Christina Lorey
JD Vance Is So Over It, Okay? (Hour 1)
JD Vance would like women and minorities to stop getting offended “at every little thing,” like when white man make jokes about women and minorities. The GOP running mate told an audience in Wausau on Monday that he’s “so over it.” So if you don’t mind, he’d like to get back to insulting Kamala Harris’s […]
Fear the Deer Season Is Here (Hour 1)
Our community editor Christina Lorey gets us caught up on Wisconsin features you’ll find in our daily newsletter, including this week’s start of the NBA season for the Milwaukee Bucks, a discussion of favorite and least favorite alternate jerseys from Wisconsin sports teams, and the start of another season. Get those soup and chili recipes […]
Where We Used to Eat (Hour 1)
We take a little break from politics with Community Editor Christina Lorey as we review a story about the restaurant chains we used to love but have gone away. What do you miss? Chi Chi’s? Burger Chef? Big Boy? Can’t forget the ice cream cake roll at Howard Johnson’s! Also: President Biden’s American Rescue Plan […]
Liars, Leaders, and Legends (Hour 1)
A lot to talk about this morning: The Brewers begin the postseason with a best-of-three against the New York Mets. Pete Rose, baseball’s all-time hits leader, passes away. Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100 today. Another former president, Donald Trump, is telling outright lies about the hurricane disaster in the southeast. We’ll preview tonight’s vice […]
No More Springfields (Hour 1)
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Working While Sick. Don’t Do It. (Hour 1)
We return from the long Labor Day weekend—well, not everything has returned. Pat tried to do a radio show even though his voice was still on vacation from a weekend head cold. We try to decipher what a political mail piece promoting Eric Hovde means when it claims the Senate candidate would stand up to […]
A Rousing New Chapter for Democrats (Hour 1)
President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were the highlights as Democrats opened their national convention with roars of gratitude toward both of their former nominees. We’ll go over some of the evening’s top moments. And Chicagoland native Christina Lorey talks about her favorite foods—which aren’t always the ones sought out most […]
It’s Election Day. This Is Not a Drill. (Hour 1)
Because of an attempt by Republican legislators to sneak through a new way to grab power, today is about much more than a primary election for some legislative and congressional districts. Every Wisconsin voter should head to the polls today to send a message to a legislature to get back to work and stop playing […]
Wall Street’s Version of a ‘Caravan’ (Hour 1)
Wall Street on Monday had a combination of a temper tantrum (interest rates) and a bubble bursting (tech stocks). It created the unsightly spectacle of some Republicans again cheering for a recession. Is this what’s replacing imaginary caravans from Mexico as a campaign tactic? Also Cherita Booker has some of our most popular social media […]
Hovde, Trump, and Creepy Crypto (Hour 1)
Senate candidate Eric Hovde and former President Trump have been talking up cryptocurrency. We try to figure out what game they’re playing—or wanting to play—with our tax dollars. Also: The Wisconsin State Fair opens this week and we’ll talk to Christina Lorey about the many stories we’ve done about State Fair food over the years. […]
