John Ford Podcast

Mister Ford discusses audio intimacy and take a side trip down the trecherous and insidious roadmap of diversity

Bill Murphy is the host on this bone chilling, spin tingling edition of the John Ford Podcast. John and Bill insult each other, talk about the good old days of broadcast radio (before it was absorbed into the hive collective). Included are discussions about WHSE MIami, The Edge in Dallas, Sonny Fox and a plethora of gabbagole. 

Once upon a time, there was a radio station in Long Branch New Jersey, right there on Broadway. It was a little dumpy, with a Chinese takeout downstairs, that undoubtedly served cat. And an honest to God pizza joint just around the corner. John will reminisce with radio and Tri-State traffic guy Matt Ward about the '80s in New Jersey radio and the characters who populated the ariwaves. 

What could be the most important lesson I learned about doing good/entertaining radio I learned at my first radio gig. The worst radio station I ever cracked a mic at. Rambling on WADY-The Lady "Radio for Singles only." Sex radio in Miami in the '70s.

I'm not a podcasting expert, but I play one on the Internet. Actually, some common sense tips for podcasters from a broadcaster and talk radio programmer that might be good for you! Also a look at Moral AI. 

This week on the John Ford Podcast it's pontifications on the smelly story of Jussie Smollett and John gets a bit annoyed, dare we say angry over something called offense archeology, and no, although this topic stinks worse than the Smollett scandal, it's not about odiferous catacombs. 

Can it be! Mary Poppins is a racist! Say it ain't so. Hawaii moves ahead with making tobacco illegal. AOC is liberal Washington's answer to Sara Palin. 

Always check for snakes before using the can. One great way to get revenge on the spawn of the robocaller. Finally an answer for the crazy cat lady. The Self aware lawnmower. 

The great Gillette manly razor controversy. Forget the answer to life the universe and everything, the real puzzle of existence revolves around the mystery of the great hot dog to bun ratio imbalance. 

The Gov shutdown breaks records with lawyers, guns and money. Trump and the Ruskies. Mecca's crawling with critters. Bird Box teen crashes car. Is your female sig-other hear ignoring you? Maybe she's got reverse-slope hearing loss.

Trump heads to Taco Bell, uh the border. Rumors on RBG's replacement. Beto gets a swish, Bezo gets a new dish, CES sex toys and an IOT automatic clothes mildew machine. 

You may already belong to a cult and not even know it. The most obvious radio format of the week, for a lower demo male talk format. Chicken tenders on the freeway and tales from '70s drug smuggling in South Florida.

Ban Everything I don't like! Charlie Patton shakes his jelly roll. 20 years later, public domain slow train keeps chugging along. Netflix bans it's own content, a Peterson gets her streaming punted from the tubes and the continuing saga of that stinking and putrid anti-social network that can-not be named. 

What if they shut down the government and nobody noticed? Dog poop arson is now a thing, how to be civil in a rancid world and the bluesman that made it out of the solar system. 

Mark Zuckerberg's emotional support Facebook chicken walks into a bar....

We have reached peak Doh! Baby it's Cold Outside is offensive. To Someone. Somewhere. But Sales are up! And people like it. Even Canadians, sorry. So it can't be all bad, can it?

Wall Street businessmen are eschewing taking women colleague's for business lunches and many are avoiding hiring women altogether due to the climate created by  the "Me Too" movement, according to a report in Bloomberg. You want men's clubs, this is how you get men's clubs!

The obvious talk radio format that almost no one has considered. OK, maybe somebody has considered it, but nobody's doing it. So steal it quick! IDW Radio. 

Today on the Evening Rancor, the greatest kitchen invention since Ron Popeil twisted his potato. What rhymes with potato? Why NATO of course! The Rooskies better not be Putin on a winter war. 

For God's sake, please stand clear of all grocery store doors! No matter how much you wash it your greens will never come clean and other Thanksgiving misgivings on this edition of the John Ford Podcast The Evening Rancor. 

Radio hosts, how much can you suck, and how brilliant can you be with just a little twist of a phrase. John disses and sends accolades to Lee Abrams, Long Jim White, Redbeard the dreaded John Aielli and more right after these commercial messages. 

It's the bacon and eggs breakfast edition of the Evening Rancor. What do you get when you cross a pant-less man, a mosque, the Waffle House, Oldham England and bacon? Listen to this edition of the John Ford Podcast to find out. 

Just like my first pony, had my first experience with legal weed in Cali last week. And Further thoughts on the cult of Beto. 

Commitment to its leader, questioning and dissent are discouraged, the group is elitist, a polarized us-versus-them mentality, exalted ends justify whatever means it deems necessary... Politics has become just another cult. 

Yea, I'm behind the ball today. So, we're doing another music show! Some resonator fingerstyle blues, one of Jay Leno's favorite country songs and a Florida song (also played on that resonator). 

Keep your tiny little hands off my man sized Kleenex or I'll just blow! The capilitist award of the week goes to, a Canadian Girl Scout entrepreneur hawking her cookies at the pot shop. 

It's not just you, the number of robocalls for the first part of the year is up 50 percent over last year. The question remains, why even bother answering your phone and one solution I learned from a very twisted friend on how to deal with robocalls. 

Would you believe nearly 80 percent of us Mercan's view political correctness unfavorably? Would you believe Hispanics, Asians and Indians view it with a higher unfavorability than the white folks? Would you believe that 79 percent of those under 24 have an unfavorable view of political correctness? If this is true, why do the Democrats keep running on identity politics? 

Just why the heck do you want to do a podcast in the first place? Are you going to get famous? Rich? Popular? Just join the giant Internet promotion machine and you too can become the next hula-hoop.

Woke up thinking about broadcasting today. The podcast today gives kudos to the best solo talk host I ever heard, ramblings on South Florida radio, what makes a great talk host and what doesn't. 

And now the news. The un-holy trinity in the Oval Office... Kanye, the Kid and Trump. Dead rock stars continue to make a reprise and for god's sake, stop picking your nose. 

Freedom of speech for everyone... Except for people with different opinions, those who upset me, divergent political ideologies, offensive folks, people of the opposite gender(s) and of course, hedgehogs.    Google Dump

Add one more thing to the list of things that you just are not allowed to have... coffee. And forget the turtle killers. Don't look now but we're about to (not) be hit by an asteroid. And just in case you haven't heard, there is a big hurricane heading to our favorite state. Batten down the hatches and avoid weathercasters at all cost. Our coffee addiction is destroying the environment NASA asteroid WARNING: Giant 490 FOOT asteroid barreling towards Earth TOMORROW

Sure, I'm for banning all the things, but keep your stinkin' hands off my plastic bags. It's the last straw. Next you'll want to tell me I can only eat organic bacon.

I thought it might be impossible, but I've actually discovered that one thing that I actually admire and like about Trump! And...The Ayatollah says he has the answer for abuse and the me too generation.  

The Chinese want to kill your server and hey, it's a music show after all. How did we do it, well, I own the copyright on the songs. So there!

A look at the news in this episode of the Daily Rancor. Peer review madness, no applause necessary... in fact it's banned and how to get ahead in High School politics my sweet. 

A new law was passed in Cali over the weekend mandating (wait, maybe that's the wrong word) that all board of directors must contain at least one woman. It's an interesting trans-ition for the fabulous golden state.  

The Evening Rancor #8 Everything you always wanted to know about copyright and podcasting to make your head explode. If you're a John Ford Podcast listener, please take our survey!

Here comes & goes the Judge. The political theatre reached Moose Murder proportions with Repub's and Demo's throwing spit-wads and generally acting like brats today on Capitol Hill today. 

Social Media is a cancer on society and your mother dresses you funny. Besides, Zuckerberg already knows your shoe size. 

A look at the not news of the day. Donuts, Microsoft and UFO's all come together in a harmonious cacophony on on the Evening Rancor. 

Forget about wearing cultural stereotypes, a refugee or as a homeless person this Halloween. The kindly inquisitors will be handy to tell you it's inappropriate, insensitive and offensive. Face it, creativity and comedy are dead.

Rogers Media 92.1 CITI FM in Winnipeg cans its host Dave Wheeler for being too controversial and the shock jock turns around and sues for a cool $1.4 million. Wheeler claims breach of contract for firing him for the very reason he was hired. Being controversial.

Let's talk about the things we can't talk about. John rambles on political correctness, hate speech laws and non laws in England, Getting his tube account terminated and plastic straws.

The initial launch of the John Ford Podcast. John talks about why he hasn't done a podcast before, his knowledge of the limited history of podcasting and a bit about his radio background and a story from his foggy days at WSHE in Miami.