Jim Santelle
Trash Talk. Trashy Coverage. (Hour 2)
The former president is calling our country a garbage can and threatening to jail his critics. His Speaker of the House called again for taking away health care from millions of Americans. But the national media has spent the week going after President Biden for a snide remark about a trash-talking comedian. We’ll talk to […]
Tough to Fire the Publisher (Hour 2)
The Los Angeles Times editorial staff was set to hit “print” on an editorial endorsing Kamala Harris for president—until the publisher said to kill it. We’ll talk to Mark Jacob, a Chicago newspaper veteran, about the editorial tension between journalists and the people who sign their paychecks. Plus former US Attorney Jim Santelle looks for […]
The Skinny On The Law
In hour two, News Director Terry Bell joins us for today’s Big Story: a rise in gun deaths in Wisconsin. We also get the scoop from Terry on the first day of early voting in the state, before talking more about Trump’s work-for-show at McDonald’s. Brittney Merlot makes her daily appearance for a local and […]
Let’s Talk About the F-Word (2nd Hour)
We kick off the hour with a meteorology update from Civic Media’s Brittney Merlot and then we hear from host of Amicus, Jim Santelle. Jim shares a bit about what he is going to be talking about on his weekend legal show, this Saturday at 9:00am, and Pat asks some questions about the legal landscape. […]
Less [REDACTED], More Facts (Hour 1)
For today’s first hour, Dom is joined by Jim Santelle, host of Amicus: A Law Review on Civic Media! Now that we’ve had some time to review some of Donald Trump’s unsealed court documents, Jim explains the effects that these materials may have on the case and November’s election. Judge Tanya Chutkan appears to be […]
Abortion Ban Politics (Hour 2)
We’ll ask former US Attorney Jim Santelle about this week’s decision by the US Supreme Court not to block an abortion ban in Texas while a lawsuit works its way through the courts. We’ll talk to Mark Jacob about how the media continues tiptoeing around Donald Trump’s incoherence, racism, and lack of policy specifics. And […]
Jim Explains It All (Hour 2)
In the second hour, Jim Santelle, a former US Attorney and host of Amicus: A Law Review joins the show to discuss the new filings from Jack Smith. Craig Culver said in an interview that he’s not looking to replace people with machines at their restaurants anytime soon and we discuss the merits of having […]
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 […]
Criming, Criming Everywhere(Hour 2)
Jim Santelle joins us for the top of the hour to dig into another legal case. Current New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, faces criminal indictment for public corruption charges. Adams is the first sitting mayor of NYC to face indictment. The trial will begin soon, and as we learn more, we’ll bring updates! A […]
Free expression: How much does it cost? What is it worth? (Hour 1)
Jim Santelle joins us to talk through some legal news. The University of Wisconsin- La Crosse fired Joe Gow this week for his extracurricular activities. Again. Joe and his wife, on their own time, recorded and posted sex acts to several pornographic websites. The board of regents ousted Joe from his position as Chancellor late […]
