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UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky in studio. Spent a lot of the show discussing how a year ago the US Senate passed a bill making Daylight Saving time permanent and the US House has yet to vote on it. Also talked about debate season, with Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes for Wisconsin's US Senate seat, as well as Derrick Van Orden refusing to debate Brad Pfaff for the U...

A record for La Crosse Talk PM with four guests in an hour, led off by WIZM’s Brad Williams, 24 hours away from the US Senate debate in Milwaukee between Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Sen. Ron Johnson. After that, La Crosse teachers’ union president Jesse Martinez on teacher pay, funding education and student mental health. After that, GOP candidate for the 94th Assembly, Ryan Huebsch on his priorit...

Adam Murphy is what we call our political blowhard. The former Democratic US Senate candidate in Wisconsin is a successful small business owner — a tech nerd — who's gone back to get his Master's in political science and business. With news that US Senate candidate, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes just raised $20 million more, we asked Murphy what he'd have done with the money. We also discussed how campa...

La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke joined for the hour. Spent the majority of the show discussing the multiple controversies dealing with the parole of Terrance Shaw, who was convicted of sexual assault and murder of an Onalaska woman in the 1980s. After that we discussed the vagueness of political ads on "crime" and some of the specifics the state could do to actually help solve crime...

Viterbo associate professor of business, John Robinson in studio. We solved the inflation crisis which then stopped the potential upcoming recession. Robinson helped navigate the idea of the fed raising interests rates to step inflation but not so much that it triggers a recession.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky in studio. A rollercoaster of a Friday. We had some fun talking about some Oktoberfest traditions that no longer are practiced, like tossing beer into the air and selecting Mrs. Oktoberfest based on a contest judging women's "poise and personality, cooking and homemaking skills." Kicked off the show taking a deep dive on some politica...

La Crosse Police Sgt. Brooke Pataska joined to talk about how they will handle Oktoberfest this weekend. Before that, Explore La Crosse executive director AJ Frels on the impact Oktoberfest has on the La Crosse Area.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brad Quarberg, a bit of a historian when it comes to La Crosse’s Oktoberfest, joined in studio. Quarberg was the 2016 Oktoberfest Parade Marshall and Oktoberfest Board President back in 2001. He also was chief editor and one of the authors of the book, The Fest of Times, a look back on 50 years of Oktoberfest from back in 2010. We talked Tuesday on La Crosse Talk PM about how four golfing buddies...

Talked Oktoberfest with WIZM's Brad Williams, as he just came from a secret meeting of fest royalty. Before that, Infection Preventionist Megan Meller with Gundersen on how the flu could be troublesome this winter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A revelation at the end of the show in regards to guest UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky. He's never seen the movie What About Bob. The reference came up in a discussion about GOP governor candidate Tim Michels walking back — "baby steps" if you will — his stance on abortion. And along those lines, we discussed how politicians base their decisions to create or adjust...

La Crosse County Board chair Monica Kruse in studio. Hit on a vast amount of items, including how the county is handling childcare, homelessness and the roads. We discussed the finalization of the yearly budget, where the board is at distributing ARPA funding and the timeline for hiring a new County Administrator. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Viterbo University Ethics Culture and Society professor, Dr. Keith Knutson joined. We first talked about a speaker at Viterbo, Gary Tyler, who was wrongfully convicted of murder at 17 years old and spent 41 years in prison. After that, we argued about the political atmosphere right now, what side might have the advantage heading into the midterms and the idea of having or not having candidates deb...

Jayne Swiggum in studio. She’s an Emergency Room Registered Nurse, who is running for state Assembly in Wisconsin’s 96th District — which is a vast area south of La Crosse. Some of the things we hit on were, of course, healthcare and legalizing marijuana. Also talked about women’s right to choose, as well as teacher pay and funding education. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La Crosse city council member Chris Woodard is running for Wisconsin state Assembly here in the 95th District. The Republican is going against incumbent Jill Billings. Woodard joined the second half of the show to discuss the issues of legalizing marijuana, fixing the roads, funding schools, PFAS and working in a bipartisan matter. Before that, we took some calls and discussed some of those same i...

UW-La Crosse Outreach Coordinator, Spencer Hulsey, in studio to talk science. One topic discussed was what scientists do when they're bored, and that's apparently breaking down Game of Thrones and whether dragons could fly. We also hit on the Doomsday glacier melt in Antarctica, as well as the arms race between Australia and its Cockatoos. Oh, and we also now know how big space is.  See omnystudio...

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Anthony Chergosky, Ph. D, in studio. Spent some time talking about the FBI "raid" of the MyPillow guy at a Hardee's drive-thru in Mankato, Minnesota, where we broke even more news. Also talked about the scam Brett Favre pulled with Mississippi welfare money. Kicked off the show with some good news from WIZM's Brad Williams at the Logan pep rally. Also talk...

La Crosse School Board president Juan Jimenez joined. Started off with a little La Crosse history dealing with the schools and joked with him about past contention between the school board president and the superintendent. After that, talked about the newly appointed school board member and the ability of members to talk to the media. Wrapped up talking about the district's $194.7 million referend...

Onalaska Mayor Kim Smith dropped by the WIZM studio. Kicked off the show talking about her position as mayor, some of the unique things the city is doing with the fire department and where Onalaska is at with budget limits, yet rising inflation. Also got an update on what's going in the old Shopko and if we can just turn that whole area into one big roundabout. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

John Siegel in studio, as he runs for sheriff in La Crosse County. After talking some football, we did get around to some issues that the Sheriff’s Office deals with, including making the job more appealing for deputies, as well as jailers, and how each law enforcement agency — like city police and county sheriff’s — communicates with each other. Siegel also talked about the Sheriff’s Office being...

Elmer's Auto & Toy Museum in Fountain City, Wis., goes to auction Sept. 14-17. One of the biggest auction companies in the world, Mecum Auctions, is conducting the event. John Kraman, the TV voice of Mecum, joined to talk why Mecum is in tiny Fountain City and why the items at Elmer's are so sought after worldwide. We also talked about some of the most expensive auctions Mecum has ever hosted....

La Crosse County Democratic Party chair William Garcia joined. Spent quite a bit of the show talking about conversion therapy, as the La Crosse city council this week banned it. We also discussed what the Oath Keepers are about, as a Holmen Village Board member was found to be on a leaked list from the group. Other topics included a racist name being wiped from federal sites -- 28 in in Wisconsin...

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Anthony Chergosky, Ph. D, joined. A big portion of the show was spent trying to dissect some of the Donald Trump-Top Secret document saga that's brewing. We also discussed how the 2023 election cycle has already started in Wisconsin, as well as Pumpkin Spice season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We like to call him a political blowhard, Adam Murphy joined to talk about student loan forgiveness. We also discussed PPP loans, as Murphy owns a small business called Big Bang, LLC. Murphy was also one of around a dozen who ran for US Senate in Wisconsin to go up against Ron Johnson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds joined. Among the topics discussed included the city council meeting to discuss where they're at with helping unsheltered as we head into winter. Also talked about the school district's $194.7 million consolidation plan and how that affects the city. Hit on the River Point District and some potential cuts the city will need to make because of a lack of funding, as th...

UW-La Crosse political science professor Anthony Chergosky, Ph. D, on a Friday news dump. We did hit on Ozzy Osbourne leaving the US because it's too "f***ing ridiculous out there." Politically, Tim Micheals wants to get out the pitchforks and torches based on a story from open records, another GOP candidate refuses to say if he'll support Trump and Mandela Barnes is spending a lot on security.  S...