Bait and Switch Podcast

June 2021's Highlight clip features 3 minutes from one of our favorite interviews with Bryant Mason. Bryant's proud heritage comes under some scrutiny and it turns out things aren't as they seem.

We're joined this week by Milwaukee music legend, Sigmund Snopek! Listen in as Sig recalls some great stories, including driving famous rock stars around the city, his friendship with Jay Leno, his work as a classical composer, his time with the Violent Femmes and much more! Check out more about Sig on www. SigmundSnopek.com and make sure you watch for the MOVIE about him coming out soon!

This week we dive into the mailbag with our Social Media Marketing Coordinator (SMMC), Mike Sisco. As we attempt to answer questions from our listeners, it becomes apparent that we may have a bit of a problem with our SMMC. Things start to get away from us when Mike reveals what he's been up to during the pandemic. Enjoy!

The highlight clip for May 2021 features 3 minutes from Season 2's interview with Dave Stephan or is it Steven? We really should have asked.

Flashback to Season 2, Episode 7 when we interviewed our friends from Wauwatiki, Jimmy Findlay and Pete Panagos! Here's your chance to listen to the interview in its entirety! Enjoy!

#MKE'sLastSnowPile Milwaukee based band, The Mod Violets are our guests this week. Band members Mike Hartwig (lead guitar, vocals), Mark Alan Lonteen (vocals, rhythm guitar), Russell Grabczyk (bass guitar) and Brad Beyer (drums, backing vocals)talk with us about the history of the band, their influences, potential health hazards that come along with being in a band and their thoughts on smashing e...

On this episode, we talk with writer Blaine Schultz from the Shepherd Express. Blaine tells us about how he got his start in writing, his affiliation with music in the Milwaukee area, some of the changes the Shepherd Express has made due to Covid and the reaction the Shepherd Express airbrush artists had when he showed them the picture of us we suggested they put on the cover of their magazine. We...

Join us as we talk to our friend Chad Hohner about the adventures we've all had doing our philanthropic work around the world. Enjoy!

This consolidated episode dates from a 2019 interview with two Marquette University professors, Alexander Ng and Richard Marklin Jr. These consolidated releases allow newer listeners to get caught up quickly or older listeners a chance to re-listen to an older interview in a more streamlined package . We snip out the intros , outros and music and put both halves back to back.

In the second half of our interview with Minnesota comedian, Mike Lester, we talk to Mike about - His early life as a comedian and comedians he's looked up to - How he handles pre-show nerves - How he deals with hecklers - The new shows he's been doing - Just what exactly "Blow-jecting" means and much more! Thanks to Mike Lester for joining us - You can find out more about him at his website: www....

Today comedian Mike Lester introduces us to a disgruntled Imperial Stormtrooper who joins us to publicly air the complaints he has with the Empire. He talks to us about the food and conditions on the ship. He expresses the frustration he's had with lack of attainable goals set for the troops, the poor training programs they're taken through and the lack of emotional outlets they're provided. He al...

The Highlight clip for April 2021 features 3 minutes from our Season 2 interview with longtime Milwaukee DJ Steve Palec. #StevePalec

Listen in as we wrap up our interview with broadcaster and former Milwaukee Brewer great, Jerry "Augie" Augustine. We talk about Augie's journey from player to broadcaster, the differences in strength and conditioning now compared to his day, the roles of pitchers now vs then, some of the new rules that were introduced last year, an outlook on the Brewers upcoming season and much more! Enjoy!

Broadcaster and former Milwaukee Brewer pitching great, Jerry "Augie" Augustine is our guest for today's show! Augie tells us some great stories about what it was like in his early days of playing professional baseball, what it was like playing for his home team, who some of his toughest matchups were and much more! Enjoy!

March 2021's Highlight clip features 3 minutes selected from our interview with Milwaukee Comedy Festival founder and owner, Matt Kemple. #MattKemple, #MilwaukeeComedyFestival

Today we wrap up our interview with comedian, actress and impersonator Lauren LoGiudice. We talk to Lauren about how she got her start in comedy, the evolution of her Melania Trump character, how she handled the year of the pandemic and much more! You can find out more about Lauren at her website, www. LaurenLogi.com. Enjoy!

Our guest this week is comedian, actress and impersonator, Lauren LoGiudice... well, sort of. We connect with one of her "friends", Carmella Ravolli who's looking to buy a house in the Milwaukee area... well, kind of... and things get very interesting from there... most definitely! Enjoy! Check out more about Lauren at www. LaurenLogi.com!

For the conclusion of our interview with our prominent political FB posters, we drag our guests into the cage to do battle in our own Coronavirus debate. We listen in as the mighty foes, Dan Leunig and Dave Balistreri, clash when put on the spot to answer hard hitting questions like "Should the response to the virus be on the Federal or State level?", "Should people who refuse to wear masks be fin...

In the second half of our interview with Author, Jen Wirtz, she tells us about her fitness regimen, shares practical steps for getting started with a meditation practice and gives us her nurse's perspective on the coronavirus pandemic. You can find out more about Jen at her website https://jenwirtzrn.com. Enjoy!

Ever wonder what's in the minds of the people who frequently discuss politics on Facebook? We did, so we asked our guests, Dan Leunig and Dave Balistreri to join us and give us some insight into what their motivations are behind their posting, whether they think their posts have an effect on their readers and just what kind of etiquette is involved when it comes to talking politics on social media...

February 2021's highlight clip features longtime Milwaukee Brewer's team photographer Scott Paulus. Listen in as he tells us some interesting stories involving Uke and the gang!

"Author" Miranda Clarke joins us again to tell us all about her books "How to Hack When You Can't Hack It", all about home and life hacks and her new book "The Sneaky Chef" that teaches about how to get kids to eat healthy without them knowing it. We learn some... well... let's just call them "interesting" ideas. Our advice, take these ideas with "a grain of salt". Special thanks to Michele Tonkov...

In our interview today, "actress" Miranda Clarke talks to us about the many roles she's played in Blockbuster movies over the years. Find out all about the roles she had, the roles she's lost and a little behind the scenes chatter! Enjoy!

Entrepreneurs Courtney Reese and Patti Wainscott from MKE Charcuterie (www.mkecharcuterie.com) are our guests this week! Amazingly, during a time when many businesses are closing their doors, they opened theirs and are thriving! They tell us how they came up with the idea for their business and what made them decide to start a business in the middle of a pandemic in the first place. After they jum...

Bonus time! Now you can listen to Episode 5 with Tim Okland from Season 2 in its entirety! Enjoy this consolidated episode!