The Todd Allbaugh Show

In today’s second hour, Todd joins us from WGBW in Green Bay. This afternoon, he asks us What’s Worse: roundabouts or traffic lights? We take a bunch of calls and texts about which our listeners dislike more.  At the bottom of the hour, we welcome Maggie Shreiner and Noe Goldhaber of Wisconsin Watch . They’re two of the organization’s newest reporting interns, and they’re already diving deep...

Today, Todd is spending some time at a family gathering, so for our first hour, Pat Kreitlow of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow and Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project step in to guest host! They start off the show with a conversation about the Trump Administration’s proposal. Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has stood staunchly opposed to this bill, but over the weekend, he caved in. Pat and Trygve talk...

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: renting or owning?  At the bottom of the hour, we’re happy to welcome eBaum’s World Managing Editor Peter Rapine back to the show! As always, he shares some of the craziest things that real people did over the last few weeks.  Here are the stories Peter shared with us this week:  Norwegian Tourist Allegedly Denied Entry into U.S. Over J.D....

Happy Friday! To kick off today’s show, Civic Media Political Editor and founder of The Recombobulation Area Dan Shafer joins us live from the WAUK studios to share some breaking news. Ostensibly, the Republican-led state legislature is finally getting serious about passing a state budget. Realizing that they cannot do it on their own, they have now invited Democratic State Senator Dianne Hesselbe...

What’s Worse begs the question of if you prefer a brat or a burger, but perhaps it’s more about the buns? Todd also tackles the issue of food deserts, Parker and a texter talk about Whitewater’s situation going in and out of being a food desert. The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podca...

Todd is joined by Matt Flynn to discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court and discuss gerrymandered lines in Wisconsin’s maps. Matt gives his opinions on upcoming court elections. The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across Wisconsin. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode! To learn more about the show and...

Summer is the season of home renovation projects, so this afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: carpeting or wood floors? We take texts and calls on whether you’d rather have stained floors or cold feet.  After that, Todd addresses the chaos that the Trump administration’s budget proposals will cause in Wisconsin’s rural health care systems. A year ago, a rural nursing home in Sauk County war...

This Wednesday, we are joined by our typical midweek guests, Pat Kreitlow of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow and Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project . We begin the show with an explanation of today’s unanimous state Supreme Court decision that limits the governor’s extremely powerful line item veto. Todd, Trygve and Pat also discuss the latest Marquette Law School Poll results and whether or not Tony E...

As we try to beat the Summer heat, Todd asks us What’s Worse: soft serve ice cream or frozen custard? We share a lot of controversial opinions on the greatest frozen treats.  At the bottom of the hour, Alex Madorsky of The Nature Conservancy returns to the program! He joins us in-studio to provide an update on the status of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund amidst chaotic state budget negot...

After a brief recap of last night’s storms across the state, Todd brings us an update on the Israel-Iran conflict. The Trump administration appears to believe that a centuries-long conflict can be solved in a day, declaring a simple cease-fire agreement between the two countries. On the White House lawn, President Trump expressed frustration with the state of the conflict, saying that Israel and I...

In the wake of this weekend’s extreme heat, Todd asks us What’s Worse: a heatwave or a cold snap? We take your calls and texts on whether you hate putting on layers or shedding them more.  At the bottom of the hour, Wisconsin Watch Statehouse Bureau Chief Matt DeFour joins us to talk about a constructive way to use AI: rapid fact checking. Artificial intelligence is very good at condensing ma...

BREAKING NEWS: Earlier today, Iran made a retaliatory missile strike against a US air base located in Qatar. We welcome Professor Stephen Zunes of the University of San Francisco back to the program to share his expertise on international affairs.  At the bottom of the hour, State Senator Kelda Roys returns for her weekly Joint Finance Committee update. Since we last spoke with her, no progre...

In our second hour, we take another look at Trump’s Los Angeles deportation scandal.  At the bottom of the hour, Todd asks us What’s Worse: buying a car or leasing a car? We take some calls and texts about whether you’d rather own an old car or borrow a new one.  Aaron’s board game of the week is Flip 7, an easy Blackjack-inspired game of pushing your luck! This game is less than ten buc...

After giving out a keyword for this week’s Free Ticket Friday contest, Todd covers some of the Trump administration’s latest deportation blunders. Despite Trump’s rhetoric about only deporting the worst of criminals, ICE agents are allegedly avoiding known gang areas and raiding Home Depots in LA instead.  At the bottom of the hour, we welcome Bradie Ewing back to the show for his biweekly vi...

This afternoon, Todd asks us What’s Worse: snakes or spiders? We take your calls on which of the crawlies is creepiest to you.  After wrapping up today’s edition of What’s Worse, Todd covers some national news. In the latest round of the Trump administration’s pointless cruelty, they are moving to cut LGBTQ+ resources from 988 , the national mental health crisis hotline.  The Todd Allbaugh Sh...

Today, we begin the show with another update on the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee’s plans to cut $87 million from the UW System budget. After Todd broke that news on Monday night and constituents called their representatives to complain, the item was removed from Tuesday’s agenda. The chaos continues, as today, the JFC cancelled their meeting in its entirety.  At the bottom of...

In today’s second hour, Todd asks us What’s Worse: people who are critical of others or people who are not critical of others? After taking your calls and texts, it seems that people are pretty divided, but the most important thing is that criticism is based in fact.  At the bottom of the hour, Civic Media’s own Earl Ingram joins us to talk about tomorrow’s Juneteenth celebration in Milwaukee...

This Wednesday, we are joined by our typical midweek guests, Pat Kreitlow of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow and Trygve Olson of The Lincoln Project . This morning, Kimberly Wethal at the Wisconsin State Journal is following up on the story Todd broke Monday night about the Joint Finance Committee’s plans to gut the UW System’s funding by $87 million. While that item was cut from yesterday’s agenda, St...

On this Taco Tuesday, Todd asks us What’s Worse: Taco Bell or Taco John’s? We take your calls and texts about which Tex-Mex restaurant rubs you the wrong way.  After our taco throwdown, State Representative Jodi Emerson joins us in-studio to further discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s session today.  The Todd Allbaugh Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs live Monday thro...

Last night, Todd heard from his sources that the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee was planning to announce an $87 million cut from the UW System budget today. Late this morning, the JFC removed this item from the agenda, likely due to calls from constituents after the agenda leaked. Remember, if you don’t like something your representative is doing, contact their office and let them k...

We begin today’s second hour with another check-in from Wisconsin Watch Reporter Tom Kertscher. He joins us to share his reporting on the Wisconsin Democratic Convention that was held near Wisconsin Dells this weekend. One of his biggest takeaways is that Democrats agree that MAGA authoritarianism is a real threat to our democracy, but there is little if any agreement on how to address the issue....

Over the weekend, a Minnesota man assassinated former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. He also murdered her husband and injured some other political targets. According to Channel 3000 , the suspect, Vance Boelter, had a list of approximately 70 politicians he intended to kill, including Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin. Much like with last year’s attempt on Donald Trump’s life, MAGA pundits...