Matenaer on Air

Professor Jeanne Theoharis is a Professor of Political Science as well as a New York Times Bestselling Author and she joins the show to talk her book “King Of The North: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside The South”. We discuss the legacy of Dr. and Mrs. King outside of the what’s […]

Guest: Jeanne Theoharis

Tue Jan 20, 2026

41:56

Welcome to Tuesday and even though its a cold one out there (Currently it’s a balmy 9 degrees outside), we open the show up with a look at the news including the possible loss of major funding to Wisconsin Hospitals and why Democratic lawmakers are asking a GOP Congressman for help. We also discuss the […]

Tue Jan 20, 2026

42:40

Emilio De Torre is The Executive Director of The Milwaukee Turners at Turner Hall and he joins the show to talk the important work of The Turners, it’s history in the city and why Wisconsin has a culture and track record of standing on the side of human rights. He discusses what your rights are […]

Mon Jan 19, 2026

42:38

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson would like to extend premium tax credits to those who need the ACA, sorta. Next we hear the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and remind people about the upcoming primary in February, including how to check your voter registration status. Then we welcome Civic Media Reporter Maddie Schaffer from […]

Mon Jan 19, 2026

42:16

Welcome back and happy New Year! We hope 2026 has been everything you hoped for thus far and to bring you into the weekend, we have a great show with some of our favorite moments from this past week! To kick it off, we welcome Kyle Clower, the Executive Director of Serve Wisconsin, which oversees both […]

Sat Jan 17, 2026

44:02

Corrine Hendrickson is sticking around to talk about the news out of Madison regarding the state’s surplus and what she’d do with the money that seems to just be sitting in a room. Then, our long national nightmare is finally over: whole milk is back…if you want. Next, it’s time for the premiere of a […]

Fri Jan 16, 2026

42:36

It’s Friday and the weekend, starts here. The Oshkosh School District has made the very tough choice to make major cuts due to a budget shortfall. And though this is a more measured decision than proposed last year, their Superintendent believes part of the problem is in Madison and we think funding a second school […]

Guest: Corrine Hendrickson

Fri Jan 16, 2026

42:28

In the second hour, Jim Santelle, host of Amicus: A Law Review joins the show to discuss the news coming out of Minneapolis regarding the second shooting and a threat from the president against the community. We discuss the origins of the law cited by Trump and what it means for our democracy when the […]

Thu Jan 15, 2026

43:48

There was another shooting in Minneapolis involving ICE with the president weighing in and making a threat to invoke 19th Century law in the Midwest. Next we go over some of the headlines in the news including a statement from a Tech giant on their roles in the discussion regarding data centers, as well as […]

Guest: Peg Sandeen

Thu Jan 15, 2026

1:33:51

In the second hour, we welcome Kyle Clower, the Executive Director of Serve Wisconsin, which oversees both the Wisconsin Chapter of AmeriCorps, but also has information on so many opportunities to volunteer in your community. He discusses the mission of the organization, how AmeriCorps is for people of all ages (yes, Seniors, too!) and how […]

Guests: Kyle Clower, Mikayla Thompson

Wed Jan 14, 2026

43:01