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Wisconsin politics is getting real, and Ken (Kensconsin) is one of the clearest voices cutting through the noise. From exposing misinformation to breaking down the races, issues, and power grabs that could shape the next election, this conversation gives you the context you actually need before you vote. Mike and Taylor sit down with Ken, known online as Kensconsin, an Army veteran, father, and digital creator who built a large audience by calling out partisan spin and forcing the conversation back to facts. He shares how a beard niche on YouTube turned into political commentary, why a personal fight with a school district pushed him fully into public advocacy, and how that experience changed the way he talks about power, accountability, and corruption.You’ll hear Ken break down how he verifies sources, why AI overviews and headline-chasing can mislead even smart people, and how to dig deeper than the first result on Google. He also explains how to compare candidates the right way by looking at actual voting records, not campaign slogans, and why names like Tom Tiffany, David Crowley, James Talarico, Ken Paxton, John Ossoff, and Abdul El-Sayed matter right now.We also get into the real stakes behind affordability, healthcare costs, fuel prices, data centers, national parks, and the growing fight over what gets preserved and what gets bulldozed. Ken’s warning is blunt: don’t trust the polls, check your registration, and don’t assume the people yelling the loudest are telling you the truth.If you want a smarter way to think about the election, your feed, and the future your kids are inheriting, this episode is essential listening.

Politics gets a lot less tolerable when the people in power start treating reality like a prank. Ken, aka Kensconsin, cuts through the noise with the kind of blunt, fact-first breakdown that makes you rethink what you thought you knew about the midterms, misinformation, and who is actually getting hurt by today’s politics. Mike and Taylor sit down with the Army veteran and digital creator to trace his path from beard content to hard-hitting political commentary, including the personal story that pushed him into the fight, how he verifies sources, and why he refuses to let social media misinformation go unchallenged. Ken also breaks down how to compare candidates using voting records, why affordability is the real election issue hiding behind every headline, and what’s at stake in key races like Wisconsin, Texas, and beyond. You’ll discover:

• How Ken went from beard videos to political creator after retirement and a personal school cover-up fight
• The research process he uses to separate real reporting from AI summaries, clickbait, and grift
• Why candidate voting records matter more than campaign ads
• The real-world impact of rising healthcare, food, and fuel costs
• Why data centers, AI regulation, and public land fights could shape the future of your community

We also get into the deeper stakes behind this election cycle—from voter intimidation and registration checks to the growing pressure on national parks, farmland, and natural resources. If you care about what happens when government, media, and money all collide, this conversation gives you a clearer lens for the chaos. This one is for anyone trying to make a smarter vote, a sharper argument, or just a little more sense of the political mess we’re all living in. Ken brings the facts, the fire, and just enough Wisconsin honesty to keep it all grounded.

School year chaos is officially here, and this episode is for every parent staring down homework battles, exhausted kids, and a school system that feels harder to navigate every week. Taylor and Mike get brutally honest about back-to-school adjustment, why some kids are fried by Thursday, and why the homework monster is hitting one family way harder than the others. They break down what changes when your oldest hits middle school, why one kid can breeze through without homework while another is drowning in math word problems, and how different learning styles show up across the same household. Mike shares the very relatable divide between being great at spelling and refusing to touch math, while Taylor vents about the kind of homework that makes parents question whether any of this will matter in real life. You’ll also hear a thoughtful take on inclusive classrooms, what helps kids learn from one another, and where the balance gets tricky when one disruptive student can affect an entire room. Taylor and Mike also tackle the modern school phone debate, looking at why phones are both a distraction and a real safety concern in today’s world. Then the episode takes a hard left into their signature segment, Unsolicited, Unqualified, and Unfiltered, where they react to a terrifying AI story involving a near-miss military escalation and ask the bigger question: are we moving too fast to trust technology with decisions we barely understand? Taylor is one half of the Two Dads One Mike podcast, bringing the parent rage, the school-year realism, and the chaos control. Mike brings the trades-world perspective, the dry humor, and the dad takes that make the whole conversation hit harder. If you’re a parent, teacher, or anyone who has ever sighed over homework, classroom behavior, or the direction the world is heading, this one is for you.

White people, racism, and the dangerous comfort of saying whatever you want online. This episode pulls no punches as Mike tears into the growing boldness of public stupidity, from racist community-page comments to the way screens have erased accountability. It starts with a local example that gets ugly fast: an Islamic school sparks a neighborhood meltdown, and the conversation turns into a blunt takedown of performative “concern,” fake civility, and the kind of coded racism people try to hide behind “just asking questions.” From there, Mike and Taylor unpack why so many people feel emboldened to say outrageous things with no consequence, and how that behavior gets amplified by politics, the internet, and tribalism. You’ll hear them break down:

• Why online anonymity makes people feel untouchable
• How racism gets taught, normalized, and repeated across generations
• Why labels like “adopted,” “gay marriage,” and other identity tags can quietly divide people
• The difference between having a real conversation and hiding behind bad-faith “opinions”
• How culture wars keep turning basic respect into a battleground

They also go hard on the bigger picture—from the impact of Obama and Trump on public language to the way modern media keeps feeding fear and resentment. The result is part rant, part reality check, and part invitation to stop being lazy, ignorant, and cruel. Then, just when you think the episode has settled into one lane, they shift into an equally unfiltered reaction to Ted Cruz getting booed at College GameDay and the chaos of NIL in college sports. Mike and Taylor get into why college athletes should be paid, why the NCAA handled it terribly, and why letting everything “rip” without guardrails is a recipe for disaster. This one is raw, funny, offensive in places, and impossible to ignore. Perfect for anyone who likes their podcasts honest, messy, and completely unfiltered—and who can handle a conversation that refuses to play nice.

Politics, AI, and the stuff that actually affects your life are all on the table here, and this episode does not waste time pretending otherwise. Mike and Taylor get brutally honest about the November elections, why competence matters more than party loyalty, and why too many voters are checking out just when their voices matter most.The conversation starts with the question a lot of people avoid: what should you actually look for in a candidate? From there, they break down the frustration behind today’s political divide, why both sides keep missing the point, and why the real issues—grocery prices, gas, health care, the national debt, and foreign policy—hit families hardest. They also dig into the age problem in government, the danger of a political system that feels locked into two parties, and why “I’m not voting” is not the flex people think it is. You’ll also hear Mike and Taylor make the case for actually talking to people you disagree with, staying informed, and treating local representation like it matters—because it does. They even preview an upcoming conversation with political creator Kensconsin, whose fact-based approach has helped make politics feel a little less toxic and a lot more understandable. Then the episode takes a hard left into the new segment,

, where a retail robot in China apparently decided a handshake rejection was a fight and started throwing kicks like it had something to prove. The result is equal parts hilarious and deeply unsettling, especially if you already think AI is moving a little too fast for comfort. Perfect for listeners who want an unfiltered, funny, and surprisingly real take on current events, voting, political frustration, and the weird future of robots. If you care about your family, your future, or just need a reason to laugh at how strange the world has gotten, this one hits all three.

The jump from zero kids to one, then two, then three is never as simple as people make it sound - and once you’re outnumbered, every day becomes a new test of patience, sanity, and teamwork. On this episode of Two Dads One Mike, Taylor and Mike sit down with Brian, a soon-to-be father of three and coworker turned parent-strategy sounding board, to unpack the chaos, comedy, and unexpected lessons of growing a family. From the first nervous drive home from the hospital to the quiet realization that your “busy” life used to be a joke, this conversation gets brutally honest about what actually changes when the diapers multiply and the noise never stops. You’ll hear real, practical fatherhood talk about:

• why the first child feels like a full-on life event and the second changes the whole rhythm
• the difference between newborn panic, toddler jealousy, and the nonstop “mom, dad, mom, dad” of a house with multiple kids
• how older siblings can become helpers, hazards, and tiny chaos agents all at once
• why the hardest part of parenting is often staying calm when your body is screaming not to
• what it takes to make room for one more child without losing your connection to the rest

Brian opens up about the nerves of moving from two kids to three, while Taylor and Mike share hard-earned lessons from raising larger families, including how they carve out one-on-one time, survive the sleep deprivation, and keep showing up when everybody needs something at once. If you’re wondering whether there’s ever a point where the overwhelm gets easier, this conversation offers the reassurance every parent needs: you do adjust, and you’re probably more ready than you think. Perfect for dads, parents-to-be, and anyone staring down the leap from “we’ve got this” to “how are we going to do all this?” This one is equal parts relatable, funny, and weirdly comforting - because sometimes the best parenting advice is just knowing other people are out here vibrating too.

Social media can turn a tragic criminal case into a full-blown conspiracy fast, and this conversation asks the uncomfortable question: are we actually learning anything, or just feeding the internet sleuth machine?Mike breaks down why the Lindsay Clancy case has people so divided, how body-language TikToks and courtroom clips can distort public perception, and why the real victims keep getting lost in the noise. From the limits of what jurors can legally consider to the danger of building theories around “hot mic” moments, this episode pulls apart the way online commentary can cloud facts, weaponize speculation, and flatten a deeply human tragedy into content. You’ll hear Mike unpack:

• Why the internet is so desperate to solve cases from the outside in
• How social media, podcasts, and viral clips skew public judgment
• What it’s actually like to sit as a juror and separate emotion from evidence
• Why the focus should stay on the children and the mental health crisis at the center of the case
• How the rush to assign blame can distract from the bigger system failures underneath

We also get into the husband angle, the open questions surrounding the timeline, and why so many people are drawn to the easier story even when the messier truth may be the one that matters most. The conversation widens into a bigger look at mental health, masculinity, emotional honesty, and why so many men are still taught to hide what they’re feeling until it spills over somewhere damaging. If you care about true crime, mental health, media literacy, or how online outrage shapes what we think we know, this one is worth your time. It’s sharp, messy, thoughtful, and a reminder that not every tragedy should be treated like a puzzle for the timeline.

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A mother fighting for help. A medical system that keeps saying no. And a true crime case that is forcing parents, doctors, and jurors to ask one brutal question: what happens when someone is clearly in crisis and every safeguard fails? Taylor and Mike break down why the Lindsay Clancy case has become such a massive media obsession, and why the conversation goes far beyond headline-grabbing tragedy. From postpartum mental health and suicidal ideation to overmedication, fragmented care, and the reality of trying to navigate a broken healthcare system, this episode pulls apart the parts of the story people keep missing. You’ll discover:

• Why this case feels so deeply relatable to parents, especially moms
• How repeated doctor visits, medication changes, and suicide hotline calls still failed to stop the spiral
• Why a paper trail, journaling, and self-advocacy should have mattered more
• How social media simplifies a case that a jury still has to weigh carefully
• Why mental health, parenting, and medical burnout collide in ways most people never talk about

Taylor brings the perspective of a parent who has watched the case unfold through his family and the news, while Mike adds the legal and emotional weight of what it means to judge a case when the noise is deafening and the stakes are life-altering. Together, they get into the uncomfortable reality that this story is not just about one person - it is about the systems that were supposed to catch her. We also get into the bigger picture: why so many families are quietly dealing with mental health crises, why older generations were taught to bury feelings instead of naming them, and why millennials are trying to raise emotionally healthy kids while still figuring it out themselves. If you care about true crime, parental mental health, or the failures built into modern healthcare, this is the conversation that makes the case feel less like a headline and more like a warning. Perfect for listeners who want more than hot takes - and are ready to hear what this case says about all of us.

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The podcast episode discusses the topic of screen time for kids and the balance between screen time and social interaction. It emphasizes the importance of setting rules and limitations for screen time, as well as the impact of excessive screen time on kids' behavior. The conversation also highlights the need for boredom and creativity, as well as the nostalgia of screen time and social interaction. Additionally, the episode includes a promotion and a segment on Wisconsin trivia, and a Surprise ending!!!

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Wisconsin State Fair food is back, and this year’s Sporkies and Drinkies lineup is the kind of gloriously unhinged menu that makes you say yes before your brain can catch up. If you love fair food, weird mashups, and brutally honest takes on what’s actually worth putting in your mouth, this episode is for you.Mike and Taylor kick things off with their annual State Fair obsession, including the color-coded food map, the must-hit stops, and the classics they refuse to skip - fresh squeezed lemonade, sweet corn, Saz’s chive fries, and the eternal cream puff debate. Then they run through this year’s most over-the-top contenders with a simple verdict system: Wisconsin or no. You’ll hear their takes on the El Pastor Pizza, Bayou Crunch Cup, Birria Flamin’ Bombs, Cream City Cone, deep fried horchata balls, Porky Puff, sweet lemon berry cheese curds, Tinga Tango Chicharrones, color-changing swamp juice, cookie butter coffee floats, hot honey chicken lemonade, and more. Some are instant yeses, some are hard passes, and a few are the kind of wild fair creations that somehow sound disgusting until you realize you’d absolutely try them. They also revisit past State Fair hits, including deep fried stuffing balls, and deliver a hot take that may surprise anyone who thinks a deep fried brandy old fashioned sounds like a good idea. Along the way, they shout out the judges, talk Milwaukee fair culture, and dream up the kind of live-from-the-fair recording setup that would make this show even more chaotic. If you’re headed to the Wisconsin State Fair, love food ranking chaos, or just want to hear two dads argue about what deserves a bite, this one is pure summer-level snack energy.