There’s never been a more critical time for supporters of their local public schools to either run for a seat on their local school board or help someone win election in April. We’ll talk to someone with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards who literally helped write the book on how to run for school […]

Guest: Dan Rossmiller

Dec 11, 2024

45:07

This week’s conversation about the climate offers a reminder that President-elect Trump’s choice for Energy Secretary is a fracking oil CEO who thinks a changing climate is a good thing—without any evidence to back it up. Meanwhile, ordinary Americans are already making a difference with only a single home improvement: the proliferation of heat pumps […]

Guests: Melissa Baldauff, Melissa Kaye

Dec 11, 2024

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Children’s author Laura Bird has some holiday gift recommendations, not just for the young book-readers on your list but grown-ups as well. You might also be able to stuff stockings with Packers tickets. The Chicago Bears have sunk so low that ticket prices for the Bears-Packers season finale at Lambeau Field have actually gone down […]

Guest: Laura Bird

Dec 10, 2024

45:07

Remember how the pandemic got a few more folks to be socially distant by getting outdoors more often? It’s a trend that benefitted state parks, lakes, and trails—and folks keep coming back. We’ll discuss a new report that shows how outdoor recreation in Wisconsin grew again last year and now contributes $11 billion to the […]

Guests: Cherita Booker, Christina Lorey

Dec 10, 2024

45:08

Behind every candidate is a campaign manager running countless details behind the scenes. In many progressive campaigns, that manager is someone very young with no employment security after election day. We ask our guest Michael Horecki if there’s a better way to train, maintain, and retain the best campaign organizers, based on his own cross-country […]

Guests: Michael Horecki, Salina Heller

Dec 9, 2024

45:07