Today is our first show at our new time of 2-4 pm! Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project follows us into the mid-afternoon to share his unique perspective on the news of the day. Like Todd, he is a native Wisconsinite and former Republican. Unlike Todd, Trygve has worked in politics at all levels around […]

Guests: Joe Zepecki, Trygve Olson

Apr 23, 2025

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Tia Nelson sticks with us as we continue to celebrate Earth Day! Also joining us this hour is freelance journalist James Edward Mills, known for his expertise on the outdoors and his work with National Geographic.  Tonight, Tia Nelson and James Edward Mills will be screening the documentary Planetwalker at Earth Fest. Learn more at […]

Guests: James Edward Mills, Tia Nelson

Apr 22, 2025

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Today, Todd joins us live from Governor Nelson State Park to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. Wisconsin’s own former Governor Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day in 1970. Today, his daughter Tia Nelson, a fantastic conservationist in her own right, joins us to talk about the history of this holiday and what we can […]

Guests: Mike Ring, Pat Kreitlow, Rob Cowles, Tia Nelson

Apr 22, 2025

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In our second hour, Todd spends some more time remembering the late Pope Francis. He shares some of his memorable quotes and remarks from former President Obama.  This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: bad breath or body odor? Neither is a great smell, but which one makes you want to gag?  Secretary Pete Hegseth’s […]

Apr 21, 2025

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This morning, Pope Francis passed away. Todd believes that this Pope was one of the greatest in modern history due to his humility and intentional reflection of Christ’s teachings over religious dogma. Regardless of one’s religion, Pope Francis’s focus on acceptance was admirable.  Today, our friend Matt Flynn joins us to talk about the Pope’s […]

Guests: Jimmie Kaska, Matt Flynn

Apr 21, 2025

44:32

From Tuesday’s show: How Trump’s Policies Are Wrecking Your Coffee (Hour 2) We welcome TJ Semanchin, Owner and President of Wonderstate Coffee! He and his Viroqua-based business are part of what makes Wisconsin great. Wonderstate has developed relationships with coffee farmers around the world to ensure that they are fairly compensated for the excellent coffee […]

Guests: Doug Moe, TJ Semanchin

Apr 19, 2025

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To kick off our second hour, Todd continues discussing Bob Spindell’s lack of decorum in the Wisconsin Election Commission meeting. As his former boss Dale Schultz would say, Todd finds himself “in the heat of agreement” with our callers and texters.  At the bottom of the hour, Madison-based author Doug Moe returns to the show […]

Guest: Doug Moe

Apr 18, 2025

44:32

In the last Wisconsin state budget, Governor Evers used his line-item veto power to extend public school funding increases for the next 400 years. As of this morning, our state supreme court has ruled that this move is constitutional and will stand. While many of us agree that funding schools is important, is this the […]

Apr 18, 2025

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This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: pity or ambivalence? We ask listeners to call and text in, but it’s no big deal. We have no strong feelings either way.  At the bottom of the hour, Todd brings us updates on two breaking news stories. Firstly, he brings new information on the shooting at Florida […]

Apr 17, 2025

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BREAKING NEWS: Before we kick off today’s show, Todd shares early details on an active shooter situation at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Stay tuned to your local news to hear more details as they become available.  Today, we are very excited to welcome Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich! He recently wrote a guest column […]

Guests: Eric Genrich, Sarah Keyeski

Apr 17, 2025

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