Dr. Tim Slekar
The Narrative of Failure (Hour 2)
Dr. Tim Slekar, co-host of BustED Pencils, guest hosts today. As we process through the day after yet another mass school shooting, many of us are looking for ways to help. One path is to donate to help the community. Among many options, United Way of Dane County has organized a fundraiser you can contribute […]
The day after a mass school shooting. Again. (Hour 1)
Dr. Tim Slekar, co-host of BustED Pencils, guest hosts today. Today is the day after in Wisconsin. The day after a mass school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. Again. How many times do we need to relive this day, trying to understand how a teenager could commit such an atrocity? Abbey Clements, […]
All About School (On A Day Off School)
In hour two, after talking coffee, the guys finally dive into politics, joking about how Trump now vows to be “truthful.” We hear a clip from the Daily Show, and their take on what went wrong with the election, and also cover the story about Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ryan Walters, who wants to […]
Tariffs and vouchers and guest hosts? Oh my. (Hour 1)
Dom’s celebrating Thanksgiving starting a bit early, so a few Civic Media friends cover for him. John Peterson and Gordy Young, of John and Gordy in the Morning on WMDX 6-8am Monday-Friday, lead the show today. They bring their morning show flare to the evening, covering Trump’s promise to enact enormous tariffs. Then, we welcome […]
Civic Media Spotlight for the Week of November 18th (Hour 1)
On the Dom Salvia Show, Maggie Daun sticks around after her 2-4pm show to do some Overtime radio-ing with Dom as she does every Tuesday! On this week’s Over Time w/Maggie Daun, former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman faces a SERIOUS disciplinary filing from our state’s Office of Lawyer Regulations. For, well, violating just […]
Weekly Best of Dom Salvia Show for Nov 16
What a week! Catch up on our best segments as we process our electoral bruises and look to what’s next. First, what the hell happened last week??? From Monday’s second hour, we catch up with our friend and favorite Democratic Socialist, Harvey Kaye. Did the Democrats forget to be the party that COMBATS inequality? Then, […]
Introducing Trump’s clown show cabinet (Hour 1)
Our friend Matt Rothschild joins Dom today to break some news: Matt Gaetz has been nominated as Trump’s Attorney General pick! He is only the latest unserious pick for a position he is wholly unqualified for. At the bottom of the hour, Dr. Tim Slekar of BustED Pencils joins us to talk about what the […]
Making Your Vote Count 2024
Dan Shafer and Maggie Daun and guests discuss everything you need to know about making your vote count in this election.
We all deserve better than whatever 45 is talking about (Hour 2)
From critical thinking to hey- thinking critically. Dr. Tim Slekar joins Dom for the top of this hour. Tim is the co-host of BustED Pencils, a Civic Media podcast show for educated educators to highlight public education as the beating heart of our democracy. Suffice to say, as a fierce advocate for public education, Tim […]
Back to School: Building Community
Teacher Joanna joins Dr. Tim to pick up the conversation about the back-to-school season. Turns out, back to school involves more than tacking up new posters and cleaning desks. In those first days back in the classroom before students join them, teachers lay the groundwork for the entire year. Joanna shares her tips for building […]
