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Matt Rothschild guest hosts for the day. At the top of the hour, Matt talks with Earl Ingram on the death of longtime Milwaukee journalist Joel McNally. Known for his progressive legacy and self-proclaimed “cockeyed optimism,” Matt and Earl remember Joel extremely fondly. He leaves behind work for us all- to carry on a progressive agenda with good humor and kindness. At the bottom of the hour, Joe...

Matt Rothschild fills in as guest host for the day. Angela Lang, executive director of BLOC- Black Leaders Organizing for Community- joins as cohost for the hour. We discuss efforts towards countering the hate, the divisiveness, and the absolute nonsense of the second Trump administration. In this hour, we address the world’s richest person, unelected and unqualified, dominating the first Cabinet...

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...

Carrying over the discussion from last hour on religion and education- because goodness Dom got fired up. Let’s start with a simple question: should children be beat in schools for any reason? What about disabled children? Is it okay if it’s a teacher rather than a student? Some Oklahoma Senators, 16 in fact, seem to think that adults in schools have the God-given right to use corporal punishment...

Maggie Daun joins us for a bit of overtime. Did we plan to spend a full hour talking about vouchers and how they drain public school funds? Nope. But y’all had a lot of thoughts and experiences to share, and we’ve got an election coming up that will determine the future of public education in the state. So here we are, with a full hour on vouchers and where public money should go. If you love your...

Matt Flynn, former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, joins us for most of the hour. Our democracy faces grave threats as the 47th President of this nation seeks to subvert our Constitution, isolate us from our allies, and disregard the will of We the People. And is it possible- is it AT ALL possible- that our President is a Russian asset? Matt Flynn, known firebrand for democracy and fie...

Dom and Jess pick up the episode with a bit of carryover from Dom’s time with Maggie right before . Because there’s more to say on the growing trend of Trump’s close advisors performing Nazi salutes. Then, we move into Wisconsin news, where the world’s richest person is investing in a new preferred justice for our state’s Supreme Court. However, as usual, Musk’s efforts lack accuracy, truth, and-...

Former Green Bay Jim Schmitt is joined by congressmen Tony Wied. Jim and Tony open the first segment by a talk about DOGE(The Department of Government Efficiency). Jim asks Tony what his thoughts are on Term Limits, Economic Development, and tariffs. Jim and Tony talk about District 8 Tony is making sure he is an advocate for this district- He is now an advocate of agriculture in district 8. The l...

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 R...

Is our President a Russian asset? According to one report, yes- the report alleges he was recruited with the codename Krasnov. That’s horrifying news. And made all the more pertinent as Trump continues to align his interests with Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin. Trump’s planned trip to Moscow in May to celebrate a Russian national holiday with Putin leaves us similarly concerned. Not just us left...

Beginning the show with Wisconsin news, we look first to the race for Supreme Court. As Judge Susan Crawford continues to accrue support from those who seek equitable justice, Judge Brad Schimel seeks and receives mega support from Elon Musk. The uber billionaire this week invested over $1 million in Brad Schimel. We say invested, because of Musk’s company’s pending lawsuits in the state that may...

Jim Santelle, host of the weekend show Amicus: A Law Review , joins us for the day. As one of Trump’s final Cabinet-level nominees needing Senate approval squeaks past in Kash Patel, we stare down a full hostile takeover of our government. Patel enters the position of FBI Director with a fully articulated list of perceived political enemies for whom he will search for a crime. Not to mention Patel...

Jim Santelle , host of the weekend show Amicus: A Law Review, joins us for the day. The United States Constitution lays out three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. Each branch bears the right and responsibility to check the others to ensure alignment with the Constitution. Yet now President Trump defies this sacred document as he defies the judicial branch and its autho...

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...

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 Und...

We return to the conversation of last hour on Social Security. Following unverified and unsourced claims about massive fraud in Social Security from the musky powers that be, we try to ascertain the truth. Are there in fact tens of millions of “deceased people who are no longer living” receiving SSi checks? Has the system been overrun by fraud, abuse, and corruption? Well, we hear personal testimo...

Maggie Daun joins us for a bit of overtime. As usual, we turn to Maggie for advice and clarity on a few trending legal cases. Today, we look at New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ entanglement with the second Trump administration. In what appears to be a clear quid pro quo, Trump advised the DoJ to dismiss federal corruption charges against Adams. .. without prejudice, meaning Trump will maintain a ve...

Harvey Kaye , Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at UWGB , and our favorite Delano Democrat joins us for the hour. It seems this administration doesn’t believe in law, nor order. Yeah that’s right, this isn’t the party of law and order. It’s the party of assault, battery, and corruption. Still, it’s shocking that law doesn’t seem to matter at all. We begin the hour wrestling with...

Let’s get this week rolling! We begin with a recap of local matters in Wisconsin, from the upcoming election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, to tariffs. Tomorrow, February 18th, is the Spring primary, where we’ll vote on which two candidates will advance to the general election for SSPI. Currently three candidates vie for the spot, incumbent Jill Underly, progressive-aligned challe...

Former Green Bay Jim Schmitt is joined by Tarlton Knight owner of The Tarlton Theatre . Tarl shares his background in music and how he got started. Tarl shares the business side of the Theatre and the ventures to make the Tarlton Theatre what it is today. Jim and Tarl talk about what the Tarlton has to offer, and what Tarl’s plans are for the NFL draft. Tarl shares a project that he has been worki...

Happy weekend, all! Let’s review our best segments from this past week, eh? First, from Tuesday’s first hour, a bit of overtime with Maggie Daun. Do we want President Trump to be successful? Welllll… that really really depends on how you define “successful.” Do we want our fellow Americans and this country to flourish? Of course. Do we want mass chaos and cruel policies? Absolutely the hell not. N...

This hour is a replay of our January 27th talk with Harvey Kaye. Join Dom Salvia every afternoon from 4-6pm for news (some), humor (more), and great conversation (always)! Listen throughout the state of Wisconsin on the Civic Media network and worldwide on the Civic Media app. Call or text to join the fun at 855-752-4842. Guests: Harvey Kaye

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, fr om that day’s second hour, checking in with our friend Bill Press on how to navigate the firehose of BS from the chaos adm...

In a shocking turn of events, the drastic cuts in federal funding will impact states that voted for Trump! Please, if it wasn’t obvious, note the sarcasm. OF COURSE the draconian, cruel, and shortsighted slashes suggested by shadow-president Musk will hurt Red states. When r ed states receive a disproportionate amount of federal aid compared to what they contribute, OF COURSE cuts will hurt them f...

If there’s ONE thing we can agree on regardless of political ideology, it’s often that money and politics ought to stay away from one another. Of course, since the Citizens United case, money has BEEN politics. And We the People paid the price. But money can’t buy every election. Just ask Eric Hovde, who failed to garner enough votes to win a US Senate position from Wisconsin voters. He re-emerged...