The Vicki McKenna Show

It's the last day of 2021 and itinerant show co-host Brian Schimming sits in for Vicki McKenna one more time. Will Flanders, research director at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, talks about Milwaukee and Madison school performance and how it's been overrated by DPI. Ret. Judge Jim Troupis calls to talk justice and politics - past, present and future. Plus, blogger and former Dane Coun...

Matt Kittle is once again behind the mic for Vicki McKenna. Today he's joined by MacIver Institute President Brett Healy to talk about the top stories of 2021 that the media didn't cover. Then Matt goes over Empower Wisconsin's The Worst People of 2021. Next, Preya Samsundar, the GOP’s Midwest communications director, goes over the 2022 the political battleground. Following her is Mark Mix, presid...

Our irregular co-host Brian Schimming is back behind the main mic again. Joining him today is Chris Kapenga, president of the Wisconsin State Senate, talks about Gov. Evers response - or lack thereof - on the letter sent by Republicans from the Waukesha County delegation asking for the removal of Milwaukee DA John Chisholm. Then it's Jason Church, Wisconsin State Chair for U.S. Term Limits, explai...

Brian Schimming fills in for Vicki and talks with David Johnson on Polling into New Year, Brett Healy of the MacIver Institute on Critical Race Theory, Congressman Glenn Grothman a variety of issues, Biden's admission that the federal government can't shut down covid, Former Madison Police Chief Mike Koval on Bail Reform / Evers, AG positions

State Rep. Janel Brandtjen, chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Campaigns and Elections joins us to talk about the infiltration of liberal activist groups in Wisconsin’s biggest cities and Democratic strongholds. Tool of the Year: Who’s Empower Wisconsin’s Tool of the Year for 2021? Our good friend Christian Toto, founder of the fantastic entertainment news site (from a conservative point of view...

Ron Johnson on vaccines and covid treatments, Duke Pesta on issues in society, Horace Cooper on rising crime and police reform, Mark Morgan on illegal immigration, and Glenn Grothman on rising crime

Matt Kittle, executive director of Empower Wisconsin/Wisconsin Spotlight, gets behind the mic one last time before the Christmas holiday to stand in for an unwell Vicki. Joining him is his old ally Rob Bluey, vice president of communications for the Heritage Foundation and executive editor for Heritage’s news outlet, The Daily Signal, who talks about the COVID-19 panic dance being done, and encour...

Vicki is still feeling unwell, so Matt Kittle, executive director for Empower Wisconsin/Wisconsin Spotlight, once again takes the mic. First up is Rebecca Kleefisch, Republican gubernatorial candidate, who is Calling on Gov. Evers to investigate and remove Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm. Then it's Wisconsin Senate President Chris Kapenga, whose committee just denied a raise for Chisholm as a re...

Vicki is still broadcasting from quarantine. She's joined on the phone by ret. Milwaukee Police Detective Steve Spingola, who talks about the rise in crime in Milwaukee, particularly juvenile crime, and soft-on-crime judges. However, there is an official complaint against Milwaukee AG John Chisholm made by citizens of Milwaukee County, Eric O'Keefe calls with more details and assess the chances of...

Vicki's officially got da 'rona. So she's at home on quarantine, but she shares what she did to prep for COVID-19 and covers how to build a COVID-19 prep kit. Then Sen. Ron Johnson talking politics, health bureaucracy and COVID-19 treatments that have been banned from use. Wisconsin Right Now investigative reporter Jessica McBride talks about the misrepresentation of COVID-19 death data - who's dy...

Matt is still holding down the fort for Vicki. Joining him first is Milwaukee County District 9 Supervisor Patti Logsdon, whose granddaughter, Samantha was seriously injured during the Waukesha parade tragedy. She reads us the statement she made to the Milwaukee County Board about the attack. Then U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (Dist. 6) talks about the Biden Administration's plan to hire 87,000 more IR...

Matt Kittle, executive director for Empower Wisconsin and Wisconsin Spotlight, is standing in for Vicki today. Ever the journalist, he launches the show with Wisconsin's top news stories. He also has stern words for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attorney generals across the country. Then it's state Rep. Dave Murphy (Dist. 56), who serves as chairman of the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Unive...

Vicki opens with a news story about a middle school teacher on administrative leave after planning an assignment students found offense. Sen. Ron Johnson comes on the show to talk about the attacks he's received since his COVID-19 town hall and those who have come out in support of his remarks. Then, ret. Sheriff David Clarke talks about the state of crime and punishment in Wisconsin and RiseUp Wi...

Vicki is broadcasting from home today and she opens the show again attacking the notion that certain OTC medicines were made using fetal tissue and that those who take those meds can't have a religious exemption. (You can she the article she references on the blog: wiba.iheart.com/vicki.) Then Attorney General candidate Adam Jarchow explains how he is FOR police reform, but not the way the Left is...

Vicki talks about the Jessie Smollett verdict, then American Greatness contributor Julie Kelly gives us an update on those who remain in prison after the Jan. 6th protests. Next, John Zmirak, author at TheStream.org, addresses the assertion that Advil, Tums and other OTC medicines used fetal testing. Dr. Duke Pesta, from FreedomProject Academy/FreedomProject Media, joins us to talk about the rewri...

Vicki opens the show talking about the Doubek case, currently before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which deals with retrospective revocation of concealed carry licenses. Then Sen. Ron Johnson joins us to talk about COIVD, the COVID gods and about his recent townhall on staying healthy during a COVID surge - and how he was attacked for it. Next, Brett Healy, president of the MacIver Institute, tries...

Front Line COVID Critical Care founder, COVID treatment pioneer Dr. Pierre Kory on what's going on with Ivermectin in Japan, alternative drugs/treatments and what's happening to doctors who try to use non-CDC compliant treatments. Wisconsin Right Now's investigative reporter Jim Piwowarczyk talks about a new story: "14 Year Old Suspected of Sexually Assaulting 87 Year Old Woman During Carjacking a...

When the host's away, the co-host gets to play - Brian Schimming is in for Vicki today. Joining him is state Rep. Cindi Dunchow (Dist. 99), who unpacks the letter she and others sent to Gov. Evers asking for the removal Milwaukee DA John Chisholm. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson calls to give an update on the Russia/Ukraine situation. He also discusses Dr. Fauchi. Gov. Evers has vetoed an educational transp...

On today's show, Vicki promotes a Stop The Bleed class. Adam Jarchow, former Wisconsin state representative, demands (along with many others) that Milwaukee Attorney General John Chisholm to resign. Eric Hovde, CEO of Hovde Properties, LLC, explains how the Progressives are hamstringing the justice system. Ret. Sheriff David Clarke, unpacks why conservatives don't do more activism. Empower Wiscons...

The COVID-19 Omicron variant looms large in the news, but it's not the only story that deserves attention. With one of those many stories is former Milwaukee Police Department Detective Steve Spingola, talking about the game of pass-the-buck that's being played in Milwaukee County over Darrell Brooks' bail. Then Sen. Ron Johnson is back on the program, talking about the information obtained from t...

Vicki opens the show with an article from The Blaze talking about the Pfizer data released by the FDA under a judge's order. Then we have Horace Cooper, co-chair of Project 21, talking about crime, punishment and skin color - but not in the way everyone else is talking about it. Then former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly joins us to assess the legal arguments in yesterday's abortion cas...

Despite a cascade of stories in the news, the mainstream press seems very quiet for some reason. Joining Vicki to talk about that today is FreedomProject Academy's Dr. Duke Pesta, who explains how the press is using silence to bend the political narrative. Also joining us are journalists who have not been quiet, Jessica McBride and Jim Piwowarczyk from Wisconsin Right Now, talking about Milwaukee...

Original airdate Dec. 1, 2021: Christopher F. Rufo, senior fellow and director of the initiative on critical race theory at the Manhattan Institute, calls the show to talk about CRT and what parents can do about it.

Today we have a special guest - Alex Berenson, author of "Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns," talks with Vicki about his new book "Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives." Then it's Atty. Jake Curtis, from Government Law Group, talking about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services vaccine mandate and ongoing court cases that may affect all...

Original airdate 11/30/21: Alex Berenson, author of "Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns," talking about his new book "Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives"