Bait and Switch Podcast

The 3 minute highlight tract for October features Milwaukee favorite Steve Palec.

This month's consolidated ep features an actor who indulged us by going along with a skit.

This month's consolidated ep features an actor who indulged us by going along with a skit.

We interrupt your regularly scheduled weekend to bring you another Brewers playoff preview podcast! Yes, that means our Milwaukee Brewers are moving on in the playoffs to face the Los Angeles Dodgers and we get to sit down with our good friend, Jeff Grayson and talk about it all. In addition to our occasional tangents about things like about Rickey Henderson and sports betting, we talk with Jeff a...

In this Bait and Switch Music episode, we're joined by former cycling champion Tom Schuler and Wauwatosa Mayor, Dennis McBride to talk about one of the most celebrated American songwriters in history, Paul Simon. We dive into the 40th anniversary of his landmark 1986 album Graceland, exploring its groundbreaking South African rhythms, its cultural impact, and Simon's iconic collaboration with Lady...

We interrupt your week with a very special Brewers NLDS Preview podcast! Our team of experts, including long-time Brewers and Bucks broadcaster Jeff Grayson and former Milwaukee Brewers' pitcher and also long-time broadcaster, Jerry Augustine join us to talk about our incredible Milwaukee Brewers! We talk a little bit about our record-breaking season, but primarily focus on the upcoming playoff se...

This week we chat with Wauwatosa Mayor, Dennis McBride as part of our annual state of the city check in! In this first half of our interview, we discuss significant urban development and civic changes happening in the city, focusing mainly on the major intersection of 76th Street and North Avenue. Mayor McBride details plans for a complete, all-at-once reconstruction of North Avenue starting early...

The highlight tract for September features business coach, Pat Miller.

Maybe it's too late to a have a preview of Olympics from 4 years ago, we don't think so.

This week we bring long-time friends Jeff Grayson and Mark Schowalter back together to help us review the 1979 comedy classic The In-Laws, starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk. Mark shares why the film is his ultimate "desert island" movie, and we dive into the wild plot following a mild-mannered dentist and an unpredictable CIA agent brought together by their children's upcoming wedding. Along the...

We're back again with our good friend Jeff Grayson and this time we're talking about the upcoming NFL season for our Green Bay Packers! We dive into everything about the team- the coaching staff, the offense, the defense, special teams and even the scouts! We discuss whether the defense is better or worse than last year, key losses for the Offense, who we picked up in the draft and what impact the...

This is one of our favorite times of year as we welcome back our good friend and sports guru, Jeff Grayson to talk football! This week we take an all encompassing look at the upcoming season for the NFL. Of course we take a look at the teams of each division, but we also discuss off-season controversies, the value of the running quarterback, our own personal superstitions, our picks for the big ga...

This week, Brian Halm and Mitch Teich join us to talk about the legendary Canadian band, Rush, and their landmark album, Moving Pictures. We start out asking Brian about why he chose the album and his experience catching the band on their recent reunion tour in Los Angeles. We chat about the band's high school origins, Neil Peart's entry as their legendary drummer and lyricist, and the heavily mal...

This week, former professional cyclist Tom Schuler and NPR’s Mitch Teich join us to preview the upcoming Vuelta a España! We kick things off with a deep dive into the state of American cycling, discussing the financial hurdles of hosting a three-week race in the U.S. and hearing about the record-breaking success of the Tour of America’s Dairyland. The conversation shifts to the dominance of Tadej...

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For August our consolidated episode features our interviews with Paul Grevsmuehl. 2 of the 3 episodes are skits. I'm not sure about how they turned out. Give this a listen and find out.

This week, Joe Kay from the Play That Rock and Roll podcast and longtime friend Scott Cvecko join us to talk about the 2003 film Owning Mahowny starring Philip Seymour Hoffman. We dive into the gut-wrenching true story of a bank manager who used his position to embezzle millions to feed a crippling gambling addiction. We chat about Hoffman’s sensational performance as the hollow and lifeless Mahow...

This week, comedian and writer Haji Outlaw joins us for the second half of our interview! We dive into Haji’s move to Los Angeles in 2009 and the reality of navigating the professional writing world, including the crucial role of representation and why an agent is the key to getting into the room. Haji shares stories from his time writing for The Eric Andre Show and At Midnight, and how a spec scr...

This week we talk to Chicago-based comedian Haji Outlaw! We chat about how Haji got his start in stand-up after skipping a Roots concert for an open mic and his perspective on being a stronger writer than a performer. Haji shares stories about coming up in the Chicago scene with future stars like Hannibal Buress and TJ Miller, the strategy behind developing a "locked-in" set, and the nuances of pl...

The highlight episode for July features our Season 5 interview with author , Paul Hoffman.

The consolidated tract for July features the editor for Milwaukee Magazine and Author Patrick McBride.

Another Bait and Switch Music Review with our esteemed panel of CYCLING experts?? Yes, you heard that right! Cycling champion Tom Schuler picks our album and he's joined by Mitch Teich as we review the 1982 album English Settlement by XTC! We start out asking Tom why he picked this particular record and dive into the band's deliberate transition from a hard-driving commercial sound to a more "past...

This week we assemble our panel of esteemed guests, cyclist Brian Halm and Mitch Teich, for our annual preview of the Tour de France! We discuss the favorites of the race, we examine the sprinting field, we take a look at the potential issues with the heat, the strategic importance of the Alpe d’Huez climbs, the new team time trial format and of course we make our predictions for the winner of eac...

This week we're doing a movie review with two guests who are normally on our music podcasts, Joe Kay and Scott Cvecko. It was Joe's turn to pick the movie and he chose Michael Mann’s 1981 directorial debut, Thief. We start by hearing from Joe K about why he chose this movie, and we chat about how it was the first of many films with the "Mann aesthetic" which is characterized by blue-tinted nights,...

The second highlight episode for June features our talk with Steve about mistakes and redemption.