From dairy farming to field work to food processing, no part of America’s food supply would be safe from President-elect Trump if he follows through on promises of mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. We’ll talk to Lincoln Co. dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser about the impact on prices, supplies, safety, and Wisconsin’s $113 billion ag economy.  […]

Guest: Hans Breitenmoser

Nov 19, 2024

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Former reality TV star-turned-congressman Sean Duffy was nominated late Monday to be the next US Transportation Secretary. He doesn’t have direct transportation administration experience, but he checks all the other boxes: White. Male. Conservative. Pledges to make it harder for women and minorities to become pilots and air traffic controllers, after President-elect Trump implied they’re […]

Nov 19, 2024

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New maps did the right thing: giving Wisconsin more competitive races and a more balanced Legislature. But the diminished number of Republicans lawmakers showed they remain indifferent to the voice of the voters, returning Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to a position that lets him bottle up the things that could benefit the state. We’ll talk […]

Guests: Christian Phelps, Jodi Emerson

Nov 18, 2024

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Pat returns from a post-election vacation and talks about the importance of taking a break—something necessary for even the most hardened news junkies. The craziness will still be there when you plug back in—and there is a lot of craziness to review from only the first week of the transition to the second installment of […]

Guest: Kristin Lyerly

Nov 18, 2024

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We’ll talk to former US Attorney Jim Santelle about the impact of Donald Trump’s victory, from the crumbling of the investigations into election interference and classified documents to the ways Trump will try to use executive orders to essentially be the Day 1 dictator he promised to be. Mark Jacob reviews media coverage of Election […]

Guests: Dan Schumacher, Jim Santelle, Kirk Bangstad, Mark Jacob

Nov 8, 2024

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