Chad Holmes
Rosenberg, Wachs & Holmes (2nd Hour)
It’s not a new law firm, but Rosenberg, Wachs, and Holmes make for a great hour of conversation as we talk to Wausau Mayor Rosenberg and Chad Holmes of Bull Falls Radio in Wausau. And we’ll catch up with former Assembly Rep. and UW Regent Dana Wachs, who became collateral damage when Republican legislators started […]
County Political Party Shell Games (2nd Hour)
Civic Media reporter James Kelly tells us how some county Republican parties and the Trump campaign allegedly conspired to move money around to avoid reporting requirements. And League of Women Voters-Wisconsin Executive Director Debra Cronmiller tells us about how the group is celebrating its 104th anniversary this month and working to expand voters’ rights.
Rural Prosperity Comes from Partnerships (2nd Hour)
In our biweekly visit with Lincoln County dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser, we’ll be joined by Beth Haskovec of the Wisconsin Office of Rural Prosperity to discuss a way to fund community projects in our state’s smaller communities. And Chad Holmes has the latest news from the Wausau area that he discusses on his daily show […]
Not Schoolhouse Rock (Hour 2)
As kids, we learned from the cartoon “Schoolhouse Rock” how good ideas became bills and bills became laws. It’s a different world today, and Congressman Mark Pocan joins us live to update how a bipartisan immigration and border bill remains in limbo—from the same Republicans who’ve been talking about (and blocking) immigration and border bills […]
Award-Winning Friend to Farmers (2nd Hour)
Chippewa County farm management educator Jerry Clark is the 2024 recipient of the University of Wisconsin’s Distinguished Teaching Award. He’ll tell us about the vital work of helping farmers with crop rotation, markets, and new technologies that make Wisconsin agriculture a big player in global trade and family farm success.
Conservation Starts With Us with Jeff Nania (Hour 2)
It’s Wednesday, and we haven’t forgotten our regular guest, Pat Kreitlow of UpNorthNews Radio. He and Chad Holmes of The Chad Holmes Show on Bull Falls Radio WXCO talk about living up North, higher education, healthcare, the New Hampshire primary, and… Batman’s nipples? While in Wausau, Todd takes the opportunity to speak with Jeff Nania, […]
You Can’t ‘Both Sides’ January 6th (Hour 2)
We’ll talk to journalist Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area. We’ll cover the fall legislative session where Republicans are nixing all kinds of ideas related to improving the economy, but they did rush along a stadium bill for the Brewers—maybe too quickly. And we’ll question whether PolitiFact got it right when addressing criticism of Rep. […]
So Much to Do, So Little Help (Hour 2)
We review what should be an ambitious to-do list for the fall session of the Wisconsin Legislature with state Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard—though it still looks like the Republican leadership would rather do little to nothing at all.
LIVE from Wausau
Crute and Dom kick off their “Fall in Love Hometown” tour in Wausau, checking in with Chad Holmes for Wausau sports, and Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg for curling, birds, and the politics of Wausau.
Opportunity Out in the Country (Hour 2)
The Rural Democracy Initiative worked with a coalition of dozens of groups to lay out a roadmap of policies that could renew America’s rural communities and help the country with some of its big challenges. We’ll talk to two Wisconsin individuals from Main Street Alliance who played a part in the new 2023 Rural Policy […]
