Taking a break for the holiday weekend, Mark wanted to take a look back at his conversation about mental health with writer and journalist Natalie Eilbert. Originally from New York, she has come to love Wisconsin, and her journalism work will now take her to Milwaukee. She is currently focusing her reporting on mental health […]

Guest: Natalie Eilbert

Nov 30, 2024

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Political Strategist, Co-Founder of the Lincoln Project and Author of The Latino Century: How America’s Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy, Mike Madrid joins host Mark Becker to give his expertise on the possible mass deportations that threaten the future based off what has happened in the past. There has been 2 past incidents of mass […]

Guest: Mike Madrid

Nov 23, 2024

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Former Illinois Congressman and National Radio Host Joe Walsh joins Mark this week discussing post-election results and the state of the parties now. Key points are did Biden damage Kamala’s campaign by staying in the race too long? What could have been done differently to make her campaign successful? It has never been seen before […]

Guest: Joe Walsh

Nov 16, 2024

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Carlton Huffman joins Mark to help break things down post election. Carlton dives into the aspects of Trump’s campaign that ended up being successful for him and the difference between his and Vice President Harris’s campaign as well as what could have been done different. Carlton refers to Biden waiting as long as he did […]

Guest: Carlton Huffman

Nov 9, 2024

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With the election only one week away, Mark Becker is joined by Dr. Kristin Lyerly and Kris Alfheim. Dr. Lyerly and Kris talk about the sacrifice it has on family while campaigning, signs being defaced, and civil dialogue. In the last segment Mark gives his closing arguments of how the discussion went. Dr. Kristin Lyerly, […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Kris Alfheim

Nov 2, 2024

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With the Presidential Election less than two weeks away, Mark invites Senator Rob Cowles in studio. Sen. Cowles talks about reinventing himself as he’s coming to the end of his political career, having announced in April he will not be running for re-election effectively ending the longest-serving incumbent in the Wisconsin Legislature. He thanks his […]

Oct 24, 2024

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To say Mark is geeking out is an understatement as he invites Vice President of Political Studies at the Niskanen Center, Geoff Kabaservice, to the show. Geoff, who is also author of Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhow to the Tea Party, discusses excerpts from […]

Guest: Geoff Kabaservice

Oct 19, 2024

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Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson joins Mark this weekend to talk about why it’s too hot not to vote. Right not it’s all eyes on weather response and seeing how bad the storm surges are getting down south. So are we still denying climate change? Or can we see it’s truly happening now. Jamie Wall, […]

Guests: Chris Larson, Jamie Wall

Oct 12, 2024

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Former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and chair of the Republican National Committee from 2009 until 2011, Michael Steele joins host Mark Becker for this edition of Rational Revolution. Michael, who still considers him a Republican because quote: “It pisses them off”, talks about the old Republican party, where he thinks it is and what conservative […]

Guest: Michael Steele

Oct 5, 2024

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Returning guest Carlton Huffman joins host Mark Becker whilst awaiting landfall of Hurricane Helene to talk about what things have changed with the election since they last spoke, which happened to be when President Biden was the Democratic Nominee. Carlton says on the plus side for democrats he feels the odds are looking that they […]

Guest: Carlton Huffman

Sep 28, 2024

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