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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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38:28

Common Cause’s Jay Heck explains why Wisconsin...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/15

If no politician is completely happy and the fringes of both parties are mad, then it’s probably a good deal. That sums up what Common Cause Wisconsin’s Jay Heck said Wednesday on La Crosse Talk PM, explaining the play by Republicans, who control the Legislature, to willingly pass Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ voting maps. Heck also discusses why Republicans went this route, instead of rolling the dice on flipping the Wisconsin Supreme Court in two years and challenging the maps with potentially a

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39:44

La Crosse meteorologist Todd Shea on weird times, how...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/14

National Weather Service La Crosse meteorologist Todd Shea in the studio discussing the ever-more common weird weather, a first-ever February tornado, no snow and how the job has changed. Shea has been doing weather in La Crosse since 1995 but he's been in the business since 1988. Part of what we talked about is the job itself, are there more or less people interested in the profession and how the profession has changed, even just in his time as a meteorologist. We also talked the first-ever

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39:32

Wisconsin state Assembly Rep. Jill Billings on new...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/13

Wisconsin state Assembly Rep. Jill Billings in the WIZM studio Monday for La Crosse Talk PM, discussing new voting maps, ranked-choice voting, La Crosse Hometown Heroes being honored in Madison and bills she’s got hearings on. Began the show talking a bit about winter tourism, with Wisconsin not having a winter. After that (5:10), we discussed ranked-choice voting a bit, as it’s both getting a bipartisan committee hearings, as well as trying to be banned altogether by other Republicans. Then we

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38:58

La Crosse County Judge Mark Huesmann, running for...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/12

La Crosse County Judge Mark Huesmann in studio discussing treatment courts, mental health, bonding out of jail and just what exactly a judge does. We also talked about the drug problem in the county, the makeup of the court system and a veterans court that Huesmann helped create. Huesmann is running for reelection for the Circuit Court Branch 3 seat he currently holds. He was appointed by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in July and took over in August for retiring Judge Todd Bjerke. Former appointed

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40:52

Marquette Law Poll architect, Dr. Franklin, on latest...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/10

Political scientists, Marquette’s Dr. Charles Franklin and UW-La Crosse’s Dr. Anthony Chergosky, join Friday's La Crosse Talk PM to break down the latest Marquette Law School Poll, where we find Wisconsin voters don’t like any of the candidates, love marijuana and Nikki Haley would win the whole thing in a landslide. Franklin is, what we call, the architect of the Marquette poll, which is one of the most prestigious in the country and one that all eyes look to, since Wisconsin is arguably the most

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33:32

Onalaska’s Lexi Donarski on rise of women's sports,...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/08

Onalaska native and North Carolina shooting guard Lexi Donarski joined to talk the rise of women’s sports and guarding the most popular athlete in the U.S., Caitlin Clark, and getting ready for Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Duke-North Carolina rivalry. After that WIZM’s Brad Williams talks about the new plan for the La Crosse School District. With Donarski (2:15), we dive into how she’s lived through a lot of experiences that past athletes have not gone through — good and bad. That includes losing

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41:20

Preparing for an eating marathon on Super Bowl Sunday...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/07

A healthy conversation on what to eat and when to eat it Tuesday on La Crosse Talk PM with the YMCA’s Dr. Gretchen Newhouse and Laurie Nelson. The two will be hosting a pair of nutrition workshops at the La Crosse Y on Thursday at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (sign up here). And, no, they won’t teaching you how to pig out during the Super Bowl. The workshop will focus on the “timing of food” — when you should eat something before an activity and what you should be eating. We did, however, have some fun with

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38:25

La Crosse Mayor Reynolds on pickleball and beer,...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/06

La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds in studio discussing pickleball and beer — which is sort of on the council agenda — bringing developers into the city — as all those vacant box stores are filling up — and approving accessory dwelling units. We began the show, however, asking Reynolds who he thinks the most popular athlete in the U.S. is right now, a few days from the Super Bowl. After that (5:30), we got into some city council stuff, just touching the pickleball conversation for a bit, before

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37:44

Democrats messed up with new Wisconsin voting maps...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/03

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Anthony Chergosky, Ph.D., in the WIZM studio, discussing how Republicans perfectly rigged new voting maps and Democrats screwed up the process, plus all the Taylor Swift political phenomenon and Democrat Dean Phillips getting on the Wisconsin presidential ballot. Began the show with the Friday news dump from the Wisconsin Supreme Court, allowing Minnesota state Rep. Phillips on the presidential ballot, after the state Democratic Party tried to exclude him,

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38:46

Shaundel Spivey on evolution of B.L.A.C.K., Inc., La...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/02

Shaundel Spivey in studio, discussing the evolution and programs run by B.L.A.C.K., Inc., He’s the co-founder and executive director of the La Crosse-based nonprofit. We also talked about the La Crosse School Board and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion fight in Madison and beyond. Spivey is a Milwaukee native who moved here to attend UW-La Crosse, where he got his Bachelor’s in political science and a Master’s in Student Affairs Administration, and never left the city. He’s also working on his

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38:57

Planned Parenthood Advocate’s Joella Striebel on...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/02/01

Joella Striebel, the public affairs regional coordinator for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, in studio on reproductive health, how to talk about it, a sex education bill, the abortion debate and free condoms. Striebel, last week, organized a Gov. Tony Evers’ roundtable discussion with UW-Eau Clarie students last week. So Striebel recapped some of the things Evers discussed and what students had to say about reproductive health. We also talked about the ongoing fight in Wisconsin over

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37:36

La Crosse Police Chief Shawn Kudron on roundabouts,...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/01/31

La Crosse Police Chief Shawn Kudron in studio discussing some of their priorities, what police in the city are dealing with the most lately, some of the recent shootings and the prevalence of guns. We wrapped up with talk on more roundabouts here, plus changing back the speed liming on Losey Boulevard. Began the show talking about police priorities, and some of the things they’re dealing with the most. That led to a discussion about mental health and the new expansion of the co-responder units

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37:25

The Mack and Mac show on La Crosse “granny flat,”...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/01/30

City council members Mackenzie Mindel and Mac Kiel in studio, ahead of committee week, where they'll be discussing accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules. We also talked chickens, selling Lincoln Middle School and a homeless update. Mindel and Kiel are both on the city’s Judiciary and Administration committee, which meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Began the show with a quick rundown, but did talk about chicken coup regulation quick. After that (6:50), we discussed the recent sale of Lincoln by the La Crosse

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41:29

Donald Trump’s hush UP money, plus UW-L political...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/01/27

Threw UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, two strategies both Donald Trump and Wisconsin Republicans should have or, perhaps, still could take heading into the 2024 election. Spent quite a bit of time on federal politics, including Donald Trump having to pay $83 million in a defamation lawsuit — what was deemed on the show as “Hush up” money, as opposed to the hush money Trump paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. After that, we discussed Trump’s involvement in tanking a

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35:52

Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s Robert Kraig on...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/01/26

Citizen Action of Wisconsin executive director Robert Kraig joined to discuss some of the details on Republicans’ fast-tracked effort to pass what they call Gov. Tony Evers’ maps, plus how they’re trying to put a binding referendum on ballot for a new abortion ban. Began the show just setting up the interview on both issues, as well as talking quick about President Joe Biden in Superior, Wis., campaigning on the infrastructure bill he got passed by helping get a $1.8 billion bridge built. After

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39:26

La Crosse superintendent, Dr. Engel, on sale of...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/01/25

La Crosse Schools superintendent, Dr. Aaron Engel, joins to talk about the news that the district sold Lincoln Middle School, what that deal encompasses and future building plans the school board is in the midst of discussing. Began the show, however, talking about escalating world conflict, as Engel is a Lt. Col. in the National Guard — for 20 years — and battalion commander. So we talked a bit about how they prepare for everything from floods, riots to conflicts overseas. After that, we discuss

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39:51

Habitat Kahya Fox on housing, including city-county...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/01/24

Habitat’s Kahya Fox in studio to discuss housing, including the city-county homeless plan and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), which is back on La Crosse agenda’s next week. Two weeks ago, a five-year homeless plan was unveiled called Pathways Home, where the city and county have taken a leadership role, bringing in other related groups to help get to what’s called Functional Zero. Fox and herself have been involved. Spent a good portion of the show on ADUs, which the city has zoning rules against

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39:52

Wisconsin state Sen. Pfaff on “Iowa model” voting...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/01/23

Wisconsin state Sen. Brad Pfaff in studio discussing the peculiar timing of a vote in the Legislature for the “Iowa model” of drawing voting maps. We also took a ton of calls on budget surplus, government priorities, and Pfaff proposals that aren’t getting committee hearings. Began the show, though, talking about legislation Pfaff helped get passed renaming a portion of I-90 the “Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway” in honor of the 14 WWII veterans from the Ho-Chunk Nation that have

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41:05

Restaurant subscriptions, and the definition of...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/01/22

UW-La Crosse political science professor, Dr. Anthony Chergosky, in studio with a wild show that began intermixing potholes, rat burials and the 2011 Oktoberfest squirrel toss. Then we got into some politics, including US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden upset and voting against the partial government funding bill, saying it's just kicking the can down the road. But what does it mean to "kick the can?" That led to how this Congress is one of the most unproductive ever, but we do we blame for that —

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40:24

Trolling Scott Walker with political blowhard Adam...

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM ·

2024/01/22

Adam Murphy, who we jokingly refer to as our political blowhard, joined last week, and we got into trolling on social media, the benefit of talking to both sides of the political spectrum, new Wisconsin voting maps, the not-so-productive US House, and the economy. The conversation began with how Murphy, a Democrat, who ran for US Senate in Wisconsin, likes to get the perspective of Republicans — even meeting them at right-wing functions — and talk out issues with them. Of course, later, we got into

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