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La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

Listener conversations about the days events in and around the La Crosse area. Weekdays from 5-6pm on WIZM 1410AM and 92.3FM

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40:58

Brewers president Rick Schlesinger on Hank the Dog,...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/05/09

Covered a lot of ground with Milwaukee Brewers president, Rick Schlesinger, including whatever happened to Hank the Dog, details in the $500 million taxpayer funded stadium upgrades, are we getting a beer district and playing PlayStation on the scoreboard during games. Began the show (2:30) talking about Schlesinger's gigantic job description, before getting into the big mystery: Whatever happened to Hank the Dog (5:30)? After that, discussed food pricing at the stadium (8:30) and why there might

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35:50

Dr. Jimenez on La Crosse School's $54 million...

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2024/05/08

The $54 million question is coming to the November ballot for La Crosse School District voters and school board president, Dr. Juan Jimenez, joins to break down the plan. Jimenez is also the associate dean at Western Technical College in La Crosse, and we discuss some new changes to classes that just started. And that’s where we started (6:45) the first big segment of the show, with changes to WTC class lengths which sounds like it will add more flexibility for students, as well as allow them to

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38:09

La Crosse Mayor Reynolds on City Brewery smells,...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/05/07

Covered a lot with La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds, including the smells from City Brewing, fighting the DOT on closing a road for Amtrak addition, down payment assistance for first-time home buyers and an update on the River Point District, north of downtown. Began the show, however, with the La Crosse being one of 100 cities in the world to be part of the Youth Climate Action Fund, which came from Reynold’s trip to Dubai for COP 28. We talk about the youth fund in more detail later in the show

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41:31

It's time to give everyone a Ford F-150 Lightning and...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/27

Adam Murphy joined La Crosse Talk PM on Friday, deep diving into the electrification of the nation. Before we got into that, however, we spent a bit of time on the confusing "economy," Donald Trump's immunity claim, and immigration.Murphy, who has degrees in economics and political science from UW-Milwaukee, owns a small tech business, called Big Bang LLC, in Milwaukee. The second half of the show (18:30) was a multi-layered discussion about electrification, from solar housing somehow producing too

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39:56

La Crosse County Democratic Party chair Garcia on 3rd...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/25

William Garcia in the WIZM studio Thursday for La Crosse Talk PM discussing the upcoming US House candidate Democratic forum on Wednesday at UW-La Crosse, the peculiar timing of new policies passed by the Biden Administration and politicians useless campaign posts.Garcia is the Democratic Party chair for both La Crosse County and the 3rd US House District here in Wisconsin. Began the show discussing the first of four US House forums for the 3rd District between Rebecca Cooke, Katrina Shankland and

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39:01

Council members Mack and Mac on city's worldwide...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/24

Council members, Mackenzie Mindel and Mac Kiel, in the WIZM studio for La Crosse Talk PM discussing city being 1 of 100 awarded youth climate grant funding, selling the south side library building and a homeless plan update. Kiel and Mindel are on the Judiciary and Administration Committee, which meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday. We began the show reviewing one decision by the council last month on a state law dealing with supermajorities. Mindel also talked (10:45) about her experience meeting Vice

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39:15

Rachel King, Dillon Constant on what La Crosse County...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/22

Rachel King and Dillon Constant in studio to talk about two different fields within La Crosse County government that are helping make the community more sustainable and healthy. King is an epidemiologist with the county Health Department, while Constant is the county planner. On the show, we discuss the county’s two phases of its Climate Action Plan, parts of which include transitioning the fleet to EVs and zero emissions by 2050, plus how the community can get involved with upcoming listening

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38:56

UW-L political scientist Chergosky on Kamala Harris...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/19

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio discussing some of the latest results from the Marquette U. Law School poll, showing Joe Biden and Donald Trump even. Plus, why are we complaining when the vice president is visiting La Crosse — and is the electoral college working in creating that opportunity?We began the show with VP Kamala Harris’ upcoming La Crosse visit, before getting into some of the Marquette poll results, which also show US Senate candidates Tammy

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41:30

Billions of cicadas are coming, what to do about...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/18

Entomologist, Dr. Ted Wilson, joins to talk about these two cicada species emerging for the first time in 221 years, how we can stick it back to mosquitoes, plus the good and bad with “No Mow May” in La Crosse. Wilson, the Biology chair at Viterbo University, talks about this once-in-multiple-lifetimes event where these two species of cicadas that emerge from the ground every 13 and every 17 years collide this spring — soon. Where it’s happening, how annoying it will be on the ears, how they know to

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40:23

La Crosse’s most endangered, most coveted buildings...

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2024/04/12

Laura Godden joins to talk about the upcoming release of La Crosse’s Top 10 most endangered buildings, plus she discusses the city’s most untouchable structures, as well.Godden is an archivist at UW-La Crosse and on the city’s Heritage Preservation Commission. Among the buildings we discuss are two that are very much threatened to get demolished soon — Glory Days Sports Pub, downtown, and the La Crosse School District’s Hogan Administrative Center. The latter could be part of a $54 million

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34:48

La Crosse teachers’ union president Martinez on...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/11

La Crosse Education Association president, Jesse Martinez joined to talk about the school board elections, with their write-in candidate winning, plus how the teachers’ union feels about the $54 million new elementary school plan potentially going on the ballot. Martinez, a seventh-grade math and science teacher at Logan, started the show talking about how he handles giving students standardized tests in the midst of one of the nicest days of the year. After that, we spent quite a bit of time on the

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36:45

Can we rethink sidewalks, bike paths with La Crosse...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/09

La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds in studio discussing the Wagon Wheel Trail expansion to the city, rethinking sidewalks and bike paths and the riverbank cleanup from homeless encampments. Began the show with Reynolds talking about the FIRST Robotic Competition that was held at the La Crosse Center last weekend. After that, we talked a bit about the NCAA women’s basketball tournament and the phenomenon of Caitlin Clark, and made the smoothest transitions into sidewalks and news that the Wagon Wheel

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37:35

UW-L political scientist Chergosky on negative...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/09

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, recapping the local elections and how negative campaigns played a part in the judicial race, how school referendums did across Wisconsin and the tight rope Eric Hovde is walking in his US Senate race in the state. We also hit on Wisconsin US House Rep. Mike Gallagher's "timely" retiring to perhaps sabotage his own GOP party. Ended the show talking about Kansas City voting against the Chiefs and Royals new stadiums, while Wisconsin

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39:01

La Crosse County admin. Jane Klekamp on county board...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/05

La Crosse County Administrator, Jane Klekamp, in studio discussing what happens now with a new county board, plus updates on homeless plan, healthcare center renovations and strategic plan. Spent the first half of the show talking about the La Crosse County Board elections, that included six brand new members and how they will get initiated. After that, we got updates on the Pathways Home plan to end homelessness, the timeline for the Hillview Healthcare Center and a bit about the upcoming strategic

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37:55

Steve Doyle on attack ads backfiring in La Crosse,...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/04

Rep. Steve Doyle joins to announce he’s running for reelection in the state Assembly and how attack ads backfired in the La Crosse County elections. Doyle, just reelected to the La Crosse County Board, talks about the fliers that went out attacking him and others and how the results show those tactics just don’t work in local elections. Doyle also discusses what both the Republican and Democratic county parties might do, as almost a truce, so as to not deter people from wanting to run for local

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41:14

BAG YOUR PHONE: Legend Brucie Bumchuckles on making...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/02

The man known as Brucie Bumchuckles on the radio, joins to talk about the April Fools' hoax in La Crosse that went viral before viral was a thing. Marty Severson relives the 1986 bit, where he fooled everyone with a radio ad from the "phone company" to bag your phone, because they were going to blow the dust out of the phone lines. A hoarding of bags from Quillins ensued. Phone companies wanted to sue. People left work to go home and bag their phones. Here's the ad. After that (22:05), La Crosse

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38:38

Powell, La Crosse League of Women's voters president,...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/01

Jane Powell kicks off the show, talking about how the League Of Women Voters of the La Crosse Area is involved in the spring elections, including its views on the two Constitutional Amendments that are on the ballot. After that, Tim Alberts joins to discuss his run for La Crosse School Board. That conversation included his not wanting to be named on the 1776 Pac flier that went out to voters. He also talks about the potential $54 million referendum question that would go on the November ballot. See

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39:32

City council's Mac Kiel with homeless update; Amber...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/04/01

A few days from committee week, Mac Kiel joins first, to discuss some upcoming items on the Judiciary and Administration Committee, as well as a bit of a homeless update. After that, Amber Peterson joins as a write-in candidate running for La Crosse School Board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:41

La Crosse Democratic Party chair Garcia on county...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/03/28

William Garcia, the Democratic Party chair for both La Crosse County and the 3rd US House District, in studio to discuss accusations that the Democratic Party is recruiting candidates to run for La Crosse County Board. Before that, however, I rant a bit about partisanship in nonpartisan races and WIZM's Brad Williams joins to talk about the Biden campaign's reelection co-chair, Mitch Landrieu, stopping in La Crosse. Began the show talking about the end of the spring election cycle coming Tuesday

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37:07

Two La Crosse candidates join: Tweed for County...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/03/27

La Crosse County Board candidate Kristie Tweed kicks off the show Tuesday and Jake Williams, a write-in candidate for La Crosse School Board wraps up, as we’re a week from the spring election voting cycle ending. Tweed, running in District 24 against Kevin Hoyer, dropped in studio to talk about why she’s running for county board, how she wants to get the word out on all the things the county can offer that people might not know about, and some of the issues the county has or is dealing with — ATVs

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