Keya Vakil
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like a Shutdown (Hour 1)
We’ll ask how one man and one party can bring so much chaos and dysfunction before they’re even officially sworn into office—since it’s appearing more likely that there will be a government shutdown just ahead of the holidays. And Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to copy Elon Musk by creating another layer of bureaucracy to […]
Putting Children in Harm’s Way (Hour 1)
With Congress unable to pass a fresh budget, a lack of funds is hurting centers around the country designed to give protection to children and women in abusive situations. One in Hayward is closing down, and a national report shows a tough time getting Congressman Tom Tiffany to commit to finding the funds to keep […]
Characters Without Character (Hour 1)
We’ll get an update from Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil on President-elect Trump’s embattled nominee for Defense secretary—and how it’s fair to see Pete Hogseth as a reflection of Trump himself, media characters who lack the moral character to lead the military or a nation. In a related story, Congressman Tom Tiffany would like […]
Big Cuts or Just More Gridlock? (Hour 1)
We’ll discuss the new Congress with Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil, focusing on whether it can be effective at implementing the right-wing Project 2025 agenda or if it will get bogged down in intraparty squabbling, courtroom setbacks, and an inability to figure out how to pay for everything they want without looking painfully obvious […]
Made with Love (Hour 1)
Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz calls in to talk about her husband’s run for vice president and what makes her great-grandmother’s cookie recipe so popular. Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil talks about the widening gap between the unity sounded by Kamala Harris and the dark rhetoric of Donald Trump—plus a reminder not to let […]
The Other Shoe Dropped (Hour 1)
Two political bombshells in 24 hours in Wisconsin—first the Republican mayor of Waukesha, and now the Legislature’s longest serving Republican, state Sen. Rob Cowles, endorses Democrat Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Also: Keya Vakil helps us turn the corner from the pessimism of an endless campaign to the optimism that the finish line is […]
Just Gibberish (1st Hour)
While Donald Trump was rambling through an interview answer that blamed Ukraine for Russia’s invasion, Vice President Kamala Harris made three stops in Wisconsin to ask voters to take the country in a more stable direction. Harris was accompanied by entrepreneur Mark Cuban, who described Trump’s plan for massive tariffs and trade wars as “just […]
Trump’s Dogwhistle Is a Bullhorn (Hour 1)
Donald Trump ripped the city of Detroit on Thursday—while speaking in Detroit. He also renewed his criticism of Milwaukee. He spent the week referring to Kamala Harris and Whoopie Goldberg as stupid. And he questions the genetic makeup of immigrants. Sounds about white. Courier Newsroom’s Keya Vakil tells us about new Trump revelations in an […]
I’m All Out of Love (Hour 1)
Pat describes hearing about the Brewers playoff elimination while (yes, this is weird) singing along at an Air Supply concert in Milwaukee. Former US Attorney Jim Santelle gives us background on the new filing from special counsel Jack Smith on former President Trump’s federal election interference case. And Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil shows […]
Typical Tiffany (Hour 1)
Keya Vakil gives us analysis of this week’s national news, including our country’s most dysfunctional Congress passing another short-term spending bill. Still, Sen. Ron Johnson and US Reps. Derrick Van Orden and Tom Tiffany voted against it, preferring a government shutdown with barely a month until a national election. In a separate story, Tiffany spread […]
