Civic Media Spotlight

Up first this hour, the Dom Salvia Show, along with Matt Rothschild as cohost, takes a victory lap after the spring election by examining some big winners and losers in the race. Hint: more than Schimel lost, and ALL of us who support democracy won! Then, on the Chad Holmes Show, listener Cornell from Merrill […]

Guests: Chad Holmes, Dom Salvia, Earl Ingram, Mark Spreitzer, Matt Rothschild, Pat Kreitlow, Reggie Jackson

Sat Apr 5, 2025

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It’s a really remarkable journey. And as parents, Chari and Kon Knueppel are enjoying every step of the way. The Milwaukee area couple’s oldest son, Kon, Jr., is a player on the Duke University basketball team. He’s a Freshman but is having quite a season. The Blue Devils will be playing in the Final Four […]

Guests: Chari Knueppel, Cliff Wall, Gbenga Ajilore, Greg Bach, Jane Matenaer, Jim Schmidt, John Maino, Kon Knueppel, Maggie Daun, Pete Schwaba, Sam Vainisi

Sat Apr 5, 2025

46:32

To begin this hour, we check in on a conversation had on Maino & the Mayor this week. Cari Josephson from the Walk To End Alzheimer’s brings a special guest with her: former Wisconsin Governor Marty Schreiber. Governor Schreiber has recently penned a book called My Two Elaines about his story of caregiving for his […]

Guests: Cari Jospehson, Christina Lorey, Dom Salvia, Gordy Young, Jim Schmitt, John Maino, John Peterson, Julie Bomar, Marty Schreiber, Matt Rothschild, Pam Jahnke, Pete Schwaba

Sat Mar 22, 2025

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First this weekend, we check out a conversation between the Maggie Daun Show and Dr. Melinda Brennan, Executive Director of the Wisconsin ACLU. Dr. Brennan joins Maggie to discuss how the current immigration practices will affect Wisconsin’s economy and why all of us should care how immigrants are cared for. Then, on UpNorthNews Radio, Pat […]

Guests: Dave Wilde, Dr. Melinda Brennan, Greg Bach, Jane Matenaer, Maggie Daun, Pat Kreitlow, Todd Allbaugh, Trygve Olson

Sat Mar 22, 2025

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We cover a lot of politics on Civic Media, but we all need a break from the daily grind and some folks find that in a book club. Author Laura Bird is back on UpNorthNews Radio and instead of recommending books, she’s telling us all about how to find a good book club or how […]

Guests: Gordy Young, Greg Bach, James L. Santelle, Jane Matenaer, Jim Schmitt, John Maino, John Peterson, Laura Bird, Pat Kreitlow, Will Kocken

Sat Mar 8, 2025

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To begin the hour, Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project shares some new research from the Lincoln Democracy Institute with the Todd Allbaugh Show. For the last year, they’ve been talking with thousands of Americans in swing states, including Wisconsin. These discussions went far beyond the typical poll, asking not just what people think, but […]

Guests: Dom Salvia, Earl Ingram, Maggie Daun, Matt Mueller, Pete Schwaba, Todd Allbaugh, Tom Palzewicz, Trygve Olson

Sat Mar 8, 2025

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To begin this hour, Jill Rosenthal, the Director of Public Health Policy at the Center for American Progress, joins the Maggie Daun Show to discuss what proposed NIH cuts do to the economy and rural hospitals and clinics in Wisconsin. Next, the Chad Holmes Show speaks with Judge Susan Crawford, a candidate for the Wisconsin […]

Sat Mar 1, 2025

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On Matenaer On Air on Tuesday, Dr. Kristin Lyerly joined the show with Laurel Marcinkus, who went through a horrific experience while carrying a wanted pregnancy. This is a deeply personal discussion with Laurel and we gave it a trigger warning on our show notes, but we felt it was important to know what women […]

Sat Mar 1, 2025

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Kicking off this hour, Maggie invites Gray Gunderson of Park Falls to talk about the Birkie on the Maggie Daun Show! They have a lot of great conversations, including a call from Jim in Brookfield about how much the event means and how little known it is here in WI despite drawing international visitors. Then, […]

Guests: Gordy Young, Gray Gunderson, Greg Bach, Jane Matenaer, Jim Schmitt, John Maino, John Peterson, Maggie Daun, Mike McCabe, Paul VandenPlas

Sat Feb 22, 2025

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