This hour, Maggie is joined by Casey Peeks, Senior Director of Early Childhood Policy at Center for American Progress, and Jen Bailey, Executive Director of Reach Dane Head Start. Just under 800,000 kids across the US are served by Head Start. As Maggie’s guests point out, these kids are some of the most vulnerable in […]

Guests: Casey Peeks, Dom Salvia, Jen Bailey

Feb 10, 2025

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The post Super Bowl hangover is real! The big question on Maggie’s mind today is who had the worst day — Seal, Drake, or the Chiefs? Maggie also highlights her best, worst, and most “ew” Super Bowl commercials. And there’s a reason why Kendrick Lamar is a Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winning artist and poet. […]

Feb 10, 2025

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Maggie debuts “Ask Maggie!” She answers any question you have in 30 or 60 seconds. Today, we covered everything from voting to the Brewers (and everything in between). You can submit your questions for Maggie by emailing askmaggie@civicmedia.us All participation welcome! And Teri Barr is back for “What’s Good, Local and Overlooked in Wisconsin.” Teri […]

Guest: Teri Barr

Feb 7, 2025

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Sky Capriolo, the Milwaukee Board Supervisor, joins Maggie to discuss texting and driving. Sky is trying to keep us safer by handing out cell phone holders for our cars. If you’ve got an air vent, Sky has 800 holders! Email her at sky.capriolo@milwaukeecountywi.gov Plus, Maggie to tries to wrap her mind around all the current […]

Guest: Sky Capriolo

Feb 7, 2025

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Tom Palzewicz is back as Maggie’s co-host. This hour, Maggie and Tom discuss data collection…or as it currently stands, the lack of data collection. One of the things the US government has done really well has been the non-partisan collection of data and sharing it with the public. Now that data is being scrubbed, and […]

Guest: Tom Palzewicz

Feb 6, 2025

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Tom Palzewicz, one of the most reasonable guys in politics, is back as Maggie’s co-host today! Maggie and Tom dive into the first amendment. What are its limitations? When is censorship too much? The MAGA movement is suppressing basic information and using social media to pass along misinformation and blatant lies. It’s about mind control. […]

Guest: Tom Palzewicz

Feb 6, 2025

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This hour, Maggie brings some “Broad Appeal” to the show. Sen. Melissa Ratcliff (SD 16) joins Maggie and gives some of the reasons she ran for office including reproductive rights, stricter gun laws, and childcare access. Sen. Ratcliff also explains the importance of the April 1 spring election to all Wisconsinites and reminds us to […]

Guest: Sen. Melissa Ratcliff

Feb 5, 2025

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This hour, Maggie shares what Donald Trump’s “parade of horribles” mean for all of us going forward. (And by the way, it’s only been three weeks!) This is the GOP’s plan for America on meth. Fortunately, Maggie says there are things we can do going forward. She suggests calling Congress to tell them you believe […]

Guest: Judge Susan Crawford

Feb 4, 2025

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Maggie dives into the laundry list of Donald Trump’s crazy presidential moves. From Federal Aviation Administration firings to withdrawing from the UN Health Council. Don’t forget funding freezes, shuttering the USAID, abolishing the Department of Education, and mass deportations. There’s so much more! The whiplash is painful, but what does it all mean?Maggie gives her […]

Guest: Dan Shafer

Feb 4, 2025

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Maggie welcome on Dr. Weadé James, Senior Director for K-12 Education Policy at the Center for American Progress, to chat all about the problems created by the school choice program – which is in reality an effort to privatize public education. Later, Maggie is joined by Dom Salvia, on at 4 with the Dom Salvia […]

Guests: Dom Salvia, Dr. Weadé James

Feb 3, 2025

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