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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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10:18

Milwaukee's Flag Chaos Continues with Jeramey Jannene

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/22

Urban Milwaukee president and reporter Jeramey Jannene joins Steve Scaffidi in-studio, and they begin by discussing the continuing Milwaukee flag chaos and the possibility the ultimate choice will be given to the voters next April. In Lake Park there is one of the last Native American burial mounds and has a concrete marker which is finally being removed; Steve and Jeramey talk about the significance. They also talk about the updates on the Park & Ride closures which were finalized on Monday and

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12:27

James Wigderson on Trump's Latest Antics

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2024/10/22

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by political writer James Wigderson and they begin by talking about former President Donald Trump's McDonald's appearance, his comments on Arnold Palmer's private parts and Trump's potential cognitive decline. 9:18 - Steve asks James about how Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are marketing their campaigns as well as certain Republicans claiming a resurgence for Trump and voter turnout.

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31:15

Markets and Marketing Monday - Full Show

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2024/10/21

TWO UP -The C(lear) button is gone on iPhone’s calculator app. -The Bucks are debuting the new menu at Fiserv Forum and Giannis and GE Healthcare are helping promote the city as well as Bucks flags on Milwaukee bridges. Money Market Preview: Jeff Sherman is joined by Annex Wealth CEO Dave Spano; they discuss Shark Tank, its history, the significance of the show and CEO Mark Cuban. -Jeff asks Dave about the election and who or what industry ultimately wins in the end, regardless of which

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32:41

So, About Trump's McDonald's Appearance - Full Show

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2024/10/21

Steve Scaffidi is joined in-studio by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writer Mary Spicuzza and former writer Bill Glauber and they begin by discussing Trump working at McDonald’s over the weekend. We play a clip from CBS’s 60 Minutes that discussed Door County’s uncanny ability to vote on the winning candidate for president. Steve, Mary and Bill discuss. Steve asks mary and Bill for their election predictions. Steve and Bill discuss the state of journalism and politics in 2024 and how social media

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31:12

Hyper Partisanship in the Media - Full Show

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2024/10/18

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Democratic Strategist Joe Zepecki but no Republican strategist Bill McCoshen and they begin by talking about partisanship and bias in media. Tonight is the debate for the U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde. Joe criticizes the fact that I's on a Friday night. They also discuss how it reflects the presidential race in a divided state like Wisconsin. Steve and Joe discuss the Kamala Harris interview on Fox News

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6:31

Steve and Joe Ditch Twitter - Political Junkie...

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2024/10/18

POLITICAL JUNKIE POWERPOINT -Steve is keeping the intelligent conversation between the left and right both on his show and the text line. He is ditching Twitter because of Elon Musk and both he and Steve are ditching it after the election. -Joe is keeping the fact that it is never too late to do the right thing referring to a producer from The Apprentice coming out on Trump’s role on that show and as president. He is junking MAGA extremists trying to undermine the election.

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31:33

Ghost Guns, Transgender Care and Other Cases in...

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2024/10/17

Steve’s latest grandchild was born yesterday and he ran into the former mayor of South Milwaukee and discussed worrying aout the future for our kids. PLUS: recent news has Steve considering deleting Twitter once the election ends. Steve Scaffidi is joined in-studio by former Wisconsin SUpreme Court Justice Janine Geske and they begin by discussing the ghost gun case in the U.S. Supreme Court, the integrity and scandal of justices as well as Veteran issues in the court. Justice Geske brings up a

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2:34

Closing Arguments: Do Your Job, Government

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2024/10/17

Closing arguments: Justice Geske wants to wave a magic wand and have government work like it should; Steve agrees.

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34:28

Burying the Lead - Full Show

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2024/10/16

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Will Flanders from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty to talk about various local referenda across Wisconsin that would raise property taxes in order to raise money for school districts and what they might be using the money for. -Steve asks Will why these referenda have been propping up and the general public opinion on them. We play a clip from CBS Sunday Morning interviewing Bob Woodward who is being sued for revealing that former President Donald Trump sent

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17:29

Making Elections Accessible with Washington County...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/16

Steve Scaffidi is next joined by Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann to talk about the role of local government and the number one issue brought up by his constituents Schoemann explains to Steve how he and his county clerks are helping bring accessibility to voters in Washington County. Closing thoughts: new grandchild, election night and more.

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10:36

What's with All the School Referenda in Wisconsin?...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/16

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Will Flanders from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty to talk about various local referenda across Wisconsin that would raise property taxes in order to raise money for school districts and what they might be using the money for. Steve asks Will why these referenda have been propping up and the general public opinion on them.

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2:42

BONUS: The Real Reason Behind the Park & Ride...

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2024/10/15

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32:23

Inside Milwaukee's Election Counting and More - Full...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/15

Steve Scaffidi is joined by writer James Wigderson and they begin by talking about James’ latest piece on J.D. Vance and him admitting he would not have certified the 2020 election and more. -Steve next asks James about Donald Trump threatening to use military forces to enforce elections. Steve discussed Trump’s recent aloofness with him swaying to music last night and Kamala Harris accepting an interview at Fox News. Urban Milwaukee President Jeramey Jannene joins Steve Scaffidi to discuss the

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6:38

Were We Better Off 4 Years Ago? With Kristin Brey

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/15

Steve Scaffidi is next joined by Spanning the State Host Kristin Brey and they discuss a conversation she had yesterday on her show that looked at polling data dating back to 2016 and whether or not voters were better off 4-8 years ago compared to now.

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8:28

Milwaukee's Oldest Park Gets an Update with Jeramey...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/15

Urban Milwaukee President Jeramey Jannene joins Steve Scaffidi to discuss the election counting that will happen at the Baird Center on election day and what access to the building will look like. Next, Jeramey and Steve talk about the oldest park in Milwaukee, just north of the airport and how the city and county got the FAA to approve funding to renovate it.

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13:31

Will 2024 Repeat 2020? with James Wigderson

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/15

Steve Scaffidi is joined by writer James Wigderson and they begin by talking about James’ latest piece on J.D. Vance and him admitting he would not have certified the 2020 election and more. -Steve next asks James about Donald Trump threatening to use military forces to enforce elections.

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31:47

The End of Southside Park & Rides with AJ Bayatpour

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2024/10/14

CBS 58 Political Reporter AJ Bayatpour makes his grand return to the Political Power Hour with Steve Scaffidi; they begin by talking about the numerous presidential campaign visits as we are now less than a month away from the election. Steve also asks AJ how many many is too many. AJ and Steve look at recent polling, rural versus urban voters’ political leaning and voter turnout in Milwaukee and Dane Counties. Next, Steve and AJ discuss Wisconsin’s DOT announcement to shut down the Park & Rides

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33:15

The Republicans that Stand Up Against Trump - Full Show

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2024/10/11

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Republican strategist Bill McCoshen and Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki and they start right out of the gate discussing an alleged slight lead surge for Donald Trump in polling for swing states. Next, the guys discuss the lies being spread regarding hurricane relief and the Republicans from the affected states standing up to said lies. Steve asks Bill and Joe if Trump’s surge help’s Hovde’s U.S. Senate campaign and asks them to advocate for their presidential

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5:36

No Junking; it's Steve's Birthday - Political Junkie...

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2024/10/11

Political Junkie PowerPoint Bill is keeping Bill Whittaker as an interviewer when he interviewed Kamala Harris showing she’s not a fit candidate. Bill is junking the editors and producers at 60 minutes for how they edit their interview with Kamala Harris Joe is keeping the service men and women he went on a bus tour with over the past week. He is junking Joe junking Donald Trump talking down America; if it were Obama, Fox News would have exploded. Steve is keeping both Bill and Joe, especially

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32:46

There Is No Weather Dominator - Full Show

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2024/10/10

Steve Scaffidi is joined in-studio by former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Mary Kuhnmuench and attorney Tom Kuzmanovic. They begin by discussing the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty suing Milwaukee Public Schools for their refusal to not implement school resource officers despite being required by Act 12. On a related note, Steve, Mary and Tom discuss education funding in the Wisconsin state legislature. Steve asks Tom and Mary to weigh in on misinformation on the government

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