Data overwhelmingly shows schools improve when cellphones are banned (why aren't all schools doing it?) Is the demise of a legendary Fox Valley radio station an ominous harbinger? Two very different local land use battles: a treatment center in the suburbs and a nightclub in downtown Milwaukee. Plus, our weekly football preview, and a wrap on Paul's producing and the 2025 podcast season.

Mark Belling Podcast #104: An astonishing video exposes the depth of the Minnesota Somali scandal, two really dumb ideas gain traction in Wisconsin and the astonishing bull market in precious metals
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Mark Belling Podcast #103: It's the weekend Big One. A conservative star says all of the Hollywood movie studios will end production in five years. But, Mark points out Song Sung Blue (the Lightning & Thunder movie) succeeds because it avoids Hollywood's biases and condescension. And, our weekly football preview.
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Mark Belling Podcast #102: A special Christmas Eve podcast starring Linus quoting the Gospel of Luke. Also, overwhelming evidence that saturated fats are NOT bad for us, and in a defining sign of the times the Oscars leave broadcast TV for YouTube.
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