April 26, 2014 - Madison, WI - Monona Terrace

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04.26.2014

A live show from the Monona Terrace in Madison, WI featuring music legend Willy Porter!

Plus, your weekly fix of All the News That Isn'tThanks For the Memos and two hilarious rounds of the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz!

All the News That Isn't - April 26, 2014

Ha-ha headlines as only Michael can!

This week's notso-topso stories are:
Obama's Asian visit, G7, teen stowaways, Joe Biden, Portland reservoir, asteroids, sinkhole, Georgia gun laws, and more!

Willy Porter

Local music legend Willy Porter stops by Monona Terrace to talk about Cheeseburgers and Gasoline with Michael! He performs "Yeah, I know" and  gets the audience to join in on "How to Rob a Bank."

Quiz A - April 26, 2014

In the audience Michael chats about congregations, aliens, trust funds, beat-up tennis shoes breaking eggs, bassoons and more!

Retired U.S. Navy Captain Mary from Madison and Ed  from Green Bay spring forth to play the quiz!

Thanks for the Memos and All The News That Is! - April 26, 2014

You can't make this stuff up!

Memos and news stories of real-life hilarity - this week Michael highlights: 
On Craigslist roommate looking for someone to take world's worst roommate away, Oak Creek fire fighters called and find DJ left smoke machine on, woman arrested after face in salad, nerf gun wars in Wausau, and a Greenfield man calls police on contaminated water caused by neighbor.

Town of the Week - Blackstone, VA

The originally named 'Village of Blacks and Whites' dates back prior to the Revolutionary War the town originated with a tavern, and later became Blackstone in 1885. Sara delves into the history of the village and Michael interrupts lifetime native Haney Robertson's lunch to get the real story of the town!

Quiz B - April 26, 2014

In the audience Michael finds Joe and his old jokes, killer cows, lingering limburger cheese sandwiches, 'y' dropping, being on sabbatical, cribbage, and not being on sabbatical!

Russ from Middleton and Mary from Sturgeon Bay, who sneaks the quiz in at work, to merge to form one quiz playin' team!