Civic Media Spotlight

From the picturesque landscapes of Wisconsin to the heated legal debates, this episode of Night Light with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach is a whirlwind. The duo, along with Jim Santel, dissect the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest decision that cripples the Voting Rights Act, leaving voting equality in peril. They explore the intricate balance of […]

Sat May 9, 2026

43:59

Brian Noonan and Jamie Martinson dive into the hot debate on whether Congress should impose age limits and term limits for its members, following public sentiment shown in recent polls. They emphasize the importance of fresh perspectives and argue against lifetime political careers. Shifting gears, they discuss the heartwarming rescue of beagles from a testing […]

Sat May 9, 2026

43:56

Welcome to the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight. This is Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach. Pete and Greg start things off with a conversation that hits close to home, talking with Chris Knopf from Friends of the Boundary Waters about the ongoing fight over mining near the Boundary Waters Wilderness. […]

Guests: Golnar Nikpour, Chris Knopf

Sat May 2, 2026

43:57

Welcome to the Civic Media Spotlight. This first hour takes us into Daybreak with Brian and Jamie. Brian Noonan and Jamie Martinson sit down with Joe Peterangelo and Andy Tisdel from the Wisconsin Policy Forum to talk through a pretty striking new report on incarceration in the state. One of the biggest takeaways: Black Wisconsinites […]

Guests: Joe Peterangelo, Andy Tisdel

Sat May 2, 2026

43:56

Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach mix movies, laughs, and random fun on Nite Lite. They talk with film critic Rob Thomas about some standout picks from the Wisconsin Film Festival, including the action-comedy Normal Besides and the thriller Fuse. Along the way, listeners call and text in with their favorite knock-knock jokes, which sends the […]

Sat Apr 25, 2026

43:58

Brian Noonan and Parker cover everything from shooting stars to floating technology. With the Lyrid Meteor Shower lighting up Wisconsin skies, Brian talks through the basics of catching the best view, while Parker imagines a world where everyone just lays back and watches the stars. Then they shift to a wild new idea from Panthalasa: […]

Sat Apr 25, 2026

43:55

Hello and welcome to the second hour of the Civic Media Spotlight! Brian Noonan and Jamie Martinson dig into the ongoing debate over the Electoral College and whether it still makes sense today. With Virginia moving toward a national popular vote and Wisconsin part of that conversation, they break down where the system came from—and […]

Sat Apr 18, 2026

43:58

Hello and welcome to the first hour of the Civic Media Spotlight! Dive into the fluoride debate with Dr. Donald Chi, DDS, who talks through how the pandemic changed dental care, why some parents are hesitant about fluoride, and why the conversation around water fluoridation isn’t going away anytime soon. Instead of just throwing science […]

Sat Apr 18, 2026

44:00

In the second hour, Mark Becker talks with Geoff Kabaservice from the Niskanen Center about what’s going on in the Middle East. He gives an update on the current conflict and helps put everything into context. They continue the conversation with more insight into where things stand right now. And over on Native Roots Radio, […]

Sat Apr 11, 2026

43:56

Herman Pontzer, a professor at Duke University, joins Pete and Greg on Nite Lite to talk about his book Adaptable and how our bodies really use energy. He gets into the science of metabolism and clears up some of the biggest myths around exercise and weight loss. The conversation keeps going as Pontzer digs deeper […]

Sat Apr 11, 2026

43:57