Matenaer on Air

In our second hour, we welcome Journalist Miranda Dunlap from Wisconsin Watch to the show. She wrote an article about Brown County and their struggle to hire 911 dispatchers. And for Audio Sorbet, we have a side order of gripe, as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce their engagement. And while it makes sense to […]

Guest: Miranda Dunlap

Wed Aug 27, 2025

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Get those kids ready for the bus and get ready to go back to the polls, because it looks like some municipalities might have to vote to fund their schools, again. And we want to know one thing: When will Madison step up and actually help? Then, Emily Tseffos is the Chair for the Democratic […]

Guest: Emily Tseffos

Wed Aug 27, 2025

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The road to the next year’s election has begun with a few people declaring their candidacy for Governor, but there is another job on that ballot; Lieutenant Governor and last week, Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski became the first person to officially announce her bid for the seat. She joins us to talk about […]

Guest: Sarah Godlewski

Tue Aug 26, 2025

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Well it’s that time of year again: Jane is on vacation and Greg is sitting in the big chair while she vacates and the show is packed! Kicking things off with an update on a lawsuit involving three guys who wanted to overturn the 2020 election results in Wisconsin! Then, get ready for the trickle […]

Guest: Pat Kreitlow

Tue Aug 26, 2025

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Joe Peterangelo is the Research Director for The Wisconsin Policy Forum and he is here to talk about how Wisconsin apprenticeship programs seeing record participation. If you’d like to find out more, click here. For today’s Audio Sorbet, things are about to get heated, because it’s time for another installment of Food Takes: Crackers. How […]

Guest: Joe Peterangelo

Mon Aug 25, 2025

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Welcome to Monday! Things get started with the “New plan” from The Felon President about FEMA, what the states need to do to “step up” and what some inside the agency are trying to tell the administration. Next; a $4 billion project in Rhode Island that is 80% completed is being stopped, because this isn’t […]

Guest: Chali Pittman

Mon Aug 25, 2025

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In today’s world, we live for the weekend, and we’re here, so we have a great best of show for you. Kate Reilly is the President and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations and she is joining us to talk about the closure of the Corporation For Public Broadcasting. We also talk about how the […]

Sat Aug 23, 2025

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It’s Friday, so it’s time to recombobulate the news with Civic Media Political Editor Dan Shafer. We’re discussing his new article about the 2026 Wisconsin Governor’s race and with more people showing interest, who will be the frontrunners? For Audio Sorbet, we want to know: what is your go-to non-alcoholic drink? And finally, let’s welcome […]

Guest: Dan Shafer

Fri Aug 22, 2025

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It’s Friday and the weekend, starts here. FEMA is still in Wisconsin for their assessment and if you can, please file a report with 211 as it helps with their reports and future planning. Well, it’s been a moment, but he’s back folks…Elon Musk is coming back to our fine state for a court case! […]

Guest: Maureen Busalacchi

Fri Aug 22, 2025

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Kate Reilly is the President and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations and she is joining us to talk about the closure of the Corporation For Public Broadcasting. We also talk about how the cuts put emergency services in jeopardy in Wisconsin and abroad. And it’s Thursday, we have Journal Sentinel Writer JR Radcliffe to […]

Guests: Jr Radcliffe, Kate Reilly

Thu Aug 21, 2025

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