Bait and Switch Podcast

Let's get excited Brewers fans! Today we bring in our panel of experts to review the upcoming National League Division Series between our Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs! We welcome lifelong Brewer fan and co-host of the Bait and Switch Podcast, Jim Marten, former Brewer pregame and postgame host, Jeff Grayson along with former Brewer pitcher Jerry Augustine to discuss details of the NLDS i...

In today's episode, we welcome newcomer, Troy Woodard to the show to join us with Wauwatosa Mayor, Dennis McBride. Troy ran for Wauwatosa school board and although his campaign didn't produce the results he was looking for this time, we thought it would be interesting to talk with Troy and the Mayor about various topics related to public office. Both Troy and Mayor McBride share their personal exp...

It's time for our annual "State of the City" episode where we talk with the mayor of Wauwatosa, Dennis McBride! This year's topics include some of the more difficult intersections around the city, updates on some of the new construction in the village including the former site of St. Bernard's church, the fiscal health of the city and much, much more! Enjoy!

This week we bring back our esteemed panel of music experts, Joe Kay from the Play that Rock n' Roll podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and singer/songwriter, Scott Cvecko from The Weary World (https://thewearyworld.com/) to review Van Halen's album, Fair Warning. Before diving into the album, we chat about the differences between the David Lee Roth Van Halen and the Sammy Hagar Va...

The highlight tract for September features Mitch Teich. We talk about the role of NPR

Our consolidated release for September features a 2021 podcast. Covid was the first story in the news everyday so we did a little debate. Give it a listen and see how we did.

Last week we talked Packers, but this week we're looking at the rest of the NFL! Our panel of experts, including Bait and Switch co-host, Jim Marten, his son Theo and longtime Sports Broadcaster, Jeff Grayson takes a look at the strengths and weaknesses of both the AFC and NFC including a more detailed look at some of the more favored teams around the league. We discuss the impacts a large contrac...

It's already time for our annual preview of the upcoming season for the Green Bay Packers. We've once again assembled our panel of experts including Bait and Switch Co-host, Jim Marten, his son Theo and longtime Sports Broadcaster, Jeff Grayson! We reflect a little bit on the Packers' performance last year before taking a look at this year's team. We talk about all aspects of our team, Offense, De...

This week we once again assemble our panel of cycling experts to preview the upcoming Tour of Spain! Our panel consists of Bait and Switch co-host Chris Beyer along with his son Will, longtime guest Mitch Teich and former professional cyclist Tom Schuler! Our panel discusses the race favorites, team strategies and dynamics and potential rivalries. They also address the structure of the race (speci...

This month's 3 minute highlights feature our 2021 interview with Wauwatosa Mayor , Dennis McBride

For August we bring you the consolidated interview with Actress/ Author Miranda Clarke.

For August we discuss the 1972 movie What's Up Doc? with Milwaukee area stand up Chris Schmidt and co-owner of the Laughing Tap, Matt Kemple.

In the second half of our chat with artist James Winn, we get into the nitty-gritty of the art world—what it’s really like trying to make it in such a competitive, subjective space, how artists grow over time, and a whole lot more. James gives us an honest, behind-the-scenes look you won’t want to miss. Enjoy!

This week we talk with painter, James Winn. Enjoy!

This week we bring back our esteemed panel of music experts, consisting of Joe Kay from the Play that Rock n' Roll podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@PlayThatPodcast) and singer/songwriter, Scott Cvecko from The Weary World (https://thewearyworld.com/) to review one of Scott's favorite albums, Waiata from Split Enz! We start off chatting about the band's history and their connection to the band cal...

The 3 minute highlight package for July features Mitch Teich, long time NPR presenter. We talk about the role of NPR in media.

The consolidated tract for July features 3 women talking about their business ventures.

We've once again assembled our panel of cycling experts to talk about the upcoming Tour de France! Our team of Chris Beyer, Will Beyer, Brian Halm and Mitch Teich give us their take on the race this year including their thoughts on the favorites, the strength and strategies of their teams, the course and its terrain, jersey competitions, potential dark horse riders and of course their podium predi...

Jim's brother-in-law, comedian (and also the voice of Season 8 of The Bait and Switch Podcast) Greg Shapiro joins us today all the way from the Netherlands! Greg was in town a few months ago and stopped into the studio for a chat! One of his many talents is an incredible impersonation of Donald Trump, so we check in to see how business is going now that the Donald is once again in office. We also...

It's time for another episode of Bait and Switch Movie Reviews and this time we take a look at Wedding Crashers starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson! We've reassembled our esteemed panel consisting of comedian Chris Schmidt and co-owner of The Laughing Tap, Matt Kemple to help us take a deep-dive into this "Timeless Classic". Of course we talk about what we like and don't like about the movie, bu...

The Highlight mini -ep for June features actor Ethan Herschenfeld who was in HBO's "Boardwalk Empire".

The consolidated episode for June 2025 features author and life coach, Jen Wirtz

For the second half of our interview with legendary Journal/Sentinel reporter, Crocker Stephenson, we asked Crocker to share some of his stories that made an impact on him. He chose one particular story that, in his words, "made the biggest impact on me". It's an incredibly insightful story for many different reasons and centers around a burn survivor named George Bennett. The story focuses on his...

Last time we talked with Crocker Stephenson, his vision was rapidly deteriorating due to an eye condition called retinyl myopathy. This week we check in with him, not only for an update on his condition, but also to tell us about how he's turned "lemons into lemonade". Crocker starts by walking us through his diagnosis and the progression of his condition, then shares with us how the Vision Forwar...

For this week's Bait and Switch Music episode, we asked one of our guests to pick out the album to review. So we handed over the reins to our musical expert Joe Kay to lead the conversation about his album pick, Sentimental Hygiene from Warren Zevon! We brought in another local music expert and friend of the show, Scott Cvecko to give us his thoughts as well. Before diving into our review, Joe gav...