Civic Media Spotlight

This shouldn't be too shocking: JD Vance's extreme rhetoric is unoriginal. He gets his material from a gaggle of bros. From his theo-bros who want a Christian national state to billionaire-bros who have kept him well funded for over a decade, and dictator-bros, who'd really love to see Trump act out his promise to be a dictator on day one. These bros each want Vance to promote a different extreme set of policies to restrict the rights of Americans.

Then join us for a break from politics for our weekly Yes Chef! segment with Chef Adam Pawlak. This week, Maggie and Chef Pawlak talk about how to make the most epic tailgate.

For the final segment, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joins Maggie for a brief update on election interference.

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: Rep. Summer Lee (PA-12)

Born and raised in the Mon Valley of Pennsylvania, Rep. Lee is a dedicated organizer, attorney, and progressive state legislator. She graduated from Penn State and Howard University School of Law, where she focused on civil rights and social justice advocacy. She worked as labor organizer, joining the Fight for $15 to increase the minimum wage. In 2018, Lee won a seat in the State House. Despite taking on a 20-year incumbent she doubled voter turnout, winning with over 67% of the vote. In 2022, Summer made history when she was elected to the US House of Representatives for Pennsylvania’s 12th District, becoming the first Black woman ever elected to Congress from Western Pennsylvania.

Maggie and Summer talk about introducing the American Stability Act, The American Stability Act is a powerful legislative solution to the ongoing threat posed by destabilizing levels of economic inequality. The legislation combines tax and wage reforms into a single bill that establishes a more sustainable relationship between labor and capital and that will permanently insulate American workers against disruptions caused by an evolving technological landscape.

For today's edition of Maggie and the Millionares Talk Money, we are joined by Representative Summer Lee! Born and raised in the Mon Valley of Pennsylvania, Rep. Lee is a dedicated organizer, attorney, and progressive state legislator. In 2022, Summer made history when she was elected to the US House of Representatives for Pennsylvania’s 12th District, becoming the first Black woman ever elected to Congress from Western Pennsylvania. Today, she joins us to discuss the American Stability Act, a piece of legislation she introduced last week that seeks to balance out our country's income equality.

At the bottom of the hour, Dom Salvia joins Maggie to talk about the devastation in the wake of hurricane Helene.

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Wausau's new mayor, Doug Diny, is under investigation for removing the city's ballot drop box before it could be used. This is just the latest in a series of Republican bullies in our state who defy the Supreme Court's ruling on drop boxes. From intimidation to physical removal of the boxes, they're doing anything they can to make it more difficult to vote. Maggie walks us through the legal ramifications of this chain of events.

At the bottom of the hour, Maggie is joined by Brendan Duke, Senior director of Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Brendan’s calculations on the economy, and particularly the cost of Trump’s tax plans, are regularly cited by the media and leaders including Vice President Harris and Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Today, he walks us through the specifics of a few of Vice President Harris's plans for building up the middle class.

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!

To begin this hour, we go to the Maggie Daun Show for her interview with historian and author Heather Cox Richardson to have a conversation about how we got to where we are today as a nation, the history of the founding of our country, and the issue of defending democracy. This is the first portion of a two part interview.

Then, the Todd Allbaugh Show has been covering the closure of 2-year UW campuses since the beginning of the debacle, and today, Ken Brosky joined the show to talk about it. He directed a documentary on it called CLOSURE, and there are some great moments in the discussion.

Following that, Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba is pleased to welcome legendary actress Charo to the show. Charo shares how excited she is to perform in Baraboo, Wisconsin and to try cheese curds. Charo shares where Cuchi-Cuchi came from and her times on The Love Boat.

To close out the week, the John and Gordy Show talk the Big Story on Thursday: That Wausau Mayor Doug Diny illegally removed the city’s ballot drop box, and posed for a photo while doing so.

To learn more about these shows 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 network on Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Kicking off this weekend's edition of Spotlight,  Jane, Greg and Calvin welcome Dr. Mara Karlin is a Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, Department of Defense and represents National Security Action. Dr. Karlin joins the show to talk about the harm of Project 2025, the importance of NATO and why having qualified people in positions of civil service keeps this country moving forward.

Then, Donald Trump wants to bring back tariffs, but we’ve already gone down this road with him and it cost Wisconsin farmers dearly so Pat Krietlow shares his thoughts on UpNorthNews Radio. Plus, Trump wants to wield those tariffs individually, like a dictator, because he’d get to bully specific industries while dumping income taxes for the very wealthy.

After that, Bill Carroll- President of Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council 39- joins the Dom Salvia Show. Wisconsin Local 39 of the Teamsters chose to endorse Kamala Harris. This, despite the national Teamsters organization refusing to give either major party candidate their endorsement. So why did the national Teamsters abstain from endorsing and why are Wisco Teamsters charting their own course? Tune in to find out.

Last for this hour, the Earl Ingram Show talks about a Republican plan to cut SNAP benefits and the hold up of the farm bill, Earl decides that he can no longer call conservatives "the right" when they are so clearly in the wrong.

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The Maggie Daun Show is joined by Clara Mattei; Professor of Economics and Director of the CHE, Center for Heterodox Economics, of The University of Tulsa Oklahoma. Maggie and Clara discuss "austerity" and what it means for the working and middle class of the United States.

Then, Maggie is joined by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin who stops by the show during her campaign for re-election. Senator Baldwin talks about the efforts in Washington to protect IVF treatments for folks in Wisconsin and around the nation trying to use the method to start their families.

The show rounds out the week with an appearance from Civic Media's Teri Barr to talk about the stories you may have missed this week and to share a Slice of Wisconsin!

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 begins the hour with tying an update from a single politician in Nebraska has become a part of the long history of the nation's Electoral College. How did the Electoral College come to be? How can one politician have such a large influence on the entire system? Well, it is more common in the history of the system than you might think.

Then, the Maggie Daun Show is joined by historian and author Heather Cox Richardson to discuss the history of the Electoral College and what it means for the state of our politics today, and what it all means for our democracy's survival.

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!

Jayati Ghosh has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst since January of 2021. She also taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. In 2021 the United Nations named her to be on the High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs. She has authored and/or edited 19 books, including the co-edited Elgar Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development in 2014. She has received several national and international prizes, including the International Labour Organisation’s Decent Work Research Prize for 2010. She has advised governments in India and other countries, including as Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Commission on Farmers’ Welfare in 2004, and Member of the National Knowledge Commission of India (2005-09). She is the Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates, an international network of heterodox development economists.

For today's edition of Maggie and the Millionaires Talk Money, Maggie is joined by Jayati Ghosh to talk about money and geopolitics. The extreme inequality of wealth in today's world doesn't just hurt individuals. It can drag down entire economies of developing nations.

Jayati Ghosh has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst since January of 2021. She also taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Among other accomplishments, she is the Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates, an international network of heterodox development economists.

At the bottom of the hour, Dr. Kristin Lyerly returns to talk more about her campaign in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District. If you want to support a candidate who actually listens to what Wisconsinites want, head over to kristinforwisconsin.com and learn more!

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!