It’s shark week! This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: snakes or sharks? We take your calls and texts about  At the bottom of the hour, we’re happy to bring eBaum’s World Managing Editor Peter Rapine back to the show! After an update on his rom com-esque love life, he shares some of the craziest […]

Guest: Peter Rapine

Jul 25, 2025

43:02

Todd comes to us today from the beautiful WGBW studios in Green Bay! Right off the bat, he is joined in-studio by State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D – Green Bay) to share his thoughts on the void left by Governor Tony Evers as he declines to run for a third term. Rep. Rivera-Wagner also dives […]

Guests: Amaad Rivera-Wagner, Mike Clemens, Robyn Vining

Jul 25, 2025

42:54

In our second hour, Todd continues live from Green Bay Preble High School for the Wisconsin Public Education Network Summer Summit! Green Bay Education Association President and music teacher Brent Bergstrom sits at the table to talk about the excellent educators he works with in the Fox Valley. After that, we speak with Laura McCoy, a […]

Guests: Brent Bergstrom, Laura Mccoy, Nicki Vander Meulen, Ryan Clancy

Jul 24, 2025

42:34

Todd joins us live from Preble High School in Green Bay for the Wisconsin Public Education Network Summer Summit, but before we get to that, we have some breaking news. Tony Evers announced today that he is not seeking a third term as Governor. At the top of the show, we welcome Civic Media News […]

Guests: Bill McCoshen, Chali Pittman, Dan Shafer, Denise Gaumer Hutchison

Jul 24, 2025

43:40

For this afternoon’s edition of What’s Worse, Trygve pits grocery shopping against other errands.  Lately, every time Trygve requests a song on our show, Civic Media’s own Teri Barr comments on the livestream to compliment his taste. Today, Trygve and Teri talk about some of their favorite musicians on and off the stage, including the […]

Guests: Teri Barr, Trygve Olson

Jul 23, 2025

42:03

Todd is busy at today’s Civic Media show host conclave, so friend of the show Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project steps in to guest host! He takes some time to share why he believes Wisconsin is the best place on Earth. Trygve and Aaron take some calls on President Trump’s new budget and how […]

Guests: Kelda Roys, Trygve Olson

Jul 23, 2025

42:11

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: pancakes or waffles? We take your calls and texts on which fluffy breakfast cake you prefer.  Lawrence Andrea of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shares today that Tom Tiffany is considering running for governor.  As we mentioned yesterday, CBS has canned The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Last night, […]

Jul 22, 2025

42:09

BREAKING NEWS: As we began our show today, we learned that rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has passed away at the age of 76. WRCO Station Manager Phil Nee joins us to talk about the tremendous impact that Ozzy has had on music since Black Sabbath’s debut album in 1969.  According to reporting by our very […]

Guests: Phil Nee, Sreejita Patra

Jul 22, 2025

43:19

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: gossip or gaslighting? We all know gossiping is the act of talking behind people’s backs, but many people use the term “gaslighting” too broadly. It actually refers to a concentrated effort to degrade a person’s connection to reality, making them feel crazy and become dependent on the gaslighter. […]

Guest: Mike Clemens

Jul 21, 2025

42:50

Todd has returned to Madison after an excellent tour around the state last week. Over the weekend, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien was interviewed by Matt Smith of UPFRONT. During the interview, he was asked if he needs President Trump’s endorsement to win the primary election. Pat Kreitlow joined Todd to ask another GOP candidate […]

Jul 21, 2025

42:58