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Whad'Ya Know? For January 28, 2012

Listen in to the entire two-hour broadcast. Read the timings below to find your favorite segment. Or, you can listen to a specific half-hour of the show: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Problem listening to Real Audio? Get Help!

Hour 1

:00 - Live from Monona Terrace in Madison with the man who has reduced his shower to the time it takes to shout "COLD!"

:01 - All The News That Isn't
-President Obama is lucky he didn't get a 21 gun salute from Arizona's Jan Brewer.
-I told her, Jan, if it's a hassle, don't pick me up at the airport. I can catch a cab.
-At the President's State of the Union, "yellow cake from Africa" joke falls flat.
-Got a big unintentional laugh when he said Obama bin Laden.
-The President called for banks to bring back socket wrenches and stadium blankets. Maybe pay enough interest to cover overdrafts.
-Said the Navy will go green with baking soda and vinegar powered ships.
-Suggested teachers make Chinese tires. May have heard that wrong.
-You know, Chinese tires last a long time at those speeds.
-Thanked GM for the new Barack Riviera.
-Said he would circumvent congress with a calling center in Mumbai.
-Will reduce the Pentagon to the Triangle.
-The Navy Seals who freed the Somali hostages could not decompress in time for their gallery moment at the speech.
-Response at the State of the Union was mixed. Mitch McConnell did not rise once, continuing to hang by his feet from the gallery, wings folded.
-Didn't help the President's speech that the guide still said "Biggest Loser."
-Its shares rising above Exxon, we may now speak of the Apple Valdez.
-Romney says his father, Jorge, was born in Mexico, self-deported to the US.
-Technically they weren't Mexicans they were Mormicans.
-Republicans had the most fun in FL since they beat on the windows at the voting registrar.
-Republican debate audiences can applaud but they can't keep time.
-Newt got a lot of the older vote in Florida who thought he was B.F. Goodrich.
-Newt's bold new vision: a Hershey Park on the moon financed by Freddie Mac.
-Newt asked Callista if he could see Fannie Mae. And maybe Heidi Klum.
-Gingrich pooh-poohs self-deportation promotes self-congratulation.
-A discouraged Rick Santorum self-deports back to Italy.
-Not so much the Republican Party as the Donner Party.
-Asteroid buzzes the earth looking for Newt Gingrich.
-Rand Paul stopped by TSA with family size tube of Crest taped to leg.
-Starbucks now offers beer, wine and pot on the loading dock.
-Twitter says there's no such thing as free tweets.
-Joe Biden can do a pretty good Indian call-center guy.
-Arab League finished with Syria goes now to Demi Moore.
-Wiki-Leaks dude Assange gets own show "I've Got Your Secrets."
-Italian cruise ship captain reassigned to Carnival Somalia.
-Seal frees Heidi Klum.
- On a pain scale from 1 to 10 men suffer their own 5 plus their wife's 8.
-Prince Fielder gets paid by the pound.
-Eli Manning carries this little brother thing about as far as it can go.
-Meryl Streep to play Glen Close.
-Huge solar flare causes release of Romney returns and Gingrich indictments.
-and, in Wisconsin, recall turns into windfall for Governor Walker, who gets $13 million just for being himself . . .
. . . That's All the News That Isn't

:03 - Guest interview with actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Junior. He can make toast with the solar power unless it has been a cloudy day, in which case he can get on his bike and pedal to generate some energy and then.....TOAST. Ed's been working with Panasonic on some lithium ion batteries and yes he thinks hemp is wonderful just ask Ed's friend Woody Harrelson. Now let's review MIchael's energy-harnessing plans.

:32 - John and Jeff and some eco-green jazz.

:42 - Michael is in the audience somewhere but we can't hear him. What can you do to help the environment? Bricks in the toilet? Three wouldn't fit.... Nancy is looking for a safe car for her daughter.

:46 - Four Disclaimers and the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz with Ted and Andrea, a team that will take on the Quiz with zeal.

Hour 2

:00 - Back for the second hour of this live broadcast from Madison where Jeff is working out his hoarding issues.....

:01 - Thanks for the Memos. But first, let's review some listener mail and check out how the off-season will go with caves. Here's a letter from Carlos, who works in food service where Michael's daughter only eats dessert, assuring chef-on-duty will recommend a hot entree. Here's that Memo: The yellow courier pouch is about to leave.....someone better call the cops.

:10 - Hotline Call-In: Are you as green as Ed? We're going to move on from this first called and talk with Susan from DePere who rides her bike, gave up her clothes dryer and shops at thrift store. Ron puts his trash and recyclables in the neighbor's can so the trash truck only stops once. Kate from Carbondale has a hybrid car and buys low-methane dog food.

:35 - In the audience Michael is out in the audience giving people some wine and how about a girly t-shirt. What's the deal with five hour energy? Michael doesn't know what that is.

:53 - Whad'Ya Know? Quiz with Sharon and Joel who is "way smart" for this Quiz. From now on I'll let my computer go to sleep and then google the answer when it wakes up.

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