Brutal Wisconsin

This week Kent and C.J. discuss the evils of the Trump administration, alongside a pair of palate cleansing paranormal tales.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss the practice of police in rural Wisconsin of dropping unhoused people off in cities with no support and Aaron Jones’ return to the City of Green Bay for the NFL draft. For the main topic they discuss an article Harry Houdini wrote about his debunking of Spiritualist séances.

This week C.J. and Kent talk about the Army Corps’ plans for Line 5, Brett Favre's political designs, and DOGE's impact on Americorps. For the main topic they continue to discuss Harry Houdini, this time focusing on his aviation pioneering, escape from a dead “sea monster”, and his role in training American soldiers during World War One.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss the Social Security Administration’s compassionate allowance program and Elon Musk's election sweepstakes. For the main topic they discuss some stories from Harry Houdini’s early life.

This week C.J. and Kent talk about the lack of transparency in police misconduct as well as Robin Vos considering holding off deciding on the budget until after a court case about an Evers veto. For the main Topic they discuss a brief overview of the life of Harry Houdini.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss GOAT, the Wisconsin version of DOGE, the Supreme Court election, and some tales of Mothman.

This week Kent and C.J. discuss an anti-trans bill and the lies of a $5k check from DOGE. They also discuss Surrealism and the ways in which art can be a form of resistance.

This week Kent and C.J. discuss Evers’ Budget proposal and the way in which it attempts to account for federal spending cuts, they also discuss Elon Musk's involvement with the upcoming election. For the main topic, they discuss the surrealistic poetry of Loraine Niedecker.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss bipartisan support for atomic energy as well as the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election. For the main Topic, they discuss Surrealism and its impact on Wisconsin.

This week Kent and C.J. discuss how Wisconsin’s Democrats are opposing Elon Musk’s overreach, as well as the historically dry January and its implications. For the main topic, they read a few chapters from Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s The Heart of New Thought, and, through that reach a better understanding of her perspective on the New Thought movement.

This week C.J. talks about the next few episodes for Brutal Wisconsin, as well as new episodes for Historaholics, and nonfiction on Substack at Syntax and Sorcery.

This week, C.J. reads a few of Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s poems and shares his thoughts. Next week, the boys will be back with a regular episode!

This week Kent and C.J. discuss the other Ron Johnson, the kayaker who faked his own death, and the first confirmed case of H5N1 Bird Flu in Wisconsin. For the main topic, they discuss Ella Wheeler Wilcox and the belief system she propagated, New Thought.

This week, C.J. and Kent return to discuss the overturning of Act 10 and the results of this year's deer season. The main topic they discuss is the Wisconsin-born poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss the election results and then cleanse their palates with two tales of the Mothman.

This week Kent and C.J. discuss the upcoming election through the lens of the most recent Marquette University poll and the differences between Trump and Kamala’s crowd sizes in Wisconsin. For the main topic they get a bit outside Wisconsin and discuss the witchcraft allegations leveled against Mary Staples in Connecticut.

This week C.J. and Kent talk about third party candidates, local races, an update on the Wausau ballot box, and wildfire risk across the state. For the main topic they discuss the rise of fake news in our state and how to identify reliable sources.

This week C.J. and Kent talk about the recent election-related news affecting our state, including an update about the Wausau ballot drop box removal, a recent visit from Trump to Waunakee, an upcoming visit from Harris, and the most recent Marquette poll.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss some election related news including the removal of a Wausau ballot drop box by the mayor, the referendum about noncitizen voting, and the duplicate absentee ballots accidentally sent out.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss RFK Jr.’s appeal to be removed from the ballot, our state's poor infrastructure, and a terrible midwife.

This week, C.J. and Kent discuss the most recent Marquette poll and the rise of race-baiting in Wisconsin. Then, for the main topic, they discuss UW Madison graduate Sidney Gottlieb and his role in the CIA’s research into mind control: MK ULTRA.

This week, Kent and C.J. get spooky and talk about some ghost stories from Wisconsin. For the news, they discuss Biden’s plans to fund green energy in rural Wisconsin, as well as what caused the recent drop in gas prices, RFK Jr.’s lawsuit to have himself removed from the ballot to aid Trump, as well as the push by our state’s indigenous people for the legalization of medical cannabis.

This week, Kent and C.J. discuss the rise in police violence in Wisconsin as well as J.D. Vance, noted weirdo, visiting De Pere. The main topic they discuss is the rise of capitalism in Wisconsin as well as the rise of the labor movement.

This week C.J. and Kent talk about Governor Evers’ speech at the DNC as well as Kamala Harris and Tim Walz making an appearance in Milwaukee. For the main topic, they discuss some more hidden headlines from Wisconsin’s weird history.

This week Kent and C.J. discuss the recent election and the rejection of Republican proposed amendments to the state constitution, a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that some Amazon drivers could no longer be considered “independent contractors,” and a UW Madison project to locate soldiers that are MIA.