Daybreak w/ Brian and Jamie

We bring a little breaking news in this hour’s headlines, the news comes straight out of Ian. We also touch on the secretary of defense asking the Army Chief of Staff to retire. Later we discuss Hegseth’s newly signed order to allow soldiers to carry personal firearms on base.  In this last hour of the week we play Fact or Fiction, spouting from another Senator Ron Johnson town hall. We close...

We cover this morning’s headlines, including word that the Universities of Wisconsin is trying to oust its president. Later we chat with one of the Democrats running for governor, Kelda Roys.  This hour we also have fun in our daily Swipe or Stay segment and close by talking about the best burgers in Wisconsin. To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media net...

To open the show Brian tells what he has coined the “saddest Easter story ever.” Later we talk about the world’s oldest tortoise. In the land of news: A rule change has come to the Department of Homeland Security, we discuss how it frees up the abilities of FEMA. Later we talk about the large number of Wisconsin Republicans who aren’t seeking reelection, what does it mean? To learn more about the...

We have an all-Wisconsin Stuff You Need To Know to start the hour, in the headlines we talk about how declined immigration has hurt school funding in Green Bay, plus some strong language from Governor Tony Evers. Also in Wisconsin news, consumers may begin to be affected by the rise in diesel prices that are facing milk haulers and other trucks. Wisconsin Policy Forum President Jason Stein and And...

We bring you the day’s headlines from around the nation as well as our state, which includes news that Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining in on a lawsuit against the EPA over changed standards. Later we talk about a Republican report on outside influences at the Wisconsin Department of Justice. We are also joined by Carole Trone, the executive director of the Wisconsin Coalition on St...

We start off the day talking about old technology as Parker continues to wrap his head around phone numbers with letters in them. We also get nostalgic about space after watching yesterday’s Artemis II launch that is sending astronauts toward the moon. We dive into some of what the president said in his address to the nation last night. The speech was filled with questionable claims and many old t...

aCourts are in the headlines with news that a judge says the president’s executive order limiting funds to NPR and PBS isn’t lawful, meanwhile the Wisconsin Supreme Court election is one week away, and in the US Supreme Court the president will be attending oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case. In other legal system news, some January 6 rioters are suing police for indiscriminate use...

Headlines from Iran continue to signal that oil prices will not be going down and that President Trump is still taking steps to alienate the US from allies with moves like suggesting the US leave NATO. Later, Theresa Baroun from the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producer’s Association talks to us about climate change’s threat to maple tapping in southern Wisconsin. We close the hour with a little sports t...

NASA is scheduled to launch tonight in an effort to revisit the Moon. We discuss tonight’s launch and explain some of the rocket launch language that you may not know. Also, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has stopped an investigation into an Army helicopter crew that did a flyby of conservative music celebrity Kid Rock. In some Wisconsin news, a panel of judges has dismissed a challenge to Wisc...

We kick off the hour with some stuff you need to know, including news of a workers comp bill being signed into law and Tom Tiffany says we should stop doing emissions tests. Later we discuss the topic of birthright citizenship as the Supreme Court takes up a related case while the president tries to define who is American. In Wisconsin news, alongside decreasing immigration numbers in 2025 the sta...

This hour Jamie gives us a Civics Lesson about the new SNAP requirements in order to keep benefits. This comes as the Big Beautiful Bill brings changes to programs that help those in unfortunate circumstances. Also, the US Postal Service is looking for an 8% fuel surcharge for package deliveries due to rising oil prices.  To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Med...

After a conversation about Jamie’s fear of birds we move into a story from northern Wisconsin, where an oil company is offering to reimburse police for their presence at protests over a pipeline. That development brings up questions of who holds who accountable. We also discuss the news that 14 people being detained by ICE have died. Lightening up the hour, we ask what Girl Scouts do with their un...

We glance at some of the 27 bills that Governor Tony Evers signed, talk about the president’s latest message toward NATO. Brian discusses the funding for DHS and how it briefly seemed it would come through, but the deal unraveled as Congress Republicans split. Later we are joined by Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Judge Chris Taylor. She tells us about her campaign and some of the concerns she h...

This morning we cover all the updates coming from the conflict with Iran. Brian also discusses the headlines that have come out of this weekend, including more TSA and government shutdown news.  At the bottom of the hour Amanda Sherman-Baity from EMILY’s List joins us to talk about what her organization does and how it helps women get into office. She brings us insight into why it can be diff...

Brian takes us through this weekend’s events, leading with opening weekend for MLB and teams punching their tickets to the Final Four in March Madness. We settle in with the No Kings protests that drew millions throughout the nation. Also, we talk about the new kind of distracted driving that is hitting our streets. To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media net...

In this hour’s headlines the Senate has approved a funding bill for most of the Department of Homeland Security but not for immigration enforcement, meaning TSA agents will get their paychecks. We also give you all the info about how you can watch the Brewers on TV. Then we cover a bipartisan bill that would put a cap on insulin prices even for people on private insurance.  Later, we chat wit...

We cover various headlines from Iran and back here in the states before we talk to Civic Media reporter James Kelly who tells us about the upcoming No Kings protests this weekend. He shares details about what will be happening in the Chippewa Valley. We also take a look at the news that the Justice Department is close to a deal that would hand Homeland Security states’ voter roll data. We have ple...

Our morning starts off with a little conversation about Opening Day and whether or not it should be a national holiday. We also touch on how affordable sports are. Sticking with sports we shift into the news with eight of 11 Wisconsin tribes urging the governor to sign the online sports betting bill. Later we revisit betting with a reminder that it is illegal to bet on elections in the state of Wi...

This hour’s headlines include news that Trump showed people a highly classified map on a plane in 2022. We also spend time with Milwaukee news that a proposed ban on ICE members wearing masks is being put on pause for more legal review.  Later we discuss the TSA wait lines that have hit airports around the nation as an effect of the partial government shutdown. During the hour we hit the breaking...

We open the hour with headlines from Iran, continuing our ongoing conversation of who can we trust when getting information about the conflict. Sticking with foreign policy, we talk to Francis Rooney, a former US ambassador to the Holy See. He helps us understand how differently the Trump administration treats diplomacy compared to others, as well as gives us insight into what it is like working w...

Opening Day is here! We talk about getting to the ballpark today and discuss our favorite Opening Day memories. After we talk about our Milwaukee Brewers (those teams down in Chicago) we shift over to the police in Milwaukee who have been failing their fitness tests. In some state news, the anti-SLAPP legislation in the state senate failed and the bill was opposed by one senator who has a history...

Ground forces are being brought to the Middle East even though President Trump says we are in talks with Iran. We also focus on a Minnesota lawsuit directed at the Trump administration over federal officer shootings investigations. Remember that conservative group, the 1776 Project PAC, that we talked about yesterday with the Wisconsin school board races? Turns out they are spending well over $100...

We are joined by Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, to talk about the latest polling info that reveals that many people aren’t engaged in the upcoming election. We go through the day’s headlines, including some in the hypocrisy category. We also tackle news that the USDA is cutting millions of dollars from a program that was helping often underserved farmers buy land, it’...

We bring you the latest headlines, which includes election news from Florida where a Democrat has flipped the district that Mar-a-Lago is in. The main resident of Mar-a-Lago, President Trump, and his administration say that they’ll use taxpayer money to not pay a French company $1 billion to not build wind farms. This change goes hand in hand with re-aiming where we spend money on energy. We discu...

To kick off the hour we cover the issue of ICE funding and how that has driven a wedge between the president and Congress in regards to a DHS funding bill. We also share the facts about who pays TSA agents since they have been a hot topic that most people aren’t familiar with.  In Wisconsin news, polls show that voters are beginning to weigh property taxes over funding schools. It comes durin...