Affectionately known as Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker put 70 of his 90 years into professional baseball—the last 54 as a broadcaster for his hometown Milwaukee Brewers. We’ll remember a Wisconsin icon, a national celebrity, and —by his own account— a lousy ballplayer! And we catch up with Courier Newsroom’s Keya Vakil, who had to evacuate […]

Guests: Camaron Stevenson, Keya Vakil

Jan 17, 2025

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The US Senate this week is busy with some contentious nominees for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet, with raised voices and numerous controversies. Sean Duffy, by comparison, had smooth sailing as the likely Transportation Secretary—but the question remains: Why? We’ll talk to a writer who’s covered Duffy for years and sees nothing in his background or skill […]

Guests: Frank Zufall, Jodi Habush Sinykin, Melissa Kaye, Tara Johnson

Jan 16, 2025

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The news story is like a scene out of “Tommy Boy,” where Ray Zalinsky was going to shut down Big Tom Callahan’s factory in Sandusky and slap his trusted name on Zalinsky’s brake pads. But this time, it’s Chippewa Falls and Molson Coors wanting to keep the Leinenkugel name—even as the family tries to buy […]

Guest: Joe Zepecki

Jan 16, 2025

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Paul Hambleton, a former state senate candidate in St. Croix County, talks about how important it is for former candidates not to walk away after an election loss but to stay involved in their communities. Also: Gov. Tony Evers creates a new program to reduce violence in our communities by addressing root causes before there’s […]

Guests: Elisabeth Montemurro, Paul Hambleton

Jan 15, 2025

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Some law enforcement agencies in western Wisconsin have acknowledged using Eau Claire as a dumping ground—picking up homeless or mentally ill people who have not committed a crime, taxiing them to Eau Claire, and dumping them on the streets against their will. This isn’t a surprise given the example put on by some politicians in […]

Guest: Melissa Baldauff

Jan 15, 2025

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