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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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6:40

Political Junkie PowerPoint: Ditchign Cable News;...

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2024/11/15

Joe is keeping the drop in opioid-related deaths due to assistance from the Biden administration. Joe is junking Eric Hovde who still hasn’t conceded in the U.S. Senate race. Steve is itching Twitter and cable news networks but keeping Threads which he recently joined.

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31:43

Trump's Cabinet is a Recipe for Disaster - Full Show

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2024/11/14

Grab your popcorn: Pres-dent-Elect Trump has chosen Matt Gaetz as his Attorney General, at least he’s a lawyer. Steve Scaffidi is joined by litigation attorney Tom Kuzmanovic to discuss him and many more of Trump’s future appointees The days after the election and going into the holidays is a time to refresh, but you wonder how exactly the next presidential administration is going to be run. Steve and Tom discuss the U.S. Senate race and the mudslinging, especially from Eric Hovde’s side against

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4:07

Closing Arguments: Trump Lacks Ethics

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2024/11/14

Litigation Attorney Tom Kuzmanovic seriously questions Donald Trump’s values, especially someone who is elected by supposed value-driven Christians.

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32:25

Anne E. Schwartz Makes Her Grand Return - Full Show

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2024/11/13

Guess Who’s Back: Anne E. Schwartz makes her grand return to the Political Power Hour, and they discuss police and public relations. Steve Scaffidi and Anne E. Schwartz are joined on the phone by Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton to talk about the recent school shooting threat that was apprehended recently at a local elementary school and what went down. A story from Green Lake: A married man with children faked his own death to pursue another woman; he got busted when he used his passport to go

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7:29

Rose Gray and Steve are Going to Sicily

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2024/11/13

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by Fox World Travel’s Rose Gray to talk about his upcoming Sicily and Malta trip.

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11:01

Preventing a School Shooting with Chief Patrick Patton

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/11/13

Steve Scaffidi and Anne E. Schwartz are joined on the phone by Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton to talk about the recent school shooting threat that was apprehended recently at a local elementary school and what went down.

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31:21

We're Still Recovering from Last Week - Full Show

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2024/11/12

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by political writer James Wigderson. Steve asks him what stuck with him after the election results from last Tuesday and thoughts on Donald Trump's strategy leading up until he is sworn back into office and what he might do in his first day or week. Steve also asks James if Trump has mellowed out since his last term. -Steve next asks James about what has changed in Wisconsin in terms of election laws since 2020 and if Trump make an executive order changing how

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4:05

What's with All the Conservative Podcasts? with...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/11/12

Kristin Brey joins Steve Scaffidi in-studio to talk about podcasters and how a lot of the top streamed ones on Spotify are right-leaning.

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11:32

Milwaukee's Budget Finalization Is Almost Here with...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/11/12

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Jeramey Jannene, and they begin by discussing what happened at Central Count at the county courthouse in downtown Milwaukee last Tuesday and what Ron Johnson and Brian Schimming were doing there. Jeramey explains to Steve where Milwaukee's, city and county, budget is and the future of the Mitchell Park Domes and Mayor Cavalier Johnson's potential vetoing.

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13:15

On the Road to Trump's 2nd Term with James Wigderson

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/11/12

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by political writer James Wigderson. Steve asks him what stuck with him after the election results from last Tuesday and thoughts on Donald Trump's strategy leading up until he is sworn back into office and what he might do in his first day or week. Steve also asks James if Trump has mellowed out since his last term. Steve next asks James about what has changed in Wisconsin in terms of election laws since 2020 and if Trump make an executive order changing how

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30:54

How Changing Demographics Affected the Election -...

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2024/11/11

Happy Veteran’s Day! Steve Scaffidi is joined in-studio by Milwaukee Journal sentinel reporter Mary Spicuzza, and she talks to Steve about being turned away from Eric Hovde’s election watch party. Eric Hovde still hasn’t conceded the election. Steve asks Mary from a journalist’s perspective what’s different about 2024’s election from 2020’s and Joe Biden’s possible thoughts. Steve asks Mary about changing demographics in Wisconsin that is reflected on this election. Hindsight is 20-20: Did the

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32:36

One of Them Had to Be Right - Full Show

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2024/11/08

The OG Crew is back together after election day, and someone here was right. Steve Scaffidi, Joe Zepecki and Bill McCoshen discuss what Tuesday means from both sides of the political spectrum. Bill shouts out Joe Biden for telling citizens to settle down and allow the peaceful transfer of power. Steve asks Bill to explain what to expect from the next 70 days as we walk up to Trump’s inauguration and Trump picking Susie Wiles as his next Chief of Staff. Steve next asks Joe if we should be concerned

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4:46

Keeping the Faith - Political Junkie PowerPoint

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2024/11/08

Joe is keeping the faith in this country and keeping it together and junking the degredation in our culture. Bill is keeping Elon Musk and X for keeping an open line of communication. Bill is junking condescension. Steve is keeping voter enthusiasm and junking Twitter

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31:41

What a Full Trump Government Could Look Like - Full Show

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2024/11/07

Steve Scaffidi is joined in-studio by attorney James Santelle to help make sense of the election from a legal perspective. They discuss president-elect Donald Trump’s plans with the potential majority in Congress and Senate and circling back to the U.S. Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision now that Trump will be back in office in January. The Major Questions Doctrine: Steve and Jim discuss Trump’s potential executive orders and how the Supreme Court says that many of those decisions will

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2:40

Closing Arguments: Be a Student of Civics

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2024/11/07

Be civics students and be attentive in the news, do your research and listen to the Political Power Hour.

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31:12

BONUS HOUR: Political Power Hangover

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2024/11/06

Steve thinks about potential legal challenges after Tammy Baldwin’s projected win and thoughts on the State Legislature races. Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by Jodi Habush Sinykin, the projected winner for Wisconsin’s 8th Senate District from the Democratic party, beating incumbent Duey Stroebel. He asks her how she did it, her plans going forward, where she thinks the country is going with Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin’s victories and what she learned from her previous loss to Dan Knodl

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8:18

How Much of a Role Did Women Voters Play? with...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/11/06

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7:57

How to Come Back froma Loss with Jodi Habush Sinykin

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/11/06

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by Jodi Habush Sinykin, the projected winner for Wisconsin’s 8th Senate District from the Democratic party, beating incumbent Duey Stroebel. He asks her how she did it, her plans going forward, where she thinks the country is going with Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin’s victories and what she learned from her previous loss to Dan Knodl.

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34:24

Well, It's the Day After Election Day - Full Show

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2024/11/06

9:08 – Well Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States. Steve Scaffidi is first joined on the phone by Republican strategist Bill McCoshen to discuss how Trump did it and what Bill expects him to do in his second term. Steve also asks him about potential reactions from other countries and if there will be a danger of bringing in a cabinet with little experience. Steve takes some solo time on the show for some further thoughts onb Trump’s victory, what he has said and reacts to

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8:56

Bill McCoshen on How Trump Won

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/11/06

Well Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States. Steve Scaffidi is first joined on the phone by Republican strategist Bill McCoshen to discuss how Trump did it and what Bill expects him to do in his second term. Steve also asks him about potential reactions from other countries and if there will be a danger of bringing in a cabinet with little experience.

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