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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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6:38

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

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

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

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

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...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

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

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

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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4:35

Closing Arguments: Reach Across thew Aisle to Your...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/10

Tom says the temperature is up in political discourse; he suggests that listeners should start talking to friends that disagree with them to turn the heat down; Mary and Steve agree.

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31:58

Stop Making a Hurricane a Political Issue - Full Show

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/09

Steve Scaffidi is first joined in-studio by C.J. Szafir, CEO of the Institute for Reforming Government; they begin by talking about polling data and the closing gap between Democrats and Republicans. -Steve and CJ pivot to education and how labels have shifted in order to meet standards with little to no actual improvement and what Virginia is doing. -Wisconsin’s head of Public Instruction’s position is under threat; CJ tells Steve who her challenger is. Steve Scaffidi is next joined by Urban

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15:09

Why Biden's Lead Paint Visit Matters with Jeramey...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/09

Steve Scaffidi is next joined by Urban Milwaukee President Jeramey Jannene and they begin to talk about former City Attorney Tearman Spencer’s felony misconduct; Jeramey has a bit of history with Spencer. They also talk more about the impact of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. -Steve and Jeramey discuss President Joe Biden’s appearance in Milwaukee discussing lead paint removal and why that matters. -Closing thoughts from Steve and Jeramey...

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15:52

Threats to Education with CJ Szafir

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/09

Steve Scaffidi is first joined in-studio by C.J. Szafir, CEO of the Institute for Reforming Government; they begin by talking about polling data and the closing gap between Democrats and Republicans. -Steve and CJ pivot to education and how labels have shifted in order to meet standards with little to no actual improvement and what Virginia is doing. -Wisconsin’s head of Public Instruction’s position is under threat; CJ tells Steve who her challenger is.

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33:33

She's a Lesbian and She Wins Big - Full Show

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/08

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by political writer James Wigderson. Steve asks James about the overwhelming presidential candidate visits to Wisconsin as well as Kamala Harris's campaign message and promises. - Steve and James continue the conversation about those promises and giveaways from the presidential candidates and if the national budget and deficit can even handle them. Plus, they talk about Kamala Harris's growing support from more established Republicans like Liz Cheney and the

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10:42

Countdown to the Election - Day 27 with Kristin Brey

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/08

Spanning the State host Kristin Brey joins Steve Scaffidi to further discuss the numerous presidential candidate visits in Wisconsin. Kristin found that the number of visits doesn’t move the needle, but enthusiasm does as Steve points out. COUNTDOWN TO THE ELECTION – DAY 27: Looking at the Senate race, a Hovde ad attacked Tammy Baldwin being “in bed with Wall Street” because her partner works in a hedge fund.

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5:33

The Winners and Losers of the RNC in Milwaukee with...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/08

Urban Milwaukee President Jeramey Jannene joins Steve Scaffidi to talk about the official numbers for the RNC in Milwaukee as well as the winners and losers of the visit.

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15:21

Can We Afford Presidential Promises? with James...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/08

Steve Scaffidi is joined on the phone by political writer James Wigderson. Steve asks James about the overwhelming presidential candidate visits to Wisconsin as well as Kamala Harris's campaign message and promises. Steve and James continue the conversation about those promises and giveaways from the presidential candidates and if the national budget and deficit can even handle them. Plus, they talk about Kamala Harris's growing support from more established Republicans like Liz Cheney and the

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31:18

(Political) Climate Change - Full Show

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/07

Steve Scaffidi is joined by UpFront host Matt Smith. On the phone they are joined by Rabbi Jacob Herber to reflect on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks in Israel and what they have noticed. -Steve and Matt ask Rabbi how we want to move forward, what he’s noticed in his community in Seattle and more. Steve asks Matt about the Trump rally in Juneau, Wisconsin. We play a clip from Matt Smith’s show UpFront where he interviewed Wausau Mayor Doug Diny to talk about his infamous

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13:02

Remembering the October 7th Attacks, One Year Later...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/07

Steve Scaffidi is joined by UpFront host Matt Smith. On the phone they are joined by Rabbi Jacob Herber to reflect on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks in Israel and what they have noticed. Steve and Matt ask Rabbi how we want to move forward, what he’s noticed in his community in Seattle and more.

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32:35

Can We Please Stop with the Violent Rhetoric? - Full...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/04

Steve Scaffidi is joined in-studio by Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki and on the phone by his Republican counterpart Bill McCoshen. They begin by discussing the vice-presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz and primarily focused on J.D. Vance’s performance and answers. The gang responds to some texts and talk about the rise of violent rhetoric in the country Steve asked Bill and Joe for some further thoughts, and they lamented the Brewers season coming to end last night. Kamala

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4:56

Keeping the Brewers, Ditching the Violence -...

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/04

POLITICAL JUNKIE POWERPOINT -Joe is keeping Jackson Chourio who hit a landmark that only Babe Ruth can claim, similarly, Bill is keeping Willy Adames, and he hopes Mark Attanasio does too. Steve is also keeping the Brewers -Steve is ditching violent, personal rhetoric on social media. Joe is ditching J.D. Vance getting offended by fact-checking and he and Trump minimizing January 6th. Bill is ditching political violence and people who say it’s okay.

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31:15

Election Wars: Revenge of the Smith

Point Taken with Steve Scaffidi & Kristin Brey ·

2024/10/03

Steve Scaffidi is joined by Former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Mary Kuhnmuench and attorney Matt O’Neill to discuss the return of Jack Smith and revisiting January 6th and Trump’s involvement. Mary gives her analysis. -Matt O'Neill gives his analysis to Jack Smith’s new report. To seal or not to seal: Steve and his legal experts talk about updates on the Trump documents case, RFK Jr’s losing fight to get off Wisconsin’s ballot. We return to Wausau and talk about where legally Mayor Doug

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