The Mischke Roadshow

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 120 / Retrospective

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 119 / Groundhog Day

Everybody needs a buddy and Mischke finds his in a diminutive furry creature, and on a most auspicious occasion.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 118 / Whiteout

Your brain is messed with in a blackout. But it's messed with in a whiteout as well.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 117 / The Death Doula

One woman's intimate experience with death changes her life, and leaves her longing to change the way we die.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 116 / One Human Life

A brilliant and gifted artist has an extraordinary childhood in Harlem, followed by a dark and troubling descent, which culminates in a hauntingly brutal crime.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 115 / Music

Announcing the creation of a new spin-off podcast dedicated to the topic of Music.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 114 / Minnesota Boys

A story of friendship, and fame.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 113 / Summertime

The sound, and celebration, of the season of life.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 112 / Death So Fine

An Afternoon in a Mysterious Virginia Cemetery

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 111 / Postcards from the Road

On the road, takin' notes, and snappin' photos.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 110 / Texas Revival

The extraordinary suicide story of Matt Lanier, and the unique role he's playing in the lives of those whose loved ones have taken their own lives.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 109 / Jerry Lee America

A complicated rags to riches rocker, and the country he calls home

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 108 / Dishwashers

Elbow deep in the suds; The lives of Twin City Dishwashers.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 107 / Savannah Georgia

A college professor remembers a time, long ago, when he single-handedly changed the course of American music.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 106 / Small Town Boy

A single life in small-town America moves in a meandering 70-year arc, culminating in a simple kitchen table chat on a cool winter day.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 105 / Baltimore

Stumbling upon two lives in Baltimore that reaffirm the town's claim as the East Coast Mecca of Eccentricity.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 104 / The Hat Man

An unnerving trip into the world of a woman terrorized for years by a large, menacing, shadowy figure, always appearing in a black hat.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 103 / Magic

Disappearing into the oldest magic store in America, and leaving the real world behind.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 102 / France

A return to Nice, France, after three and half decades away, brings misty musings on the passing of time

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 101 / Who Are We?

A passing snapshot of humanity, in the 21st century, taken from behind the wheel, at a red light.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 100 / Stillwater Prison

The disturbing story of an art teacher's career at a maximum security prison.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 99 / Orcas Island

Stumbling upon the free, unique, eccentric residents of Orcas Island, in the Pacific Northwest. Another heartfelt celebration of humanity.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 98 / New Orleans

The Mississippi may connect my city to America's most exotic city, but New Orleans is another planet entirely.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 97 / Radio

One last trip back in time to the old days of radio. One last nostalgic visit to the world of the Mischke Broadcast.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 96 / Human Intimacy

A trip to the intimate, candlelit world of a Certified Cuddlist, followed by an exploration of the Cuddle Party phenomenon.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 95 / Ely

A visit with a lifelong Ely Minnesota resident who's nearing the end of an unusual, unpredictable, exhilarating, harsh and hardscrabble existence.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 94 / Wintertime

An ode to the mayhem, the mystery, and the magic of wintertime.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 93 / The Storyteller

Baptized by great trauma, Kevin Kling has emerged imbued with good humor, profound wisdom and deep empathy.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 92 / Colorado

The hard-earned, dangerous, rugged, and slowly fading world of the American cowboy, as viewed through the eyes of Western ranchers.

The Mischke Roadshow: Episode 91 / The Entity

A mysterious and disturbing coming of age story, from the woods of Northern Wisconsin.