Maino and the Mayor

Our first guest is a local chef with a very interesting background. Thomas Swearingen is up for the Favorite Chef from Best of Home Magazine. Besides preparing food, his military background has allowed him to connect with people on another level. Thomas currently works with children in Northern Wisconsin and enjoys sharing his 20 years of military experiences. He says that sometimes it is not what...

A good friend who has been traveling a bit, Michael Friedman, joins the guys to give us an update on short-term rentals in Northeast Wisconsin for the upcoming draft. Michael says that while things have been slow to get going, he feels that we'll see some excitement building over the next few weeks. True to form, the chatter rolls from rentals, to various food, Michael's recent trip to Italy, and...

Nick Slupski, "Cheese Curd Nick," is in the house, and he brings in a handful of brats! Besides the brats, Nick digs into his plans with The Dog House for the upcoming draft, and the conversation rolls between that and fishing. He's all ready to start those brats, burgers, and curds on Wednesday morning of the draft. Maino and the Mayor is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday th...

Matt Worzala with the Green Bay Fringe Fest makes a stop to give us an early update on the event, which is coming up July 17th through the 20th. The festival describes itself this way: "The Green Bay Fringe Festival is a confluence of diverse and vibrant artists and audiences. Our mission is to create a radical platform that celebrates art on the periphery and fosters collaboration, dialogue, and...

The hour begins with veteran Chuck Wellens. Chuck has been a guest on the show before, and he joins us to help kick off a new feature we're featuring on our website called " Remembering Vietnam ". Like many of the men and women who served, Chuck didn't want to talk much about his experience until many years later. We're all better because he's decided to share his story with all of us. "Rememberin...

We start the morning chatting about Saturday night's Duke loss. We're heartbroken for Kon Knueppel and the rest of the Duke team. We all felt like family after chatting with his mom and dad last week on the show . Then Civic Media meteorologist Brittney Merlot joins the guys to give us a glimpse of the forecast for the week ahead. Jim and John put her on the spot for an extended forecast for the u...

Delorean Walls is back in the studio to discuss food insecurities in Northeast Wisconsin. Did you know that approximately one in three people in our communities is considered food insecure? Working with Feeding America, Delorean is involved with several upcoming events to discuss what can be done in our communities and food drives to combat the situation. One of the events is the  Packers Sup...

Our favorite duo from Green Bay and Sweden, 7000apart, joins Maino & the Mayor to grace us with some music. Amelie Eiding and Jonathan Kresin began their musical journey in Green Bay, where Amelie was a foreign exchange student. Their high-school romance turned into a 7,000 km long-distance relationship and evolved into a dynamic musical partnership and marriage. We love them and their story! ...

It's Friday, which means Dennis Peters and live music courtesy of the Heights Pub & Parlor! Our favorite duo from Green Bay and Sweden, 7000apart, joined to grace us with some music in the Heights Pub & Parlor Music Series. Amelie Eiding and Jonathan Kresin began their musical journey in Green Bay, where Amelie was a foreign exchange student. Their high-school romance turned into a 7,000 k...

This hour, we celebrate the blues from Negaunee, Michigan. Lorrie Hayes, an old friend of Maino, joins with members of the Flat Broke Blues Ban d. Lorrie shares her story of getting into the music scene in the U.P., what it takes to make it in the music industry, and offers advice for younger musicians who are grinding to make a go of it. We get a chance to sample some of their great music, and it...

It's Friday, and we're all ready to goooooo! Today is Walk to Work Day, School Librarian Day, and Hug a Newsperson Day. We give a giant virtual hug from our own newsperson, Lisa Hale. Lisa joins the guys to give us a rundown of what's instore this weekend on NEWisco Weekend . This week, it's all about crafting, DIY, and hobbies. Maino and the Mayor is a part of the Civic Media radio network and ai...

So much is going on in Northeast Wisconsin, and this hour is dedicated to all of it! (Or at least a lot of it!) We start the hour off with Red Sember with Downtown Green Bay, Inc. As we all know, the Draft is coming later this month, and a number of great events are planned before, during, and after the official event in the Titletown district! From The Draft City Music Fest to The Booyah Battle,...

We start the hour premiering a new feature that the guys are working on to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. It's called Remembering Vietnam , and it's sponsored by our friends at THE Dispensary . This feature will run through the end of the year, telling the story of military men and women who served during the war. We thank the military members for their service and...

It's a Trucker Thursday, and the morning meanderings are all over the place. From burritos (it's Burrito Day), and scooping poop (it's Pooper Scooper Week). We find out that Maino's family used dog poo as fertilizer on their vegetable garden. That answers so many questions for all of us! The guys also do a quick poll on whether our listeners are more familiar with a couple of songs: Merle Haggard...

It's our weekly visit with the Green Bay Press-Times , and Janelle Fisher from the paper brings Lauren Knisbeck from New Leaf Foods in with her. New Leaf Food's goal is to support the health and well-being of the people of Greater Green Bay by promoting healthy food access and education. They are promoting a new program called Bountiful Branches , which allows folks to buy a wide range of fruit-be...

Courtesy of Olsen Legal Group, LLC we present today's Veterans Salute with Michelle Wynveen, the Veterans Services Coordinator for Calumet County. The mission of the Veterans Service Office is to support Veterans, their dependents, and their survivors by providing advocacy and professional services to assist Veterans in pursuing all obtainable benefits. She has an incredible story of her service w...

No more political ads!! I think we're all happy with that. It's Peanut Butter & Jelly Day, and the chatter is about whether chunky or smooth peanut butter is better. And also whether or not grape jelly is any good. (Todd thinks it's great because he grew up eating his mom's tomato jelly. Yuck!) Then, Wayne Stiegelman from A-Frame Acres joins the guys to give some insight into a recent story ab...

Delorean Walls is back in the studio to discuss food insecurities in Northeast Wisconsin. Did you know that approximately one in three people in our communities is considered food insecure? Working with Feeding America, Delorean is involved with several upcoming events to discuss what can be done in our communities and food drives to combat the situation. One of the events is the Packers Superfan...

The hour starts with a visit from Michael Bina, who has come up with a great idea as we all prepare for the upcoming draft. The Cheesy Name Hall of Fame is about tying football players, teams, and media personnel to great-tasting cheese from Wisconsin and the world. He even came up with great names for the guys: John Maino Murazzano & Jim Schmitt House Swiss. We LOVE it! Then we're joined by C...

Happy Tuesday! It's a meandering kind of morning. The conversation starts with the Brewers and the horrible start they're having to the season. The start is historically bad. Then the guys move on to talk about the NFL vote on "the tush push". Will it be allowed? Stay tuned to find out! Then Chari and Kon Knueppel call in to discuss that their son, Kon, Jr., will be a top draft pick this year in t...

Kristine Schuetze with the NEW Zoological Societ y joins the guys to talk about things to look forward to at the NEW Zoo . New projects and upgrades are on the way, and Kristine talks a bit about the need for community involvement to raise money for the upgrades and improvements. Kristine also brings Drew Dinehard, Curator of Animals at the NEW Zoo, to share information on one of the biggest stori...

We appreciate a visit from Madeline Van Groll, who informs us about UWGB's Giving Day . Thanks to the generous support of the UW-Green Bay Council of Trustees, every donation you make will be matched dollar for dollar. It's a great time to make your mark and make a difference for the school and the students! Then, Kristen Ambos with Point Mortgage Corporation joins to discuss financing your next h...

The final day of March is upon us. The morning meanderings take us from Karen Carpenter to Liberace, from Cracker Barrel to coal piles. And then Civic Media Meteorologist Brittney Merlot joins to give us a look at the forecast for the week ahead. She also discusses the ice storm that has tens of thousands of homes without power in Wisconsin. According to Brittney, it looks like more winter-like we...

We continue our special program honoring the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War (March 29th). Gail and Kim Nohr with  Veterans 1st of Northeast Wisconsin  join Jim and John to give us an update on the tiny home village they're trying to build to help housing insecure veterans have a stable start toward owning or renting their own housing. They share the good news that, hopefu...

A musician who has been part of our Friday morning live music segments, Isaiah Dreissen, joins the show to talk about a few "projects" he has going on. First off is the Cedars Project . The "Cedars Project" in Little Chute refers to the Treaty of the Cedars, a 1836 agreement where the Menominee Indian nation ceded approximately 4 million acres of land to the U.S. government, opening up the Fox Riv...