Wisconsin Forward

In his ongoing series of interviews with Democratic candidates for governor, here’s Matt Rothschild’s interview with Kelda Roys. Wisconsin Forward tells stories from one of the nation’s most closely contested swing state. Host Matt Rothschild looks to explain the background on a number of issues across Wisconsin, including the seemingly split personality the state presents […]

Guest: Kelda Roys

Thu Nov 20, 2025

39:20

In his ongoing series of interviews with Democratic candidates for governor, here’s Matt Rothschild’s interview with David Crowley. Wisconsin Forward tells stories from one of the nation’s most closely contested swing state. Host Matt Rothschild looks to explain the background on a number of issues across Wisconsin, including the seemingly split personality the state presents […]

Guest: David Crowley

Wed Nov 19, 2025

31:35

In his ongoing series of interviews with Democratic candidates for governor, here’s Matt Rothschild’s interview with Missy Hughes. Wisconsin Forward tells stories from one of the nation’s most closely contested swing state. Host Matt Rothschild looks to explain the background on a number of issues across Wisconsin, including the seemingly split personality the state presents […]

Guest: Missy Hughes

Tue Nov 18, 2025

28:53

In his ongoing series of interviews with Democratic candidates for governor, here’s Matt Rothschild’s interview with Ryan Strnad. Wisconsin Forward tells stories from one of the nation’s most closely contested swing state. Host Matt Rothschild looks to explain the background on a number of issues across Wisconsin, including the seemingly split personality the state presents […]

Guest: Ryan Strnad

Fri Nov 14, 2025

32:28

In his ongoing series of interviews with Democratic candidates for governor, here’s Matt Rothschild’s interview with Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez. Wisconsin Forward tells stories from one of the nation’s most closely contested swing state. Host Matt Rothschild looks to explain the background on a number of issues across Wisconsin, including the seemingly split personality the […]

Thu Nov 13, 2025

29:20

Over the next couple weeks, Matt Rothschild, the host of the “Wisconsin Forward” podcast, is interviewing Democratic candidates for governor. Here’s his first interview, with Rep. Francesca Hong. Wisconsin Forward tells stories from one of the nation’s most closely contested swing state. Host Matt Rothschild looks to explain the background on a number of issues […]

Guest: Francesca Hong

Wed Nov 12, 2025

32:48

In this episode of the Wisconsin Forward Podcast, host Matt Rothschild provides insights from Timothy Snyder and Ruth Ben-Ghiat and then interviews Carlene Bechen and Earl Ingram on why protests are so crucial right now. Wisconsin Forward tells stories from one of the nation’s most closely contested swing state. Host Matt Rothschild looks to explain the background […]

Guests: Carlene Bechen, Earl Ingram

Tue Oct 28, 2025

46:02

In this episode of the Wisconsin Forward Podcast, host Matt Rothschild talks with David Couper, the former police chief of Madison, Wisconsin, and with Angela Lang, the executive director of BLOC, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities. They discuss the threat that Trump’s militarization of policing poses to our cities and to our democracy. Wisconsin Forward […]

Fri Oct 10, 2025

43:28

In this episode of Wisconsin Forward, Matt Rothschild addresses Trump’s assault on trans folks, and how that assault has reverberated around Wisconsin. Matt talks with Abigail Swetz, the executive director of Fair Wisconsin; B, an anonymous trans man in Madison; and Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, who is running to be the first trans person elected to […]

Guests: Abigail Swetz, Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, Matt Rothschild

Mon Sep 29, 2025

38:10

On this edition of the Wisconsin Forward podcast, host Matt Rothschild speaks with immigrant rights activist Cely Flores, Aissa Olivarez, the legal director at the Community Immigration Law Center; and State Representative Darrin Madison. Hear how each is dealing with the threat environment, and their suggestions for what we all can do to combat the attacks on immigrants. […]

Guests: Aissa Olivarez, Darrin Madison, Iuscely Flores

Fri Sep 19, 2025

34:30