Congressman Derrick Van Orden claims that anyone who says the Trump budget plan will cut benefits is a liar. There’s already a line forming with folks who’d like to point out that Van Orden is the one telling a fib. We’ll talk to guests from Citizen Action who outline the real harm that’s going to […]

Guests: jeremy gragert, sara ring

May 29, 2025

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Sen. Ron Johnson isn’t closing the door on running for a 4th term, claiming he’s “just a guy from Oshkosh who’s trying to save the country.” Please don’t hurt yourself making an eyeroll at that. Also: When you elect a convicted criminal as president, don’t be surprised when he starts letting fellow felons out of […]

May 29, 2025

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We talk to Earl Ingram about last week’s remarks by HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. claiming a “team” was on the ground in Milwaukee to help with a lead paint crisis in schools. That was a lie. And James Kelly has a story out of Hayward reminding us that when school’s go on summer break, […]

Guests: Earl Ingram, James Kelly

May 28, 2025

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Hundreds of bills have been introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature so far this session, from Assembly Bill1 to Assembly Bill 273. In the other chambers, you can go all the way up to Senate Bill 280. But one bill is missing: Senate Bill 1. Republicans reserved it for their version of a state budget and […]

Guests: Heather DuBois Bourenane, Robert Kraig

May 28, 2025

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Not that it’s anything new for a congressman who tried to get a court to throw out the will of Wisconsin voters in 2020, but US Rep. Tom Tiffany continues to embrace authoritarian tactics like threatening a governor with investigations or even an arrest. And we’ll see if there’s any update on Melissa Kaye’s “Pigeon […]

May 28, 2025

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Chad Holmes will give us an update on spring sports and news stories he’s following in the Wausau area for Civic Media. And Melissa Baldauff helps us update the latest Trump administration efforts to kill clean energy progress, substantially increase nuclear power, and allow an oil rig executive sweeping powers over federal lands, without going […]

Guests: Chad Holmes, Melissa Baldauff

May 27, 2025

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Author Laura Bird shares some of the big “beach reads” you’ll see on summertime book lists. And she’ll tell you how to find out about some of those upcoming books as early as she does. And we’ll review a controversy in Eagle River that shouldn’t be a controversy, but that won’t stop some local politicians […]

Guest: Laura Bird

May 27, 2025

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There’s always a lot of behind-the-scenes chatter at a political convention—state as well as national. And when Wisconsin Democrats meet in just over two weeks, there will be no shortage of chatter about whether Gov. Tony Evers will run for a third term—and if not, how many (many, many) Democrats are likely to crowd into […]

Guest: Dan Hagen

May 27, 2025

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We talk to state Democratic Party chair candidate Devin Remiker. State Sen. Sarah Keyeski outlines her bill that would prevent Wall Street hedge funds from making the affordable housing crisis worse in Wisconsin. We talk to state Democratic Party chair candidate Joe Zepecki. Eau Claire native Sarah Driever talks about her reaction to Robert Kennedy, […]

Guests: Devin Remiker, Joe Zepecki, Sarah Driever, Sarah Keyeski

May 26, 2025

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Corrine Hendrickson outlines the ongoing crisis of affordable childcare in Wisconsin and how she and other providers are calling attention to it. Michelle Velasquez of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin tells us the Trump budget plan would decimate basic healthcare services all across Wisconsin. We talk to state Democratic Party chair candidate William Garcia. Lincoln […]

Guests: Corinne Hendrickson, Hans Breitenmoser, Michelle Velasquez, William Garcia

May 26, 2025

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