La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

Vaccines, COVID-19, viruses, gun rights, self defense, murder, elections, Supreme Court decisions ... we've become experts on it all, and nobody knows better than us. Except, maybe, La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke, who joined to talk about the guy who shot a La Crosse police officer being sentenced today, along with the Kyle Rittenhouse ruling, and the state Supreme Court's decision...

He operates a restaurant in downtown La Crosse but now wants to run for La Crosse mayor. Greg Saliaras joined to talk about why he's decided to do that. After that, we talked about the idea of giving city workers raises.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discussed the news that Mayor Tim Kabat is not seeking reelection in April. Also, the Badgers won by 40. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Had some fun joking with the new Executive Director of Downtown Mainstreet, Inc., Terry Bauer. After that, free-for-all on things like automatic checkouts and got schooled about how I missed out on Pizza Doctors downtown, which had to close a few weeks ago.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joined in as WKTY's Hunter Baumgardt gave us the play-by-play of Rotary Lights going live. Then UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky on what the political talk is like at his Thanksgiving Day table, Black Friday shopping, Facebook leading to the spread of misinformation and campaign finance (in that order). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Completing a week-and-a-half run of Thanksgiving's most controversial food items, we discuss green bean casserole. Then Pat Stevens, president of Rotary Lights, discusses every aspect of the Riverside Park display that opens at 5 p.m. Friday.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kicked off the show out of breath after having to shovel the heaviest snow in world history. Or just out of shape from quarantine. The Badger Project's Peter Cameron joined and discussed how his dad likes to experiment now for Thanksgiving dinner, instead of "playing the hits." We then discussed the Top 50 donors to political campaigns in Wisconsin this year. Liberals taking the Top 2 spots. See o...

The cranberry blob, why is that on the Thanksgiving Day table? Ranted about that canned blob of cranberry that gets 'used' once a year — Thanksgiving. Also, after a few weeks, the lack of "daylight saving" time is beginning to take its toll.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky joined, talked about Thanksgiving desserts, Trump's claim on Wisconsin's elections and some terrible James Bond analogy on rigged voting machines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Continuing the Thanksgiving food controversy, we brought La Crosse Talk / Coulee Region Cooks' host Mike Hayes on to discuss whether to have skins in your mashed potatoes. After that, Caroline Gregerson on what to do with the $500,000 the city has in CARES funding. Ended the show ranting about the idea of just giving everyone $2,000 a month to stay home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

We got Congressman Ron Kind on the record over tater tot casserole (tots on top or bottom), raisins in stuffing and the big one Wednesday, that green marshmallow "salad." We also talked about his battle to keep his seat in Congress and whether he'll retire after this session, along with what to do about COVID relief. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La Crosse Hunger Task Force executive director Shelly Fortner joined, and it was Day 2 of our Thanksgiving Day countdown debates over what should and shouldn't be on the table. This time, raisins in stuffing. We also talked about how the Hunger Task Force is doing with food stocks. After that, all the ridiculous COVID-19 news from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

The big topic of the day wasn't Mayo Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald on COVID-19 or the La Crosse School District potentially canning police in schools. It was whether you put tater tots on top or bottom of tater tot casserole.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky joined to discuss a wide range of topics, including why Tim Kabat hasn’t announced he’s running for mayor yet and what Donald Trump will do for the next four years. In between that, we talked about Ron Kind possibly retiring, partially due to redrawing voting maps in Wisconsin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

John Havlicek, a Central HS Spanish teacher for 23 years, and the La Crosse teachers union president, joined to talk about the lavish lifestyle of teachers and Act 10. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For decades, the Wisconsin DOT has had a North-South corridor on its agenda. We talked with city council member Chris Kalow about her activism fighting the highway that would destroy over 20 acres of marsh, and the La Crosse River Trail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talked about La Crosse Central High School moving away from the Red Raiders team name, decades after it removed the mascot.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kicked off the show having La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat interview WIZM's Brad Williams on his experience competing on Jeopardy. After that, we talked the city's operating budget for 2021 and what the state legislature -- which hasn't met in 7 months -- could be doing to help city's and people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky and Rick are in for $500 each on just buying the HuHot portion of the La Crosse mall. Aside from breaking down every detail there, the two also discussed that whole presidential election thing and how Wisconsin's state government over the next two years may be WORSE than it was since the pandemic.  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

La Crosse Schools superintendent Dr. Aaron Engel joined to talk about why the district is postponing opening schools until Jan. 18. We also discussed the School Resource Officer program, which a decision will be made on soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot of calls, venting about the elections, electoral college ...  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discussed the election, Brad Williams called in on location from some polling places, UW-L political science professor Dr. Anthony Chergosky called in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Solem rants quick about stupid time changes, so now it's dark when he leaves the studio, La Crosse County clerk Ginny Dankmeyer joined to talk about voting in the area. Before that, however, Democratic Party Chair of La Crosse County Mike Smuksta on his party's feelings heading into Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four days before the election and UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky joined to talk about his best and worst Halloween candies. Oh, we also talked some politics, too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mostly discussed how the voting rules are being changed and unchanged and changed again right up until days before the election.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.