The Vicki McKenna Show

We're back in the saddle after short week with college basketball and the long Thanksgiving weekend and Vicki's kicking things off with more than her usual energy. Joining her is ret. Sheriff David Clarke, talking about crime, especially crime over the holiday weekend. Then it's Sen. Ron Johnson talking politics and the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy. Climate Depot founder Marc Morano talks abo...

An ongoing college basketball tournament means a much shorter than usual show for Vicki. Just because it's short doesn't mean we can't pack the content in, so today we have two members of our national legislature, Rep. Jim Jordan, from Ohio's 4th District, and show regular Sen. Ron Johnson.

We're in the midst of the UW men's basketball tournament, so Vicki has limited time on the air today. She makes the most of it with political activist Eric O'Keefe, talking about Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, and MacIver Institute Content Director Bill Osmulski, talking about JusticePoint, a nonprofit group that contracts with Milwaukee County to handle supervision of those rel...

We open the show with investigative reporters Jessica McBride and Jim Piwowarczyk from Wisconsin Right Now, who have all the details on the tragedy at the Waukesha Christmas parade. They're followed by ret. Sheriff David Clarke, who explains how the Milwaukee justice system is responsible.

Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty on all charges! Joining us today for the recap is ret. Milwaukee Police Detective Steve Spingola, our favorite journalists Jessica McBride and Jim Piwowarczyk from Wisconsin Right Now, ret. Judge Jim Troupis and Milwaukee Defense Atty. Tom Grieve. Also joining the show is Sen. Ron Johnson, who talks about the Rittenhouse verdict response, what is join on...

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A verdict has yet not been reached in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. With an update on where things are, Vicki is joined by ret. Milwaukee Police Detective Steve Spingola, who talks about new evidence, mistrial chances and what's happening with the jury. Then it's our daily dose of news coverage from journalists Jessica McBride and Jim Piwowarczyk from Wisconsin Right Now, who also discuss the new ev...

While the U.S. waits on the verdict in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, we have a few more people with a few more things to say about the trial, starting with ret. Sheriff David Clarke, now of RiseUp Wisconsin. Then it's our go-to journalists for trial coverage, Jessica McBride and Jim Piwowarczyk from Wisconsin Right Now, whose story today is about getting blacklisted by social media over that tria...

On today's show, Vicki is joined by Judge Jim Troupis, Nik Clark, and Steve Spingola with thoughts on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Bill Osmulski and Jay Richards on vaccines and vaccine mandates, as well as Kevin Nicholson on the Marine Corps going woke.

Vicki is feeling pessimistic today and our first caller, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, isn't helping as the two of them discuss what the left is undermining (hint: everything). Then it's Madison businessman Eric Hovde, CEO of Hovde Capital Advisors LLC, who explains how investors, investments and ESG (Environment, Social and Government) are connected and what it's doing to society. We're also joined by M...

With the end of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial looming large, Vicki talks with ret. Judge Jim Troupis who talks about Judge Bruce Schroeder, the man in charge of the Rittenhouse trial, the behavior of the prosecution and what is likely to happen next. Then ret. Milwaukee Police Detective Steve Spingola, researcher for the Rittenhouse defense, breaks down media coverage of the trial and the personal at...

With Vicki out again, everyone's favorite itinerant show host Brian Schimming is holding down the mic. Brian starts with U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (Dist. 1) talking about the reconciliation bill and the most recent inflation report. Then Wisconsin Right Now journalists Jessica McBride and Jim Piwowarzyk join from the Kenosha County courthouse on the most dramatic day so far in the Kyle Rittenhouse tri...

Vicki is back after her brief holiday playing hooky with some lucky listeners. Joining her on today is Congressman Tom Tiffany (Dist. 7), who just returned from the U.S./Mexico border; Jessica McBride, journalist at Wisconsin Right Now, with the latest from the Kyle Rittenhouse trial; Joe Handrick, executive director of Common Sense Wisconsin, who explains what the heck is going on with the Wiscon...

The House passed the infrastructure bill late Friday, but not everyone is happy about that. U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, who voted against the measure, stops by the break down what's in it. Things are looking bad for the Wisconsin Elections Commission and Chris Reader, executive vice president at the Institute for Reforming Government, tells us why it's time for WEC to go. President Joe Biden is mulling...

On the show today, Vicki is joined by Dr. Duke Pesta, from UW-Oshkosh and FreedomProject Academy, who explains how diversity, equity and inclusion are really CRT. As the Kyle Rittenhouse trial continues, ret. Milwaukee Police Detective Steve Spingola joins us with the most recent news from the courtroom. Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Atty. Dan Lennington talks about a mom in Kenosha who is...

Even in the wake of elections that trended positive for Republicans, election fraud remains a topic of conversation and Vicki is talking with Rep. Janel Brandtjen, chair of the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, about charges against WEC and new information on election investigations. We have the founder of the Woodson Institute, activist Robert Woodson, Sr., who explains the...

Last night was election night in many area of the country and today we're looking at the bad, the good and the fallout. Sen. Ron Johnson talks about the Virginia elections. Investigative journalist for Wisconsin Right Now, Jessica McBride, gives us the developments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Vicki analysis of what happened at Mequon-Theinsville School District recall. Jason Church, Wisconsin S...

Vicki is broadcasting from home today after evoking talk-show host privilege to avoid construction on the Beltline. Joining her by phone is Vivek Ramaswamy, author of Woke Inc., who talks about how the world ended up with way it currently is. And it's Election Day in Mequon-Thiensville - school board candidate Scarlett Johnson joins us from the action to talk about how its going. In the Rittenhous...

It's Monday and jury selection is underway in Kyle Rittenhouse's trial in Kenosha. Joining Vicki today is ret. Milwaukee Police Detective Steve Spingola, who is working with the defense on the case. Also appearing is Atty. Jake Curtis, from Government Law Group, talks about the ongoing Wisconsin attorney general race. In the second hour, it's Justice Dan Kelly, formerly of the Wisconsin Supreme Co...

Halloween isn't until Sunday, but the Vicki McKenna Show is celebrating today with a new Halloween-themed intro. Wisconsin state Sen. Steve Nass (Dist. 11) joins us to talk about University of Wisconsin's most recent vaccine mandate. Then it's Atty. Karen Mueller from the Amos Project, talking about the Wisconsin Supreme Court's ruling that sent the case of her dying client, John Zingsheim, back t...

On today's show, Vicki opens with the story about the Sheriff of Racine County, who recently held a press conference on an investigation at into election fraud at an elderly care center - she's soon joined by Judge Jim Troupis, who has more thing to add on the election fraud investigation. Brian Riedl, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (and former metalhead) who explains...

Vicki opens addressing recent emails about the independent state legislature doctrine - what it is, what we know and why the left is really worried about. We're joined by Rep. Janel Brandtjen (Dist. 22) to talk more about the election audit report. Adam Jarchow, president of Empower WI, comes on to talk about his run for attorney general. Strategic Vision PR Group CEO David Johnson runs through th...

Vicki is talking to all those fighting totalitarianism today, starting with Amber Schroeder and Scarlett Johnson, organizers of the Mequon-Thiensville School Board recall (Scarlett is also a candidate in the upcoming election), who have an update what's going on with the recall election. Then it's Matt Kittle, executive director for Empower Wisconsin/Wisconsin Spotlight, talking about the Legislat...

Original airdate, Oct. 25, 2021: Vice president of White Coat Waste, Justin Goodman, talks about the horrific and unnecessary experiments torturing animals that find funding through American tax dollars.

Joining Vicki on the show today is retired Sheriff David Clarke, now of RiseUp Wisconsin, talks about the attack on male role models, especially black male role models, in our culture. Then Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Atty. Shannon Whitworth explains how CRT hurts vulnerable black kids. If you're sorting through dozens of websites every day trying to find conservative news, Chuck Barham,...