La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

MOSES Organic Farming Conference is in town this week. Opened up about eight rabbit holes with MOSES partnership director Tom Manley when it comes to today's farmers, farming. We definitely could have done an eight-hour show.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WKTY's Grant Bilse from the Wisco Sports Show joins and we debate the Dem Debate.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Viterbo political science professor Keith Knutson joined in studio to talk the Democratic presidential nominees, Trump pardons and Roger Stone, and even some voucher school talk in Wisconsin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No, it's not gasoline. Or Pabst. That would be interesting. We talk food delivery trends, including from KwikTrip, with Madison-based Eat Street's Adam Katz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, how you watching TV? We discuss ... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Started the show talking about voting primaries, but then someone called in and ripped on Star Trek Voyager, which turned into talk about the Star Trek universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talked about Grandma's Gateway, hit up WKTY's Grant Bilse and talked a little Houston Astros cheating ... and Gary Padesky called in with more on his reasoning voting for rezoning to the bluff trails. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keith Knutson, Viterbo University political science professor in studio, talking 2020 presidential race, Trump, and warpowers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke stopped in studio to talk about the cash bail/bond system and how it works, doesn't work. We hit on a bunch of other things, as well, including racial inequality and Roger Stone -- which now seem like two things on opposite ends of the spectrum.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You say car wash or car worsh? For some reason, we argued about the city-owned car wash. Rick bitched about the state government's snowflake attitude over stalling the bipartisan bills over sexual assault rape kits. And, a little on Grandma's Gateway gate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talked Green Island Ice Arena, Grandma's Gateway and the Hixon Forest trail system and a couple other things with La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hit a lot of topics: 1. Rick rants about Rush Limbaugh, 2. Stop watching the Badgers and start watching the Bucks with WKTY's Grant Bilse, 3. Weird Cottage Grove -- Wisconsin AND Minnesota -- stories about teachers/police doing inappropriate things with students, 4. the Riverside Park Eagle Sculpture, 5. Callers scared about "The Squad," because they're powerful brown women with a voice.  See...

Freedom Honor Flight president Dave Larsen in studio. He's hoping there's a WWII vet in the area to get on this spring's flight, otherwise it'll be the first time ever one is not on board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump has been acquitted, so Keith Knutson joined us to talk impeachment. We also dove into the Iowa caucus debacle.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk about the fight over trail access around Grandad Bluff with WIZM's Brad Williams, who's been to all the contentious meetings. Also, talked to Winona County assistant sheriff Jeff Mueller on the Super Bowl commercial shot in his jurisdiction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winona Ryder was in Winona last month filming some ads, one of which played on the Super Bowl. We talked to Visit Winona executive director Pat Mutter about that, including the fake sign Ryder was lying in front of, which has disappeared ... BUT, later, someone called in and said their neighbor has the sign. So, perhaps more to come Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brad Williams stopped in off the bat to update us on a court case. After that, WKTY's Grant Bilse from from the Wisco Sports Show came on in our "Through the Wall" segment to update us on Kobe King leaving the Badgers. Finished off talking with Wisconsin state Sen. Patrick Testin, as he toured the Mid-West Family facility today in a sort of "dirty jobs" experience he's doing across his district an...

Viterbo political science professor Keith Knutson in for his Thursday visit to hash out all the impeachment talk. One question posed to him, "Can Trump run for president in 2020 if somehow, the Senate found him guilty?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News broke right before the show, Kobe King quit the Badgers. Luckily, Badger Project managing editor Peter Cameron was on, to help break down his departure. Also talked with Cameron about his story on the BadgerProject.org about how Wisconsin is gerrymandered and now we need to depend on Republicans to do the right thing. Ha. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La Crosse Parks and Rec. director Jay Odegaard stopped in, 10 months into the job. We talked Green Island Ice Arena, Trane Park, Riverside Park and a bunch of other stuff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heard right before the show La Crosse native Kobe King is unhappy with the Badgers and won't play in the game against Iowa. Rolled that into young professionals not happy with the state of Wisconsin and leave once they get a degree. Also, three people got stuck on some RR tracks in La Crosse and couldn't get their car off, eventually arrested for drugs and warrants. What?  See omnystudio.com/...

WIZM reporter Brad Williams kicked off the show talking about the Franciscan Sisters 24-hour prayer schedule. After that, WKTY's Grant Bilse and I discussed the Bucks and Michael Bloomberg ads destroying every commercial break during every game. Lastly, we talked about tax surprlus in Wisconsin and South Avenue ... from roundabouts to how nobody goes 40 on that stretch. See omnystudio.co...

Viterbo political science professor, Dr. Keith Knutson, in studio, breaking down the impeachment. We talk state and national politics with Keith every Thursday, if you wanna get your opinion in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talked a bit about another weird DUI story. Someone else called 911 60 times over the weekend. But most of the show, we discussed how La Crosse needs to sell out. Rename everything — the La Crosse Center, Green Island Ice Arena, Losey Blvd.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hit on the story on WIZMnews.com about a 27-year-old passed out at the wheel at a stoplights at 2:30 p.m. on a Saturday. Then hit on kicking old people out of church. Ended with nominees for La Crosse County board having their names taken off the ballot for various mistakes in filing their papers.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.