing
any
opinions about American Idol contestants 3:08
Collapse
of
the Calypso Mischke comes back from break with an
old John Denver tune. What makes it interesting is the
narration Mischke provides as the song progresses. 4:44
Do
You
Know Where Your Kids Are? Here's hoping that they're
somewhere far, far away from Mischke... 0:50
JFK
Assassination
-- SOLVED! A newly discovered home movie sheds some
light on what really happened that fateful day. 0:50
Lesbian
Barbie Mattel may have created Barbie -- but they
can't dictate who she is as a person! FREE BARBIE!!! 3:15
Nails
--
They're Not Just for Breakfast Anymore! A woman
heads to the hospital 'cuz she can't quite figure out why her
stomach is hurting. 1:34
Stairway
to
Heaven Dubai is building the tallest building in the
world and it's tall -- I mean, it's really tall. Really,
really, really
tall! 3:50
T.D.
Mischke
-- Antique Expert A fellow calls in to see if
Mischke knows anything about an old German knife he has.
Who wouldda thought a talk show host from flyover land would
know anything
about antique German knives, but it turns out our Tommy
is precisely
the man this caller is looking for! 4:10
The
Great
Escape Calling all infants of the world -- break
free now --
while you still have the chance! 7:01
The
Headline
Says It All A disturbing headline that you might
want to mull over -- but only for a second or two. 0:56
The
Urgency
of an Emergency A man's wife isn't doing so well, so
he gives a ring to 911. Unfortunately, the 911 operator
doesn't quite grasp the urgency of the situation... 6:25
Chimpanzee
Rampage Mischke and his wife have stumbled across a
chimpanzee, so they call in to a "chimp rescue operation" to get
a little advice. 5:34
Are You Located in Area 51? Tommy has some conversations with various 411 operators and learns some very interesting things. 10:00
One Last Trip Down Memory Lane An elderly woman takes one last trip down memory lane before entering into hospice care. 4:59
Special Note: If anyone out there has some recordings of the show that Tom Mischke and Don Vogel used to put out together, I would love to grab a copy if at all possible I was a big fan of The Afternoon Saloon and never got the chance to hear Tommy and Don working together I think that must have been an incredible show Just click on this webmaster link to send me an e-mail.
Or, if you'd rather just talk to Mischke about some of the sound bytes above, or about weather in Buckman, Minnesota, or about how grass makes a different sound when you walk on it at varying temperatures, or just about anything else--you can click on the T.D. Mischke link to send him an e-mail.