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In the course of our nation's history, the people have rallied bravely whenever the rights of men have been threatened.
Today, a new crisis has arisen.
Citizens, hear me out.
This could happen to you.
People think I'm controversial.
But the truth is, I'm a nice guy.
And we're going to have a lot of fun tonight.
I'm
What I say is what I say.
Okay, I want a damn concerted effort.
This is a god-last damn time.
I want somebody to use this.
Well,
we've got a
whole bunch
of stories to clear
out.
Yep, and in a little while rocker will be here with a maxing preview of the big Atwood Fest happening this weekend on the east side of Madison, but first
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We'll see some sunshine, but we also might...
Also might get some sprinkles and highs in the low to mid 80s.
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or first thing Monday, but the tickets are for next Wednesday,
Savannah.
Good morning.
Hi.
How you doing?
Oh, man, what a week.
I know, I know.
What
way
Oh, man, we were waiting.
We really thought that was coming last week, but it seems he wanted to wait a little bit.
or at least
with an AI red hat.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
That's
I really wanted that eye in Wisconsin to look a little better.
That's one of the biggest things we're watching.
Of course, it looks like Lieutenant Governor Sarah Rodriguez is launching her campaign today.
So that'll really, you know,
number one,
there we go.
Yeah.
And then of course we have two Republicans already, but.
Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how this Democratic side of the field shakes out.
Well, I feel like we should talk about the Humane Society.
The Humane Society went to the mayor's office and said that they basically don't have enough money to last after August
based on their
contract with Public Health Madison, Dane County.
So that's where they get all of their government funding, which is $390,000 a year.
Meanwhile, the services they provide under that contract cost them $1.3 million a year.
So they've been relying on grants, on funding from the thrift stores, and on private donations from people to be able to keep going.
And they're basically saying, we won't be able to provide any services or take in any strays after August if we don't get an increase in funds.
So we're waiting to see what's going to happen there.
Mm-hmm
Well, and they help animals from all over the country, but
yeah,
they specifically broke down these numbers
Only for helping animals in Dane County Under their contract terms with public with public health Madison Dane County So basically they're very narrow scope of one little portion of what they do They say they're overall underfunded by two and a half by to three and a half million dollars compared to other humane societies of the
like cities the same size.
So
it'll be interesting to see what happens there.
I of course reached out to the mayor's office and haven't heard anything back
And
the
So, well, I guess maybe they haven't done such a great job, Scott.
Maybe you didn't either.
So I don't know.
All right, anyway Savannah Savannah Thank you for bringing us the the latest news at least we know at least somebody's throwing their hat into the ring besides Scott Walker and making Wisconsin great again Wow Savannah you have a good weekend.
You guys too.
Thanks for having me.
this is a
Let's
We do know that Maxwell's attorney emerged from the interview in
a good mood.
First, we want to thank the Deputy Attorney General for being so professional with all of us and for meeting with us.
This meeting, the number two
at DOJ and a convicted felon in prison is a complete violation of every DOJ protocol or norm, right?
This never happens.
And it comes as we learn more details about Donald Trump's very well documented friendship.
with Epstein.
As all this pressure has been mounting, we seem to be watching the Trump administration hatch a plot to escape from it right in front of us.
And it's hard to see it as anything else.
This meeting between Blanche and Maxwell looks like a transparent attempt to cut some sort of a deal.
And MAGA Media is wish-casting a favorable outcome for Trump.
Maybe she wants immunity.
Maybe she wants some sort of protection.
I don't know.
But it's definitely
something that is worthy of praise and worthy of our encouragement.
I think this is great.
I do have a feeling that she has been, she just might be a victim.
She just might be.
There was a rush to judgment.
There was a lot of chaos there for a while.
All right, granted, she hung out with Jeffrey Epstein.
And I know that's apparently not good, but she's in jail for how long now?
20 years, a 20 year sentence.
Apparently
not good.
After years of claiming that Epstein was the devil himself and the center of this evil, widespread global conspiracy that preyed on young girls, the right wing propaganda machine is so desperate for Trump to find cover in the scandal, they are now painting Jelaine Maxwell as an ally, as more of a victim than the hundreds of girls that she helped Epstein prey on, some of whom she assaulted herself.
it.
That's right.
Wow.
It's amazing.
Charlie Kirk, when he comes out with the talking points.
Yeah.
I often see my mega cult member in Milwaukee posting.
Just what he said, and that is how my mega friend thinks now.
He always waits until he's told how to approach these difficult matters.
All right, why don't we get to the big admission from FCC chair, Brandon Carr.
This guy is so partisan, it is beyond my imagination why I didn't notice him before.
He's been a commissioner at the FCC for a while.
But wow.
He's spreading his winks.
Wow.
Oh, and the conglomerate also happened to cancel NBC's storied The Late Show, hosted by Trump critic Stephen Colbert.
That Trump FCC chair is also taking a victory lap and giving up what it's really all about.
Did President Trump have anything to do with the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's show?
Well, here's what's important to keep in mind is a broader dynamic.
When President Trump ran for election, he ran right at these legacy broadcast media outfits in the New York and Hollywood elites that are behind it.
And he smashed the facade that these are gatekeepers that can control what Americans think and what Americans can say.
And once you do that,
you've
exposed the business model of a lot of these outfits as being nothing more than a partisan circus.
NPR has been defunded, PBS has been defunded, Colbert is getting cancer, you've got anchors in news media personalities losing their jobs.
Again, all of this is downstream of President Trump's decision to stand up.
Okay, I have a very direct question.
I did not hear a yes or a no in your answer.
I
heard a maybe.
Yeah, ultimately
these are business decisions for CBS to make.
mates
Trump has exposed the partisan nature of every network that we have on the air and their agenda.
Because it's not his agenda.
So because it's not his agenda, everybody else is wrong and he is right.
And he's going to change all of that and make America's media great again, I suppose.
That is just outrageous.
And now we know.
And I'm amazed that CBS gave.
Colbert at least a year to get all
of
the daily
for Americans.
Whatever it
Oh, yeah, immigrants.
He's doing it for them.
All right.
You know, yesterday, we don't have time for this.
How about this?
Let's get to cut 130.
This is President Trump announcing that he is reducing the price of drugs everywhere.
This is an amazing thing when you think about it.
Okay.
Just do the math.
Here we
All right.
We will have reduced drug prices by a thousand percent by eleven hundred, twelve hundred, thirteen hundred, fourteen hundred, seven hundred, six hundred.
What?
not 30 or 40 or 50%, but numbers, the likes of which you've never even dreamed of before, did it, but they'll try anyway, because they do lie terribly.
They had to throw that in, had nothing to do with what he was talking about.
Of course, you know, this would be the time for everybody, all Americans go out and buy drugs because you're going to get money back.
They're going to give you hundreds of thousands of dollars back just for asking if you could buy a drug, because that's 1000%.
They've saved you money.
Wow.
Okay.
You're getting money back.
What
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He works for the guy, named Gordian.
I don't know that guy.
Who?
They spin him, the way you want to hear them.
Just like that.
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We'll see some sunshine, but we also could be in for a couple of sprinkles highs in the low to mid 80s for today and it's going to heat up over the weekend.
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We heard from Savannah to May Olson that Lieutenant Governor Sarah Rodriguez officially has launched her campaign for governor of Wisconsin, highlighting her roots in Wisconsin, years of serving the state, pledging to bring her
Her experience I mean she's an elected leader nurse public health expert small business owner problem solvers and we don't have problem solvers in the state on the other side of the aisle So this would be a unique situation as well.
So maybe she can make this happen I'm hoping because I'm looking at the Scott Walker hat
that he posted
Walker served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin, and if he were to run again and win in 2026, he would be the state's 47th governor.
And if you see a side view of his hat, he has listed on there 45-47, very much just like Trump somehow.
Okay.
Make Wisconsin.
Great.
Again, even though the Republicans have been in charge for 14 damn years and I can't have a blood.
All right.
Well, okay.
Take a deep breath.
Okay.
Okay.
Oh, is that so?
Yes.
how I
I know.
His proposal, the EPA would undo the government's endangerment finding a determination that pollutants from burning fossil fuels can be regulated because they harm and kill people and bring on
natural disasters.
Forget all that.
It's simply government overreach really that has been the problem.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said, we are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion to drive down costs of living for American families.
It costs too much to save our own lives and make sure that we don't die of some cancer.
caused by these emissions.
He says he's going to unleash American energy, bring auto jobs back to the US, even though there be fewer people in the country because they've all died from preventable deaths.
You know, what a great idea.
Could we play cut 139?
Let's play cut 139 here.
Let's get this low
down.
I'm sorry
I'm gonna
here we go.
You
listen to
I
therapy.
It's called the Endangerment Finding, and back in 2007, the Supreme Court told the Environmental Protection Agency that it's required to regulate greenhouse gases from fossil fuels such as carbon dioxide and methane.
Then two years later, the EPA determined under the Clean Air Act that those climate heating gases are endangering people.
And
that gave the
federal government authority to regulate climate pollution.
Previous administrations put limits on coal and gas-fired power plants, car and truck exhaust, and methane from the oil and gas industry.
Now all those regulations could go away if this endangerment planning
is overturned.
And the
consequences of a warming climate were already...
Seeing those scientists I recorded the hottest year on record in 2024.
Yes, there's more frequent and severe flooding Including the flash floods around the country this summer a destructive wildfires are more likely to happen and hotter oceans are making hurricanes more intense But the Trump administration sees a different problem here They say efforts to reduce fossil fuel use increase cost for Americans
does it
cost
but they
often don't count the health cost of Russian
and
that renewable energy That's our problem as the EPA has been a big focus for the Trump administration
It's proposed eliminating entire divisions within the agency just last week The EPA said it intends to cut staff up to 25% back to 1980s levels when Ronald Reagan was president
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It's very hot according to the Gen Z kids that I have at home and the one that we have actually engineering.
producing our show and that would be dumb.
I can't remember his last name.
But Lee, it's Dominic Lee.
Now you can't remember his
rules and
We'll get to that in just a moment.
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Rocker, this has got to be the busiest.
time of the year for you, right?
Wow.
It is.
Yeah.
It has been crazy.
My list task list has been a mile long, but
asking things off as we get closer and closer and closer.
And today is setup day.
over on Atwood Avenue, lots of stuff coming in today to
30.
Yeah, 30 bands.
And that's a it's a reference to spinal tap because it's great that it's coming out this year.
But Atwood Fest itself is 11 years old this year.
Oh, so you know, it matches our
kind of.
Oh my gosh.
Stars are in alignment.
And I heard that one of the guys on the design team, he actually plays guitar.
I heard that he has an amp at home that goes to 12.
So we're going to get pictures of that
year's
going to actually, we're going to start with just some stuff that's actually going on today.
Kat Kat in the hurricane.
We know Kat in the hurricane.
Well, they're one of our favorites.
Friday, July 25th.
They're at the High Noon Saloon.
So that's tonight, 7 p.m.
Cat in the Hurricane.
They've produced a new song with line and tonight they'll be playing that new song and releasing it with line.
That's a band.
And then they'll be playing with Kiss the Tiger, who's from Minneapolis.
You can catch them tonight at the High Noon Saloon 7 p.m.
And I thought we'd do a throwback to 2023.
This is Cat in the Hurricane on my way back.
I'm too damaged to ask for help.
used to way back when.
Really, for local music?
Yes, local
you know, we
on these top 40 charts.
You
Wish we'd go back, yeah.
That would be fun.
It would.
Oh, wow.
You know, today, also, 4.30 p.m.
Friday, July 25th.
So that's today
at 4 30.
It's the patio concert series at the high noon saloon continues.
That's free admission.
And tonight is Linda and the zeros.
They're one of my favorite bands with horns.
It's rhythm and blues and lots of fun, high energy.
They are, uh, Linda and the zeros are recording a new EP and it's in the works.
So we'll keep you posted with
a
new music on maxing radio, uh, coming up on the high noon patio.
Nick Gibson in the Star Daisers who played at Atwood Fest last year.
Very fun on the on the on one of our stages.
They'll be there Thursday, August 7th coming up on at High Noon patio right now.
Let's hear Lyndon the zeros.
This is black horse and a cherry tree.
This is a Katie Tunstall cover.
Great song.
Oh yeah, they're such a fun band and they have a lot of, they had a great June.
They played at the Memorial Union Terrace.
They've been playing a lot of really big gigs.
So we're really happy for them.
Uh, then in the zeros right now, though, the family business, they've been a rock band around Madison since 2012 and Thursday, July 31st, uh, this coming Thursday at the high news loon on the concert, uh, series on the patio for 30 PM.
They have an album single coming out right now that is produced by Kenny Leiser, fiddle player for Wheelhouse.
Find the family ban on Facebook, Instagram, band camp and coming up the high noon patio.
Some other gigs.
Jane Hobson from Chicago.
She is a former Madisonian and she's down in Chicago coming back Friday, August 15th onto the patio and one beer please.
They will be playing at Atwood Fest coming up this weekend on Sunday at noon on the Luther Allison stage, but they're also going to be playing Thursday, August 28th, one beer please.
So we'll be talking about that coming up.
This is love birds.
latest from the family business.
Those guys rock the
family
business the family business great band.
They really they really do they groove they jam they have great riffs Unlike them their fun band.
Yep.
All right.
Let's talk at Wood Fest.
here We go this weekend you guys are gonna be there in the WMDX tent, right?
right in the Clyde Stubblefield stage area.
So come down and talk to John and Gordy.
They'll be there, right?
Yeah.
doing our
We've been
I know.
Yodels and Banjo.
you'll find them.
Okay.
Foded Madison's Best Music Festival by the Mamas.
Two years in a row
Woodfast is Saturday, July 26, noon to 10 p.m.
and Sunday, July.
27th, noon to 7.30 p.m.
It's on Atwood Avenue.
Of course, the street is closed from the corner of Atwood and Winnebago all the way to Monty's Blue Plate Diner.
30 bands, three stages.
The Clyde-Subblefield stage, of course, is in the United Way lot.
Luther Allison stage is at the corner of Winnebago and Atwood Avenue and the Sugar Maple stage in the Monty's Blue Plate lot.
Don't bring your puppers though.
It's gonna be a hot one and we don't want their paws to get burned, okay?
schedule, food, craft vendor lists, sponsors, and more.
Find our AI guide as well.
Festival guide by frilly at atwoodfest.com.
Let's talk about one of the bands that are coming.
Jeremiah Jams Band.
They're from Appleton.
They feature Jeremiah and Emily Jams.
What are you doing?
He's just randomly
Okay.
Drop off the TAC infused coffee.
Somebody spiked John with a gummy or what's going on
Band featuring Jeremiah and Emily Jams.
They are married.
They're a talented, multi-instrumentalist team, and they're celebrating nine years as a band, and they're making a name for themselves in Northeast Wisconsin.
They don't come down here that often, but now is your chance.
They're playing Atwood Fest on the Luther Allison stage Sunday, July 27th at 4 p.m.
Go to www.atwoodfast.com to find the full music schedule.
Right now, Jeremiah Jansband breaking my
mind.
I
the
lot.
And you really strive to make it so that there are great bands, no matter which stage you're on.
So you have to plan for it, right?
Yes.
You have to say, well, I can only be there.
So many hours.
I can only see so many bands,
lose.
You can't see them all.
there are sacrifices that need to
we do.
We have Festival Guide by Frilly.
So Jorge Arreña, he developed this for us.
And it was fun kind of actually working with making an AI app because, you know, you really get to see the database and what it draws from the information so that you can make things accurate, John.
Right.
Good.
Just click on the Frilly Guide, Atwood Fest Frilly Guide to Atwood Fest.
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Okay, rocker on with the Atwood Fest preview.
Here we go.
Turn on rockers, Mike,
please.
Yes.
Please.
Sorry about that, you know.
know
don't want me saying anything
during the
preamble.
American Scarecrow.
They are a Minneapolis trio.
Singer, songwriter, Seth David on guitar, backed by a rhythm section, Alan Meyer on drums, Matthew Broadbent, great.
band, low end indie pop, fused with folk rock country in Americana.
They're playing outward fest on the sugar maple stage, headlining at Saturday, July 26th at 6 30 p.m.
Of course, see the full music schedule and ask our AI guide a couple of questions like who's performing at 5 p.m.
or where's the first aid or where can I find fried chicken you'll get all your
You sure can.
Go there.
Festival guide by Frilly.
It's a lot of fun.
Right now, let's check out American Scarecrow's.
This is Tall Tales.
They're pretty cool.
American Scarecrow's from Minneapolis.
They'll be headlining the Sugar Maple stage on Sunday.
And David Newbold, originally he's from Toronto, now out of Nashville, an international touring artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist on tour with Wisconsin Stops at Atwood Fest in Wausau, Appleton's Mile of Music.
And then they head to Europe in August.
David Newbold.
That's N-E-W-B-O-U-L-D.
DavidNewbold.com.
Playing at Woodfest on the Luther Allison stage Saturday, July 26 at 3 15 p.m.
Of course, see the full music schedule and festival guide at atwoodfest.com.
This is David Newbold.
Don't give me your heart.
Don't give me your heart.
I don't want to know.
Well, I have nothing left to sew.
California, I don't think so.
well you know I have to choose that right spot of the song you
only get a minute
going to say, Fat Function, they
to be.
You're going to be introducing
stage on the Clyde's Double Field stage.
That's 5.15 on Saturday afternoon.
Just before V05, I might add.
Let's just get right to, we know a lot of these guys, but this is Sweatbox.
This is an instrumental.
This is Fat Function 9B's Horn Band.
OK.
Thank you.
I'll see you guys tomorrow.
It'll be a lot of fun.
OK.
be
That's
great weekend.
See you at Atwood Fest.
So long.
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