Civic Media Spotlight

Last night, Liz Cheney and Kamala Harris spoke in Ripon, WI about what MAGA has done to the Republican party. This afternoon, Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Ben Wikler joins us to talk about the unprecedented support Vice President Harris has been receiving from strong conservatives.

Afterwards, Maggie interviews Senator Tammy Duckworth on Donald Trump's disdain for military servicemembers.

At the bottom of the hour, we are pleased to welcome Professor Charles Franklin, pollster extraordinaire of the Marquette Law School Poll. This election season has been an incredibly eventful one, and Charles Franklin has his finger on the pulse of American voters. Tune in to learn the latest poll results and what they mean for November!

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Maggie kicks off the show with another edition of Maggie and the Millionaires, this time joined by John Driscoll to discuss the importance of providing a living fair wage to all employees. Then, she is joined by Dr. Kristin Lyerly, candidate for Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District, to talk about their love for the changing seasons and, more seriously, the debate she recently had with her opponent.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Maggie is joined by John Driscoll, former CEO of CareCentrix and Executive Vice President of US Heatlhcare, for today's episode of Maggie and the Millionaires. They talk about the business positive effects of providing living wages for all employees and cite the corporations that saw more profits after raising wages.

Maggie is joined in the first hour by friend of the show and regular Thursday co-host Tom Palzewicz. They kick off the hour talking about the Brewer's big playoff win yesterday before moving onto the 165 page brief written by Special Counsel Jack Smith recently unsealed by a federal judge. The brief details the election interference charges being brought against former President Donald Trump and why the Supreme Court ruling on Presidential immunity is not applicable to these charges.

In the final segment, they talk about Tuesday night's Vice Presidential debate between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance, the need for the mainstream media to provide accurate fact checking, and how citizens can empower themselves to check facts themselves.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Special Guest: Ai-jen Poo

Ai-jen Poo is a next-generation labor leader, award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is the president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, executive director of Caring Across Generations and a trustee of the Ford Foundation. Poo is a nationally recognized expert on the care economy and is the author of the celebrated book The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.

For our daily segment of Maggie and the Millionaires Talk Money, Maggie talks with Ai-jen Poo. Ai-jen is a next-generation labor leader, award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, executive director of Caring Across Generations and a trustee of the Ford Foundation. Poo is a nationally recognized expert on the care economy. She authored the celebrated book The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.

Next, Maggie talks with Jason Stein, President of Wisconsin Policy Forum about health care. Wisconsin has an opportunity to insure 90,000 more residents into Medicaid. This shift would provide 10s of thousands of people with access to more complete healthcare. So why aren't we doing this, like, yesterday?

Finally, Maggie wraps the show chatting with Milwaukee County Executive, David Crowley. The two talk about Milwaukee's most recent economic status.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!

Maggie reflects on the style and substance of the VP debate with EMILYs list Director of Strategic Communications, Sara Spain. Specifically, two focus on the substantial lies spewed by Vance, especially on reproductive freedom.

It's baseball playoff season, y'all! In honor of reaching this special time of year, and in honor of Maggie's dad's birthday, AND MLB incorporating statistics from the Negro Leagues into the formal Major League Baseball records, a very special guest. Maggie talks with the youngest living player to run the bases with the Negro Leagues, Dennis Biddle. Mr. Biddle shares some of his most impactful experiences on the diamond and in his life since. He started Yesterday's Negro league Baseball Players Foundation in 1996 to support players and their legacies.

At the bottom of the hour, Maggie talks with EMILYs List Director of Strategic Communications, Sara Spain. Maggie and Sara reflect on the VP debate last night, comparing the substance and style of each candidate. Specifically, the substantial lies spewed by Vance, especially on reproductive freedom.

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Special Guest: Heidi Shierholz

Heidi is President of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Under her leadership, EPI has fought for legislative and regulatory reforms that support collective bargaining, increase worker power, improve wages, benefits, and working conditions, and reduce racial and gender inequities. Heidi is a Former Chief Economist for the Department of Labor under President Obama. As Chief Economist for the DOL, she focused on boosting workers’ rights, wages, and benefits. 

First up, it's Maggie and the Millionaires talking money. Today, Maggie talks with Dr. Heidi Shierholz, President of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Under Heidi's leadership, EPI has fought for legislative and regulatory reforms that support us all. Dr. Shierholz is a Former Chief Economist for the Department of Labor under President Obama. Today, she and Maggie talk about building an economy from the middle out and the bottom up. Because that's how we really build wealth for us all, not by waiting for wealth to trickle down.

Then, Maggie talks with Peter Barca, candidate for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. He's one of Wisconsin's most reasonable men in politics. Today, he shares his vision to keep Wisconsin moving in our favorite direction: forward!

Finally, a quick talk with Amanda Merkwae, Advocacy Director for ACLU Wisconsin about their efforts to protect voter rights in Wisconsin. Amanda directs us here and here to learn more about the voting and electoral process.

The Maggie Daun Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 2-4 pm across the network. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X and Instagram to keep up with Maggie and the show!