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Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey

Hosted by Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey, Point Taken is for the politically curious and self described political junkie. Steve & Kristin explore, debate, & offer insight into the world of Wisconsin & national politics.

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30:25

In It for the Long Haul - Full Show

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2025/01/30

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined in-studio by former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Mary Kuhnmuench and they began the show by discussing the aircraft collision that occurred at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan International Airport and the response from U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy’s responses afterwards. Steve and Judge Mary talk about birthright citizenship and Trump’s executive order getting rid of it following a block from a federal judge Steve

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2:41

Closing Arguments: Be an Effective Leader

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2025/01/30

Judge Mary Kuhnmuench talked about what made a great leader: Character, smarts, listening to others’ opinions and more. Steve Scaffidi is that effective leaders get things done.

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68:45

Meet Milwaukee County's Newest District Attorney Kent...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2025/01/29

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined in-studio by public safety communications expert Anne E. Schwartz and Milwaukee County’s new District Attorney Kent Lovern. Steve asked him preliminary questions about the job, his plans in the position, the state budget, training their prosecutors. Steve asked Lovern to elaborate more on the state budget and cracking down on violent crime. Steve also asked him questions from the talk and text line. Next, Steve asked Lovern about balancing resources and duties

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30:43

Everything the Government Touches Screws Up - Full Show

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2025/01/28

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined on the phone by political writer James Wigderson and they began by recapping the first week of U.S. President Donald Trump. This included his controversial pardons. They continued the conversation to talk about the constitution and how Trump the current republican party were attempting to change the constitution. Steve Scaffidi is next joined in-studio by Urban Milwaukee president Jeramey Jannene, and they began by discussing the crackdown on adding school

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10:25

What to Expect from the Stadium Freeway with Jeramey...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2025/01/28

Steve Scaffidi is next joined in-studio by Urban Milwaukee president Jeramey Jannene, and they began by discussing the crackdown on adding school resource officers to Milwaukee Public Schools. Their conversation on SROs continued. Next, they shifted the conversation to the future of Milwaukee’s Stadium Freeway and what the state’s Department of Transportation could do about it.

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13:45

How Repulicans Are Changing the Constitution with...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2025/01/28

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined on the phone by political writer James Wigderson and they began by recapping the first week of U.S. President Donald Trump. This included his controversial pardons. They continued the conversation to talk about the constitution and how Trump the current republican party were attempting to change the constitution.

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33:06

Wisconsin Politicians React to Trump's First Term -...

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2025/01/27

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined by WISN Channel 12 political reporter Matt Smith, and they began by talking about Matt’s jam-packed UpFront show from the previous Sunday covering U.S. President Donald Trump’s equally jam-packed first week back in office. One of the things Trump did was sign an executive order getting rid of birthright citizenship and a clip of U.S. Senator from Wisconsin Ron Johnson’s thoughts on the matter from UpFront; Steve and Matt discussed. Another clip from Ron Johnson

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36:45

Best of the Political Power Hour 1-20 to 1-24

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2025/01/26

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32:29

Political Hold Your Powder Hour - Full Show

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2025/01/24

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined in-studio by Republican strategist Bill McCoshen and Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki and they began by discussing U.S. President Donald Trump’s first four days in office. Joe thought Trump didn’t do a lot of meaningful things and Bill thought he had a terrific first 100 hours. Next up, Bill, Joe and Steve talk about Trump’s pardons, former U.S. President Biden’s pardons and Trump’s approval. Then they discussed Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order

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34:40

Un-President-ed Pardons - Full Show

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2025/01/23

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined in-studio by former U.S. Attorney James Santelle and they began by discussing presidential pardons. This included the history of the pardon, if they were absolute, what they mean and former U.S. President Joe Biden’s pre-emptive pardons (as well as their history). Steve next asks James about the U.S. legislature’s role in Biden’s pardons as well as current U.S. President Donald Trump’s pardons towards the rioters that stormed the U.S. capitol building on January

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5:34

Closing Arguments: Federal Judges Won't Back Down

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2025/01/23

Attorney James Santelle mentioned leave of court in Washington, D.C. where federal judges refused to dismiss cases regarding President Donald Trump and the January 6th, 2021, insurrection. Steve Scaffidi brought up the now former CBS 58 meteorologist who was fired for making a comment about Elon musk’s fascist salute on Inauguration Day

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31:55

Trump Must Reconcile - Full Show

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2025/01/22

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined on the phone by law enforcement communications expert Anne E. Schwartz, and they began by discussing U.S. President Donald Trump pardoning the rioters that attacked police on January 6th, 2021. -Steve and Annie discussed the hypocrisy behind the pardons, the police community’s response, as well as the struggle of ICE and immigration control and detainment. Steve read over the statement from police officers regarding the pardons. Steve played a clip from last

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5:51

Kyle Wallace on His New Show on 101.7 The Truth

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2025/01/22

101.7 The Truth and ESPN Milwaukee host Kyle Wallace joined Steve Scaffidi to talk about Kyle’s newest show on The Truth called Truth to Power.

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12:57

The Hypocrisy of Jan. 6th Pardons with Annie Schwartz

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2025/01/22

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined on the phone by law enforcement communications expert Anne E. Schwartz and they began by discussing U.S. President Donald Trump pardoning the rioters that attacked police on January 6th, 2021. Steve and Annie discussed the hypocrisy behind the pardons, the police community’s response, as well as the struggle of ICE and immigration control and detainment.

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31:04

Pardon Wars - Full Show

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2025/01/21

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined on the phone by National Review writer Christian Schneider to talk about U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration, his executive orders, his pardons, former President Biden’s pardons and Trump’s other first day actions. Steve and Christian go more in-depth with Trump’s pardons, his swift un-banning TikTok (as well as the caveats that accompany it), the future of the application, the state of X and more. Steve Scaffidi was joined by Urban Milwaukee President

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8:28

About Musk's Fascist Gesture with Kristin Brey

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2025/01/21

Fellow WTMJ host Kristin Brey joined Steve Scaffidi to talk about Elon Musk’s post-inauguration speech where he made gestures that resembled those of certain fascist regimes and what Donald Trump’s inauguration meant. Kristin and Steve discussed the first episode of their new podcast “You Need to Listen” about TikTok and they talked about TikTok further on the show.

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10:07

Righting the Ship of MPS with Jeramey Jannene

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2025/01/21

Steve Scaffidi was joined by Urban Milwaukee President Jeramey Jannene, and they began by discussing the boat that has been beached near Milwaukee's coastline. Steve and Jeramey then discussed school resource officers in Milwaukee Public Schools, how MPS is going to pay for the officers and if there would be a board that would “right the ship” for MPS.

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11:13

The Dictator-Like Unbanning of TikTok with Christian...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2025/01/21

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi was joined on the phone by National Review writer Christian Schneider to talk about U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration, his executive orders, his pardons, former President Biden’s pardons and Trump’s other first day actions. Steve and Christian go more in-depth with Trump’s pardons, his swift un-banning TikTok (as well as the caveats that accompany it), the future of the application, the state of X and more.

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32:17

One Last Preview of Trump's 2nd Term - Full Show

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2025/01/20

WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi began the show by recognizing this day as soon-to-be-president of the United States Donald Trump’s inauguration and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Steve previewed the inauguration by going over the sequence of events. Steve went on to preview a lot of Trump’s promised policies and what it could look like and started with immigration policy and talked about the necessity of it with a look at border policy with Mexico and Canada as it existed at the time. Steve briefly

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36:47

Best of the Political Power Hour 1-13 to 1-17

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2025/01/19

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