Matt Rothschild
Taking action to protect democracy (Hour 1)
Matt Rothschild guest hosts for the day as Dom catches some sun and key lime pie. At the top of the hour, Heather duBoi Bourenane, executive director of the Wisconsin Public Education Network, joins us. Today marks the middle of Public Education Week, an annual celebration WPEN holds to honor the incredible work of our state's public schools. The week caps with a day of action to support public schools, get involved!
At the bottom of the hour, Matt talks with Lisa Lucas, from All In Wisconsin about how to take action to protect democracy. In a time when so many of us feel paralyzed by the intentionally overwhelming noise of federal chaos, we need help moving to action. Here's a helpful guide on how to get there.
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Weekly Best of Dom Salvia Show for Feb 22
Catch up on the best segments of this week's Dom Salvia Show!
First, from Tuesday's second hour- is Social Security riddled with abuse? What about fraud? How about tens of millions of 'deceased people who aren't living' collecting and cashing SSi checks? As fact, reason, and personal testimony from our audience asserts, a big fat NO to all the above.
Next, from Wednesday's second hour with Matt Rothschild- we here in America say "NO" to doofus kings. Especially the orange self-declared ones.
Then, from Wednesdays first hour- checking in on the budget priorities of Wisconsin governor Tony Evers. Clean water, feeding kids in school, and tax relief for those who need it? Sign us all the way up!
Finally, you know how we roll. Wrapping up with something good, from the second hour of Thursday's show with Jim Santelle. And boy we have a lot of good in this one segment.
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D’ya smell that? It’s the foul stench of authoritarianism (Hour 2)
Matt Rothschild joins us as cohost. There's something in the air, do you smell it? It's thick, ugly, and burnt. Smells like the authoritarianism we fought Britain against for our independence. It smells like the fascism we fought to eradicate in Europe last century. And it smells like crap. We don't do that "king" bs here. Yet President Trump asserts his desire to be a king daily, including today by posting "Long live the king" in reference to himself. In this hour we catalogue SOME of Trump's latest affronts to our nation's method of governance. We prophesy that Trump will go down in history as a traitor to everything this country holds dear. Of course, we already mark him as such. For the CONSTANT barrage of lies he spews to the public- most recently concerning Ukraine and who started that war. And for every torch he's taken to our constitution, our country's norms, and the foundations that serve We The People. In what's nearly a footnote to the day, it turns out DOGE isn't delivering on any of their promises as they continue to lie to us each day. Wow, how shocking.
We end the day, of course, with something good. And because we have Matt joining us as cohost, we have poetry. Listen to this 5-minute read of June Jordan's own "Poem About My Rights". Powerful, moving, and deeply relevant 50 years later.
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A Path Forward for Wisconsin (Hour 1)
Matt Rothschild joins us as cohost.
In this hour, it's all about Wisconsin and our path forward! Yesterday, citizens across the state cast their ballots in the spring primary. All wards voted in the State Superintendent of Public Instruction primary, and many wards also voted in school board primaries and for local referenda. After the tally, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly and pro-voucher challenger Brittney Kinser advance to the general election. Also yesterday, Governor Tony Evers delivered the biennial 2025-2026 budget address to a joint session of the state Legislature. In it, Evers outlined his priorities for funding essentials in this state. At the top of his list: PFAs remediation, tax relief for those who genuinely need it, school funding, and expanded access to health care. Gee, how radical!
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Revisiting Josh Kaul, Bill Press, and Bishop Budde (Hour 1)
This episode is a curated Best Of, pulled from January 22nd and 23rd. First, from January 23rd's first hour, our talk with Wisconsin's Attorney General Josh Kaul on the lawsuit our state joined opposing President Trump's unlawful attempt to end birthright citizenship. Then, from that day's second hour, checking in with our friend Bill Press on how to navigate the firehose of BS from the chaos administration.
The second half hour comes from our second hour on January 22nd, with Matt Rothschild as cohost. We turn to Bishop Mariann Budde and the moving sermon she delivered to the Interfaith Inaugural Service on January 21st. And of course, we ended that day with something good.
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Here’s all the money, but where’s the heart and the voice? (Hour 2)
Matt Rothschild joins us as cohost for the day. Turning away from national politics for a bit, we look at the race for Wisconsin's Supreme Court. This election is shaping up to be exorbitantly expensive, with millions and millions already raised by the two candidates. In 2015, Scott Walker signed a bill into law rewriting Wisconsin's election finance laws. Now, money is speech in Wisconsin, and there is no limit on donations to state parties, who can then disperse the funds as they see fit. It's law, but it's not right. And we ask where the speech is for those of us without tens of thousands to give to our favored candidates. Where is the voice for the working people? Where are our elected leaders to stand up to the billionaires stripping our government for parts and footing us with the bill?
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Billionaires don’t belong in the Oval (Hour 1)
Matt Rothschild joins us as cohost for the day. Every day of President Trump's second term is apparently 'bring your billionaire to work' day. With Elon Musk, the world's richest person, answering questions from press in the Oval, we're wondering who the real president is. And Musk is already openly admitting to misleading the public- we call that 'lying' round here- on rationales for cutting life saving aid. No, there was not $50,000,000 in condoms allocated out of USAID's funding. And despite Musk claiming that his team will get things wrong and make it right, we're still waiting on an apology and clarification. And we'll keep on waiting. Because it's just not going to happen. Ok, so Musk's lying to us. But is Trump at least delivering on his promise to lower inflation ON DAY ONE? Nope. Not even in the first few weeks.
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Weekly Best of Dom Salvia Show for Jan 25
Catch up on the best of this week's segments
First, from Tuesday's second hour, listen to John Nichols and Dom discuss Biden's legacy and their takeaways from the inauguration. The oligarchy is here, and it's not shy.
Next, from Thursday's second hour, hear about how to navigate the firehose of Trump's, shall we call it 'guano', to focus on what matters with Bill Press.
Then, from Wednesday's first hour with Matt Rothschild: was that a Nazi salute from Musk? That was ABSOLUTELY a Nazi salute performed by Elon Musk.
Finally, hear something good from Wednesday's second hour, with a poem selected by Matt Rothschild, and a clearing of the record from Dom.
Speak Truth to Power. Always. (Hour 2)
Matt Rothschild joins us as cohost for the day.
President Trump seeks to change the US Constitution by executive order, a clear violation of that very document. On the first day of his second term, he ended birthright citizenship by executive order. Granted, over 20 states immediately filed lawsuits and the negation of the 14th amendment's granting of citizenship to all those born on US soil won't take effect unless the legal challenges are all dismissed. Here's a line-by-line breakdown of Trump's executive order.
As this second Trump presidency unfolds and brings out the worst of oligarchy, we must be prepared to speak truth to power. We saw a powerful example of that on Inauguration Day. The Right Reverend Mariann Budde delivered an inaugural sermon on unity, patriotism, and compassion. And she addressed Trump directly in a plea for mercy towards the citizens and residents of this great country. She's an example for us all.
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If it quacks like a duck or steps like a goose… (Hour 1)
Matt Rothschild joins us as cohost for the day. We need to talk about hand signals and the meanings they carry. Like we frequently recognize a welcoming beckon or a dismissive shooing, there are certain unmistakable things we can do with our hands. No one in our culture would mistake an extended middle finger on an otherwise closed fist as anything other than rude- potentially unless among very close friends. Similarly, a single raised flat handed salute from the chest only looks like one thing: the Nazi or Roman salute, an absolutely overt fascist symbol. And that's exactly what Elon Musk performed at the inauguration for the 47th President of these United States. Not to be misunderstood, Musk repeated the gesture. Beyond our reckoning, experts in the matter assert: what Musk did was perform the Nazi salute. If those who abhor the gesture won't convince you, look to the actual self-declared fascists who are celebrating. And that is absolutely unacceptable. Don't look away or make excuses. Elon Musk is showing us exactly who he is and what he wants. Do NOT let him have it.
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