When Courier Newsroom’s political editorial director Carolyn Fiddler requested Tears for Fears as the bumper music, little did she know it would spark a story about how independent artists lose some fans once they make it big. She also reviews the big races in various battleground states with 10 weeks until the elections.

On Wednesday: Dr. Ben Weston from the Medical College of Wisconsin has a Wisconsin update on the coronavirus pandemic.  Matt Rothschild of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign discusses the ongoing effort to get voters to take seriously the threats to American democracy.  Tom Kilian of Citizens for a Clean Wausau talks about the local conflict over PFAS in the city’s drinking water, as well as other issues like affordable housing and diversity.