Town Call
Listen Live: Monday - Friday 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Host: William Walter and Luke Mathers
Join us weekdays after the noon newscast for Town Call, a roundtable discussion of the news of the day with selected listeners, hosted by William Walter and Luke Mathers. Left, right, center, or none-of-the-above--hear a range of perspectives as we put the news in context and move beyond the "what" to the "why."
In the Headlines
Bike to Work with the Mayor
May 9, 2024
The escalating cost of keeping the Brewers in Milwaukee is mind boggling. Wil and Luke talk about the history of sports teams extorting the public.
After wrapping up some loose ends, Wil and Luke welcome State Representative Darrin Madison of Milwaukee to share what he’s been working on for the people of Wisconsin.
After rounding up the weekend news, Wil and Luke welcome the new Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Nick Ramos!
Wil and Luke dive into the Most Wisconsin Headlines of the week! But with Mr. Zommers gone in the Northwoods, we have to wait until next week to find out the winner for this week’s contest.
Wil and Luke are joined by Professor Jon Shelton for Office Hours on a Thursday afternoon. The three discuss what is going on with the United Auto Workers potential strike tonight. They also discuss talk shows crossing the WGA picket line and fantasy football labor locks of the week.
After some midnight Googling, Robin Vos and other Wisconsin Republicans have decided to suddenly rush through a nonpartisan redistricting bill. Dan Shafer joins us to recombobulate and make sense of what’s going on.
Big Bend is the eighth community in Waukesha County to decrease or eliminate their police departments. Is this a good way to work around Wisconsin’s broken shared revenue formula? If you or someone you know is in a mental health crisis, never hesitate to call 988.
Wisconsin legislators continue to push their “stop the steal” narrative, trying to remove multiple elected or appointed officials from their positions before they do anything, let alone anything wrong.
After a speed round of Most Wisconsin Headline, Hawk Sullivan joins us to answer any bar-related questions you may have!
Like many holidays, we take Labor Day for granted. On today’s edition of Office Hours, Professor Jon Shelton walks us through the rich history of this important holiday. We also discuss the future of organized labor and whether or not we can overcome partisanship.
