Each episode of Rolling with Scissors is available for on-demand streaming for two weeks before it’s replaced by the latest broadcast.
Want to know what was featured? Dive into the Episode Notes section of the blog for a full breakdown of past shows, including commentary, context, and behind-the-scenes insights.
Recent Episodes
The Death of the Mainstream Roar
Spinning CSNY’s “Ohio” makes you realize how toothless the modern airwaves have become. Here is how the corporate music machine sanitized the mainstream roar—and why underground defiance is the only antidote left.
Early 2000s Madison Scene Retrospective: Episode 1356
A little late to the site, but worth the wait. This week on Rolling with Scissors, we take a break from the deep-dive sets to clear the palette with a heavy dose of early 2000s Madison rock and metal nostalgia.
Latest Blog Posts
That’s like your opinion, Man!
So I've been asking you guys for comments. I love it. Let's keep doing it. I did notice that there was some difficulty with the captcha timing out, so I fixed that today. You should not have any more difficulty making a comment on a post. Your comments will still need...
New Subscriptions Service
So I'm sure you all saw my last post about making improvements. So the dream was not only to make the website faster and more user-friendly, but to build us a community space so we wouldn't have to use Facebook. That functionality is actually doable. Relatively...
Moving On Up
Good afternoon, everybody You may have noticed over the last several days that I have made some changes to the website. I'm trying to give you guys a better experience and some more features. We now have an FAQ section. You can now request audio for an upcoming...
Desert Island Disc
Back in the early 90s there were a couple shows on 101.5 WIBA FM. This is way before Rolling With Scissors was even a dream. It was definitely before iHeartRadio took over the freaking world. The two shows I'm talking about were called Rock Line this...
Hollar Into The Void
The Serial Killer’s Guide to Sunday Dinner
Gravity remains an undefeated bastard. When a gimpy hand makes lifting a glass plate a hazard, the standard advice is always a patronizing “wear a bib.” Screw that. I bought a heavy-duty black vinyl apron instead. Now, I don’t look like a messy eater—I look like I’m about to clear a Dexter-style kill room.
Primal Cravings and the Missing Ziploc Episode 1353
Episode 1353 delivers a massive, beautiful wall of heavy psych, an enigmatic archival tribute to a brilliant Madison musician, and an awkward late-night studio packaging crisis.
Bread, Circuses, and Blood on the South Lawn
From state dinners to steel cages: inside the unhinged “UFC Freedom 250” spectacle that left the Rose Garden trashed and the steel cage standing.
Dropping an Inch: The Ultimate High-Rise Nightmare
A routine trip between apartment floors turned into a cold-sweat lesson in mechanical safety protocols this morning when a power flicker dropped the car, triggered the springs, and set off the entire building’s alarms.
Interviews
The Finance Guy from Nowhere
While working on the next chapters of Signal Drift, this “Gray Man” profile popped out of the static. Meet the “Finance Guy” whose life is the ultimate redacted document.
The Ian the Shark Profiler Crisis (And Other Mobility Hazards)
From the “Denim Ring Toss” to FBI profilers who should be playing heavy metal, life is getting weird. Here is why I can’t take Joe Mantegna seriously anymore.
The Beer-to-X-Ray Ratio
What do you do when the rain cancels and you’re only three blocks from home? You cancel the bus, crank the Adrenaline Mob, and head straight for the brewery.
Smart TVs and the Death of Simple Joy
I woke up to a purple TV and a Roku interface that wanted to fight me. One hard reset later, I’m stuck in a loop of email codes and “Smart” requirements. Whatever happened to just plugging things in?
Signal Drift: Current Broadcast
Signal Drift is an original fiction series unfolding one chapter at a time—right here on the blog. Set in a near-future collapse where communication is survival, the story follows a former radio engineer navigating broken networks, old alliances, and strange new signals. Each post is a chapter, and the series is updated regularly. Want to dig deeper into the cast? Meet the characters right here.
The Serial Killer’s Guide to Sunday Dinner
Gravity remains an undefeated bastard. When a gimpy hand makes lifting a glass plate a hazard, the standard advice is always a patronizing “wear a bib.” Screw that. I bought a heavy-duty black vinyl apron instead. Now, I don’t look like a messy eater—I look like I’m about to clear a Dexter-style kill room.
Primal Cravings and the Missing Ziploc Episode 1353
Episode 1353 delivers a massive, beautiful wall of heavy psych, an enigmatic archival tribute to a brilliant Madison musician, and an awkward late-night studio packaging crisis.
Bread, Circuses, and Blood on the South Lawn
From state dinners to steel cages: inside the unhinged “UFC Freedom 250” spectacle that left the Rose Garden trashed and the steel cage standing.
Dropping an Inch: The Ultimate High-Rise Nightmare
A routine trip between apartment floors turned into a cold-sweat lesson in mechanical safety protocols this morning when a power flicker dropped the car, triggered the springs, and set off the entire building’s alarms.
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