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Maggie Daun sticks around for some overtime to discuss 10 new charges leveled against Wisconsin’s 2020 fraudulent electors . Attorney General Josh Kaul announced these new 10 new felony charges today against defendants Kenneth Chesebro, Jim Troupis, and Mike Roman. Interestingly, the new charges allege that these three sought to defraud Republican electors in their scheme to throw out Wisconsin’s...

Our favorite Delano Democrat (FDR Democrat, Dom’s trying it out), and favorite socialist, Harvey Kaye joins us. Harvey is Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at UWGB , and an avid labor advocate. He sees a path for Democrats to start winning races again, but it will require inviting labor back to the table with a hearty welcome. Critical issues face Americans today that require gov...

Governor Evers announced his opposition to President-elect Trump ‘s mass deportation using the states’ National Guards. Trump went on NBC’s Meet the Press this weekend to- among other things- reaffirm his support for mass deportations, by whatever means necessary. Dom began dissecting Trump’s comments here with Maggie Daun during her second hour today. As Dom and Jess discuss with our callers, nea...

Former Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt is joined by elect for District 90, Amaad Rivera-Wagner . Amaad talks about what motivated him to run in politics in Wisconsin, What’s important to Amaad, and being sworn in Jan.6th. Jim asks Amaad, what he think of the current state of Green Bay, and Wisconsin. The policies that are the most pressing to Amaad. Lean Local is a part of the Civic Media radio networ...

To help kick off today’s second hour, guest host Matt Rothschild is joined by State Senator-elect Jodi Habush Sinykin! She speaks on the effectiveness of going door-to-door in today’s modern world. She also relives her bittersweet emotions from election night between her own win and Harris’s loss. After a brief discussion on the cowardice of shows like Morning Joe, Matt welcomes another Matt to ta...

Dom has the day off, so our favorite birdwatcher Matt Rothschild is in the guest host chair! After President Biden pardoned his son Hunter, Americans are wondering whether he will issue mass pardons to potential targets of the incoming Trump administration. Matt takes your calls on whether you think it’s a good idea. At the bottom of the hour, Matt is joined by Jeff Mandell, President and General...

Earl Ingram cohosts for the day with Dom. The two wrap their conversation from the first hour on how they each became Detroit Lions’ fans. Then it’s on to politics, starting with getting Earl’s thoughts on President Biden pardoning his son Hunter. Dom and Jess wrestled with the pardon early this week . Now, a few days later, we’re still working through whether it was right or wrong. After that, Do...

Earl Ingram cohosts for the day with Dom. Starting the show off on the lighter side, Dom and Earl discuss the merits and shortcomings of holiday gifts. For some, it’s an opportunity to demonstrate their affections. For many, gift giving becomes a heavy burden on their time and resources. So what are some alternatives? Can’t we all just get together and enjoy each other’s company? We think so! Join...

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments on the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that bans all gender-affirming medication and procedures for transgender minors. As a note, cisgender minors can still access gender affirming care. This disparity led the ACLU to file their lawsuit against Tennessee , which has now escalated to our highest court. Chase Strangio, one of the la...

Matt Rothschild cohosts for the day. First up, checking in on President-elect Trump’s cabinet and senior leadership picks. As pressure mounts on Pete Hegseth for sexual and drunken misconduct and mismanagement of two veterans’ affairs organizations, his nomination for Secretary of Defense sways. Pete came to his own defense in a Wall Street Journal editorial , while it seems Trump is now consideri...

Dr Susan Webb Yackee, Director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs and Professor at UW-Madison, joins us for a conversation on overcoming divisiveness. Dom and Jess read Susan’s piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last month on civil discourse and it really resonated with us. Susan joins us today to talk about developing critical civil discourse skills. It starts with curiosity and hum...

Today, we woke to startling news that South Korea’s president declared martial law – an ominous portent for what Trump may try should he not get his way in a second administration. Maggie Daun joins Dom for weekly overtime to discuss South Korea and Trump’s senior leadership picks. Trump tapped Fox host Pete Hegseth to lead the DoD and Kash Patel for FBI . The two bring resumes that differ in thei...

Our favorite socialist and FDR Democrat (yes you can be both!) Harvey Kaye , joins us. Harvey is Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at UWGB , and a great democratic thinker. With President-elect Trump in line to be inaugurated on January 20th, it’s time for Democrats to get their acts together. In Wisconsin, we now see some benefits of banding together in solidarity for democracy...

Over the weekend, Joe Biden used his executive authority to pardon his son Hunter. After pledging over and over and over and over again not to do so . Dom and Jess have complicated feelings on it. So do our callers, so we process it together. 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 Ci...

Former Green Bay Mayor, Jim Schmitt talks about how you can make some money during the 2025 NFL Draft from side hustles. First, from Simple Life Rentals , Michael Friedman. Michael shares how you can rent out a house during the draft to make extra money. Jeff Orlowski from the Job Center of Wisconsin, talks how the job center can help find a side hustle during the Draft. Then Jim has a discussion...

Jess P-S, Dom’s producer, takes the wheel today, with Aaron Zommers, Civic Media Senior Producer as cohost. In this hour, in addition to continuing to share a bit of the behind the scenes of radio production, Jess and Aaron discuss one of their favorite things: dungeons. And also dragons. D&D is an incredible game system for interactive storytelling, with its origin in our very own Wisconsin !...

Jess P-S, Dom’s producer, takes the wheel today, with Aaron Zommers, Senior Producer for The Todd Allbaugh Show as cohost. Have you ever wondered what goes into producing a Civic Media show? Want to learn how we help shape each episode and do the work to bring it to your lovely ears? Hear from Jess, Aaron, and fellow Civic producer (and co-host of Matenaer On Air) Greg Bach on the work we do behin...

For the first half hour, Dom and Jess discuss the Nobel Prize . There’s so much in this world that makes us see the worst in humanity. How good it can be to acknowledge the good we work towards! Then, we revisit our talk with farmer Hans Breitenmoser from Tuesday. If you missed that episode, check out the second hour as well, when we field calls and dig further into Wisconsin farming. Join Dom Sal...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! For this hour, politics will wait, while Dom and Jess cover something a little different. As we enter this season of holidays, what does gratitude do for us , mentally and physically? And how do we practice and improve our experience of gratitude? One thing is certain- Dom and Jess are enormously grateful for each and every one of you lovelies! Join Dom Salvia every a...

Dom’s celebrating Thanksgiving starting a bit early, so a few Civic Media friends cover for him. John Peterson and Gordy Young, of John and Gordy in the Morning on WMDX 6-8am Monday-Friday, lead the show today. Jim Santelle, host of Amicus: A Law Review (9-11am across Civic talk stations), joins for an update on the cases being prosecuted against President-elect Trump. Then, it’s so nearly Thanksg...

Dom’s celebrating Thanksgiving starting a bit early, so a few Civic Media friends cover for him. John Peterson and Gordy Young, of John and Gordy in the Morning on WMDX 6-8am Monday-Friday, lead the show today. They bring their morning show flare to the evening, covering Trump’s promise to enact enormous tariffs. Then, we welcome BustED Pencil’s Dr. Tim Slekar to the show for a talk on why so many...

Did you know that Dom worked on a farm when he was in high school? Well, he did. And he learned a hell of a lot from those experiences. Picking up from our conversation with Farmer Hans in the first hour, we dig into what it would actually look like to lose all the migrant workers whose documentation might not be 100% accurate. Join Dom Salvia every afternoon from 4-6pm for news (some), humor (mor...

First, it’s OT w/MD as Maggie Daun sticks around for a half hour to chat legal matters with Dom. This week, we’re talking about Robin Vos and his comments on Michael Gabelman , and tariffs. Just today, Trump announced- via social media- his plan to enact a 25% tariff on imported goods from Mexico and Canada. Then, remember last week when Dom went off about how Trump’s planned deportations would de...

Harvey Kaye , Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at UWGB , and our favorite socialist joins us for a half hour. It’s another gloomy day here for justice as Jack Smith files to DISMISS both federal cases against Donald Trump. Will we ever see justice for our country? And what can we do to move on from here? To start, Harvey strongly advocates for Democrats to undergo some critical...