The Todd Allbaugh Show

It’s Wednesday, so we meet up once again with Pat Kreitlow of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow and Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project . Here in Wisconsin, AI data centers have been a controversial topic. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , Microsoft is electing not to build a new AI data center in Caledonia after civilian protests. Our trio walk through the pros and cons of building these cen...

Today is National Taco Day, so Todd asks us What’s Worse: hard shell tacos or soft shell tacos? We take your calls and texts on which version of the messy hand food bothers you more.  At the bottom of the hour, Todd takes a moment to recognize that today marks two years since the deadly Hamas attack in Israel. While the Netanyahu administration’s actions since the attack have been unconsciona...

Last night, the Milwaukee Brewers took game two of the NLDS by storm, pulling ahead in a commanding 2-0 lead against the Chicago Cubs. Todd takes us through the story of the game and sets us up for tomorrow’s rematch in Chicago.  At the bottom of the hour, we’re excited to introduce Brittany Carloni, the new State Government and Politics Reporter over at Wisconsin Watch . A Milwaukee native,...

This past weekend, Todd returned to his hometown of Richland Center, where he was honored as an Outstanding Alum from UW-Richland Center. Today, he brings it up only to remind us of all of the people who provided him opportunities to grow. In our own lives, we must remember the people who help us along the way and do our best to open those same doors to others.  This afternoon, Todd asks us W...

Saturday’s Brewers game was an absolute blowout, putting Milwaukee up 1-0 in this series against the Cubs. We take a listen to comments from Cubs manager Craig Counsell and Brewers manager Pat Murphy on how they and their teams are approaching this series. Pat Murphy in particular has some hilarious comments about why he skips pregame formalities with his players.  At the bottom of the hour,...

Todd kicks off our second hour with some quick news stories that we should all be aware of. After yesterday’s discussion on Chicago ICE raids, Madison police have confirmed that ICE also visited our state’s capital, allegedly detaining seven people. In other Wisconsin news, Kwik Trip has responded to the discontinuation of pennies by rounding down to the nearest nickel on cash purchases.  At...

Before last year’s presidential election, we talked a lot about Project 2025, a dastardly plan by The Heritage Foundation to reshape America and destroy much of what our nation has built. Many MAGA conservatives tried to claim that it wasn’t real or that Donald Trump had nothing to do with it. However, as we can see in real time , the agenda is well underway. According to AP News , President Trump...

Todd opens up our second hour with some news we can use! The federal government has shut down, but WISN has some information on which services are still available . You can still get a passport or send mail, for example.  This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: rare beef or sashimi? Well, actually, he has another question first: what is sashimi? Zommers bestows some knowledge on Todd regar...

Once again, Todd broadcasts live from beautiful Shawano, Wisconsin! There’s a lot of news to cover today, but first of all, former Republican Governor Tommy Thompson is “seriously looking at” another run . If elected, he would be 85 years old when taking office in 2027. Todd says that while this may not be the smartest political move, you can never count Tommy out of the race.  After the gube...

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: overhead lighting or lamps? We take your calls and texts with a heated discussion.  At the bottom of the hour, Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner returns to tell us about his latest proposal to alleviate Wisconsin’s housing crisis. As someone who experienced homelessness in his youth, Rep. Rivera-Wagner is very aware of the struggles that many in our...

It’s Hump Day, and we all know what that means: a visit from Pat Kreitlow of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow and Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project . After some brief monkey business, our crew talks about the latest GOP-caused federal government shutdown. The situation is rife with lies and misdirections, so Pat and Trygve help us cut through the crap.  In Wisconsin political news, Pat and Trygve...

Todd kicks off today’s second hour with another Wisconsin sports update, focusing this time on Badger football and basketball. As we all know, the introduction of the transfer portal and lucrative name, image, and likeness deals have fundamentally altered college sports. UW Madison is doing its best to adapt , but it has its share of struggles. Todd breaks down the messy situation.  After fin...

Todd is out on family business today, so he and Zommers are using the magic of recorded audio to keep it rolling. The show must go on!  With several days off for Wisconsin baseball and football teams, Todd recaps the record-breaking Milwaukee Brewers season. With some help from analysts at The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, he offers some predictions on the post-season lineup and shares his hope...

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: glasses or contacts? We take some texts on which one is more of a burden for those of us who are visually impaired.  At the bottom of the hour, Todd visits the world of Gen Z social media to examine their political messaging.  The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisc...

This Monday, Todd catches us up on a very eventful weekend for Wisconsin sports. The Green Bay Packers unexpectedly tied the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. While this doesn’t make the team look good, we all need to remember that it’s early in the season and anything can happen. On the other hand, the Milwaukee Brewers made franchise history with a total of 97 wins, clinching home-field advantage...

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: decaf coffee or N/A beer? We take your calls and texts on which weakened beverage you’d rather drink.  At the bottom of the hour, two-time B1G champion and former NFL fullback Bradie Ewing joins us again to cover the latest sports news.  The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm...

After a week of controversy, Wisconsin businessman Bill Berrien announced that he is no longer running for governor. It turns out that Wisconsinites have had enough of his hypocrisy. Bill, it’s okay to enjoy adult content as long as everything is consensual. What’s not okay is backing legislation to ban other people from doing it.  In other news that broke right before the show, broadcast com...

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: fall allergies or spring allergies? We take your calls and texts on which season plugs you up more.  At the bottom of the hour, Cracked.com writer/editor Keegan Kelly joins us again to follow up on Jimmy Kimmel’s return to TV. For now, the drama has skyrocketed the attention paid to Kimmel’s program, but what does the future hold for free speech in A...

To kick off today’s show, we are joined by our friend Matt Flynn, a lawyer, author, and two-time state Democratic party chair. Importantly, Matt is also a Navy veteran, and we ask for his perspective on a highly unusual move by the Trump administration. According to The Washington Post , Sec. Pete Hegseth has invited approximately 800 military officials– including those stationed overseas– to an u...

As we talked about yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves on most TV stations last night. We take a moment to review some of his comments on his suspension, the death of Charlie Kirk, and the government’s role in free speech.  This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: big cars or little cars? We take your calls and texts on how you prefer to travel.  We wrap up today’s show by shar...

As always on Wednesdays, Pat Kreitlow of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow and Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project join us to catch up on the latest political news. Firstly, we look at the latest candidate to join our state’s gubernatorial race. Pat and Trygve both believe Rep. Tom Tiffany has an incredibly long road ahead of him if he wants to convince the average Wisconsinite that he’s “normal.” ...

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As Wisconsin sports fans are all too aware of, the Badgers have been having a rough few seasons of football under coach Luke Fickell. In their last game, the student section began booing and chanting “fire Fickell” when it became clear they were losing against an unranked team. Former coach Barry Alvarez went on ESPN Madison, making his distaste for this behavior clear . While we agree that it’s g...