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Business In The 217Business in the 217: Springfield Business Journal Chat with Michelle Ownbey - 06/11/2025Trent R. Nelson speaks with Michelle Ownbey, publisher of the Springfield Business Journal and Illinois Times, about the latest happenings in the Springfield business community and all of the relevant bits fit for the greater community to learn about. Topics Discussed In This Interview: Sangamon County officials have solicited proposals from development groups interested in potentially building a new $100 million downtown hotel adjacent to a proposed $93 million expansion of the BOS Center. The nearly $500 million effort to improve the Capitol Complex, including a major renovation of the long-vacant Illinois State Armory, continues to take...2025-06-1210 min
Front RunnerSA Derby Day PreviewThe Group 1 action continues at Morphettville this Saturday with the running of the Group 1 SA Derby. We’re joined by trainers Trent Busuttin and Aaron Bain, who will both have a big say in the feature race. We’ll also review the action from Sangster Day, and Linc will give you his best bets for a big weekend.2025-04-3050 min
Important MalarkeyYour Kid Is A Loser AKA Weird Life Skills To Teach ChildrenThere are so many useful and useless things that we should be teaching the youth of today……… once again, nobody is reading this… you know what’s gross? Brussel sprouts!2021-09-2718 minImportant MalarkeyVictory N Jobs AKA The Weirdest Jobs From The 1800sWhat’s weirder than catching rats for money…… you’re just going to have to listen and find out, because it gets weird! No one is reading this…. So…. Trent smells!2021-09-2019 minImportant MalarkeyDeath Busters AKA How Would You Choose To Die?If you could choose how you would die, what would you choose? Drowning in Mountain Dew, being hugged to death, drinking too much caffeine, or something weirder? Don’t let us know @importantmalarkey2021-09-1313 minImportant Malarkey1,000 Listener Special AKA Do We Know Our Own Show?Today we celebrate, answer some fan questions, and play a game where we guess which one of us said weirder things in previous episodes!2021-09-0619 minImportant MalarkeyTrentology 101 AKA Manipulating, Frustrating, and Annoying Others… FOR FUN!Trent tries to explain why he is the way that he is, and Linc blows up! Also aliens attacked us and stole our spaghetti, no one is reading this, so I can type whatever I want…. Walrus!2021-08-3015 minImportant MalarkeyCommon Senses AKA Which Sense is the Scariest?Today Trent and Linc discuss which sense makes them fear the most. Which do you fear most? Sight, smell, taste, hearing, or touch?2021-08-2315 minImportant MalarkeyCall of Food-y AKA What Food Would You Bring Into War?Don’t tell us what you think, don’t follow us on Instagram @importantmalarkey nobody usually does anyway. Who even reads this?2021-08-1614 minImportant MalarkeysAY whAt? AKA A More Confusing Way to Talk (With Sam)!Our first ever guest, Sam, is here to help us make a more confusing version of English. It’s like pig Latin but not anything like pig Latin because it’s way more complicated and difficult to get the hang of! You’re probably not reading this, but if you are… hi!2021-08-0915 minImportant MalarkeyLay Z Boys AKA Is Laziness the Better Option?Is laziness actually the key to being super productive? Today we dive into laziness and dirtier out if there even is a such thing!2021-08-0213 minImportant MalarkeyDay Opposite AKA How to Make a Fake Holiday WorkOpposite Day has always been a interesting and weird joke that confuses everybody, but how could we make it something to actually celebrate and still stay mentally sane? Find out I’m this episode of, we make something way more confusing then it actually should be… I mean, Important Malarkey!2021-07-2616 minImportant MalarkeySmart Pets AKA Jacob Brought a Puppy to the PodcastWe had our first ever guest for this episode! Join Linc, Trent, and Jacob as they discuss why we need to be able to communicate with animals!2021-07-1915 minImportant MalarkeyWhen Time is it? AKA Did We Invent a Time Machine?Linc is convinced that he invented time travel, but his memory had been wiped. Trent once again thinks that Linc is too weird for him! If you had a time machine, where would you go? Tag us on Instagram @importantmalarkey and tell us!2021-06-2813 minImportant MalarkeyWorst Horror Movie Ever! AKA Bad Guy Cooks BaconDid we just make a movie? Pretty much! Tag us on Instagram @importantmalarkey to tell us your favorite horror movie!2021-06-2116 minImportant MalarkeyCountry Time AKA Linc Cluelessly Rules Over an IslandWhat if you had your own country? What would the laws be? What would your military be like? What do you call your money? Let us know @importantmalarkey on Instagram2021-06-1417 minImportant MalarkeyThe Energizer Buddies AKA How Powerful are our Burps?Can we use our natural human gasses to power our electronics? Let’s find out! Follow us on Instagram @importantmalarkey2021-06-0715 minImportant MalarkeyZOMbelievable AKA Apocalypse in NebraskaWhat would our ZA plan be? Find out, and it gets weird!!! Follow us on Instagram @importantmalarkey and let us know what you would do if the zombie apocalypse happened today!2021-05-3114 minImportant MalarkeyWho’ DumB now¿ AKA Smart Ways to Insult the UnSmartThis is by far the dumbest episode we have done so far! If you can understand it all... YOU WIN!2021-05-2414 minImportant MalarkeyRound Of APPlause AKA We Designed The Weirdest App EverTrent and Linc venture into the world of apps that don’t exist, BUT SHOULD! If you could invent an app, what would it be and why? Let us know on Instagram @importantmalarkey2021-05-1713 minImportant MalarkeyEat The Rainbow AKA We Actually Made An Episode Out Of ThisWe turned one of our weirdest episode intros into an entire episode! What foods do you associate with each color?2021-05-1015 minImportant MalarkeyName Name Go Away! AKA What If We Changed Our Names?If we could change our names? What would it be and why? You’ll have to listen and find out, because I already forget what I said - Linc2021-05-0316 minImportant MalarkeyWanna Pet? AKA Linc Learns About Trent’s Weird Childhood PetsTrent grew up on a farm. Linc may or may not have had a frog/toad pet. What even is a pet?2021-04-2616 minImportant MalarkeyNip This in the Butt AKA Why Are Our Pronunciations So Different?Trent walks Linc through a discussion about the way that humans talk. Why do we call things the words that we call them? Why do some of us pronounce words differently? LINC DISCOVERS A RIDICULOUS SECRET THAT TRENT HAS KEPT FROM HIM FOR 22 YEARS!2021-04-1916 minImportant MalarkeySlang Shot AKA Trent Incorrectly Uses Slang Terms the Whole TimeTrent and Linc talk about some of their favorite slang terms. Then Linc quizzes Trent on current and Victorian slang terminology. Lastly, the duo create their own slang term!2021-04-1222 minImportant MalarkeySpy...der man AKA Do We Have What it Takes to Become Spies?Linc used to want to be a spy, but what does it cost? What do you need to do to be a spy? What weird gadgets would we use?2021-04-0514 minImportant MalarkeyMarketing the Sun AKA Trent Annoys Linc for 12 MinutesLinc gets Trent started on a wild journey about marketing a product that doesn’t need to be sold, and then complains the entire time.2021-03-2913 minImportant MalarkeyWeirdest Restaurant EverLinc and Trent take a dive into Trent’s mind to come up with a brand new restaurant concept! Boy, does it get weird!2021-03-2214 minImportant MalarkeyOur Made-up News StationWhat does it take to become a news anchor? What would make our made up station better than all of the others? The answer is..... in this episode.2019-05-1116 minImportant MalarkeyMaking A Cartoon?We come up with a cartoon kid show from scratch, and yes.... it’s about steak! Please enjoy!2019-05-0416 minImportant MalarkeyWho is Linc?Today, Trent asks Linc a bunch of questions about who he is, and it gets weird!2019-04-2716 minImportant MalarkeyCreating a SuperheroLinc guides Trent through creating a brand new superhero!2019-04-2016 minImportant MalarkeyEar CandyToday Trent asks Linc about candy and his opinions on how some brands become successful! As always, the conversation just gets pretty silly!2019-04-1313 minImportant MalarkeyIntro to PodcastsLinc and Trent try to learn what a podcast is and how to differentiate theirs from everyone else’s!2019-04-0722 minImportant MalarkeyImportant Malarkey (Trailer)2019-04-0600 min