Brutal Wisconsin

This week C.J. and Kent continue their conversation about Frank Lloyd Wright by discussing his first decade in Chicago, his mentor Cecil Corwin, as well as his rise to prominence. News: Insurrectionist campaigns for Kelly, and expanding access to driver's licenses in WI.

Join CJ in a new news highlight mini episode discussing the WI GOPs latest attack on food assistance in the state.

This week Kent and C.J. talk about Frank Lloyd Wright's first days in Chicago. As well as the lies he told about them in the name of manufacturing his personal image. News: Frozen pizza, New Hope Cave ancient bone excavation, and 50% WI black neighborhoods found to be jails.

This week C.J. is solo as he talks about Dan Kelly's extremist view of the law.

 This week Kent and C.J. stick to the news! They discuss recent anti-LGBTQ publications showing up in Evansville, Wisconsin Ukrainians and the anniversary of the invasion, and the WI Supreme Court primary and coming April election.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss a lawsuit brought against PSSI for violating child labor laws, a $25 million dollar package from  the EPA for PFAS remediation in small towns, the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary, and an update to the "UFO" shot down over Lake Huron.

C.J. and Kent discuss the recent shoot down of a UFO by planes based at Madison's Truax Field. They also discuss the history of UFO encounters reported by pilots based at Truax, including the Kinross Incident, in which a fighter jet disappeared without a trace over Lake Superior. News: Black History Month resolution, Foxconn underpaying employees, and indigenous olympic games return.

C.J. and Kent continue their discussion of the Peshtigo Fire. They talk about the Peshtigo Paradigm and its use by Allied bomber commands in the Second world war to engineer massively lethal firebombings in Tokyo and Dresden. Lastly, they touch on how climate change is leading to more and more Peshtigo-like fires. News: LaCrosse overdoses increasing, Evers' PFAS budget initiatives, and the supreme...

C.J. and Kent begin their discussion of the Peshtigo Fire, a fire that killed between 1,500 and 2,500 and caused millions of dollars in damages. This week they discuss the basics of the disaster and the first hand account of Father Pernin, a Catholic priest who worked in Peshtigo. News: WEC Spindell refusing resignation and more forever chemical concerns.

This week C.J. and Kent talk about the return of Wisconsin's socialist caucus, which came as Ryan Clancy and Darrin Madison Jr. were sworn in as representatives from Milwaukee. They also discuss some of the history of socialism in Wisconsin, specifically the Sewer Socialists. News: Conversion therapy, Spindell called to resign, Rockford abortion clinic.

This week Kent and C.J. again forgo a main topic and stick to the news. This week they talk about Kay LeClaire, an activist who fraudulently claimed indigenous ancestry. They also discuss Ron Johnson being willing to undermine the legitimacy of our democracy, Prehn overstaying his term on the DNR board, and the consequences of that in terms of PFAS contamination of Green Bay.

C.J. and Kent discuss the research of Harry Harlow at the University of Wisconsin. Harlow was the founder of the Primate Research Center at UW Madison, and it was there he conducted psychological experiments that can only be described as animal abuse. These experiments included one called the pit of despair. News: Medical cannabis, road salt pollution, and Door Country gift shop blizzarded.

This week C.J. and Kent talk about the Hodag, Eugene Shepard, and their role in Wisconsin history and culture. News: Evers and medical marijuana, supreme court partisanship, and FBI hate crime statistics.

Post-surgery CJ updates Kent and the listeners, then we discuss various local news stories, in this absolutely intentional all-news episode. Covered: 10 y/o tried as adult in homicide, PFAS, UW student wins Miss America, Marathon Cty. Library book banning attempts.

C.J. and Kent dip their toes into some historical news stories, including a baby inheriting a nativity scene, the Czech Settlers of Langlade county, and a many-talented Belleville boy. News: Law enforcement mental health, WI GOP war on democracy continues, and family planning clinic protestor case. 

C.J. forgot the book he needed to do a grab bag episode, so oops it's all news! News: MKE homeless resident deaths, National Guard deployed to Africa, Packers struggle hurts GB economy, UW nurses union, origins of the deer camp, and WI DNR emphasizes safety after child death.

C.J. and Kent talk about some of the early women's rights advocates from Wisconsin including Mathilde Anneke, Juliet Severance, and others. News: Madison police arrested, child labor story, and UW charter school worries.

 C.J. and Kent talk about the results of the 2022 Midterm elections, as well as doing a Wisconsin story grab bag, where they pick random stories from The Wisconsin Story: 150 Stories for 150 Years .

This week C.J. and Kent finish their discussion on the haunted history of Whitewater by discussing the numerous urban legends about the town and the handful of events that helped to inspire them. News: Barnes says RoJo threat to U.S., MKE election official to be charged, and local man's Hitler Halloween costume.

C.J. and Kent begin their discussion about the haunted history of Whitewater, Wisconsin, by talking about the history of the Morris Pratt Institute, one of the only Spiritualist schools in the United States. News: Culture wars policies plague WI school boards, Brooks found guilty, and Van-Orden's prayer breakfast comments.

C.J. and Kent pick random stories from a collection of Wisconsin ghost books, reading stories from Weird Wisconsin, Myths & Mysteries of Wisconsin, and Spooky Wisconsin. News: WILL student loan appeal rejected, RoJo's "election integrity incident" site, interactive PFAS map, and water treatment surplus investments.

This week C.J. and Kent talk about everybody's favorite cryptid: Mothman. C.J. takes a break from skepticism to offer his own theory on Mothman and other strange flying creatures seen in the Great Lakes region. Oh, there are also a few new Mothman cases! News: Old World Monkeys retire, ancient canoes may indicate hidden village, and WI tribe seeks to protect historical site.

This week C.J. and Kent keep things spooky by discussing a handful of Wisconsin ghost stories including tales about Marquette University, UW Madison, and the Octagon House. News: Menominee charter school language immersion, WILL lawsuit dismissed, and snowy 2022 winter ahead.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss Psycho ; both the novel, by Robert Bloch, and the movie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. News: Johnson, Michaels won't commit to accepting 2022 results; tech college board members refuse to step-down.

This week C.J. and Kent discuss the career of Robert Bloch, who was a pulp novelist who was a part of the Lovecraft Circle alongside August Derleth. They discuss Bloch's writing style as well as a general outline of his body of work. News: Ancient canoe recovered; PFAS mitigation delayed again; Alligator sighting in Kewaskum.