Bait and Switch Podcast

This month's 3 minute highlights features lifestyle influencer Aleta Norris

The consolidated episode for May combines 2 episodes featuring local radio legend Steve Palec

This week we assemble our team of cycling experts to preview the upcoming Tour of Italy! Our esteemed panel consists of local cyclist, Brian Halm, long time guest Mitch Teich, cycling enthusiast Will Beyer and of course the co-host of our podcast, Chris Beyer. Our guests discuss many different aspects of the race, including the notable absence of top riders Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, the...

This week, we're back with our esteemed panel of movie critics, Matt Kemple from the Laughing Tap (https://laughingtap.com/) and comedian Chris Schmidt. This time it was Chris' turn to pick our movie and he chose the 1987 Coen brothers' comedy, Raising Arizona, starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. Of course we talk about the storyline, but we also talk about the elements that made the movie fun...

In the second half of our interview with comedian Daniel Fuellengraben, we try our hands at movie reviews. We take a look at some of the more "obscure" movie titles with the hopes of bringing our listeners' attention to these "lesser known" selections. Enjoy!

This week we talk with Milwaukee comedian Daniel Fuellengraben. We talk with Daniel about a wide variety of topics including, his German heritage, his journey into the local Milwaukee stand-up comedy scene, his perspectives on the art of stand-up, his occupation, even the Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson fight. All that and much, much more! Enjoy!

The highlight tract for April features our take on the Tokyo Olympics

Go back in the time capsule to the start of Season 4 in 2021.

In this episode of the Music Arts Arm of the Bait and Switch Podcast, we hang out with two familiar voices—Shaun Snopek and Dave Boll—for a discussion on Meaningless, an album by John Brion. We chat about who John Brion is, where he came from, and some of the big names he’s worked with over the years. We also get into what we liked on the album, the wide range of musical influences we picked up on...

In the second half of our baseball preview with Jeff Grayson and Jerry Augustine, we shift our focus from our hometown Brewers to the rest of Major League Baseball. We talk about big market domination and our thoughts on a salary cap for baseball, the automatic umpire and it's potential problems, our predictions for the season, including what team might lose 100 games, our world series picks and m...

It's the podcast you've all been waiting for and it's one of our favorite times of the year as we get to talk Brewers baseball with Jeff Grayson and Jerry Augustine! This year we added another esteemed guest to our panel- recent Brewer fan convert Greg Shapiro was in town from Amsterdam, so he joined in as well! We chat with our crew about everything Brewers: Keys to the season, pitching, hitting,...

The highlight clip for March features the story behind " Happy Birthday to You"

The Consolidated episode for March features 2 interviews with Dave Luhrssen and Blaine Schultz

Time for our midweek break and this time we feature some of our most memorable moments from episodes 19-26 of Season 3. Enjoy!

This behind the scenes episode features the third, third of Season 3.

This week we talk to a musician friend of ours who has a video on YouTube, he's been on MTV, he's been on tour, he's lived in and done music in L.A., he's currently doing music in Milwaukee with his son and they've got a group named Jack Julian. Of course I'm talking about our friend, Shaun Snopek! Shaun takes us on a wild journey through the highs and lows of the music industry, from his early da...

February's Highlight miniep features a rider from the Tour Divide bicycle race

February's consolidated track features an interview with Whitney who was a guest on one of those confrontational Daytime TV shows

This week marks the launch of our Bait and Switch movie reviews! We’ve assembled a panel of comedic experts—Matt Kemple and Chris Schmidt—for a ludicrous-speed detour into nostalgia as we revisit Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs. Matt, a self-proclaimed Spaceballs superfan, shares his deep love (and multiple copies) of the film, while the rest of us weigh in on everything from Yogurt’s wisdom to Dark Helmet...

Today we get together to pay tribute to a legend in Milwaukee Brewers and baseball broadcasting history, "Mr. Baseball", Bob Uecker. Unfortunately Bob passed away on January 16, 2025. As the Brewers' team photographer, our guest Scott Paulus spent almost 30 years working with Bob, so we asked him to come in and chat with us about his experiences with Mr. Baseball. Scott shares stories about what i...

January's highlight miniep features the Editor from Milwaukee Magazine.

The consolidated tract for January features 2 professional cyclists. One that raced the Tour de France ( Matthew Busche ) and one that raced the Tour Divide (Ryan Simon ).

This week we bring you another episode from the music arts arm of The Bait And Switch Podcast. We've assembled our music review panel of Dave Boll and Shaun Snopek to chat about the album, The Presidents of the United States of America by, well, The Presidents of the United States of America! We talk about the band’s quirky vibe, their upbeat tunes, and how they stood out during the Grunge-dominat...

It's finally here, can you believe it? Season 8! As always, we open another brand new season of The Bait and Switch Podcast with our good friend, Dave Boll. We also have a new mystery guest voice of our podcast! Let's just say this guy "Trumps" all our other guests! Big thanks to Greg Shapiro for hooking us up with our mystery voice! In this episode, we tried to start the season with a recap of al...

This week, we’re excited to chat with our good friend and fellow Packers enthusiast, Jeff Grayson! With the Green Bay Packers gearing up for their wildcard showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles, we examine the season so far, and discuss the team’s strengths, weaknesses, and the vibe of this playoff run compared to last year’s. We also explore the keys to victory, our predictions for the game, a...